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Friday
4/1/2011
10:00 PM
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Veronica Rueckert
How do you cope with a kid with ADHD when you have it, too? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore life with ADHD as a kid, an adult, and a parent.
Guest: Katherine Ellison - Author of "Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention", is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, former foreign correspondent, writing consultant, and author of four books, including "The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes You Smarter".
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Friday
3/25/2011
9:00 AM
110325D
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Veronica Rueckert
Why do some of us lose our cool while others stay perfectly calm under pressure? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the science of fear and nerves.
Guest: Taylor Clark - Author of "Nerve: Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool". He has written for GQ, Slate, and Psychology Today, among other publications, and is the author of "Starbucked: A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture".
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Friday
3/25/2011
10:00 AM
110325E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert talks with Wisconsin-based fantasy writer Patrick Rothfuss about his work and the creative process.
Guest: Patrick Rothfuss, author of "The Wise Man’s Fear" and "The Name of the Wind".
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Friday
3/25/2011
10:00 PM
110325E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert talks with Wisconsin-based fantasy writer Patrick Rothfuss about his work and the creative process.
Guest: Patrick Rothfuss, author of "The Wise Man’s Fear" and "The Name of the Wind".
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Friday
3/18/2011
9:00 AM
110318D
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Veronica Rueckert
Could video games be good for your brain? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests explore the many sides of games and how they can enhance our lives and learning.
Guests:
- Frank Brady, author of "Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall"
- Eric Klopfer, Associate Professor and the Director of the MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program and the Director of the The Education Arcade, which researches the use of games in education.
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Friday
3/18/2011
10:00 AM
110318E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest talk about her experiences starting a radio station in Bhutan and the lessons she learned from the Bhutanese people.
Guest:
- Lisa Napoli, author of "Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth". She is a journalist whose last staff job was on the public radio show Marketplace, and was an early chronicler of the dawn of the World Wide Web as a columnist at the New York Times CyberTimes. Napoli has also been the Internet correspondent at MSNBC.
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Friday
3/18/2011
10:00 PM
110318E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest talk about her experiences starting a radio station in Bhutan and the lessons she learned from the Bhutanese people.
Guest:
- Lisa Napoli, author of "Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth". She is a journalist whose last staff job was on the public radio show Marketplace, and was an early chronicler of the dawn of the World Wide Web as a columnist at the New York Times CyberTimes. Napoli has also been the Internet correspondent at MSNBC.
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Friday
3/11/2011
9:00 AM
110311D
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Lori Skelton in for Veronica Rueckert
We're constantly bombarded by it . . . it jams our in-boxes and floods our brains from morning 'til night. After nine, Lori Skelton and her guest explore how Information has become the defining feature of modern life.
Guests: James Gleick, writer on science and modern technology. Author, "The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood".
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Friday
3/11/2011
10:00 AM
110311E
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Lori Skelton in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with Lori Skelton and her guests, Irish storyteller Phil Ryan, and the Irish-rock band, "The Kissers".
Guests:
- Phil Ryan, owner, Inroads Ireland tour company.
- The Kissers, Madison-based Irish rock band: Ken Fitzsimmons, guitar and vocals, Kevin Youngs, mandolin, Bryan Elliott, tin whistle, Joe Bernstein, bodhran.
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Friday
3/11/2011
10:00 PM
110311E
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Lori Skelton in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with Lori Skelton and her guests, Irish storyteller Phil Ryan, and the Irish-rock band, "The Kissers".
Guests:
- Phil Ryan, owner, Inroads Ireland tour company.
- The Kissers, Madison-based Irish rock band: Ken Fitzsimmons, guitar and vocals, Kevin Youngs, mandolin, Bryan Elliott, tin whistle, Joe Bernstein, bodhran.
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Friday
3/4/2011
9:00 AM
110304D
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Veronica Rueckert
Most of us grew up learning to avoid talking about politics and religion in public. But in politically divisive times, politics can be hard to ignore. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests talk about how to handle political differences in relationships.
Guests: Gay and Katie Hendricks, co-founders, The Hendricks Institute.
