News/Talk Highlights for Friday, August 20 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, August 20
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, August 20
|
The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
08:59
12:29
04:29
|
A Politician's Flip-Flop
|
|
State of the Re:Union
|
09:00
|
Greensburg, Kansas
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
09:01
|
|
|
The State We’re In
|
10:00
|
Enlisting God
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:00
|
Author, Daniel H. Pink
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:30
|
Artist, Jerry Shapiro
|
|
Sound Opinions
|
01:00
|
A classic album dissection
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
|
02:00
|
A new view of the moon and
Going green at college
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
The Progressive Radio Show
|
04:30
|
Author Brian Tokar
Click "read more>>" for details
|
Thank you for clicking "read more>>" Here are the extra details…
The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "A Politician's Flip-Flop" – read by Mike Hinerman
State of the Re:Union (9:00)
This show sets out to explore how a particular American city or town creates community, the ways people transcend challenging circumstances and the vital cultural narratives that give an area its uniqueness.
Today: Greensburg, Kansas – the town that reinvented itself after being completely wiped off the map by a tornado in May, 2007.
Hidden Histories (9:01)
The State We’re In (10:00)
Today: Enlisting God: Military rabbis directing Israeli soldiers that combat is a matter of faith; A former soldier who is repulsed by ‘holy war’; a Palestinian doctor’s belief that helps him overcome his loss; a film director talks about his time as a tank gunner .
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Today: Host Liz Humes talks with Daniel H. Pink about his new book "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motives Us". Mr. Pink is also the author of "A Whole New Mind" and "The Adventures of Johnny Bunko".
Zero Hour (12:30)
Today: Host Tim Bowring interviews Jerry Shapiro of the Red Door Gallery
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: A Classic Album Dissection of T. Rex’s quintessential glam rock release Electric Warrior.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
Hour 1
– New views of the moon
– Are researchers being hindered in the wake of the gulf oil disaster?
– Meditation and the brain
Hour 2
– Plastics at sea
– Going green at college
– Novelist Margaret Atwood and “The Year of the Flood”
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Brian Tokar, author of "Toward Climate Justice: Perspectives on the Climate Crisis and Social Change."
August 20th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, August 16 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, August 16
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, August 16
|
The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
08:59
12:29
04:29
|
Eleanor and Amelia,
Birds of a Feather
|
|||
|
Living on Earth
|
09:00
|
Affordable green technology
and much more…
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
09:01
|
|
|||
|
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:00
|
|
|||
|
Homespun CSPAN
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:30
|
|
|||
|
Mental Health Matters
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
01:00
|
How much is enough time
with your children?
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Talk of the Nation
|
02:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
Thank you for clicking "read more>>" Here are the extra details…
The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Eleanor and Amelia, Birds of a Feather" – read by Mary Gay Hutcherson
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today:
– Getting to the bottom of the Methane vs CO2 debate
– Building green with less green
– Reforming toxic chemical regulation
– Emerging science: frog foam
– The sound of the solar wind
– Bikes made of bamboo to further reduce their carbon footprint
– Thoreau’s “Walden” – by haiku
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
Today: a rebroadcast with guest Vicki Van Cleave, Psy.D. of the Virginia Institute for Interpersonal Development, pllc. discussing How Much is Enough Time with your Children?
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
– Low-income housing, is there a better way?
– Clarifying the U.S. mission, goals, and objectives for success in Afghanistan
– The swimming disparity, what causes it and how to recognize when someone is drowning
– "Choose Your Own Adventure" is going digital; yep, now there's an app. for that
August 16th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, August 9 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, August 9
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, August 9
|
The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
08:59
12:29
04:29
|
Giant Victories for Marriage Equality
|
|||
|
Living on Earth
|
09:00
|
Preserving the Congo Basin’s trees
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
09:01
|
|
|||
|
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:00
|
|
|||
|
Homespun CSPAN
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:30
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Mental Health Matters
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
01:00
|
Adolescent Substance Abuse
and Treatment Options
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Talk of the Nation
|
02:00
|
Children of foreclosure (hour 1)
A look at disasters (hour 2)
Click "read more>>" for details
|
Thank you for clicking "read more>>" Here are the extra details…
The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Giant Victories for Marriage Equality" – read by Mike Hinerman
Living on Earth (9:00)
Today: a special full-hour exploration on preserving the Congo Basin’s trees
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Today: A rebroadcast from September 2009, The Healthcare Reform Rally at the bell tower of the Virginia State Capitol
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
Today: host Gail Moskowitz discusses adolescent substance abuse and treatment options with guest Barbara Burke, MSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
Today:
– The children of foreclosure and
– The cost of war, are Americans paying enough?
