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Friday
12/17/2010
9:00 AM
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Veronica Rueckert
Feelings of awe and wonder come from many places. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss how science and religion contribute to our understanding of such concepts.
Guest: Steve Paulson, Executive Producer, To The Best of Our Knowledge on WPR. Author, "Atoms and Eden: Conversations on Religion and Science".
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Friday
12/17/2010
10:00 AM
101217E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest sift through more than one-hundred-fifty years of recipes from The New York Times.
Guest: Amanda Hesser, food columnist and editor, The New York Times. Co-founder, www.food52.com. Author, "The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century".
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Friday
12/17/2010
10:00 PM
101217E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest sift through more than one-hundred-fifty years of recipes from The New York Times.
Guest: Amanda Hesser, food columnist and editor, The New York Times. Co-founder, www.food52.com. Author, "The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century".
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Friday
12/10/2010
9:00 AM
101210D
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Veronica Rueckert
Our friendships are some of the most important relationships in our lives - but for some women, friends can actually do as much harm as good. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest look at the pleasures... and dangers... of female friendships.
Guest: Kelly Valen, attorney. Writer. Mother of four, three of them daughters. Author, "The Twisted Sisterhood: Unraveling the Dark Legacy of Female Friendships".
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Friday
12/10/2010
10:00 AM
101210E
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Veronica Rueckert
Millions of Americans struggle with food issues... from eating disorders... to obesity... and fad diets. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest talk about our troubled relationship with food.
Guest: Geneen Roth, food educator. Author, "Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything".
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Friday
12/10/2010
10:00 PM
101210E
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Veronica Rueckert
Millions of Americans struggle with food issues... from eating disorders... to obesity... and fad diets. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest talk about our troubled relationship with food.
Guest: Geneen Roth, food educator. Author, "Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything".
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Friday
12/3/2010
9:00 AM
101203D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest take a look at the holiday movie scene, from classic favorites... and what not to miss... to some that you might want to avoid.
Guest: Mike Mayo, film critic. Author, "American Murder: Criminals, Crimes and the Media".
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Friday
12/3/2010
10:00 AM
101203E
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Veronica Rueckert
What does Lady Gaga have in common with the Aztecs? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest take a tour through thousands of years of fame and celebrity.
Guest: Tom Payne - Teacher of English and Classics at the Sherborne School in Dorset, England. Former deputy literary editor for The Daily Telegraph.
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Friday
12/3/2010
10:00 PM
101203E
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Veronica Rueckert
What does Lady Gaga have in common with the Aztecs? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest take a tour through thousands of years of fame and celebrity.
Guest: Tom Payne - Teacher of English and Classics at the Sherborne School in Dorset, England. Former deputy literary editor for The Daily Telegraph.
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Friday
11/26/2010
9:00 AM
101126D
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Veronica Rueckert
Our normal lives may seem unremarkable but there's a huge amount of history, interest, and maybe even danger lurking around the corners of every home. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest take a tour of Life At Home in America.
Guest: Bill Bryson, author, "At Home: A Short History of Private Life," is a bestselling writer. His previous books include "A Walk in the Woods", "Notes from a Small Island", "A Short History of Nearly Everything", and "In a Sunburned Country".
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Friday
11/26/2010
9:30 AM
101126X
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Veronica Rueckert
Bamboo earrings... bottle cap castanets... tea cozy kittens... After nine-thirty, Veronica Rueckert is joined by actress, author and comedian Amy Sedaris (seh-DARE-iss) to have some fun with the Art of Crafting.
Guest: Amy Sedaris, actress, author and comedian. Co-wrote and co-starred, Comedy Central show, "Strangers With Candy." Author, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence," and, "Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People."
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Friday
11/26/2010
10:00 AM
101126E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest look at "the taste of place".....why a food from a certain place can have a different flavor than the same food made somewhere else.
Guest: Rowan Jacobsen, journalist. Author, “Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur’s Guide to Oyster Eating in North America” and “American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields.” (Rebroadcast from 9/17/10)
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Friday
11/26/2010
10:00 PM
101126E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest look at "the taste of place".....why a food from a certain place can have a different flavor than the same food made somewhere else.
Guest: Rowan Jacobsen, journalist. Author, “Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur’s Guide to Oyster Eating in North America” and “American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields.” (Rebroadcast from 9/17/10)
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Friday
11/19/2010
9:00 AM
101119D
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Veronica Rueckert
Americans are highly religious, yet spiritually diverse. Somehow, though, we mostly manage to get along. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the force of religion in American life.
Guest: David E. Campbell, co-author of "American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us" with Robert Putnam. He is the John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and the founding director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy.
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Friday
11/19/2010
10:00 AM
101119E
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Veronica Rueckert
How does moral progress happen? After ten, Veronica Rueckert’s guest says that changing notions of honor may be the most effective driver of social change.
