Money: Over at the Rhubarb & Banana Sandwich Stand, Freddie learns cold, hard facts about inflation… Big Talk: Do parents really have an unusual sense of humor?… The immigration debate is often framed as people south of the border trying to get something for nothing. In this episode’s Turning Points interview with Cesar Chavez, Josie [...]
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Episode 52 Featuring Cesar Chavez… Violence & Television
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Episode 25 Featuring Henry Thoreau and Road to Mars I
Big Talk: How come Dad always falls asleep 15 minutes into the movie?… Turning Points: Writer, philosopher, naturalist, poet, farmer, bean farmer, surveyor– that’s not even half the goods on this month’s historical interview subject: Henry David Thoreau… Boom Radio’s Ben Jammin’ is a little suspicious about these “learn while you sleep” deals… On Schmave’s [...]
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Episode 19 Featuring Ted Williams and Time Travel I
Big Talk: Mom pays money at the grocery, but Dad gets all the grub just by flashing a card… All his life, he only wanted one thing. He wanted people to say when he walked by: “There goes the greatest hitter who ever played the game.” The boy may have accomplished exactly that. On Turning [...]
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