News/Talk Highlights for Friday, May 13 presents:

News/Talk Highlights for Friday, May 13

 

The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
08:59
12:29
04:29
The Death of Yukio Mishima
Studio 360
09:00
Mississippi Delta Blues
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Open Source  with Will Snyder
(Locally produced for WRIR)
10:00
discussion of local issues 
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
(Locally produced for WRIR)
12:00
author, Joseph Papa
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
(Locally produced for WRIR)
12:30
Mark Rubin and Silas Lowe
of The Atomic Duo
Sound Opinions
01:00
The history of Riot Grrrl
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Talk of the Nation
02:00
Containing the Mississippi;
Viruses for fighting cancer
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today:  "The Death of Yukio Mishima" – read by Steve Bush
 
 
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:  “Mississippi Delta Blues & Jodie Foster”
– When the floodgates open
– Jodie Foster directs The Beaver
– Fakespeare sonnets:  the winners
– Aha moment:  John Darnielle and Black Sabbath
– Suzanne Vega on Carson McCullers
 
 
Open Source  with Will Snyder  (10:00)
 Local News and information plus listeners can call-in to discuss and comment:  804-649-9737  or email to:  .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)   or tweet  @rvaopensource
 Today’s Topics:  …
1. Virginia vs. the U.S. and the Affordable Care Act with guests: Bart Hinkle from the RIchmond Times Dispatch and Scott Johnson from the law firm of Hancock, Daniel, Johnson, and Nagle
2. CEO pay in the Richmond region with guest:  Michael Schwartz from RichmondBizsense.com
 
 
Tell Me More (11:00)
 
 
 
Hidden Histories (11:01)
 
 
 
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes(12:00)
 Today:  Joseph Papa, author of "Elizabeth Taylor: A Passion for Life."
 
 
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Today:  Mark Rubin and Silas Lowe of The Atomic Duo
 
 
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today:  Hosts Jim and Greg look back at the history and legacy of the feminist punk movement Riot Grrrl. They talk to Sara Marcus, author of Girls to the Front.
 
 
 
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– Struggling to contain the Mississippi
– Giving Schizophrenia to computers
HOUR 2
– Can viruses be used to fight cancer?
– Linking methane in water to gas extraction
– Was stealth technology used in the Bin Laden raid?
 
 
Progressive Radio (4:30)
Today:   Josh Healey, who works with Youth Speaks and is the author of a poetry collection called "Hammertime."

Dennis J

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    May 13th, 2011

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