– What police can do to restore the trust in law enforcement
– A look at man-made disasters and what, if anything, we can do to prevent them
August 9th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, August 6 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, August 6
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, August 6
|
The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
08:59
12:29
04:29
|
Gainesville. Florida Elects a Gay Mayor
|
|
State of the Re:Union
|
09:00
|
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
|
Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
09:01
|
|
|
The State We’re In
|
10:00
|
Bridging Divides
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:00
|
Author A. J. Jacobs
|
|
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:30
|
Artist Fiona Ross
|
|
Sound Opinions
|
01:00
|
Chess Records’ influence on rock ‘n roll
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
|
02:00
|
Cooking for Geeks and
Jailbreaking your cellphone
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
The Progressive Radio Show
|
04:30
|
Author Dave Zirin
Click "read more>>" for details
|
Thank you for clicking "read more>>" Here are the extra details…
The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Gainesville. Florida Elects a Gay Mayor" – read by Fred Gerson
State of the Re:Union (9:00)
This show sets out to explore how a particular American city or town creates community, the ways people transcend challenging circumstances and the vital cultural narratives that give an area its uniqueness.
Today: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hidden Histories (9:01)
The State We’re In (10:00)
The State We’re Incovers events large and small that illuminate both human tragedies and successes. It aims to engage listeners through personal stories that reveal the ways people treat each other, and how our actions connect us all.
Today: Bridging Divides: A Reverend explains how he helped desegregate Alabama starting in the 1950s; A couple whose relationship during and after divorce is better than when they were married; a Palestinian woman and an Israeli woman recount how they became best friends.
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Today: Liz intervews A. J. Jacobs, New York Times Bestselling author of "My Life as an Experiment"
Zero Hour (12:30)
Today: Tim talks with ceramics artist Fiona Ross,
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Hosts Jim and Greg explore the history and influence of Chess Records. During its 25 year run, the Chicago label put out music by Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters—forever changing the sound of rock and roll.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
Hour 1
– Why these are bad times for bats
– Cooking for geeks: science and technology in the kitchen
Hour 2
– BPA in your store receipts… huh?
– How to get young girls fired up about math
– Jailbreaking your cell phone – what does it mean and is it illegal?
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Dave Zirin, author, most recently, of "Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love."
August 6th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, August 2 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, August 2
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, August 2
|
The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
08:59
12:29
04:29
|
The Pie Seen Round the World
|
|||
|
Living on Earth
|
09:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
09:01
|
|
|||
|
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:00
|
|
|||
|
Homespun CSPAN
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:30
|
|
|||
|
Mental Health Matters
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
01:00
|
A show dedicated to your questions!
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Talk of the Nation
|
02:00
|
|
Thank you for clicking "read more>>" Here are the extra details…
The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
"The Pie Seen Round the World" – read by Dustin Richardson
Living on Earth (9:00)
– A climate change bill without Congress?
– A large-scale, long-term response to the BP oil disaster
– LOE takes a look back at its first 1000 shows
– Environmental advocacy then and now
– The beginnings of LOE
– An ozone update since 1991
– Listening to bacteria with ‘micro-ears’
– Birding by ear
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
If you are struggling with an interpersonal problem, an emotional/mental health problem or a parenting difficulty, please call the show… 649-9737 Host Gail Moskowitz will be happy to lend you her Practical Wisdom.
