News/Talk Highlights for Monday, April 11 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, April 11
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, April 11
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
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04:29
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Writer, Christopher Isherwood
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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EPA in the crosshairs
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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10:00
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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12:00
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Homespun CSPAN
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12:30
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WRIR Favorites
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01:00
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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The making of the budget deal;
The science of climate
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Writer, Christopher Isherwood" – read by Mike Hinerman
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– The EPA in congressional crosshairs
– How deficit woes are undercutting support for Ethanol
– A retrospective on Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”
– Science note: the cockroach as robot and astronaut
– Measuring the melting ice of Greenland’s glaciers
– How Brown Pelicans dive
– Los Angeles suburbs try electric cars
– Humanure: turning waste into fertilizer
Le Show with Harry Shearer(10:00)
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
Today:
– The making of the budget deal
– From the opinion page: civilian vs. military trials for 9/11 terrorist suspects
– Cokie and Steve Roberts' new book about their family life and how they mix their different religious traditions
– An about-face from a climate change skeptic
April 11th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, April 8 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, April 8
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, April 8
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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The Online Connection
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Studio 360
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09:00
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Civil War: Then and Now
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Open Source with Will Snyder
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10:00 |
New Show!!!
Call in to discuss local issues
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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Tax Day Special
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Growing artificial leaves;
Connecting science and art
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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
April 8th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, April 4 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, April 4
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, April 4
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Miss New York Takes a Stand
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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The affects of radioactivity
and oil spills on marine life
…and more
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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10:00
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Early 20th Century union
leader, Eugene V. Debs
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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12:00
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Homespun CSPAN
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12:30
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WRIR Favorites
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01:00
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Airline saftey; The
NCAA tournaments and more
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Miss New York Takes a Stand" – read by Jeff Wells
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– How radioactive water near Fukushima will affect marine life
– President Obama calls for more US oil & gas drilling
– Should we recycle spent nuclear fuel
– New info on the BP oil disaster’s affect on marine mammals
– Breakthrough discovery for Cystic Fibrosis treatment
– The drive to improve mass transit
– LOE’s 20 year anniversary – a retrospective
Le Show with Harry Shearer(10:00)
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: The life and times of Early 20th century union leader and Socialist Party candidate, Eugene V. Debs
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
Today:
– A look at airline safety in light of Sothwest Airline's recent incident
– From the Opinion Page: the first in a series looking at potential solutions for the federal debt
– A Yale sociology professor discusses his book "The Cosmopolitan Canopy"
– The NCAA basketball tournaments — a retrospective
April 4th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, April 1 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, April 1
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, April 1
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Supreme court rejects
DC appeal
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Studio 360
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09:00
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China’s new museum
— and much more…
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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The Mob and I
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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artist, Ann Chenoweth
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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A Bob Dylan retrospective
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Future of cancer treatment;
Mixing science and comedy
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Supreme Court Rejects DC Appeal" — read by Amy Locket
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– Listener answers to: Where/How do you buy books?
– World’s biggest museum opens in China
– Singer Marsha Ambrosius challenges R&B
– Jerry Weintraub knows Hollywood
– Design for the real world: The periodic table
– Author and architect Christopher Alexander
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “The Mob and I”
How an anti-Mafia journalist names mob names on his TV station in the heart of Mafia country, and gets away with it… so far. How land once owned by the mob is now used to make wine. And an ex-Mafia princess explains her struggle to go straight.
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Today: Ann Chenoweth, artist
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: As Bob Dylan approaches his 70th year, hosts Jim and Greg go back to the beginning. Tune in as they look at Dylan's folk years — from protest singer to the the voice of a generation.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– The basics of radiation termination
– Preparing for a warmer planet
– The future of cancer treatment
HOUR 2
– Do science and comedy go together?
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Jay Walljasper, editor of an important new book called All that We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons.
April 1st, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 28 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 28
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 28
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Virginia Woolf – Novelist,
Feminist and Modernist
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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The true costs of nuclear power
…and more
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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10:00
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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The Pullman strike of 1893
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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12:00
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Homespun CSPAN
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12:30
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WRIR Favorites
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01:00
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Politics and Libya;
Was TARP a success
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Virginia Woolf – Novelist, Feminist and Modernist" – read by Mary Gay Hutcherson
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– Dueling Senate bills block CO2 regulations
– What to do with spent fuel pools
– True cost accounting for nuclear power
– An end to nuclear power in Vermont?
– Experts warned of reactor flaws years ago
– Rare penguins endangered by oil spill on remote island
– Adventures above the Arctic Circle
– Monsters, manipulation and the message from nuclear films
Le Show with Harry Shearer(10:00)
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: How and why the Pullman Passenger Car strike of 1893 became one of the most destructive in US History
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
Today:
– Explaining the politics of US involvement in Libya
– From the opinion page: Arab revolutions and what they mean for the Israeli-Palestinian standoff
– Understanding the spirit of Japan through its literature
– Was TARP a success?
March 28th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 25 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 25
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 25
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Dr. Henry Anonymous
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Studio 360
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09:00
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Survival strategies for booksellers
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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New Chapters
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
(Locally produced for WRIR)
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12:00
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David Baldacci,
bestselling author
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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painter, Suzanna Fields
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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Discoveries from SXSW
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Drilling to Earth’s mantle;
Your PC and your emotions
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Dr. Henry Anonymous" – read by Malcolm Lazin
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– Are there too many little theatre companies in America?
