News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 31 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 31
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 31
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The Rainbow Minute
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Gay and Lesbian Sit-Ins
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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State of the Union and
clean energy
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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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Stamping out polio.
A new era for Egypt
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Gay and Lesbian Sit-Ins" – read by Virginia Gutierrez
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– State of the Union and clean energy
– Energy and climate czar leaves the White House
– Salt-sized batteries
– The search for neutrinos in the Antarctic
– Environmental groups vs. the EPA
– Huge methane emissions coming from fresh water
– The Forest Film Festival
– Elephant Seals in combat
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:
HOUR 1
– Bill Gates' push to stamp out polio
-From the opinion page: The Obama Administration should not fear what's happening in Egypt
HOUR 2
– A "New Era" for Egypt
– The author of "Harlem is Nowhere" talks about… Harlem
January 31st, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 28 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 28
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 28
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Walt Whitman Gets Fired
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Studio 360
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09:00
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Who wrote "O"
— 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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The rise and fall of the Aristide
regime in Haiti
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Author, Karen Abbott
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Science artist, Colin Bowring
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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A musical look back to 1991
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Online privacy at stake,
Digital sampling, legal or not?
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Walt Whitman Gets Fired" – read by Brian Smith
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– Author John Heilemann discusses the new book "O" written by Anonymous and makes a guess at the author.
– A new song by resident folk artist Scott Blazek
– A discussion with Jon Robin Baitz about his new play "Other Desert Cities"
– A look at the Oscar nominated movie "The Kids are Alright"
– The mother of all modern kitchens: the Frankfurt Kitchen
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “Secrets and Lies”
– Steve Lickteig, the adopted son of Kansas farmers, came to discover a shocking truth that everyone in the town but Steve knew.
– Jerry Winkler was a homeless man in Amsterdam when he discovered his father was a millionaire.
– Former student Emad tells us about the extraordinary tangled web of lies he told to pass his college internship.
– Ugandan journalist Joseph Elunya explains why he’s one of the world’s luckiest men.
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: A retrospective on the rise and fall (twice) of the Aristide regime in Haiti.
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
Today: Karen Abbott author of "American Rose a Nation Laid Bare, The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee"
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Today: Tim talks with his nephew Colin Bowring, computer graphics professor at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, about his artistic endeavors.
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Twenty years later, hosts Jim and Greg look back at 1991, the year that gave us Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses and Lollapalooza.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– Two cold winters don’t make a climate trend
– Privacy at stake as sites track online preferences
– Twitter and Facebook as political tools
– The origin of the word “physician”
HOUR 2
– An earlier departure out of Africa for early humans?
– Blood spotting made easier
– Digital sampling and the remix culture
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Wendell Potter, the whistleblower from the health insurance industry, who has a new book out called "Deadly Spin."
January 28th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 24 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 24
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 24
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Kisser and Wound Dresser,
Walt Whitman
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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“Rewilding” the world
…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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Presiden Obama a Hawk?
Is Congress big enough?
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Kisser and Wound Dresser, Walt Whitman" – read by Josh Bearman
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– Mountain top removal mine denied… but is this the last word?
– Regulations under review… do they cost jobs or create them?
– Food price spikes… a diet for a changing world?
– The future of State carbon markets… now that the only one has closed
– The Maguire Daisy… was it truly endangered?
– A menagerie on ice… saving rare breeds of animals for the future
– Turning pig waste into paved roads in Missouri
– Preserving the world’s biodiversity via ‘rewilding’
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 pitfalls for reporting breaking news
– Considering members of the House have more than ten times as many constituents as their predecessors in 1787, is Congress big enough?
– Has the President embraced — or even expanded — President Bush's strategy of preventive war?
– An discussion on the departure of Keith Olberman from MSNBC
January 24th, 2011
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 21 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 21
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 21
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Transgender Scrabble Player Wins Big
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Studio 360
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09:00
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The jailing of the Belarus
Free Theatre — and more…
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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The Right Fight
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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, author
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Theresa Palmer, artist
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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Superchunk performs
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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The BP oil spill's impact — and…
Changing climate means
changing oceans
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Transgender Scrabble Player Wins Big" – read by Glenn Lash
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– Mixing classical compositions with indie rock
– A cellist/composer sets his childhood vacation memories to music
– A founder of the Belarus Free Theatre talks about being imprisoned
– A radio producer couple has an issue with Kerouac’s “On the Road”
– A redesign for highway signs
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “The Right Fight”
– Reverend Thomas Butts in Alabama used the pulpit to fight for racial justice, even when it meant death threats.
– Sonnie Hereford IV talks to his dad about their fight to desegregate Alabama.
– Georges Laraque on becoming a pro ice hockey "enforcer" and now a vegan with the Green Party of Canada.
– Two Karen women who run a covert information network inside Myanmar.
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
Today: Liz interviews Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt about her book, "Finding Thalhimers."
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Today: Theresa Palmer, artist
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Members of the North Carolina band Superchunk stop by to talk about their two decades of DIY-indie rock. They perform songs from their latest release Majesty Shredding.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– The BP oil spill’s impact on wetlands, wildlife and human health
HOUR 2
– Changing climate means changing oceans
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Richard Immerman, author of “Empire for Liberty: A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz.”
January 21st, 2011
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 17 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 17
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 17
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Bayard Rustin
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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Reactions to the Oil Spill
Commission’s report
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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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What if it's your child?
And… Who was the worst
president ever?
