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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 17 Featuring Mohandas Gandhi and Business As Usual

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What do you do with a wounded toaster? Find out on Big Talk… He inspired the world with his persistent belief in non-violence. On Turning Points, Josie Maran goes back in time to speak with Mohandas Gandhi… Boom Radio: Ben Jammin would like to name his bicycle after your company – for a small fee of course… Tucker Jones gets a call when a rude message is scrawled in a coach’s front lawn… He’s back, the master of the Universe and Weird Words game show host, Freddie Finklehammer… The whole deal was set up so grown-ups couldn’t understand it. On The Big Idea, our King of Complicated Stuff takes on the Enron gobbledygook that gave business a black eye. News Update: Guess what Potter fans? Harrius is coming out in Greek and Latin… Great White Sharks get a bad rap for their monstrous looks and teeth. But as Hayley explains on Natural Wonder, these poor misunderstood fish don’t even enjoy eating humans.

Episode 01 Featuring Rachel Carson and The Stock Market

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Before “Earth Day” and green energy, there was a persistent researcher who warned about the perils of pesticides. Kelsey takes the time machine back to speak to Silent Spring author, Rachel Carson… Big Talk: Does your Dad sit with his feet underneath the table?… Ben Jammin has a few thoughts about the stretchiness of time on Boom Radio… Tucker Jones is hired to track down a missing prized tomato. (Hey, sometimes the detective business is slow, OK?)… Widget and Whack tackle the mechanics of bicycle gears… If you think the stock market sounds like a lot of hocus pocus, well, you’re kind of right. Jessica and the King of Complicated Stuff try to make some cents out of it (sense too)… Census: How far should parents be responsible for their kids’ actions?… News Update: So how much lipstick does a woman eat in her lifetime?… American Journey: Toby and Gramps file a report from Mark Twain’s hometown on the Mississippi River.