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Friday
6/12/2009
9:00 AM
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Wisconsin Secretary of Tourism Kelli Trumble joins Veronica Rueckert to invite you to the many film fests, concerts, and other cultural events throughout the State this Summer.
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Friday
6/12/2009
10:00 AM
090612E
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Veronica Rueckert
Nearly nine hundred languages have failed over the centuries. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest look at the history of language, and the fascinating story of the enduring quest to invent a better way-with-words.
Guest: Arika (Erika) Okrent, author, "In The Land of Invented Languages: Esperant Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language" (Random House) www.inthelandofinventedlanguages.com
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6/12/2009
10:00 PM
090612E
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Veronica Rueckert
Nearly nine hundred languages have failed over the centuries. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest look at the history of language, and the fascinating story of the enduring quest to invent a better way-with-words.
Guest: Arika (Erika) Okrent, author, "In The Land of Invented Languages: Esperant Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language" (Random House) www.inthelandofinventedlanguages.com
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Friday
6/5/2009
9:00 AM
090605D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Veronica Rueckert is joined by a self-described "book whisperer," who says she's yet to meet a child she couldn’t turn into a reader.
Guest: Donalyn Miller, 6th grade language arts and social studies teacher, Trinity Meadow Intermediate School, Keller, Texas. Author, “The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child.”
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Friday
6/5/2009
10:00 AM
090605E
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Veronica Rueckert
Women talk openly about their experiences as mothers, but men are less willing to talk about fatherhood. After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest shares a written record he decided to keep of his experiences after the birth of his children.
Guest: Michael Lewis, contributing editor, Vanity Fair magazine. Author, "Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood" (Norton).
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Friday
6/5/2009
10:00 PM
090605E
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Veronica Rueckert
Women talk openly about their experience on becoming mothers, but men are not willing to speak about fatherhood. Veronica Rueckert's guest decided to keep a written record of his experiences after the birth of his children, and he discusses it after ten.
Michael Lewis, contributing editor to Vanity Fair. Author, "Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood" (Norton)
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Friday
5/29/2009
9:00 AM
090529D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the connection between a culture of forgiveness and a culture of generosity, and their effect on our financial attitudes toward people.
Guest: Connie Kilmark, founder, counseling and consulting firm, Kilmark & Associates. www.kilmark.com
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Friday
5/29/2009
10:00 AM
090529E
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Veronica Rueckert
Join Veronica Rueckert and her guest, after ten, for a discussion about Farmer Markets... the benefits of locally and organically grown produce.
Guest: Tory Miller, executive chef, L'Etoile restaurant , Madison.
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Friday
5/29/2009
10:00 PM
090529E
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Veronica Rueckert
Join Veronica Rueckert and her guest after ten, for a discussion on Farmer markets, the benefits of eating locally and organically grown produce.
Guest: Tory Miller, executive chef of L'Etoile restaurant in Madison.
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Friday
5/22/2009
9:00 AM
090522D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the summer movie scene – what not to miss, and what you may want to avoid.
Guest: Mike Mayo, Movie Reviewer.
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Friday
5/22/2009
10:00 AM
090522E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest discusses the vital role of dreams in our lives, politics, history and even in religion and spirituality, and how it is possible to reclaim and use that power.
Guest: Robert Moss, former Professor of Ancient History, Journalist and Independent Scholar. Author, "The Secret History of Dreaming" (New World Library) www.mossdreams.com
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Friday
5/22/2009
10:00 PM
090522E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest discusses the vital role of dreams in our lives, in politics, in history and even in religion and spirituality, and how it is possible to reclaim and use that power.
Robert Moss, former professor of ancient history, a journalist and independent scholar. Author, "The Secret History of Dreaming" (New World Library) www.mossdreams.com
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Friday
5/15/2009
9:00 AM
090515D
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Veronica Rueckert
What's your favorite place on Earth? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss some extraordinary places around the world... from the Left Bank in Paris, across the tree dotted plains of Kenya, to a softball field in New York’s Central Park.
Guest: Jerry Camarillo Dunn, Jr., journalist, editor and columnist, National Geographic. Author, “My Favorite Place on Earth.”
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Friday
5/15/2009
10:00 AM
090515E
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Veronica Rueckert
It's difficult enough to make positive changes we choose, like quitting smoking, or losing weight. But, what about unexpected changes, like losing a job, or living on less? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine the fear and resistance to change, and how to re-train your brain to master new challenges.
