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Cheryl Strayed's WILD
Back in the 1940’s theologian Reinhold Niebuhr wrote the serenity prayer. You all know it. It tells us to accept those things that we can’t change an…
11 years, 4 months ago
If you're afraid of Genetically Modified Food, you'll really be afraid of Genetically Modified Humans
During the recent Ebola scare, we were often reminded of the dozens of science fiction thrillers that set the stage for our fears. From the Andromed…
11 years, 4 months ago
Only satire can save us now
We live in an ironic age. The speed of modern communication, juxtaposed with the traditional entrenched problems we face, provides a disconnect that…
11 years, 5 months ago
Defending Beef: The Case for Sustainable Meat Production
Even amidst the concerns about the impact of cattle on global warming, the disgrace of industrialized farming and slaughterhouses, and the increased …
11 years, 5 months ago
Is Word of Mouth advertising driving Black Friday this year?
John Wanamaker, the famous department store magnate, once said that he knew that at least half of his advertising budget was wasted. Problem was, he…
11 years, 5 months ago
The Marshmallow Test
I can’t even count the number of times that guests on this program have spoken about what’s become known as the Marshmallow Experiments. In conversa…
11 years, 5 months ago
Valerie Plame's BURNED
We live in an information age. The goal of virtually every App on our phone, and most websites, is perfect information; about the world, about our n…
11 years, 5 months ago
The Business Moments You Can't Ignore
It was actually Winston Churchill, not Rahm Emanuel who said that we should never let a serious crisis go to waste.
A crisis often creates a great op…
11 years, 5 months ago
Mark Leibovich's portraits of Citizens of the Green Room
Someone once remarked that when they saw a snake and a vulture having sex in Washington, and thought it was just business as usual. Fitzgerald said …
11 years, 5 months ago
National Book Award Winner, Jacqueline Woodson
Recently we spoke of the 50 Anniversary of Freedom Summer and the early flowering of the civil rights movement. Much has been written of the histori…
11 years, 5 months ago