News/Talk Highlights for Monday, November 15 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, November 15
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, November 15
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The Rainbow Minute
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Movie Trailer Removes Gay Joke
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Living on Earth
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The new political climate
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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Talk of the Nation
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Targeting the defense budget
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Movie Trailer Removes Gay Joke" – read by John Porter
Living on Earth (9:00)
– Reworking the 1987 ozone treaty to work for climate change
– Code red for gulf coral
– Gas drillers pumped up for expansion
– Vertical farming for urban environments
– SNAP goes to the farmer’s market
– Protecting Michigan’s abundant ground water
– Carbon budgeting for personal carbon emissions
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: The Moth Radio Hour (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
– The top 10 overused words of 2010
– Targeting the defense budget for deficit reduction
– The literature of exile
– From the Op/Ed pages: "Obama: One and Done"?
November 15th, 2010
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, November 12 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, November 12
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, November 12
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The Rainbow Minute
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We' wha's Death
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Studio 360
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American Icon: Georgia O’Keefe’s Skull Paintings
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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War Mementos
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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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Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
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02:00
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Spooky science
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The Progressive Radio Show
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04:30
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Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "We' wha's Death" – read by Tall Feathers
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– The autobiography of Mark Twain
– James Ellroy: demon dog of crime fighting
– Isreali pulp
– American icons: Georgia O’Keefe’s skull paintings
– Grand Canyon painters
Hidden Histories (9:01)
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “War Mementos” — A Dutch woman who adopted the grave of an American soldier; A young widow who got the one thing she wanted when her Air Force husband crashed; Two former US servicemen who turned their uniforms into paper; A Korean woman who reunites with her sister in North Korea.
Zero Hour (12:00)
Wordy Birds (12:30)
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Hosts Jim and Greg help a listener in musical critical care.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
Hour 1
– NSF Director Subra Suresh
– Scientists and Advocacy?
– A trip to a comet
Hour 2
– Spooky science: quantum entanglement
– Antonio Damasio: self comes to mind/
– Are you happy?
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com
November 12th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, November 8 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, November 8
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, November 8
To all our listeners who donated last week… Thank You!
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The Rainbow Minute
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Matilda Stevenson, Groundbreaking Anthropologist
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Living on Earth
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The new political climate
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Hidden Histories
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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Homespun CSPAN
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12:30
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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"Death of the Liberal Class"?
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Matilda Stevenson, Groundbreaking Anthropologist" – read by Tall Feathers
Living on Earth (9:00)
– The new political climate
– California votes to keep climate law
– Cap-and-Trade takeaway
– What’s next for the congressional global warming committee
– Biodiversity convention
– Greening Aruba
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: The Moth Radio Hour (1:00)
Today: ?
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
– Author Chris Hedges and the "Death of the Liberal Class"
– The GOP readies its strategies on policies and politics
– How the recent election results may change the president's foriegn policy
– Zenyatta falls short by a nose.
November 8th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, November 5 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, November 5
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, November 5
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The Rainbow Minute
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Everyone's Favorite Aunt
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Studio 360
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American Icon: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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American Revolutionary,
Thomas Paine
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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Beasts of burden
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Best selling author, David Sedaris
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Sculptor, Jacqueline Crowley
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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Best Coast performs
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Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
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02:00
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Science and morality
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The Progressive Radio Show
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04:30
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Ann Cooper
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Everyone's Favorite Aunt" – read by Allen Levenberg
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today: This week’s installment of the American Icons series: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Today: American Revolutionary and found father, Thomas Paine. How his manifesto, "The Age of Reason", would fly in the face of those today who insist that this is a christian nation.
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: “Beasts of Burden” — A former bullfighter tells us about his animal rights revelation; the world’s only serving MP whose constituency is not human; the “human ants” of Beijing.
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Today: Host Liz Humes talks with humorist and author David Sedaris.
Zero Hour (12:30)
Today: Host Tim Bowring interviews sculptor Jacqueline Crowley
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Indie pop trio Best Coast visits the show to perform its unique mix of girl-group harmonies and shoegaze rock.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
Hour 1
– Concussions and athletes
– A look at the play “Photograph 51”
– Crowd counting
Hour 2
– Science and morality
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Ann Cooper, "the renegade lunch lady."
November 5th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, November 1 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, November 1
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, November 1
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The Rainbow Minute
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Taking Gay Marriage to
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Living on Earth
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Green and efficient truckers
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Taking Gay Marriage to New Heights" – read by Amy Henderson
Living on Earth (9:00)
– Saving the world’s biodiversity
– Stimulus money and the environment
– Fuel and emission efficient truckers
– Greening Afghanistan
– Harnessing the power of soccer
– A look at the Natural Resource Defense Council
– A tree wiki for urban trees
– The Clayton Fear Farm
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: The Moth Radio Hour (1:00)
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Talk of the Nation (2:00)
November 1st, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, October 29 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, October 29
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, October 29
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The Rainbow Minute
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Madonna Takes a Stand
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Studio 360
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09:00
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American Icon: The House of Mirth
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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Jean Donovan, martyr
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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Freeing the Press
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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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The season’s creepiest music
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Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
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02:00
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Amber, Chupacabra, Eels, Lungs
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The Progressive Radio Show
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04:30
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Jordan Flaherty
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Stay Tuned at 5:00 for Globabl-A-Go-Go and the kickoff of our Fall FunDrive!
