Viewpoints Radio

Award-winning reporting on current issues featuring America's leading experts.

Award-winning reporting on current issues, featuring America’s leading experts.

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Listen to Viewpoints Radio each week as we report on social issues, the environment, history, food – you name it. What’s it like to give birth in prison? Could the plague resurface with climate change? How has politics been permanently reshaped by the Trump era? Candid stories on topics you should know, plus Culture Crash – a three-minute recap on a timely topic in media to keep you up-to-date on all things music, TV and film.

Hosted by Marty Peterson and Gary Price. Written & Produced by Evan Rook, Polly Hansen, and Amirah Zaveri. New shows posted each Sunday by 5 a.m. EST. Subscribe, listen, rate and review (see all ways to listen).  Also, be sure to follow us on Twitter & Instagram for exclusive behind-the-scenes content.

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The Modern Pet: A Much-Adored Family Member – Viewpoints Radio

You may have held out on getting a pet for years and years, but when the pandemic hit, it seemed like an opportune time to add a new furry member to the family. Today, more than 70 percent of Americans own one pet or more, and this number is only set to i
  1. The Modern Pet: A Much-Adored Family Member
  2. The Hiccups in Food Messaging & Nutrition at the FDA
  3. Culture Crash: The Viewing Experience
  4. Fancy a Beer?
  5. The Modern Library

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Leading up to each Viewpoints Radio program, every story is carefully selected and thoroughly researched to provide candid insight from the nation’s foremost experts. Through skillful copywriting and masterful studio production, the one-of-a-kind show covers timely topics aired to millions of listeners each week.

The Modern Pet: A Much-Adored Family Member

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You may have held out on getting a pet for years and years, but when the pandemic hit, it seemed like an opportune time to add a new furry member to the family. Today, more than 70 percent of Americans own one pet or more, and this number is only set to increase in coming years. We speak with two pet experts this week about the evolving sector and the pedestal we place our pets on in this country.

Listen >>The Modern Pet: A Much-Adored Family Member

The Hiccups in Food Messaging & Nutrition at the FDA

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The FDA is a massive organization that handles a wide variety of regulations and responsibilities. However, some critics argue that the FDA has failed to evolve with the times, spending large amounts of resources on dated measures and messaging tactics. Former FDA employee Dr. Richard Williams joins us this week to highlight some of these issues within food messaging and nutrition guidelines.

Listen >>The Hiccups in Food Messaging & Nutrition at the FDA

Fancy a Beer?

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Archaeologists have recently discovered proof of beer-making in the Middle East dating back more than thirteen thousand years. While the rise of hard seltzers has been making headlines lately, beer has a rich cultural history and has evolved as a drink over thousands of years.

Listen >>Fancy a Beer?

Culture Crash

A weekly update on what’s new in American entertainment. Short and to the point, each Culture Crash episode focuses on a singular topic within TV, movies, music or books and breaks it down for listeners.

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