News/Talk Highlights for Monday, October 11

The Rainbow Minute (Locally produced for WRIR)	08:59 12:29 04:29	Adam Ebbin, Virginia's First Openly-Gay State Legislator
Living on Earth	09:00	Labor’s historic battle of Blair Mountain — and much more… Click "read more>>" for details
Hidden Histories (Locally produced for WRIR)	09:01
Le Show with Harry Shearer	10:00
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (Locally produced for WRIR)	12:00
Homespun CSPAN (Locally produced for WRIR)	12:30
WRIR Favorites: Radiolab	01:00	Fate
Talk of the Nation	02:00	Forced out of the closet — and much more Click "read more>>" for details

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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?