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  • EP 889 A True Crime Case Which Shows the Hold the Genre Has on Americans

    EP 889 A True Crime Case Which Shows the Hold the Genre Has on Americans
    Aug 18 2025
    In 2019, the quiet suburb of New Canaan, Connecticut was shocked by the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five who vanished one morning after dropping her kids off to school. In 2020, her husband Fotis Dulos–with whom she was locked in a contentious divorce–and Fotis’s lover, Michelle Troconis, were charged with Jennifer’s murder, …

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    38 m
  • EP 888 Brain Gain to US Quickly Becoming a Brain Drain

    EP 888 Brain Gain to US Quickly Becoming a Brain Drain
    Aug 13 2025
    America is a leader in scientific pursuits. This fact that is underpinned by much evidence. While the United States represents only 4 percent of the world’s population it accounts for over half of science Nobel Prizes awarded since 2000, hosts seven of the Times Higher Education Top 10 science universities, and has introduced to the …

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    37 m
  • EP 887 Evil Regimes Require Many Ordinary People Just Doing Their Jobs

    EP 887 Evil Regimes Require Many Ordinary People Just Doing Their Jobs
    Aug 11 2025
    The type of extensive evil that went on under Adolf Hitler back in the 1930’s and 40’s requires an apparatus that enlists ‘average’ Germans of the era doing their jobs. No one man could have done it alone. Bringing this story forward, in authoritarian regimes around the globe there are people looking away at the …

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    41 m
  • EP886 Beverage Container Recycling Made Easier

    EP886 Beverage Container Recycling Made Easier
    Aug 7 2025
    Ten states in this country have container deposit legislation, popularly called “bottle bills”. The first one was passed in Oregon decades ago. Container deposit legislation requires a refundable deposit on certain types of recyclable beverage containers in order to boost recycling rates. First these measures were seen as an antidote to litter and an environmentally …

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    33 m
  • EP 885 The Doctor Will See You Now, When Scheduled–Really

    EP 885 The Doctor Will See You Now, When Scheduled–Really
    Aug 4 2025
    Do you ever go to your primary care physician and are seen on time? In a modern-looking facility? Without the doctor having his or her hand on the door to signal a need to get to the next patient? In our sophisticated society, do you think we can get it right in combining cutting-edge technology …

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    38 m
  • EP 884 Supermarkets and Grocery Preferences Are Changing

    EP 884 Supermarkets and Grocery Preferences Are Changing
    Jul 30 2025
    Just as big box retail stores have given way to more boutique and on-line retail environments, grocery shoppers are drawn these days to stores with a curated selection of essentials at lower prices. Stores like the brother rivals of Aldi’s and Trader Joe’s are examples. Do we really need 10 choices of olive oil? Too …

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    37 m
  • EP 883 Homelessness Remains a Daunting Challenge

    EP 883 Homelessness Remains a Daunting Challenge
    Jul 28 2025
    Gallup ranks homelessness as one of Americans’ top three concerns. As it dovetails with the affordable housing crisis in this country, more and more people recognize how they, themselves, are a paycheck away from instability as it relates to having a roof over their heads. The homelessness we are experiencing today finds its roots in …

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    37 m
  • EP 882 The Long Tail of Trump’s Economic Policies

    EP 882 The Long Tail of Trump’s Economic Policies
    Jul 23 2025
    Whether your focus is on tariffs, the independence of the Federal Reserve or the reconciliation law and its tax and debt implications, the first six months of the second Trump Administration will have far-reaching effects on the American economy. Perhaps, it’s most important to watch the bond market reaction to the falling value of the …

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    40 m