News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 12 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 12
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 12
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The Rainbow Minute
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The Washington Blade Returns
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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More hidden dangers from the
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Hidden Histories
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Defenders Live with Ana Edwards
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Homespun CSPAN
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Mental Health Matters
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Teenagers and Technology
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Talk of the Nation
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
"The Washington Blade Returns" (read by Justin Shaia)
Living on Earth (9:00)
– The significance of Lake Pontchartrain
– The potential for danger to whale sharks in the gulf
– California’s senate seat showdown
– EPA orders power plants to clean up
– Acid rain is back – find out why
– Aquatic insects vs solar panels
– Seeing the forest for its bugs
– A poem from three generations of women from the same family
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
Teenagers and Technology
July 12th, 2010
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 5 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 5
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, July 5
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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A First for Austria
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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Marine creatures in danger -AND-
Enlisting the help of
"super bacteria"
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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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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Mental Health Matters
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01:00
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Talk of the Nation
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
"A First for Austria" (read by Fred Gerson)
Living on Earth (9:00)
– Relocating sea turtles from the oily mess in the gulf
– “Super bacteria” – the smallest clean up crew
– A backup plan for the climate bill
– A Robert C. Byrd retrospective
– Sperm Whales – the largest marine mammals – in danger in the gulf
– The race blind heart
– Describing the BP oil disaster
– In praise of blackflies
– The music coming from the center of our solar system
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
July 5th, 2010
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 2 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 2
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, July 2
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Iceland's Gay Marriage Law
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New show: State of the Re:Union
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09:00
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Detroit
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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New show: The State We’re In
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10:00
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Spy vs. Spy
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Author Dean King
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Felt artist Hope Ginsburg
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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Michael Jackson retrospective
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Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
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02:00
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A more active sun? The science
of garlic. Plus four more topics.
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
"Iceland's Gay Marriage Law" – (read by Paige McCleary)
State of the Re:Union (9:00) — New Show!
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: Detroit
Hidden Histories (9:01)
The State We’re In (10:00) — New Show!
This show covers 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: Spy vs. Spy
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Today Liz interviews Dean King, author of "Unbound: A True Story of War, Love and Survivial"
Zero Hour (12:30)
Tim chats with felt artist Hope Ginsburg
Sound Opinions (1:00)
One year after Michael Jackson’s death, Jim and Greg explore the legacy of the King of Pop’s most famous album with Nelson George, author of Thriller: The Musical Life of Michael Jackson.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Hour 1
– The hearing loop – assistance for the hard of hearing
– A salute to Ben Franklin
– Will the sun soon become more active?
Hour 2
– Centenarian genetic factors
– The science of garlic and onions
– Summer stargazing forecast
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Leftwing foreign policy critic Tariq Ali, one of the screenwriters of Oliver Stone's new documentary on Latin America called "South of the Border."
July 2nd, 2010
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 28 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 28
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 28
(The entire schedule is posted at the top of the page)
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Gay Pride
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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The drilling moratorium -AND-
The affects of fossil fuels
on the ocean
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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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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Mental Health Matters
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01:00
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Focus on Step Parenting
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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)
Gay Pride – (read by Jamie Thomas)
Living on Earth (9:00)
– Does the White House approach to the BP oil disaster go far enough?
– Judging the Judge that overturned the drilling moratorium
– The nose knows when food is tainted by oil
– How all the new methane affects the gulf
– How the burning of fossil fuels is affecting the oceans
– Emerging science: solar storage
– A commercial farm on a rooftop in Queens
– Author Craig Welch discusses his new book “Shell Games”
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
Let’s Focus on Step Parenting
With guest, Debbie Glasser, ph.D, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and past Chair of the National Parenting Education Network. She is a nationally recognized authority on parenting and child development.
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
June 28th, 2010
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, June 25 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, June 25
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, June 25
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Allen Ginsberg, at the Inn
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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Selected Shorts
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10:00
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Special Program Note!
