Episode 41 Featuring Richard Feynman and The Money Mess

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Richard Feynman won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965. But it was his teaching style that made him famous. You’ll hear his trademark humor and storytelling in this Turning Points interview with Laura… Big Talk: What about the ketchup on the shirt?… Tucker Jones works with an old nemesis to find out who filched Mickey Mantle’s baseball… Regulation, democracy, greed — in The Big Idea, Hayley and the King of Complicated Stuff take on the incredible world money mess … Jonathan Lebed was a typical teen-ager except for the fact that he made a half million bucks in the stock market. Natalie tells his story… On this issue’s Power-up, August takes to dog training to save his pet… Clodagh raises her voice about beans — or the lack of them.

Episode 15 Featuring Rosa Parks and Big Oil, Little Oil

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:11:32 +0000

Money: Who would have thought the economy of a town could be dashed by a trampled rhubarb patch?… Big Talk: Why does Dad get mad when I get hurt?… Turning Points: Our intrepid reporter goes back in time to interview Rosa Parks, an Afro-American woman who decided she was tired of moving to the back of the bus… Boom Radio’s Ben Jammin decides the air-conditioning wizards have taken temperature controls one step too far… Dave Schmave and cousins take on the responsibility of making sure their great Aunt is buried in her requested resting space… Widget and Whack explore the incredible properties of the screw… Gasoline doesn’t just ooze up from the ground into the fuel pump… On this episode’s Big Idea, our King of Complicated Stuff reviews the history of petroleum… News Update: There’s 400 tons of Philadelphia trash circling the world… Ssssshhh, what’s the buzz? According to Hayley it’s the loudest teen-aged bugs you’ll ever hear.

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Episode 41 Featuring Richard Feynman and The Money Mess

Episode 15 Featuring Rosa Parks and Big Oil, Little Oil