News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 11 presents:

News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 11

The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
08:59
12:29
04:29
The George Washington Carver
Commemorative Stamps
Democracy Now!
08:00
09:00
Two hour special on the
situation in Egypt
The State We’re In
10:00
Neighbourhood Watch

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Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
10:01
A look back at "Massive
Resistance" against integration
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
(Locally produced for WRIR)
12:00
Ellen F. Brown and
John Wiley Jr.
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
(Locally produced for WRIR)
12:30
Richard Woodward,
African Art Curator
Sound Opinions
01:00
Favorite love songs
Talk of the Nation
02:00
Defining a data deluge.
The science of ice
— and much more…
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today:  "The George Washington Carver Commemorative Stamps" – read by Va. State Senator, Donald McEachin
 
 
Democracy Now! (8:00)
Today:   A two hour special broadcast concentrating on the evolving situation in Egypt
 
 
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today:  “Neighbourhood Watch”  
From Cairo to Juarez and Poland: people who've had enough will do whatever it takes to change things for the better, even if it means risking their lives.
A Safe House in Cairo
– Juarez Journalist
– Juarez Day Care
– Cleaning up the Street in Warsaw
 
 
Hidden Histories (10:01)
 Today:  The practice of Massive Resistance" in the segregated South and how successful it was at first.
 
 
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
 Today:  The authors of "Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller's Odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood", Ellen F. Brown and John Wiley Jr.
 
 
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
 Today:  Richard Woodward, Curator of African Art at the Museum of Fine Art.
 
 
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today:  Rock and roll is filled with songs about Unrequited Love. This week hosts Jim and Greg and listeners from around the country pick their favorites for Valentine's Day.
 
 
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– Defining a data deluge
– IBM computer faces off against Jeopardy champs
– The ‘Science of Kissing’
HOUR 2
– Cracking the science of ice
– Is preventative medicine actually over treatment?
– The origin of the word ‘antibiotic’
 
 
 
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today:  Sociology professor Arlie Hochschild.

Dennis J

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    February 11th, 2011

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