Guest: Kwame Anthony Appiah, author of "The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen," is a philosophy professor at Princeton University. He’s also the author of "Cosmopolitanism" and is president of the PEN American Center.
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11/19/2010
10:00 PM
101119E
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Veronica Rueckert
How does moral progress happen? After ten, Veronica Rueckert’s guest says that changing notions of honor may be the most effective driver of social change.
Guest: Kwame Anthony Appiah, author of "The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen," is a philosophy professor at Princeton University. He’s also the author of "Cosmopolitanism" and is president of the PEN American Center.
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Friday
11/12/2010
9:00 AM
101112D
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Veronica Rueckert
Can science help us determine our values and decide moral issues? After nine, Veronica Rueckert talks with author Sam Harris about how science can maximize well-being.
Guest: Sam Harris, co-founder and CEO, Project Reason. Author, "The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values".
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Friday
11/12/2010
10:00 AM
101112E
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Veronica Rueckert
November is National Novel Writing Month. After ten, join Veronica Rueckert and her guests in conversation on the art of writing.
Guests:
- Michelle Wildgen, author, "But Not For Long" and "You’re Not You". Executive Editor, Tin House literary quarterly.
- Susanna Daniel, former Fellow, UW Institute for Creative Writing. Author, "Stiltsville".
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Friday
11/12/2010
10:00 PM
101112E
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Veronica Rueckert
November is National Novel Writing Month. After ten, join Veronica Rueckert and her guests in conversation on the art of writing.
Guests:
- Michelle Wildgen, author, "But Not For Long" and "You’re Not You". Executive Editor, Tin House literary quarterly.
- Susanna Daniel, former Fellow, UW Institute for Creative Writing. Author, "Stiltsville".
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Friday
11/5/2010
9:00 AM
101105D
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Veronica Rueckert
Thousands of us fly over the Atlantic Ocean every day, with little thought of the history and wonder of the water that lay beneath us. After nine, Veronica Rueckert speaks with writer Simon Winchester on the history of the Atlantic Ocean.
Guest: Simon Winchester, author of "Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories". He is a bestselling writer and journalist. His previous books include "The Professor and the Madman", "The Map that Changed the World", "Krakatoa", and "A Crack in the Edge of the World".
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Friday
11/5/2010
10:00 AM
101105E
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Veronica Rueckert
Humans and chimpanzees share nearly ninety-nine percent of each other's, genes. But why do we act so differently? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore what makes us humans and what makes them chimps.
Guest: Jon Cohen, author of "Almost Chimpanzee: Searching for What Makes us Human, in Rainforests, Labs, Sanctuaries, and Zoos". He is a correspondent for Science. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Smithsonian, Discover, and Slate. He’s also the author of "Shots in the Dark" and "Coming to Term".
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11/5/2010
10:00 PM
101105E
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Veronica Rueckert
Humans and chimpanzees share nearly ninety-nine percent of each other's, genes. But why do we act so differently? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore what makes us humans and what makes them chimps.
Guest: Jon Cohen, author of "Almost Chimpanzee: Searching for What Makes us Human, in Rainforests, Labs, Sanctuaries, and Zoos". He is a correspondent for Science. His work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Smithsonian, Discover, and Slate. He’s also the author of "Shots in the Dark" and "Coming to Term".
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Friday
10/29/2010
9:00 AM
101029D
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Veronica Rueckert
Deborah Fallows has spent much of her life learning languages. But nothing prepared her for the surprises in learning Mandarin, the most common language in China. After nine, Veronica Rueckert's guest talks about the insights she's gained through language.
Guest:Deborah Fallows, Ph.D. in linguistics. Author, "Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language."
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10/29/2010
10:00 AM
101029E
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Veronica Rueckert
It's at the foundation for our daily lives... giving us such things as cell phones, computers, and DVDs. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the science of Quantum Mechanics, and how it's revolutionized our world.
Guest: James Kakalios, author, "The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World" Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Minnesota.
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Friday
10/29/2010
10:00 PM
101029E
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Veronica Rueckert
It's at the foundation of our daily lives, giving us such things as cell phones, computers, and DVDs. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the science of Quantum Mechanics, and how it's revolutionized our world.
Guest: James Kakalios, author, "The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World" Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Minnesota.
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Friday
10/22/2010
9:00 AM
101022D
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Veronica Rueckert
The Only Child...lonely, spoiled, bossy, social misfits... or are they? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests examine the myth of the Only-child.
Guests:
- Toni Falbo, professor of educational psychology, College of Education, and faculty research associate, Population Research Center, The University of Texas-Austin.
- Daphne Uviller, co-editor, "Only Child: Writers on the Singular Joys and Solitary Sorrows of Growing Up Solo".
