MONEY: The “Food Episode” starts, appropriately, at Freddy’s Rhubarb and Banana Sandwich stand where an old customer is complaining about the higher prices of Fred’s fresh organic ingredients… On their AMERICAN JOURNEY, Toby and Gramps grab a bowl of soup in Pescadero, California, then get a personal tour of a nearby organic herb farm… In SOUNDS, we hear the sound of a revolving door, transporting Monsanto executives between their boardroom and government positions… Laura goes back in time to the 1980s to interview a conventional Illinois farmer experimenting with a new “old” way of farming in this episode’s TURNING POINT…Clodagh has a commentary about Frankenfood and genetic modification… Saffron and that famous French Chef, Jacques LaTour, reacquaint listeners with the joys of cooking (and eating)… On the BIG IDEA, Hayley and the King of Complicated Stuff explore the moral dilemmas involved in choosing meat in the marketplace… Finally, Natalie has a NATURAL WONDER about the beauty of black, wormy, soil. Why do we treat this precious commodity like… dirt?

Dave Schmave’s stories about the “good old days” are one of BOOMERANG!s most popular segments. Strangely enough, the “good old days” have advanced to the 1960s. From a backdrop of a large family living in a small northern Illinois town, Dave recounts tales of courage, tragedy, triumph and disappointment that we all experience in family life. Each of the 3 anthologies contains 4 Schmave stories.

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Astounding Events
When the school bully ends up on his own team, Dave and his best friend are forced to make some tough decisions.
Surrender
A midget working at the local county fair suggests his sister may benefit from a dose of surrender. As events progress, Dave realizes he is the one who must do the surrendering.
Elected
When a young friend of Dave’s decides to run for President of the United States, he decides to become her campaign manager.
Doctoring
Dave’s family doctor is involved in an accident in which a young child is killed. Dave puts into practice the steps he has learned from the doctor to nurse him back to life.

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Us
Dave’s Uncle tells the story of a D-Day mission which lands him face to face with a German soldier who had earlier spared his life.
Choices
When Dave’s journalist father announces plans for an extended trip to China, it seems like a done deal. Then family needs makes Dad re-think his plans.
Friends
While placing pennies on the railroad track, Dave meets a young boy riding the train out of Chicago. Worlds apart, the unlikely pair become friends.
The Happiness Machine
Celebrating the joy of a school “snow day”, Dave befriends an older girl with a curious science project.

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The Inquirers
Dave meets a neighborhood girl selling rocks at a roadside stand. When he takes her home to meet his Mom, the two form a mutual fan club.
Secret Truths
When Dave’s Grandma dies, he and his siblings receive gifts from their Grandma’s house. Dave’s disappointment at receiving her notebook of sayings and sage advice soon morphs into proud ownership.
Specialties
With the aid of several friends, Dave tries to cheer up a sister with a broken leg.
Fortune-Teller
At a school fair, Dave plays the role of a fortune-teller. In his worst nightmare, the school tough kid shows up looking for serious glimpse into the crystal ball.

“Imagine, if you can, that magic and mathematics are one and the same… that deep underneath all the gooey times-tables, and long division molasses lies the power to turn invisible, step through time, and do other cool stuff to impress your friends…”

Just in case your imagination comes up short in fulfilling the young heroine’s opening prompt, this first installment of a full-length musical goes a long way in sketching out those very possibilities. Jenny to the Power of One is an adventurous mix of real, knock-your-socks-off math wizardry, and the old world sort.

Eleven-year-old Jenny discovers her mathematician father slipping away into an increasingly impenetrable haze. Following up on a serendipitous slip in a weather forecast calling for “a chance of frogs,” Jenny stumbles upon a typewriter repair shop, which is actually a front for a whole lot more.

Her determined curiosity entices the proprietor to tell the unusual story of a sorcerer who was “there,” 800 years ago, during the momentous transition period between Roman numerals and the Hindu-Arabic system we use today. Sensing his “old” ways are being superseded by the magic and power of this new math system, he summons – from all corners of the globe — the greatest mathematic minds of the time.

When the masters reject his plan to co-opt the new system for financial gain, he conjures up a nasty spell sentencing them to the land Underneath. There, they spend eternity churning out calculations of every sort, shape and discipline, which he, in turn, sells to private industry.

Their only salvation is a 7-digit number which – if typed into an old manual typewriter – will release them and thousands of others enslaved Underneath. To obtain the correct digits, a math puzzle must be secreted down through heavily guarded portals to the masters in each of the seven subterranean worlds for solution. The bulk of the story chronicles Jenny’s daring exploration of the math worlds Underneath.