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EP 911 Former NIH Chief Describes Health Challenges in America
America has many challenges in the health industry. And while our guest, who came to America as an immigrant, wanted desperately to be part of what he considered to be the best medical system in th
EP 910 Wellness Industry Sells a Better You: Does It Deliver?
While the ideal of the American woman was to be skinny, now they need to be skinny and have a glow acquired through some combination of daily yoga, vegan makeup and mushroom coffee or tea. Gwyneth P
EP 909 Refrigeration Changed the World and Now Threatens It
Refrigeration is considered to be the most impactful invention in the history of food and drink. And while we focus on our personal refrigerators there is an entire cold chain of cold storage wareh
EP 908 Education Thought Leader Changes Her Mind on School Reform Efforts
Diane Ravitch, Ph.D, is a historian of education. For decades now, she has written, lectured and been interviewed about her views on a range of subjects related to education reform, including standa
EP 907 What Goes on in That Ambulance Whizzing By?
While we might think that ambulances are always involved in step on the gas exercisesget the paddles out, extricate from a car wreck or save from the effects of a heart attack, in truth there are ma
EP 906 West Point Law Professor Who Won Whistleblower Case Against the U.S. Military Files New Free Speech Lawsuit
Tim Bakken, a civilian professor, and the longest-serving law professor in West Points history, filed a lawsuit recently in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, challenging
EP 905 Can the Euro Survive More Crises?
The euro survived crises unimagined at its founding in 1992, giving European countries a common currency. First there was the financial meltdown of 2007-2009, the sovereign debt crisis of 2010-2012,
EP 904 Black Capitalists Amassing Wealth for the Common Good
To many, the term Black Capitalists tips an equation upside down. Black people were the labor force that built the infrastructure of American capitalism through the violent dictates of legalized sl
EP 903 Is Anyone Paying Attention to Children in Middle Childhood? We Should
Oh, the times they are a changing. While the focus in a slew of parenting books has been on infancy, adolescence and the teenage years, little has been focused on as it relates to ages 6-12, which i
EP 902 The Long Tail Effects of Being a Foster Child
There are over 400,000 children in foster care in America, costing the state and federal government over $30 billion a year. So, is the system working? Its hard to say the system is failing, but p





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