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Friday
10/22/2010
10:00 AM
101022E
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Veronica Rueckert
For decades now he's been creating worlds beyond our imagination... from American Gods... to Coraline... Stardust... and The Sandman series. After ten, Veronica Rueckert visits some of the many worlds of science fiction and fantasy author Neil Gaiman.
Guest: Neil Gaiman, author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, comic books and graphic novels, audio theatre, and films.
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Friday
10/22/2010
10:00 PM
101022D
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Veronica Rueckert
The Only Child...lonely, spoiled, bossy, social misfits... or are they? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests examine the myth of the Only-Child.
Guests:
- Toni Falbo, professor of educational psychology, College of Education, and faculty research associate, Population Research Center, The University of Texas-Austin.
- Daphne Uviller, co-editor, "Only Child: Writers on the Singular Joys and Solitary Sorrows of Growing Up Solo".
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Friday
10/15/2010
9:00 AM
101015D
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Veronica Rueckert
Science and religion are two of the most powerful and divisive forces in human history. Can they ever coexist? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine how Science and Religion shape our world view.
Guest: Steve Paulson, Executive Producer, WPR nationally syndicated radio program To the Best of Our Knowledge. Author, "Atoms and Edens: Conversations on Religion and Science".
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Friday
10/15/2010
10:00 AM
101015E
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Veronica Rueckert
Squash, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and sweet potatoes are just a part of the bounty of Autumn in Wisconsin. After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest shares some great fall and winter recipes for the upcoming holiday season.
Guest: Tory Miller, chef and co-owner, Madison’s L’Etoile Restaurant. Teacher, Chef in the Classroom program.
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Friday
10/15/2010
10:00 PM
101015E
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Veronica Rueckert
Is a "book" really its physical, printed case... or is it the knowledge hidden inside? After nine, Veronica Rueckert's guest discusses the value of books, and how they help us encase and understand knowledge.
Guest: William Germano, Dean, faculty of humanities and social sciences, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Author, "What Are Books Good For?" (The Chronicle of Higher Education September 26th). (Rebroadcast from October 1, 2010)
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Friday
10/8/2010
9:00 AM
101008D
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Veronica Rueckert
While we may consider ourselves good judges of character and events, research suggests we're not as good as we think. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss the trouble with intuition.
Guests:
- Christopher Chabris, assistant professor of psychology, Union College. Adjunct assistant professor of neurology, Albany Medical College. Visiting scholar, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence.
- Daniel Simons, professor, Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois.
- Co-authors, "The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us."
(Rebroadcast from 7/09/10)
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Friday
10/8/2010
10:00 AM
101008E
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Veronica Rueckert
Pollution comes not just from smokestacks and contaminated waterways... it's also in your home, your shampoo, toothbrush, and your kid's toys. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests talk about the hidden dangers in everyday items.
Guests:
- Rick Smith, author and environmentalist. Executive Director of Environmental Defense Canada.
- Bruce Lourie, expert on toxic pollution and mercury. President, Ivey Foundation.
-- Co-authors, "Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health". (Rebroadcast from 4/9/2010)
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Friday
10/8/2010
10:00 PM
101008E
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Veronica Rueckert
Pollution comes not just from smokestacks and contaminated waterways... it's also in your home, your shampoo, toothbrush, and your kid's toys. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests talk about the hidden dangers in everyday items.
Guests:
- Rick Smith, author and environmentalist. Executive Director of Environmental Defense Canada.
- Bruce Lourie, expert on toxic pollution and mercury. President, Ivey Foundation.
-- Co-authors, "Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health". (Rebroadcast from 4/9/2010)
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Friday
10/1/2010
9:00 AM
101001D
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Veronica Rueckert
Is a "book" really its physical, printed case... or is it the knowledge hidden inside? After nine, Veronica Rueckert's guest discusses the value of books, and how they help us encase and understand knowledge.
Guest: William Germano, Dean, faculty of humanities and social sciences, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Author, "What Are Books Good For?" (The Chronicle of Higher Education September 26th).
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Friday
10/1/2010
10:00 AM
101001E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guests have tips for raising kids to be critical thinkers, as well as environmentally and socially conscious.
Guests:
10:00 - Todd Christopher, author, “The Green Hour: A Daily Dose of Nature for Happier, Healthier, Smarter Kids.” www.toddchristopher.com
10:30 - Greg Marshall and Jeremy Bryan, members of the Figureheads. www.figureheadsinc.org
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Friday
10/1/2010
10:00 PM
101001E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guests have tips for raising kids to be critical thinkers, as well as environmentally and socially conscious.
Guests:
10:00 - Todd Christopher, author, “The Green Hour: A Daily Dose of Nature for Happier, Healthier, Smarter Kids.” www.toddchristopher.com
10:30 - Greg Marshall and Jeremy Bryan, members of the Figureheads. www.figureheadsinc.org
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