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Episode 32 Featuring Pablo Neruda and Immigration

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Big Talk: Why do parents insist on finishing what they’re doing before they help?… Turning Points: Pablo Neruda was a poet who happened to get involved in international politics. Laura goes back in time to speak with this Chilean wordsmith… On Boom Radio, Clodagh is licking her chops about new software applications…. Dave Schmave tells the story about a doctor who needs a bit of Schmave’s medicine… You never know when you’re going to have to count to ten in French… Immigration laws may decide who becomes our next President. On The Big Idea, Hayley & the King of Complicated Stuff discuss this complex subject and tell the tale of one illegal immigrant… Natalie makes her room REALLY her room on Power-up… Widget and Whack turn to physics to discover what killed Spiderman’s girlfriend.

Episode 34 Featuring Robert Frost and Globalization 2

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:44:56 +0000

Big Talk: Here’s one way to get rich… Turning Points: Kelsey goes back in time to speak with that classic American poet, Robert Frost… On Boom Radio, Cloe is planning her very own Memorial Day parade… A client’s piano lesson seems to go ON and ON, and it’s up to Tucker Jones to see if that’s just par for the course — or something nefarious… You never know when you’re going to have to count to ten in Chinese… Hayley & the King of Complicated Stuff bit off a big one when they took on “globalization.” Here’s part 2… Natalie discovers a scolded dog does well with a little TLC… Toby & Gramps learn there is more to do than surf in Santa Cruz, California

Episode 35 Featuring Aldo Leopold and Globalization 3

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:14:18 +0000

Big Talk: Should this writer toss his Dad’s old newspaper pile?… Aldo Leopold saw the earth’s soil and rivers and wildlife as one connected organism. Our BOOMERANG! reporter goes back in time to talk to this environmental pioneer … Boom Radio: Clodagh has a new pastime she is just dying to tell you about… When Cheryl discovers Schmave’s unusual olfactory gifts, the two of them join the legion of superheroes… Natalie does the Power-up to divert brother Bo… Hayley and the King explain how “supercompanies” preach free trade while snuffing out competition, in this 3rd part of our Big Idea about globalization… Now YOU can learn to count to 10 in Bulgarian!!! (HEY! This is important!)… Widget and Whack decide size DOES matter when it comes to strength.

Episode 36 Featuring Babe Ruth and Fair Trade

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:04:45 +0000

Big Talk: When adults are tired why don’t they just go to sleep?… They don’t make ‘em like the Sultan of Swat anymore. Emily goes back in time to interview Babe Ruth in this Turning Points segment… Boom Radio: Nat the Bat has her sights on an “easy” way to make money… Tucker Jones gets the call to investigate some mysterious sounds and lights coming from a refrigerator. (Hey when’s the last time YOU heard good accordion music?) …Natalie discovers a little bit of TLC goes a long way with Oscar… We know it hasn’t been easy sorting through the complicated explanations of globalization. In this final segment of The Big Idea, Hayley reports about all the people out there doing GOOD stuff… Now you can be the first kid on your block to count to 10 in Farsi!!! … Ever watch a hummingbird’s wings? At 80 beats per second you probably didn’t see much. Check these critters out on Natural Wonder.

Episode 39 Featuring Admiral Byrd, Politics and The Olympics

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:16:48 +0000

Kelsey climbs into her cold weather gear to visit famed explorer, Admiral Byrd, in the Antarctic … Primary: Elena gives her stump speech as a candidate from the BOOMERANG! party… Boom Radio: Devin the Duff tries to imagine life with secret Service Agents hanging around… When TUCKER stumbles upon participants in a “money club”, he discovers there is no such thing as easy money… Widget and Whack take apart Dad’s camera to see how it works… Hayley considers the political part of the Olympics and interviews a champion archer about her participation in Team Darfur… American Journey: Toby & Gramps discover there are worse things than bears in Yosemite Valley — like a 14 mile hike.