Guest: M.J. Ryan, one of the creators of the Random Acts of Kindness series. Author, "Adaptability: How to Survive Change You Didn't Ask For" (Broadway) www.mj-ryan.com
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Friday
5/15/2009
10:00 PM
090515E
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Veronica Rueckert
It's difficult enough to make positive changes we choose, like quitting smoking, or losing weight. But, what about unexpected changes, like losing a job, or living on less? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine the fear and resistance to change, and how to re-train your brain to master new challenges.
Guest: M.J. Ryan, one of the creators of the Random Acts of Kindness series. Author, "Adaptability: How to Survive Change You Didn't Ask For" (Broadway) www.mj-ryan.com
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Friday
5/8/2009
9:00 AM
090508D
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Veronica Rueckert
Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after nine, says many women are so crippled by guilt and unreasonable expectations, that they're unable to allow themselves to celebrate the true joys of motherhood.
Guest: Ayelet Waldman, Author, “Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace.”
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Friday
5/8/2009
10:00 AM
090508E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest introduces "Scavenging", a new movement in a nation that discards more than two-hundred-fifty million tons of trash each year. She describes how to live well... on less.
Guest: Anneli Rufus, co-author (with Kristan Lawson), "The Scavenger's Manifesto" (Tarcher/Penguin).
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Friday
5/8/2009
10:00 PM
090508E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest introduces "Scavenging", a new movement in a nation that discards more than two-hundred-fifty million tons of trash each year. She describes how to live well on less...
Guest: Anneli Rufus, co-author (with Kristan Lawson), "The Scavenger's Manifesto" (Tarcher/Penguin).
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Friday
5/1/2009
9:00 AM
090501D
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Veronica Rueckert
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine how social status and self-expression have changed over time, and in the context of the current economic crisis.
Guest: Sandra Tsing Loh, writer, performance-artist, and radio commentator. Contributing editor, The Atlantic Monthly. Her article, “Class Dismissed: A new status anxiety is infecting affluent hipdom,” ran in the March 2009 edition.
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Friday
5/1/2009
10:00 AM
090501E
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Veronica Rueckert
Today, you can practice yoga without becoming a Hindu, or attend Mass without being a Catholic. Veronica Rueckert's guest, after ten, describes how we're free today to incorporate a broad range of spirituality in our lives.
Guest: Clark Strand, Buddhist teacher, and former Zen Buddhist monk. Author, "How to Believe in God: Whether You Believe in Religion or Not" (Doubleday).
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Friday
5/1/2009
10:00 PM
090501E
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Veronica Rueckert
Today, you can practice yoga without becoming a Hindu, or attend Mass without being a Catholic. Veronica Rueckert's guest, after ten, describes how we're free today to incorporate a broad range of spirituality in our lives.
Guest: Clark Strand, Buddhist teacher, and former Zen Buddhist monk. Author, "How to Believe in God: Whether You Believe in Religion or Not" (Doubleday).
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Friday
4/24/2009
9:00 AM
090424D
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Veronica Rueckert
More than twenty-five years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space. After nine, Veronica Rueckert talks with Sally Ride about her career as an astronaut and scientist and her new mission: helping youth take a real and positive impact on our planet.
Guest: Sally Ride, co-author (with Tam O'Shaughnessy), "Mission: Save the Planet" and "Mission Planet Earth: Our World and Its Climate--And How Humans Are Changing Them" (Roaring Book Press). www.sallyridescience.com
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Friday
4/24/2009
10:00 AM
090424E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss silence... and the need for it in our lives. How silence fosters a better connection with the Earth, ourselves, and others.
Guest: Anne D. LeClaire, former reporter. Author, "Listening Below the Noise: A Meditation on the Practice of Silence" (Harper Collins).
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Friday
4/24/2009
10:00 PM
090424E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss silence... and the need for it in our lives. How silence fosters a better connection with the Earth, ourselves, and others.
Guest: Anne D. LeClaire, former reporter. Author, "Listening Below the Noise: A Meditation on the Practice of Silence" (Harper Collins).
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Friday
4/17/2009
9:00 AM
090417D
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Veronica Rueckert
Veronica Rueckert's guest, after nine, is a language blogger for the New York Times, who explores news sites from around the world for the words and phrases capturing the times we live in.
