News/Talk Highlights for Monday, Aug. 1

The Rainbow Minute (Locally produced for WRIR)	08:59 12:29 04:29	Gay History at the Library of Congress
Living on Earth	09:00	Fair Trade Phones …and more Click "read more>>" for details
Le Show with Harry Shearer	10:00
Hidden Histories (Locally produced for WRIR)	10:01	Crazy Horse after the Battle of Little Big Horn
Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (Locally produced for WRIR)	12:00
Homespun (Locally produced for WRIR)	12:30
WRIR Favorites	01:00	WTF with Marc Maron
Talk of the Nation	02:00	Debt Deal Q&A; Humiliation as entertainment …and more Click "read more>>" for details

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The Rainbow Minute (8:59, 12:29, 4:29)

Today: “Gay History at the Library of Congress” – read by Thom Nickels

Living on Earth (9:00)

Today:

– Cancer Alley case gets surprising support

– Atomic sunflowers

– Pressure on the Canada to Gulf of Mexico pipeline

– Cow manure and methane

– Fair trade cell phones

– Cooking with a sun oven

– A documentary on the spin of Cape Wind

– A fog garden in the desert

Le Show with Harry Shearer(10:00)

Today: Crazy Horse after the battle of Little Big Horn

Hidden Histories (10:01)

Defenders Live with Ana Edwards (12:00)

Homespun (12:30)

WRIR Favorites: (1:00)

Today: WTF with Marc Maron chats with Conan O'brien

Talk of the Nation (2:00)

Today:

– Debt Deal – Q&A

– What happens if you lose your post office?

(disclaimer, the post office next door to WRIR is on the list of potential shut downs)

– Humiliation as a form of entertainment

– The new 10-year NFL contract, how it affects players and fans

Voices of our World (4:00)