BECAUSE IT MATTERS

BECAUSE IT MATTERS


Latest Episodes

Big-Box Retailers – Love them or hate them?
March 12, 2016

Nothing stirs up a peaceful neighborhood like a Big-Box Retailer moving in. No one likes them but everyone shops there.

Edith the Holdout
March 05, 2016

Edith wouldn't sell her house for even a million dollars. It's still standing today, surrounded by a shopping center. Her story is better than the movie.

Lady Luck isn’t Smiling for Me
February 27, 2016

Would you rather be lucky than good? Does happiness and good fortune always come along with good luck?

Can Government Do Anything Right?
February 20, 2016

How are our state and local governments doing these day? Are they delivering their essential services and products, like supplying safe drinking water or installing a website for buying insurance or building a bridge?

The Shadow Always Knows
January 09, 2016

"The Shadow" was always at his best when he faced the most treacherous villains. Will "The Shadow" meet his match when he confronts a saboteur blowing up Navy ships?

First American Summits Mt. Everest
January 02, 2016

On May 1, 1963, a 34-year-old climber from Seattle looked up at the summit of Mt. Everest and wondered if he would be the first American to stand on its summit

Oregon’s Battery Russell attacked by the I-25 Submarine
December 26, 2015

Before June 21, 1942, the last time the US continent was attacked was during the War of 1812. But that changed at Battery Russell on the Oregon coast.

Polio’s Last Gasp – The Iron Lung
December 19, 2015

The Iron Lung may be the last gasp for one of the most dreaded diseases - polio. A handful of victims survive today thanks to this mechanical monstrosity.

How about some Christmas decorating ideas?
December 12, 2015

The White House called and asked you to decorate the Presidential Christmas Tree. And you told them you would do it. Now what happens?

The Death Penalty – How would you live with yourself?
December 09, 2015

How would you feel after helping carry out a Death Penalty? Could you sleep? Listen to how one man tried to find peace after being part of 95 executions.