News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 7 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 7
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, March 7
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The Rainbow Minute
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Gertrude and Alice in Paris
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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Curing mosquitoes of malaria
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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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Loving v. Virginia
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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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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Libya: How we got here
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Gertrude and Alice in Paris" – read by Pat Gershenoff
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– Can REDD work for the Amazon?
– Curing mosquitoes of malaria
– The future of biofuels and the weather
– A medical use for scorpion venom
– An environmental Rx for healthier kids
– Sea otters niche in the bay
– Focusing the power of parents into climate-action
– The changing nature of books as seen via historical botanical literature
Le Show with Harry Shearer(10:00)
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: How the Loving v. Virginia case legalized interacial marriage for the entire country
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
Today:
– The political history of Libya that is shaping the events of today
– From the Op/Ed pages: Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) hearings on radical Islam — pro and con
– The proposed defunding of Planned Parenthood, hear from the supporters and challengers
– Should we use "blood money" to resolve the issue with the CIA contractor in Pakistan?
March 7th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 4 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 4
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, March 4
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Candace Gingrich,
the Accidental Activist
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Studio 360
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09:00
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Zombie, Spaceship, Wasteland
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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The Wisonsin Idea
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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 birth of Rock and Roll
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Multiple universes? and
Keeping your cloud data safe
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Candace Gingrich, the Accidental Activist" – Noah Scalin
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– Culture and Egypt’s path to revolution
– Alabama artist, Thornton Dial
– New Broadway play, “Good People”
– Travels with Charley: Spokane
– Zombie, Spaceship, Wasteland… which one are you?
– The ballad of Lady Gaga
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “Who are We”
details not available.
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: A look at "The Wisconsin Idea" which ultimately gave us primary elections, worker's comp., state regulation of railroads, direct election of U.S. Senators and progressive taxation.
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Hosts Jim and Greg talk about the birth of rock and roll and the modern label system with Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman. Later in the show, they review the hit new album by British singer Adele.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– HPV infection rate in men increases with sex partners
– Will the changing climate change the way the Navy operates?
– Can there be more than one universe?
HOUR 2
– Early space shuttle flights were riskier than estimated
– Keeping your data safe in “the cloud”
– Non-embryonic stem cells, more DNA damage
– Complaints and compliments for Science Friday
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Wilma Subra, a leading environmentalist and critic of BP.
March 4th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 28 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 28
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 28
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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The Fabulous
Walt Whitman Bridge
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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Danger from the sometimes frost
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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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Success in Afghanistan;
Teachers and politcs
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "The Fabulous Walt Whitman Bridge" – read by Glenn Lash
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– The sometimes frost – danger from the gases leaking from the permafrost
– Lessons learned from surging gas prices
– Sustainable science at the EPA
– Smart meters revealing more than you might think
– How green are e-books? You may be surprised.
– Where the antelope played – natural gas production in the west
– The fearsome nematodes of the dry
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:
– Looking for signs of success in Afghanistan
– Is religion holding back the economies of the Arab world?
– What does it mean to be a man in this day and culture?
– Teachers and politics
February 28th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 25 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 25
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 25
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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The Legacy of Billy Strayhorn
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Studio 360
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09:00
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Singer Josh Ritter performs
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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"Let it Go"
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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"The Wisconsin Idea"
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Author, Chip Jones
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Artist, Tom Papa
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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The Gang of Four
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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New brain science and The
advantages of being bilingual
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "The Legacy of Billy Strayhorn" – Dean Christesen
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– Host Kurt Anderson get some perspective from Tom Stoppard's play "The Real Thing"
– Martha Plimpton: Growing up on Stage
– "I realized I was a grown up when…."
– Singer Josh Ritter on why he no longer feels like a kid
– Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz discusses literary growing pains
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “Let it Go”
Imagine the biggest loss you could ever face, loved ones killed, your life savings stolen. Now imagine forgiving those who hurt you so badly. That’s what today’s guests have in common in this surprising, uplifting episode.
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: A look at progressive reforms that came from "The Wisconsin Idea" such as primary elections, worker's comp. and direct election of U.S. Senators.
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes(12:00)
Today: Chip Jones, author of "War Shots: Norm Hatch and the U.s. Marine Corps Combat Cameramen of World War II"
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring(12:30)
Today: Tim talks with artist, lawyer and developer Tom Papa.
