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10:00The Farm Bill

Diane and her guests talk about the reauthorization of the farm bill and its impact on farmers big and small, the food we eat, global trade, the environment and energy policy.

Guests

Steve Verett, executive vice president of the Plains Cotton Growers and an officer in the Southwest Council of Agribusiness

Fred Kirshenmann, director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and president of Kirschenmann Family Farms.

Jerry Hagstrom, special correspondent for the National Journal's "Congress Daily"

11:00The Voice of Harry Potter - Jim Dale

The award-winning actor describes how he found, created, and kept track of over 200 voices in order to narrate the seven books in the Harry Potter series.

Guests

JIM Dale, the Grammy Award-winning narrator of the Harry Potter audiobook series has also been a comedian, pop singer, disc jockey, dancer, director, and Tony Award-winning actor in 19 musicals and plays.

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