Exploration – 3/1/12
Guest #1: Sudhir Rajan Topic: Suicidal Planet Guest #2: Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman Topic: The Brain Podcast: Play in new window | Download (13.4MB) | Embed
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March 1, 2012
Expanding Mind – 3/1/12
DMT is Everywhere Visionary molecules, the psychedelic bible, and talking to talking heads: a chat with Rick Strassman, author of DMT: the Spirit Molecule, and Mitch Schultz, director of the documentary based on the same book. http://thespiritmolecule.com/ Podcast: Play in new window | Download (13.1MB) | Embed
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Conn Hallinan – Is Israel Setting the Stage for Tragedy?
Wars are fought because some people decide it is in their interests to fight them. World War I was not started over the Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination, nor was it triggered by the alliance system. An “incident” may set the stage for war, but no one keeps shooting unless they think …
Akiba Solomon – The New-Old Southern Strategy Mixes Racism and Sexism for Nasty Results
Often, when I’m trying to sum up what sounds like a dangerously antiquated policy or idea, I’ll ask, “What is this? 1919?” That year, white anxiety and hostility over the post-World War I appearance of black advancement boiled over into a summer of racist rampages in cities such as Chicago and Washington, …
Prescription sleeping pills tied to increased risk for death, cancer
(CBS News) Millions of Americans are prescribed sleeping pills to help them get a good night’s rest. But according to a new study, the popular pills may significantly raise the risk of dying – even if they’re not taken often. The study found people who took 18 sleeping pills or …
Eryn Brown – Wealthy, motivated by greed, are more likely to cheat, study finds
The rich really are different from the rest of us, scientists have found — they are more apt to commit unethical acts because they are more motivated by greed. People driving expensive cars were more likely than other motorists to cut off drivers and pedestrians at a four-way-stop intersection in …
The Turning Point – 3/1/12
***Last Turning Point Show on Thursdays. Next week we move to Monday’s at 4pm. Gasoline prices are rising. People can’t pay their rent or their mortgages or their rent. Well, since we’re in a permanent state of war–how about placing drastic, low caps on the price of necessities? The rich …
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Throwing Out the Free Market Playbook: An Interview with Naomi Klein
Perhaps one of the most well-known voices for the Left, Canadian Naomi Klein is an activist and author of several nonfiction works critical of consumerism and corporate activity, including the best sellers No Logo (2000) and Shock Doctrine (2007). In your cover story for the Nation last year, you say that modern environmentalism successfully advances many …
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[Video] My Potato Project; The Importance of “Organic”
Evolving Ideas – 2/29/12
Gary Taubes, author of WHY WE GET FAT And What To do About It is a contributing correspondent for Science magazine. He has received three Science in Society Journalisn Awards from the National Association of Science Writers, the only print journalist so recognized and is currently a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator in Health Policy Research at …
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Your Life, Your Relationships – 2/29/12
Know what you know, no matter what others say Loren Fogelman on setting good goals and dealing with obstacles Ex MIL wants gifts back, family is where you find it, how to get her back How to change a habit, what does commitment really mean? Podcast: Play in new window …
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iEat Green – 2/29/12
Julie Negrin julie@julienegrin.com Julie Negrin, M.S., is a certified nutritionist, cooking instructor, and author of Easy Meals to Cook with Kids. She has been teaching adults and children how to cook for fourteen years. Julie is currently working for The Sylvia Center as the Director of Education and writing curriculum for The Cooking …
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It’s All About Food – 2/29/12
Part I: Donna Beaudoin, Sister Vegetarian Donna Michelle Beaudoin is an Author and Motivator who inspires and puts the burning passion in you to lead a healthy, drama-free lifestyle as a vegetarian or vegan.She is the author of Sister Vegetarian’s 31 Days of Drama-Free Vegetarian and Vegan Living. …
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The Gary Null Show – 3/1/12
Monsanto is the devil; GMOs; Health and Nutrition; Environmental News Podcast: Play in new window | Download (12.7MB) | Embed
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Daniel Alpert – Tinkerbell Economics – The Confidence Fairy, Pixie Dust and a Sleeping Dragon
While we may be hours away from a partial (and certainly a stopgap) agreement in the talks among the Greek government, the troika and private sector creditors, it is doubtful that a deal will emerge in a fully constructed fashion that will survive its application in the real economy. It is likely that …