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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NEW! Episode 52! Featuring Cesar Chavez… Violence & Television
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SPECIAL Episode 49 The Dirt on Food
In 20 years and 132 CDs we have only twice focused an entire episode on one topic. “The Dirt on Food” is one of those special episodes. Why? Because we believe what we eat, where we buy it, and how it is raised, is key to many broader issues. Using our varied cast of storytelling devices we [...]
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Episode 48 Featuring John Muir and Hiroshima
His idea of a good time was climbing to the top of thin spruce trees and riding them down to the ground as the tree buckled under his weight. In her TURNING POINTS interview Kelsey discovers just how lucky we were to have John Muir… BOOKBEAT: Rachel speaks with fantasy and sci-fi writer, Jane [...]
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Episode 44 Featuring Helen Keller and Politics
BIG TALK: Don’t you just hate having to BEHAVE when you have company over?… Helen Keller had no sight or hearing; nor could she speak. But she DID have a brilliant and patient teacher named Anne Sullivan. On TURNING POINTS, Kelsey goes back in time to speak to this marvelous duo … Devin [...]
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