News/Talk Highlights for Friday, April 8 presents:

News/Talk Highlights for Friday, April 8

 

The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
08:59
12:29
04:29
The Online Connection
Studio 360
09:00
Civil War: Then and Now
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Open Source with Will Snyder
(Locally produced for WRIR)
10:00
New Show!!!
Call in to discuss local issues
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Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
10:01

Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
(Locally produced for WRIR)
12:00
Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt
Sound Opinions
01:00
Tax Day Special
Talk of the Nation
02:00
Growing artificial leaves;  
Connecting science and art
— and much more…
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today:  "The Online Connection" – read by Pam Matthews
 
 
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:   “Civil War: Then and Now
– Historian/Journalist discusses how we’re still fighting the Civil War
– Civil War re-enactors: why they do what they do
– Charleston, SC’s perspective on the war
– Walt Whitman and the start of the war
– Images of the war from Mathew Brady and Winslow Homer
– Not Civil War related:  mapping the U.S. by dating sites
 
 
 
Open Source with Will Snyder  (10:00) 
 New Show!  Local News and information plus listeners can call-in to discuss and comment:  804-649-9737
 Today:  1. Parsing out the  recent census and its affect on the Richmond region, guest: Dr. John Moeser.
  2. Homlessness in the Richmond region with guests Kelly Kinghorn and Karen Stanley
 
 
Hidden Histories (10:01)
 
 
 
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
 Today:  Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt author of "Finding Thalhimers." 
 
 
 
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today:  The Sound Opinions Tax Day Special: Jim and Greg provide the perfect soundtrack to help the listeners beat their tax day blues.
 
 
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– The science of artificial leaves
– Sifting genes for clues to Alzheimer’s
– Celebrating a space pioneer
HOUR 2
– Connecting science and art
 
 
 
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today:   Jane Slaughter of Labor Notes

Dennis J

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    April 8th, 2011

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