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
August 2nd, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 30 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 30
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 30
|
The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
08:59
12:29
04:29
|
The Myth of Affluence
|
|
State of the Re:Union
|
09:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
09:01
|
The Bonus Marchers
|
|
The State We’re In
|
10:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:00
|
Author Bill Lohmann
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:30
|
Sculptor Craig Pleasants
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Sound Opinions
|
01:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
|
02:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
The Progressive Radio Show
|
04:30
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
Thank you for clicking "read more>>" Here are the extra details…
The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "The Myth of Affluence – read by David Ryder
State of the Re:Union (9:00)
This show sets out to explore how a particular American city or town creates community, the ways people transcend challenging circumstances and the vital cultural narratives that give an area its uniqueness.
Today: Oakridge Oregon
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Today: The Bonus Marchers from the Depression era
The State We’re In (10:00)
The State We’re Incovers events large and small that illuminate both human tragedies and successes. It aims to engage listeners through personal stories that reveal the ways people treat each other, and how our actions connect us all.
Today: Getting off the warpath: Sudanese child soldiers create new lives for themselves; an Australian woman learns to shoot to overcome trauma; and deaf and blind kids in Beirut perform their own theatre pieces.
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Today: Bill Lohmann, Richmond Time-Dispatch staff writer and author of "Backroads and Byways of Virginia: Drives, Daytrips & Weekend Excursions"
Zero Hour (12:30)
Today: Artist and sculptor Craig Pleasants who blends stucture and architecture into a form he calls "tiny houses". These diminutive houses can be built for about $5,000 and erected in 5 hours.
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Go ahead, call 'em ironic, call 'em slackers…just be sure to tune in to hear Pavement's Stephen Malkmus talk about the band's history, influence and recent reunion. Jim and Greg also review the new release by The Arcade Fire.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
Hour 1
– How well does science police itself?
– Why can’t scientists reproduce silk?
Hour 2
– Oil spill update: cleanup and long-term effects
– A project that allows patients access to their doctor’s notes
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Michael Klare, the visionary author of the "extreme oil" idea, and the book, "Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet."
July 30th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 26 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 26
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 26
|
The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
08:59
12:29
04:29
|
Rules on Hospital Visitation
|
|||
|
Living on Earth
|
09:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
09:01
|
|
|||
|
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:00
|
|
|||
|
Homespun CSPAN
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:30
|
|
|||
|
Mental Health Matters
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
01:00
|
Step families and step parenting
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Talk of the Nation
|
02:00
|
|
Thank you for clicking "read more>>" Here are the extra details…
The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
"Obama Orders New Rules on Hospital Visitation" – read by Fred Gerson
Living on Earth (9:00)
– The danger of dispersants in deep water
– How the oil in the gulf is now affecting the air
– Learning about oil spills at green camp for kids
– How the NOAA failed to use its authority to prevent or prepare for the spill
– The low down on fracking for natural gas
– Remembering climate scientist Stephen Schneider
– Beetle ranching to fight invasive plants
– A “Recipe for Raising Chickens”
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
Today, host Gail Moskowitz answers your email questions about step families and step parenting.
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
July 26th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 23 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 23
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 23
|
The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
08:59
12:29
04:29
|
Golf and a Lesbian Mecca
|
|
Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
09:01
|
The Virginia Charter
|
|
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:00
|
author Casey Quinlan
|
|
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:30
|
artist Georgianne Stinnett
|
|
Sound Opinions
|
01:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
|
02:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
Thank you for clicking "read more>>" Here are the extra details…
The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Golf and a Lesbian Mecca" – read by Brenda Thornton
State of the Re:Union (9:00)
This show sets out to explore how a particular American city or town creates community, the ways people transcend challenging circumstances and the vital cultural narratives that give an area its uniqueness.
Today: New Orleans
Hidden Histories (9:01)
The history of the Virginia charter, which once spanned "from sea to sea".
The State We’re In (10:00)
The State We’re Incovers events large and small that illuminate both human tragedies and successes. It aims to engage listeners through personal stories that reveal the ways people treat each other, and how our actions connect us all.