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Friday
3/4/2011
10:00 AM
110304E
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Veronica Rueckert
Can economics provide the recipe for a happy marriage? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore how to use economic theory to manage your relationships.
Guest: Jenny Anderson, co-author "Spousonomics: Using Economics to Master Love, Marriage, and Dirty Dishes"
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Friday
3/4/2011
10:00 PM
110304E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the life, music, and cultural legacy of musician
Paul Simon. (Rebroadcast from 1/14/2011)
Guest: Marc Eliot, author, "Paul Simon: A Life" and "American rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood".
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Friday
2/25/2011
9:00 AM
110225D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, British neurologist Oliver Sacks joins Veronica Rueckert to explore the complexity of vision and the brain.
Guest: Oliver Sacks, M.D., physician. Professor of neurology and psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center. Author, “The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat,” “The Mind’s Eye.”
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Friday
2/25/2011
10:00 AM
110225E
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Veronica Rueckert
The movie "Black Swan" offers a terrifying glimpse into the world of ballet. But how much of that story is true? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the history of ballet, and its place in modern life.
Guest: Jennifer Homans, dance critic for The New Republic. Former professional dancer. Author, "Apollo’s Angels: A History of Ballet". Distinguished Scholar in Residence, New York University.
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Friday
2/25/2011
10:00 PM
110225E
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Veronica Rueckert
The movie "Black Swan" offers a terrifying glimpse into the world of ballet. But how much of that story is true? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the history of ballet, and its place in modern life.
Guest: Jennifer Homans, dance critic for The New Republic. Former professional dancer. Author, "Apollo’s Angels: A History of Ballet". Distinguished Scholar in Residence, New York University.
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Friday
2/18/2011
9:00 AM
110218D
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Veronica Rueckert
It's the biggest, most powerful machine ever made . . . built to help uncover the secrets of the Universe. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest talk about the power and potential, in physics and cosmology, of The Large Hadron (HAD-ron) Collider.
Guest: Amir Aczel, author, "Present at the Creation: The Story of CERN and the Large Hadron Collider", "Fermat's Last Theorem". Research fellow in the history of science, Boston University.
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Friday
2/18/2011
10:00 AM
110218E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the music and culture of protest.
Guest: Stuart Stotts, Wisconsin-based singer, songwriter, and author of "We Shall Overcome: A Song that Changed the World".
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Friday
2/18/2011
10:00 PM
110218E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest explores the music and culture of protest.
Guest: Stuart Stotts, author of "We Shall Overcome: A Song that Changed the World," is a Wisconsin-based singer and songwriter.
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Friday
2/11/2011
9:00 AM
110211D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests examine new research on creativity and the brain.
Guests:
9:00 – Dr. Charles J. Limb, Associate Professor, Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Faculty member, Peabody Conservatory of Music.
9:35 - Shelley Carson, research psychologist and lecturer, Harvard University. Author, “Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life.”
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Friday
2/11/2011
10:00 AM
110211E
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Veronica Rueckert
Old age is often seen as a failing. But what if we learned to see aging as an opportunity to pursue our life's purpose? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the hope and meaning of aging.
Guest: Marc Agronin, geriatric psychiatrist and Medical Director for Mental Health and Clinical Research, Miami Jewish Health Systems. Author, "How We Age: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Growing Old".
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Friday
2/11/2011
10:00 PM
110211E
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Veronica Rueckert
Old age is often seen as a failing. But what if we learned to see aging as an opportunity to pursue our life's purpose? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the hope and meaning of aging.
Guest: Marc Agronin, geriatric psychiatrist and Medical Director for Mental Health and Clinical Research, Miami Jewish Health Systems. Author, "How We Age: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Growing Old".
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Friday
2/4/2011
9:00 AM
110204D
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Veronica Rueckert
Television allows us to watch wombats play half-a-world-away but how many of us experience local animals with the same level of intimacy? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore how modern life has distorted our view of nature and our place in it.
Guest: David Abram, ecologist, anthropologist, and philosopher. Co-founder and director, Alliance for Wild Ethics. Author, "Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology".
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Friday
2/4/2011
10:00 AM
110204E
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Veronica Rueckert
Looking for a good book to get you through the Winter? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests take a look at the best books for whatever your mood.
