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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)

Today:  "A Single Man" – read by Mike Hinerman

 

 

 

Studio 360 (9:00)

Today:   “The Battle of Dixie and Robbie Robertson”

– The arrest of China's most famous artist and international celebrity, Ai Wei Wei

– Song writer Robbie Robertson's first album in more than a decade

– American Icons:  "Dixie"

– Making over the classic board game, Monopoly

– Director Kelly Reichardt discusses her new movie "Meek's Cutoff"

 

 

 

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's Topics:  

1. The recent enrollment uptick in Richmond Public Schools.  Guests:  Kim Gray, Richmond School Board member and Will Jones of the Richmond Times Dispatch
2. The Virginia wine industry.  Guests: Annette Boyd of the Virginia Wine Marketing Board  and Bartholomew Broadbent of Broadbent Selections.

 

 

 

Hidden Histories (10:01)

 

 

 

 

Wordy Birds with Liz Humes(12:00)

 Today:  Del Quentin Wilber, author of "Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan."

 

 

 

Zero Hour with Tim Bowring(12:30)

 Today:   Heide Trepanier, painter 

 

 

Sound Opinions (1:00)

Today:  Hosts Jim and Greg talk with Butch Vig about acting as producer, and therapist, to some of the biggest names in the business, including Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Smashing Pumpkins. Later they review the Vig-produced album by the Foo Fighters.

 

 

 

Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)

Today:

HOUR 1

– Assessing the safety of nuclear power

– Conservationist and author Carl Safina on the BP oil disaster

– How herpes can be spread by symptomless people

HOUR 2

– Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey on human’s past and future

– A device to help blind students take notes

 

 

 

The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)

Today:   singer and activist Michelle Shocked