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Jenny Hollowell
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Zero Hour with Tim Bowring
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12:30
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Vaughn Garland
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Sound Opinions
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01:00
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Chrissie Hynde
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Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
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02:00
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
"Allen Ginsberg, at the Inn" – (read by Tom Miller)
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Selected Shorts (10:00)
Note: Starting in July, Selected Shorts will be replaced by The State We’re In
Child’s Eye View
– "Charles," by Shirley Jackson, performed by Lois Smith
– "Pride and Joy," by Etgar Keret, performed by Robert Sean Leonard
– "Blue Waltz with Coyotes," by Jeanne Dixon, performed by Mia Dillon
– "Boys," by Rick Moody, performed by BD Wong
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Liz Humes interviews Jenny Hollowell, author of "Everything Lovely, Effortless, Safe"
Zero Hour (12:30)
Tim Bowring chats with Vaughn Garland about "media art"
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders joins Jim and Greg in the studio to debut her new project JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys. Later, Jim and Greg review big summer releases from pop star Christina Aguilera and rapper Drake.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Hour 1
– A relative for “Lucy” the Australopithecus afarensis
– How to build a lung
– Touch-centered descriptors and how you experience the world
Hour 2
– Medicare payments to doctors
– Medical marijuana
– A geek update from last week
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Today: Si Kahn and Donna Red Wing
June 25th, 2010
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 21 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 21
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 21
(The entire schedule is posted at the top of the page)
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Stonewall in Greenwich Village
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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More fallout from the BP oil disaster -AND-
the debate over pasteurizing milk
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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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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Effects of uranium mining…
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Mental Health Matters
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01:00
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Open forum… call in to get your questions
answered 804-649-9737
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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)
Stonewall in Greenwich Village – (read by Tom Miller)
Living on Earth (9:00)
– The White House battle for a climate message
– Using the Mississippi River to help with the BP oil disaster
– Endangered sea turtles in the path of the oil spill
– Before the BP disaster there was the Ixtoc blowout
– Why Norway is paying Indonesia $1 billion to stop deforestation
– The heated debate over heating milk
– Food that reaches back through slavery
– Natural poetry: beekeeping
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
The impact of uranium mining on Native American populations in the desert southwest
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
Today Gail answers listeners email questions — call in to get answers to your mental health questions: 804-649-9737
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
– The military's suicide problem
– From the Opinion Page: Letting teenagers circumnavigate the globe; brave parenting or exploitation?
– Singer Diane Warren reveals her secrets for making great songs
June 21st, 2010
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News/Talk Highlights for Friday, June 18 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, June 18
News/Talk Highlights for Friday, June 18
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Who Said That?
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The Moth radio hour
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09:00
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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Haiti's Revolution
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Selected Shorts
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10:00
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Spiritual America
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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"When Janey Comes Marching Home"
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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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Guilty Pleasures
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Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
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02:00
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Call in to share your geeky Father's
Day activity.
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Who Said That? – Glenn Burke – (read by Dustin Richardson)
The Moth Radio Hour (9:00)
True stories told live on stage without scripts, notes, props, or accompaniment. Each hour mixes humorous and heartbreaking tales told with honesty, bravery and wit.
Today: Episode 205…
– A retired felon remembers his tenure in pickpocket school
– A Mormon virgin gives us an episode of No-Sex in the City
– The victim of a random stabbing has his day in court
Hidden Histories (9:01)
The history of slavery in Haiti
Selected Shorts (10:00)
Spiritual America
– "Adventures in Auto-eroticism," by Neal Cassady, performed by Ted Marcoux
– "Ambush," by Tim O'Brien, performed by John Shea
– "John Wayne: A Love Song," by Joan Didion, performed by Kathleen Chalfant
– "Learn a Trade," by John Updike, performed by Paul Hecht
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Today Liz Humes interviews Laura Browder, co-author of "When Janey Comes Marching Home, Portraits of Women Combat Veterans"
Zero Hour (12:30)
Host, Tim Bowring, talks with Rob McAdams, President of the Board of 1708 Gallery
Sound Opinions (1:00)
Guilty Pleasures: Jim, Greg & some brave listeners reveal their musical Guilty Pleasures. Plus, Jim and Greg review new albums by veteran rocker Tom Petty & rapper Rhymefest.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Hour 1
– Building the immune system – in plastic
– Advanced blimps and their uses
– In honor of Father’s Day, call in and share your geeky family activity
Hour 2
– Find out how the new minerals beneath Afghanistan were found
– A new book looks at the parallels between the Exxon Valdez and the BP disaster
– A new documentary film looks at the impacts of drilling for natural gas
– How did the word X-ray come to be?
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Novelist Joe Meno, the author of "The Great Perhaps."
June 18th, 2010
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 14 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 14
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 14
Just the highlights…
(…because the entire schedule is now posted at the top of the page)
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Who Said That?
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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Worker safety in the gulf -AND-
BP’s image and liability issues
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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If you think the BP disasster is bad
you should hear what Chevron/
Texaco is doing in the Amazon.
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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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Mental Health Matters
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01:00
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How Men and Women communicate
differently
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Talk of the Nation
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02:00
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The BP disaster's affect on the entire
oil industry.