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Bayard Rustin, African-American Civil Rights Activist" – read by Viola Baskerville
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– The mixed reactions to the Oil Spill Commission’s report
– The affects of offshore drilling on Native Alaskans
– Re-thinking flouride
– A look at new low-energy desalination technology
– The author of “The View from Lazy Point”
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:
– In light of the Arizon shootings, what if it's your child that commits such an act?
– Revisiting Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speach
– Andrew Johnson: worst president ever?
– A look at Arab states on the brink
January 17th, 2011
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 14 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 14
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 14
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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The Village People’s
“Macho Man”
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Studio 360
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09:00
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Garry Trudeau and 40
years of “Doonesbury”
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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The Right Fight
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Why are conservtives now
honoring Martin Luther King?
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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 business of hip-hop
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Improving our electric grid and
What exactly is a 4G network
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Macho Man" – Noah Scalin
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– Novelist Walter Kirn — making sense of the Arizona tragedy
– Garry Trudeau looks back on 40 years of “Doonesbury”
– Comedian Reggie Watts explains the nature of the universe
– Aha moment by Antony Hegarty
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “The Right Fight”
– Previously aired stories that reflect the spirit of Martin Luther King Day
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: Even though conservatives have finally decided to start honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., excerpts from his speeches indicate he wouldn't be pleased with these new friends.
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes(12:00)
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring(12:30)
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Hosts Jim and Greg discuss the business of hip-hop with Dan Charnas, author of The Big Payback.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– Author Lauren Redniss talks about her book “Radioactive”
– The Earth’s magnetic field, what causes it and why is it shifting?
– How to make our national electric grid better
HOUR 2
– What is a 4G network and how does it measure up?
– Tracking carbon through your gut and beyond
– Social network identity splintering – how much is too much?
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Ofelia Rivas, an elder and an activist of the Tohono O’odham, the tribe on the border of Arizona and Mexico.
January 14th, 2011
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 10 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 10
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 10
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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The Village People
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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Endocrine disruptors effects
on reproductive health
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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: Action Speaks
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01:00
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The Copyright Extension Act
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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"Soul Searching" in Arizona
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "The Village People" – read by Noah Scalin
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– EPA to regulate greenhouse gases
– Deepwater Horizon investigation
– Environmental Wikileaks
– Tough going for high speed rail
– Prince Charles’s new book “Harmony: A new way of looking at the world”
– Remembering Judy Bonds, Appalachian crusader
– How endocrine disruptors are linked to genital changes
Le Show with Harry Shearer(10:00)
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards(12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: Action Speaks (1:00)
Today: A panel discusses the 1998 Sunny Bono Copyright Extension Act
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– "Soul Searching" in Arizona in the wake of Saturday's shooting
HOUR 2
– A twelve-step program for compassion
– From the opinion page: How untangling George W. Bush's legacy could trap Obama in something worse
January 10th, 2011
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 7 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 7
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, January 7
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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A Hero in the Repeal of
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
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Studio 360
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09:00
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Detroit’s “ruin porn”
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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People who don't give up
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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Massacre at Wounded Knee
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Gene Cox, TV news anchor
and author.
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Mary Holland and
Kathleen Markowitz
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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New buried treasures
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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Citizen science projects and
Getting the most from your TV
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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.
January 7th, 2011
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 3 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 3
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, January 3
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Victim Number One
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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Holiday storytelling special
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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: Action Speaks
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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 politics of Social Security
The politics of snow
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Victim Number One" – read by Whitney Vaughan
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– The “Hole” Story
– In with the Old, In with the New
– Surfacing
Le Show with Harry Shearer(10:00)
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards(12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: Action Speaks (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00) to call in: 800-989-8255
Today:
– Politicians debate how to fund Social Security, call in with your questions
– An expensive Broadway failure, call in with stories of your flops
– The politics of snow. If you are in the snow removal business call in with your stories
– The premier of OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network
January 3rd, 2011
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, December 31 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, December 31
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, December 31
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Even More Coming Out in 2010
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Studio 360
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09:00
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An homage to the automobile
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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Favorite stories from 2010
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Hidden Histories
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10:01
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The history of New Year's eve
celebrations
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Charles Shields, author
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Mary Flynn
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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2010 Mixtapes
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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The year of science in review
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Even More Coming Out in 2010" – read by Brenda Thornton
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– A weekly ad-hoc auto museum at the Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, CA
– The next generation of car designers
– The Aptera, the car of the future?
– An interview with hip hop artist Chali 2na
– A look at some of L.A.’s most imaginative roadside architecture
– Scenes from the Dub Magazine car show
– A female perspective on the American automobile
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “2010 Favourites”
– "Dancing in Auschwitz",
– "Barry Gibbs’ wrongful conviction"
– "Sarajevo remembered"
– "Stealing coffins in Kenya"
– "The man who disappears people".
Hidden Histories (10:01)
Today: Why the Romans changed the Babylonian new years celebration from spring to winter.
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Today: Host Liz Humes interviews Charles Shields, author of the unauthorized biography of Harper Lee (the author of "To Kill a Mockingbird")
Zero Hour (12:30)
Today: Host Tim Bowring talks with Mary Flynn, director/editor of the New Virginia Review
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Hosts Jim and Greg present their 2010 Mixtapes with their favorite songs of the year. They'll also review the new posthumous release by Michael Jackson.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
HOUR 1
– 2010 science year in review
– Video pick: the toiling ant
HOUR 2
– The story of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider
– Spending time in Antarctica
– The best way to store leftover Champagne
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Andrei Codrescu, NPR commentator and author of many books, including his latest, "The Poetry Lesson."
December 31st, 2010
Posted In: News