Today: A Note of Resistance. How musicians in Tibet, Iran and Sudan keep hope alive that the weight of history can be thrown off and a new era of freedom may yet be born.
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes (12:00)
Today: Casey Quinlan author of "Cancer For Christmas: Making the Most of a Daunting Gift"
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring (12:30)
Today: Georgianne Stinnett, photography instructor at the Maggie Walker Governor's School
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Stephen Street talks to Jim and Greg about making some of rock's great albums by The Smiths, Morrissey and Blur.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
Hour 1
– How pleasure works
– The race to the South Pole, a retrospective look
Hour 2
– HIV/AIDS update from the International AIDS Conference in Vienna
– Understanding oil geology
– Remembering climate scientist Stephen Schneider
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Susan Douglas, author of "Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message that Feminism’s Work Is Done."
July 23rd, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 19 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 19
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 19
|
The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
08:59
12:29
04:29
|
Martina Navratilova
|
|||
|
Living on Earth
|
09:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
09:01
|
Women's Suffrage
|
|||
|
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:00
|
|
|||
|
Homespun CSPAN
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:30
|
|
|||
|
Mental Health Matters
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
01:00
|
Helping couples maintain
connection…
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|||
|
Talk of the Nation
|
02:00
|
|
Thank you for clicking "read more>>" Here are the extra details…
The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
"Martina Navratilova, Tennis Phenomenon" – read by Dustin Richardson
Living on Earth (9:00)
– Let the political oil slinging begin
– The need for seaweed
– Magic seeds and the miracle soy crop for Brazil
– Potato pest becomes spud bud
– The other oil spill – a new plastic vortex in the north Atlantic
– Self-reconfiguring robots
– Hip hop on a green streak
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Women's Sufffrage
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
With host Gail Moskowitz and today’s guest Karen Olshansky, LCSW and Certified Imago Therapist take on the topic: "Helping Couples to Maintain Connection Emotionally and Physically."
July 19th, 2010
Posted In: News
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 16 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 16
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 16
|
The Rainbow Minute
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
08:59
12:29
04:29
|
Who Do You Know?
|
|
Hidden Histories
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
09:01
|
El Sistema
Click “read more>>” for details
|
|
New show: The State We’re In
|
10:00
|
The Will to Win
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:00
|
|
|
Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
(Locally produced for WRIR)
|
12:30
|
|
|
Sound Opinions
|
01:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
|
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
|
02:00
|
Click "read more>>" for details
|
Thank youfor clicking "read more>>" Here are the extra details…
The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Today: "Who Do You Know?" – (read by Justin Shaia)
State of the Re:Union (9:00)
This show sets out to explore how a particular American city or town creates community, the ways people transcend challenging circumstances and the vital cultural narratives that give an area its uniqueness.
Today: Des Moines, Iowa
Hidden Histories (9:01)
El Sistema, music from the children of Venezuela's slums
The State We’re In (10:00)
The State We’re Incovers events large and small that illuminate both human tragedies and successes. It aims to engage listeners through personal stories that reveal the ways people treat each other, and how our actions connect us all.
Today: The Will to Win – interviews with:
-
Swedish Paralympic swimmer Christoffer Lindhe
-
Abukar Mohammed Gedi in Mogadishu about fatal football (soccer)
-
Ilyas Hassan Omar about leaving an Islamist group
-
South African social activist and choreographer Mamela Nyamza
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Zero Hour (12:30)
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Today: Jim and Greg call out some of rock’s great artists who took terrible career turns.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Today:
Hour 1
– BP oil disaster update
– 25 years after “Hackers”, what’s become of them.
– A closer look at future fibers – that function
Hour 2
– The incredible shrinking proton – find out why it shrank
– From the lab to the pharmacy – the route from science to medical treatment
– Now that the scientists have been cleared, a closer look at “climategate”
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Dr. Dan Murphy, who runs the largest clinic in East Timor.
July 16th, 2010
Posted In: News