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Who Said That? – Christine Jorgensen- (read by Dustin Richardson)
Living on Earth (9:00)
– Worker safety in the gulf
– Scientists stymied by lack of oil samples from BP
– NOLA residents take to the streets
– Senate keeps EPA clean air authority
– A chat with President Obama’s science advisor
– BP’s image problem
– A lesser liability load for BP?
– A playground and refuge for urban children
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Due to its activities in the Amazon jungles, Chevron/Texaco is facing the largest environmental damages lawsuit in the world with damages estimated between $16.3 billion and $27 billion. For more on this topic click on: http://www.wrir.org/index.php?/shows/program/hidden-histories/
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
Archived from May 17 — How and why men and women communicate differently.
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
– How does the BP oil disaster change things for the entire oil industry?
– From the Opinion Page: a correspondents view of the BP oil disaster
– A talk with the author of "Click, The Magic of Instant Connections" on how people connect
– Singer/songwriter Tift Merritt
June 14th, 2010
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News/Talk Highlights - Friday, June 11 presents:
News/Talk Highlights - Friday, June 11
News/Talk Highlights – Friday, June 11
Just the highlights…
(The entire schedule is now posted at the top of the page)
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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Daz and Chip, Inseparable for 15 Years
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The Moth radio hour
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09:00
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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Indiscriminate bombing,
death from above
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Selected Shorts
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10:00
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On the Road
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Wordy Birds with Liz Humes
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12:00
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Lillian Lincoln Lambert
"The Road to Someplace Better"
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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 best albums of 2010, so far
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Talk of the Nation, Science Friday
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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)
Daz and Chip, Inseparable for 15 Years (Read by Virginia State Delegate, Jennifer McClellan)
The Moth Radio Hour (9:00)
Today: Episode 204…
– The editor-in-chief of French Vogue rents a haunted flat in Paris
– A man takes his wife on a final motorcycle ride
– Legendary rapper Darryl "DMC" McDaniels admits his Sarah McLachlan obsession
– A high school sophomore is put to the test when he comes out of the closet
Selected Shorts (10:00)
Love on the Rocks
"Twenty Grand," by Rebecca Curtis, performed by Jane Curtin
"Best Western," by Anne de Marcken, performed by Laura Esterman
Wordy Birds (12:00)
Liz Humes interviews Lillian Lincoln Lambert, author of "The Road to Someplace Better, From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond"
Zero Hour (12:30)
Today, host Tim Bowring, interviews his daughter, Lea.
Sound Opinions (1:00)
The Best Albums of 2010…So Far: Jim and Greg name their mid-year favorites. They also talk to theater critic Chris Jones about Broadway’s rock ‘n’ roll influences.
Talk of the Nation, Science Friday (2:00)
Hour 1
Saturn’s moon, Titan, and the search for life
Food allergies, how to diagnose and treat them
Hour 2
Multitasking – can the human brain cope?
The benefits of a middle-aged brain
The Progressive Radio Show (4:30)
Amy Dean, author of "A New, New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement."
June 11th, 2010
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News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 7 presents:
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 7
News/Talk Highlights for Monday, June 7
Just the highlights…
(The entire schedule is now posted at the top of the page)
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The Rainbow Minute
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08:59
12:29
04:29
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A Fabulous Day in Portugal |
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Living on Earth
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09:00
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More on the BP oil spill -and-
Reversing desertification
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Hidden Histories
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09:01
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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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History of Uranium Mining on Native Americans
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Mental Health Matters
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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)
A Fabulous Day in Portugal (read by Josh Sturgill)
Living on Earth (9:00)
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The high tech gear for tracking the oil plume in the gulf
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Locating and journeying through one of the giant underwater oil plumes
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The gulf’s other deep sea wealth near the BP disaster
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A clean energy wakeup call from the gulf
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Cooperative videobots
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Harnessing the power of Voodoo wasps
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Reversing desertification by using cows?
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Begrudging the grid, competing views on our aging infrastructure
Hidden Histories (9:01)
Defenders Live (12:00)
Homespun CSPAN (12:30)
Manuel Pino of Scottsdale Community College speaks about the “History of Uranium Mining on Native Americans”
Mental Health Matters (1:00)
Talk of the Nation (2:00)
– A new book, "Being Wrong" warns of the seduction of certainty
– Residents of the Gulf adjust to life with the oil leak
– From The Opinion Page: a commentator argues that we should lighten up on BP
– The music of Treme
June 7th, 2010
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