Guests: Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman, co-authors, "Read this Next: 500 of the Best Books You’ll Ever Read".
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Friday
2/4/2011
10:00 PM
110204E
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Veronica Rueckert
Looking for a good book to get you through the Winter? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests take a look at the best books for whatever your mood.
Guests: Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman, co-authors, "Read this Next: 500 of the Best Books You’ll Ever Read".
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Friday
1/28/2011
9:00 AM
110128D
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Veronica Rueckert
Are you performing your best at work? Or is there another way? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest take a look at how to get things done in a way that’s better for business and employees.
Guest: Jason Fried, Co-founder and president, 37signals. Co-author, "Rework"
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Friday
1/28/2011
10:00 AM
110128E
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Veronica Rueckert
It’s been sixty years since it was published. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the cultural status today of J.D. Salinger's, "The Catcher in the Rye" and its controversial legacy.
Guest: Kenneth Slawenski, author, "J.D. Salinger: A Life" Creator, DeadCaulfields.com
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Friday
1/21/2011
9:00 AM
110121D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
Her story is larger than life. Her epic power and fabled affairs with Caesar and Mark Antony are legendary. But how much of the myth is true? After nine, Anne Strainchamps, filling in for Veronica Rueckert, explores the life of the most famous woman in the ancient world, Cleopatra.
Guest: Stacy Schiff, author, "Cleopatra: A Life".
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Friday
1/21/2011
10:00 AM
110121E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps talks with media theorist Douglas Rushkoff about his strategies for living right in the digital age.
Guest: Douglas Rushkoff, adjunct professor of media studies, NYU and the New School University. Technology columnist, “The Daily Beast.” Author, “Program or be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age.”
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Friday
1/21/2011
10:00 PM
110121E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps talks with media theorist Douglas Rushkoff about his strategies for living right in the digital age.
Guest: Douglas Rushkoff, adjunct professor of media studies, NYU and the New School University. Technology columnist, “The Daily Beast.” Author, “Program or be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age.”
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Friday
1/14/2011
9:00 AM
110114D
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Veronica Rueckert
Could you live without a television... a telephone... a toilet? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine why so many people are going "off-the-grid".
Guest: Nick Rosen, editor, www.offgrid.com. Author, "Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America".
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Friday
1/14/2011
10:00 AM
110114E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the life, music, and cultural legacy of musician Paul Simon.
Guest: Marc Eliot, author, "Paul Simon: A Life" and "American rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood".
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Friday
1/14/2011
10:00 PM
110114E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the life, music, and cultural legacy of musician Paul Simon.
Guest: Marc Eliot, author, "Paul Simon: A Life" and "American rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood".
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Friday
1/7/2011
9:00 AM
110107D
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Veronica Rueckert
Millions meditate... talk about their karma... do yoga. Yet, how did these ancient Indian philosophies weave their way into our culture...our daily lives? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the history and influence of Indian spirituality on American life.
Guest: Philip Goldberg, ordained interfaith minister. Founder, Spiritual Wellness and Healing Associates. Author, "American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West".
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Friday
1/7/2011
10:00 AM
110107E
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Veronica Rueckert
Are such things as Fairies and Magic just for kids? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest talk about how a journey in the magical world of Fairies can return us to the awe and wonder of childhood.
Guest: Signe Pike, editor and writer. Author, "Faery Tale: One Woman’s Search for Enchantment in a Modern World".
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Friday
1/7/2011
10:00 PM
110107E
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Veronica Rueckert
Are such things as Fairies and Magic just for kids? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest talk about how a journey in the magical world of Fairies can return us to the awe and wonder of childhood.
Guest: Signe Pike, editor and writer. Author, "Faery Tale: One Woman’s Search for Enchantment in a Modern World".
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Friday
12/31/2010
9:00 AM
100528D
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Veronica Rueckert
Many scientists are convinced the universe is teeming with life. But after fifty years of searching, we haven’t found anything yet. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest talk about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Guest:
Paul Davies, Physicist, Cosmologist, and Astrobiologist, Arizona State University. Chair, SETI Post-Detection Taskgroup. Author, "The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence". (Rebroadcast from 5/28/10)
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