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Madonna Takes a Stand" – read by Mike Hinerman
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– Tea Party hip hop
– Pee Wee Herman returns… this time to Broadway
– Low budget movies taking Hollywood by storm
– This week’s installment of the American Icons series: The House of Mirth
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Today: Jean Donovan, American lay missionary who was murdered in El Salvador for practicing Liberation Theology.
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: "Freeing the Press"
– A Darfuri journalist reporting from Holland
– How China uses lunch to control Journalists
– A Columbian Journalist defies death threats to report on the drug war
– A Palestinian father who donated his son's organs to Isreali children
– Two dads who take in children nobody else wants
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Zero Hour (12:30)
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Hosts Jim and Greg have once again scoured the dark underbelly of rock and roll to find the creepiest songs for the season. Plus they hear what tunes give the heebie jeebies to listeners from across the country.
Later in the show Jim and Greg give a Buy It, Burn It, Trash It rating to the new album by Scottish pop band Belle and Sebastian.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
Hour 1
– An answer to the Chupacabra legend?
– Amber gives a glimpse of Ancient India
– Everything you ever wanted to know about eels
Hour 2
– Lungs, taste and asthma
– The Thousand Genomes Project
– Cholera’s causes and treatments
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Jordan Flaherty, author of "Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six."
October 29th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, October 25 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, October 25
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, October 25
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The Rainbow Minute
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Mark Segal and His Famous
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Wal-Mart going Local?
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Mark Segal and His Famous TV Zaps" – read by Allan Levenberg
Living on Earth (9:00)
– Aviation and greenhouse gases
– What’s causing the toxic algae that’s choking Lake Erie?
– Preventing strokes by massaging fingertips?
– Genetics and the environment
– Why scientists should look to Hollywood for communication skills
– Wal-Mart thinking small and local?
– How to make a thatched roof
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: The Moth Radio Hour (1:00)
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Talk of the Nation (2:00)
October 25th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, October 18 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, October 18
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, October 18
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Our Past Preserved
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Living on Earth
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The Gulf of Mexico half a year
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Hidden Histories
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Our Past Preserved" – read by Amy Henderson
Living on Earth (9:00)
– California’s climate law on the ballot
– The Gulf of Mexico half a year later
– The high price for free wind power
– Surfing crocodiles
– The Nissan Leaf, an affordable electric car
– Coming clean on household cleaners
– Pinwheeling Northern Shovelers
– Wearing local
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: The Moth (1:00)
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Talk of the Nation (2:00)
October 18th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, October 15 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, October 15
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, October 15
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The Rainbow Minute
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Jay Fisette steps out
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Studio 360
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09:00
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American Icon: Harley Davidson
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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Columbus Day vs. Dia de la Raza
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The State We’re In
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10:00
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Stuck
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:00
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One hour of Zero Hour today
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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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Dissecting “The Wall”
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Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
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02:00
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A highway for wind power
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The Progressive Radio Show
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04:30
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Chip Berlet
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Jay Fisette Steps Out" – read by Virginia State Delegate, Jennifer McClellan
Studio 360 (9:00)
Today:
– This week’s installment of the American Icons series: Harley Davidson
– The Vaselines reunite after a 20 year hiatus
– Crochet, geometry and the coral reef
– The amazing story of quantum mechanics
– Sanitary pads for the people
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Today: The darker side of Columbus Day and the reason it is celebrated as Dia de le Raza in Latin America
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: Stuck: A woman who was stalked for 15 years, A Cambodian cartoonist who escaped two deadly regimes, and an Italian lawyer explains how he was able to defend a child molester.
Zero Hour (12:00)
Today: two episodes back-to-back.
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: HostsJim and Greg conduct a Classic Album Dissection of Pink Floyd's landmark concept album The Wall.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
Hour 1
– MIT Media Lab at 25
– A look back at ‘cars of the future’
Hour 2
– A highway for wind power
– The pot book
– Punk rock evolution
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Chip Berlet of Political Research Associates, talks about the tea parties.
October 15th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, October 11 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, October 11
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, October 11
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The Rainbow Minute
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Adam Ebbin, Virginia's First
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Labor’s historic battle of Blair Mountain
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Hidden Histories
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Le Show with Harry Shearer
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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Homespun CSPAN
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WRIR Favorites: Radiolab
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Fate
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Forced out of the closet
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Adam Ebbin, Virginia's First Openly-Gay State Legislator" – read by Virginia State Delegate Jennifer McClellan
Living on Earth (9:00)
– UN climate negotiators meet in China
– U.S. still behind in climate talks
– Still fighting Labor’s historic battle of Blair Mountain
– MacArthur’s honeybee genius
– How the government low-balled the Gulf oil disaster
– Up on the roof with goats
– Other planets like Earth
– Christopher Columbus’ birds
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
WRIR Favorites: Radiolab (1:00)
Today: Fate
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
– Forced out of the closet? If so, call in and tell your story 800-989-8255
– Google tests car that can steer without a driver
– An author tells us how religious fanaticism is a red herring in the war on terror
– From the opinion page: peace talks with the Taliban?
October 11th, 2010
Posted In: News