News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 7

The Rainbow Minute (Locally produced for WRIR)	08:59 12:29 04:29	A Hero in the Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Studio 360	09:00	Detroit’s “ruin porn” Click "read more>>" for details
The State We’re In	10:00	People who don't give up Click "read more>>" for details
Hidden Histories (Locally produced for WRIR)	10:01	Massacre at Wounded Knee
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (Locally produced for WRIR)	12:00	Gene Cox, TV news anchor and author.
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (Locally produced for WRIR)	12:30	Mary Holland and Kathleen Markowitz
Sound Opinions	01:00	New buried treasures
Talk of the Nation	02:00	Citizen science projects and Getting the most from your TV and more… Click "read more>>" for details

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

Today: "A Hero in the Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell" – read by Whitney Vaughan

Studio 360 (9:00)

Today:

– A look at Huckleberry Finn without the n-word

– Matt Damon and Sofia Coppola share their takes on Hollywood stardom

– Detroit’s decaying buildings as “ruin porn”

– Beware the Green Assassin – a satiric tale

The State We’re In (10:00)

Today: “Bloody But Unbowed… People who don't give up”

– A mother in Algeria keeps looking for her son the government "disappeared".

– A swimmer in Sweden loses both legs and an arm in an accident and is now ranked fifth in the world.

– A woman in Zimbabwe loses her life savings in a swindle, but is still unshakeable in her faith.

– An Iranian filmmaker discovers the resilience of underground music in Tehran.

Hidden Histories (10:01)

Today: The Massacre at Wounded Knee and how soldiers were decorated for shooting a group of unarmed Native Americans.

Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)

Today: Gene Cox, co-anchor of the WWBT-12 News and author of "Six Pigs in a Tub, a grammar repair kit"

Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)

Today: Mary Holland and Kathleen Markowitz talk about the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)

Sound Opinions (1:00)

Today: A new batch of musical buried treasures

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

Today:

HOUR 1

– building nano-yarns to create functional fabrics

– Citizen science projects for the new year

HOUR 2

– New insights on the lunar core based on a 30 year old experiment

– Vaccine research and the anti-vaccine movement

– How to get the most from your new TV

The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)

Today: Gene Matthews, a progressive missionary who spent decades in South Korea.