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Hosts Jim and Greg sit down with Andy Gill and Jon King, founders of the pioneering post-punk group Gang of Four. Plus they review the new album from Radiohead.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– Tracing signals in the brain
– Cell phone radiation and the brain
– Creating the illusion of a different body
HOUR 2
– The advantages of being bilingual
– Have we grown too fond of technology?
– Are transgenic weeds an ecological threat?
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Doug Henwood of Left Business Observer and Liza Featherstone, author of "Selling Women Short."
February 25th, 2011
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 21 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 21
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 21
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The Rainbow Minute
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04:29
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Billy Strayhorn Meets the Duke
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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The true costs of coal
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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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Targeting public unions
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Billy Strayhorn Meets the Duke" – read by Dean Christesen
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– President Obama’s budget and the Department of Energy
– Budget cuts energy help for the poor
– Toxic tide: discovering the health effects of the Deepwater disaster, part 2
– The true costs of coal
– How depleting our resources is leading to our demise
– Black History month and environmental justice
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:
– States target public unions
– A chat with the director of the Oscar nominated film "Waste Land"
– The uprising in Libya and increasing violence
– From the Op-Ed pages: why the pro-choice movement must change its tactics
February 21st, 2011
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 18 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 18
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 18
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Kevin Keller,
Comic Book Celebrity
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Studio 360
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09:00
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Fighting to keep the arts
in Kansas — and much more!
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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For Valentine's Day…
Complicated love stories |
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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A quick look at the mid 1960s
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Leeanne Meadows, author
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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VMFA Director, Alex Nyerges
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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The history of the Monkees
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Is gaming good for you?
Science as a diplomatic tool?
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Kevin Keller, Comic Book Celebrity" – read by Glenn Lash
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– Fighting to keep the arts in Kansas
– How metaphors influence, well, everything
– American Icons: “Dallas” the TV series
– This week’s Travels with Charley: New Orleans
– The winners of the Material Mash-up
– This week’s installment of Spark
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “It’s Complicated” The Valentine's Day show:
–A young British man poses as his lover’s long-lost son to keep the affair a secret;
– A Canadian woman stages a public fight with her boyfriend as a way of protesting Valentine’s Day,
– Parsi singles try speed dating to shore up their ever-shrinking numbers
– A Dutch photographer puts an ad in newspapers around the world for "the world’s most beautiful people" to come forward.
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: The Black Panthers – how their community service was overshadowed and eventually undone by their militancy.
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
Today: Leeanne Meadows, co-author of "Secretariat's Meadow"
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Today: Alex Nyarges, Director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts discusses the upcoming Picasso exhibit
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Hosts Jim and Greg dive into the history and legacy of the “Revolutionary Made-for-TV Band,” The Monkees with writer Eric Lefcowitz.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– Could gaming be good for you?
– Science funding and the national budget
– How fleas jump
HOUR 2
– Science as a diplomatic tool?
– How engineers carved out Manhattan to build the subway
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Israeli refusenik Gal Lugassi, who is a member of Anarchists Against the Wall.
February 18th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 14 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 14
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 14
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Two Katharines in Love
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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Emerging health effects of the
Deepwater disaster
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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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A WRIR News Special
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12:00
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Richmond Mayor, Dwight C.
Jones, State of the City Address
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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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Why Egypt matters; The battle
over the Federal budget
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Two Katharines in Love" – read by Heather Wright
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– House Republicans fight the EPA over greenhouse gases
– How recent droughts are making the Amazon a source of carbon dioxide
– Toxic tide: discovering the health effects of the Deepwater disaster
– Using clean, fresh water to extract oil from tar sands
– Trash to treasure in rural Guatemala
– A hornet that can turn sunlight into energy
– The poetry of the ocean
Le Show with Harry Shearer(10:00)
Hidden Histories (10:01)
WRIR News Special (12:00)
Today: Richmond Mayor, Dwight C. Jones' State of the City Adress. Recorded live at the Hippodrome.
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (12:00)
and Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Will return next week
WRIR Favorites: (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
Today:
– Why Egypt matters
– From the Opinion Page: "Imagining Life Without Fannie or Freddie"
– A look at perceptions of age with the author of "How We Age"
– The battle over the Federal budget
February 14th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 11 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 11
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 11
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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The George Washington Carver
Commemorative Stamps
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Democracy Now!