– Listener suggestions for saving the Spiderman musical
– Bringing black people back to the Blues
– Taking a walk with illustrator Maira Kalman
– Survival strategies for booksellers
– A discussion with Randy Newman
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “New Chapters”
– A man fought jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan until he realised extremists had hijacked the term
– A Swedish man loses his family in the tsunami of 2004. But finds a new wife and starts a new family
– A woman in Australia is traumatised by a mass murder and loses her musical abilities
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
Today: Best selling author, David Baldacci
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Today: Painter, Suzanna Fields
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Hosts Jim and Greg made it back from their annual trip to the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX. They'll share their new discoveries for the year to come.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– Did ancient volcanic eruptions form life’s building blocks?
– Looking for traces of America’s first inhabitants
– Drilling to the mantle of the Earth
HOUR 2
– Can your computer tell how you feel?
– The life and science of Richard Feynman, the “Quantum Man”
– NASA’s probe goes into Mercury’s orbit
– How to dress for space
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Tanya Lokshina, Russia Researcher for Human Rights Watch.
March 25th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 21 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 21
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 21
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Revered Pioneer,
Barbara Gittings
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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The nuclear crisis in Japan
…and more
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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10:00
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Nuclear fears from the 1950s
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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12:00
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Homespun CSPAN
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12:30
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WRIR Favorites
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01:00
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Revered Pioneer, Barbara Gittings" – read by Malcolm Lazin
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– A review of the nuclear crisis in Japan
– What to do with spent fuel pools
– Inadequate nuclear oversight
– Nuclear fears reach Washington
– The CEO of Duke Energy explains energy choices he’s making for the future
– A look at the documentary “Carbon Nation”
– How sound can tell us about the health of an ecosystem
Le Show with Harry Shearer(10:00)
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: A look at how fear of a nuclear holocaust was part of everyday life in the 1950s.
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
March 21st, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 18 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 18
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 18
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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The Multi-Faceted Lesley Gore
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Studio 360
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09:00
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Japan: imagination of disaster
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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Fighting the System
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
(Locally produced for WRIR)
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12:00
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Sheri Holman, author
"Witches on the Road Tonight"
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Suzanna Fields, painter
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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The roll of music sampling
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Japan nuclear update;
Camouflaging red blood cells
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "The Multi-Faceted Lesley Gore" – read by Gene Pembleton
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– Japan: The Imagination of disaster
– The latest in the saga of the Spider-Man musical
– Jennifer Egan on her novel “A Visit from the Goon Squad”
– Behind the scenes with music producer Daniel Lanois
– Catching up with Catherine Deneuve
– Listener comments from the Travels with Charley series
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “Fighting the System”
People who've taken on giant opponents: Wall Street, the Securities and Exchange Commission, international criminal courts, the Turkish government, corporations… and won.
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
Today: Sheri Holman, author of "Witches on the Road Tonight."
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Today: Painter, Suzanna Fields
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Hosts Jim and Greg look at the role of sampling in music today. They talk about the history of this postmodern art form and subsequent legal debates with Kembrew McLeod, producer of Copyright Criminals.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– Update on Japan’s malfunctioning nuclear reactors
– Japan earthquake may have changed Earth’s axis
HOUR 2
– Blood transfusions, could matching blood type be a thing of the past?
– Looking for clouds on Saturn’s moon, Titan
– NASA’s probe goes into Mercury’s orbit
– The secret life of orchids
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Dave Zirin, the great progressive sports writer who has a sensational new film out, "Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports."
March 18th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 14 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 14
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 14
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Who said that?
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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The climate change “debate”
…and much more
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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10:00
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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12:00
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Homespun CSPAN
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12:30
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WRIR Favorites
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01:00
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Crisis in Japan
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Who Said That? – Chavela Vargas" – read by Dustin Richardson
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– Why the divide over climate change isn’t always about science
– China’s five year plan
– A call for more stringent review of commercial chemicals
– The search for lost frogs
– Examining lichen ecosystems
– Alien bacteria – for real?
– A Hollywood producer inspiring Americans on climate change
Le Show with Harry Shearer(10:00)
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: Too Much Information (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
Today:
-Special Coverage: Crisis in Japan
– Continuing information on the nuclear situation
– More on the search and rescue operations
– What should the U.S. do about Libya?
– How smart phones and tablets are changing the news media
March 14th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 11 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 11
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 11
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
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The Death of Gertrude Stein
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Studio 360
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09:00
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A Muslim playwright changes the
script — and much more.
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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Who Am I?
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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The Vaselines
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Quakes and tsunamis;
Sleeping better without gadgets
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The Progressive Radio Show |
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Sharif Abdel Kouddous |
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "The Death of Gertrude Stein" – read by Pat Gershenoff
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– A Muslim playwright changes the script
– Steven Soderbergh says goodbye to Hollywood
– A look at the off-Broadway show "Play Dead"
– Pink Floyd's "The Wall" 30 years on
– Arts on the chopping block: your hometown
– Travels with Charley: Monterey
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “Who Am I?”
One American writer knew exactly who she was, but didn’t know who was using her name and her image to promote a porn site that thousands were flocking to. A single mother-of-four in South Africa discovers photography to recreate herself. And a philosopher-theologian speculates that robots maybe do have souls. Photo: Thulbelitsha by Lindeka Qambi.
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes(12:00)
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring(12:30)
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Scottish rock group The Vaselines are back together in the Sound Opinions studio to perform some old gems, as well as new tunes from their recent release Sex With an X.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– The connection between quakes and tsunamis
– How we taste sweetness
– An opera featuring robots
– A robotic book printer that produces books to order
HOUR 2
– Why humans age like other primates
– TVs and Smartphones hampering a good night’s sleep
– The origin of the word ‘clone’
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Sharif Abdel Kouddous, a senior producer for Democracy Now!
March 11th, 2011
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