Guest: Ben Schott, blogger, "Schott's Vocab: A Miscellany of Modern Words and Phrases" (New York Times) http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/
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Friday
4/17/2009
10:00 AM
090417E
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Veronica Rueckert
According to Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, you can’t grow if you don’t let go. She has tips on how to rid your life of clutter... the physical and the mental.
Guest: Gail Blanke, author, "Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life ."
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Friday
4/17/2009
10:00 PM
090417E
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Veronica Rueckert
According to Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, you can’t grow if you don’t let go. She has tips on how to rid your life of clutter... the physical and the mental.
Guest: Gail Blanke, author, "Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life ."
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Friday
4/10/2009
9:00 AM
090410D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
Everyone creates their own personal narrative, which is how we remember the story of our lives. After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest examine how these narratives are formed, shared, and passed down among friends and family for generations.
Guest: Robyn Fivush, Chair and Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, “Family Narratives Lab,” Emory University.
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Friday
4/10/2009
10:00 AM
090410E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest look back at the last 400 years of the telescope, from the time of Galileo to what future discoveries might be, given recent technological advances.
Guest: Kris Keonig, astrophotographer, director and producer. His latest project is entitled, “400 Years of the Telescope,” which airs on PBS April 10th. www.400years.org
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Friday
4/10/2009
10:00 PM
090410E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest look back at the last 400 years of the telescope, from the time of Galileo to what future discoveries might be, given recent technological advances.
Guest: Kris Keonig, astrophotographer, director and producer. His latest project is entitled, “400 Years of the Telescope,” which airs on PBS April 10th. www.400years.org
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Friday
4/3/2009
9:00 AM
090403D
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Veronica Rueckert
Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, argues that “this is the cultural moment of the narcissist,” which could help explain how we wound up in our current economic crisis.
Guest: Emily Yoffe, journalist and author. Her most recent book is entitled, “What the Dog Did: Tales From a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner.” She is a frequent contributor to Slate magazine. Her article, “But Enough About You...What Is Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Why Does Everyone Seem To Have It?” is running now at www.slate.com. Yoffe also writes the “Dear Prudence” and “Human Guinea Pig” columns for Slate.
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Friday
4/3/2009
10:00 AM
090403E
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Veronica Rueckert
Is there a movie that left a special mark on you? After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest tells us which films made a difference in the hearts and minds of the most beloved and controversial figures of our time.
Guest: Robert Hofler, a senior editor at Variety. Author, "Variety's The movie That Changed My Life: 120 Celebrities Pick the Films That Made a Difference (for Better or Worse)" (Da Capo Press)
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Friday
4/3/2009
10:00 PM
090403E
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Veronica Rueckert
Is there a movie that left a special mark on you? After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest tells us which films made a difference in the hearts and minds of the most beloved and controversial figures of our time.
Robert Hofler, a senior editor at Variety. Author, "Variety's The movie That Changed My Life: 120 Celebrities Pick the Films That Made a Difference (for Better or Worse)" (Da Capo Press)
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Friday
3/27/2009
9:00 AM
090327D
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Veronica Rueckert
Most believe that development aid from rich countries to poor countries is the right thing to do. But what if it isn't? After nine, an African economist who has a new model for development for Africa that doesn't rely on international aid.
Guest: Dambisa Moyo, economic sub-Saharan Africa specialist. Author, "Dead Aid: Why Aid is not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa" (Farrar Straus & Giroux).
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Friday
3/27/2009
10:00 AM
090327E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine how we interact with movies today.
Guest: C.S. Leigh, writer and filmmaker. Author, "Contemplating The New Physicality Of Cinema: Mourning The Death Of The Fetid, Human Way We Used To Interact With Movies." Most recent, "The Annotated Spectacle."
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Friday
3/27/2009
10:00 PM
090327E
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Veronica Rueckert
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine how we interact with movies today.
Guest: C.S. Leigh, writer and filmmaker. Author, "Contemplating The New Physicality Of Cinema: Mourning The Death Of The Fetid, Human Way We Used To Interact With Movies." Most recent, "The Annotated Spectacle."
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Friday
3/20/2009
9:00 AM
090320D
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Veronica Rueckert
Is a walk in the woods a right or a privilege? That question sparked Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after nine, to examine how people view their relationship with nature.
Guest: Richard Louv journalist, author, “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder.” Chairman, “Children & Nature Network.” www.childrenandnature.org
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