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08:00
09:00
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Two hour special on the
situation in Egypt
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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Neighbourhood Watch
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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A look back at "Massive
Resistance" against integration
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Ellen F. Brown and
John Wiley Jr. |
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Richard Woodward,
African Art Curator
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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Favorite love songs
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Defining a data deluge.
The science of ice
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "The George Washington Carver Commemorative Stamps" – read by Va. State Senator, Donald McEachin
Democracy Now! (8:00)
Today: A two hour special broadcast concentrating on the evolving situation in Egypt
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “Neighbourhood Watch”
From Cairo to Juarez and Poland: people who've had enough will do whatever it takes to change things for the better, even if it means risking their lives.
– A Safe House in Cairo
– A Safe House in Cairo
– Juarez Journalist
– Juarez Day Care
– Cleaning up the Street in Warsaw
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: The practice of Massive Resistance" in the segregated South and how successful it was at first.
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
Today: The authors of "Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller's Odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood", Ellen F. Brown and John Wiley Jr.
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Today: Richard Woodward, Curator of African Art at the Museum of Fine Art.
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Rock and roll is filled with songs about Unrequited Love. This week hosts Jim and Greg and listeners from around the country pick their favorites for Valentine's Day.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– Defining a data deluge
– IBM computer faces off against Jeopardy champs
– The ‘Science of Kissing’
HOUR 2
– Cracking the science of ice
– Is preventative medicine actually over treatment?
– The origin of the word ‘antibiotic’
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Sociology professor Arlie Hochschild.
February 11th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 7 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 7
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, February 7
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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George Washington Carver,
American Scientist
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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Biomass, friend or foe?
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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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Civil disobedience in
Birmingham, Alabama
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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: "George Washington Carver, American Scientist" – read by Va. State Senator, Donald McEachin
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– UN Stresses Need for Revolutionary Climate Action
– Diluting Dispersant
– Biomass, Climate Friend or Foe?
– The Man Working on a Clean Energy Plan
– Science Note – Sharks and Smell
– Poo-Gloos
– BirdNote® Recording Sounds
– New Moguls of Clean Energy
– The Noisy Ocean and its Conseqences
Le Show with Harry Shearer (10:00)
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: How the harsh treatment of civil rights proponents in Birmingham, AL pushed the nation to sympathize with them.
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
February 7th, 2011
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 4 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 4
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, February 4
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
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Hospital Visitation Extended to
Same-Sex Couples
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Studio 360
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09:00
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The Egyptian protests affect
on artists – and much more…
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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Secrets and Lies
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Martin Luther King Jr. and civil
disobedience |
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Author and Humorist David Sedaris
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Sculptor Michael Jones McKean
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Turning skin cells to heart cells,
Can dogs smell cancer?
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Hospital Visitation Extended to Same-Sex Couples" – read by Amy Lockett
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– An Egyptian poet tells us about the uncertain position of artists in his country…
– …and we hear his new poem about the protests
– An interview with the director of the new movie “Winter’s Bone”
– A poet and his book about the Amistad slave revolution
– A modern look at John Steinbeck’s America
– Spark: Falling in love with the stuff you work with
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “Secrets and Lies”
– The adopted son of Kansas farmers discovers a shocking truth about himslef that everyone in the town but he knew.
– A homeless man in Amsterdam discovers his father was a millionaire.
– A former student tells us about the extraordinary tangled web of lies he told to pass his college internship.
– A Ugandan journalist explains why he'sconvinced he’s one of the world’s luckiest men.
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s essay on civil disobedience and its affect on the civil rights movement in the South.
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
Today: Liz interviews author and humorist David Sedaris who was in town last year for an engagement at The Landmark Theatre.
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Today: Tim talks with sculptor, VCU art instructor and Guggenheim Fellow: Michael Jones McKean
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Musical duo Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan stop by the studio. Plus more music news and reviews.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– Turning skin cells into heart cells… quicker
– Walking your way to a bigger brain
– The depths of aquarium science
HOUR 2
– Can dogs smell cancer?
– Taking the politics out of climate science
– Why Pluto got demoted
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: David Harvey, the author of "The Enigma of Capital and the Crises of Capitalism."
February 4th, 2011
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