We discuss how grit, passion, hope and perseverance all play into the ability for some individuals to keep on course and accomplish great things.
Month: June 2016
16-26 Segment 2: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas: Lessons in survival and equality from the Bushmen
Our guest discusses how she learned a lot about how to raise children, find food and water, and community cooperation from the Bushmen of southwestern Africa.
16-25 Segment 1: Juveniles Sent To Adult Prison
Should children be tried as adults and sent to adult prisons? Our guests discuss so many people are incarcerated and how juveniles should be given another chance.
16-25 Segment 2: Pushed Out of School
We talk to a professor who has studied the effect that extremely strict school rules have on the students and the teachers who are made to enforce them.
16-24 Segment 1: Public Speaking: It doesn’t have to be a scary, anxious situation
Synopsis: Speaking in public can be a very anxiety-producing experience, but why? And how can we remove some of that anxiety and do a better job in front of an audience? Our guests discuss the fear of public speaking and offer advice on how to create, prepare for and deliver a speech with confidence. …
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16-24 Segment 2: Summer Driving Safety: Advice from Hollywood’s Top Driver
When was the last time you thought about how you drive? Do you know how to survive a blow out on the highway? What if your brakes fail? Do you really know how much to inflate your tires, or do you just estimate? Our guests – a tire specialist and a race car driver …
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16-23 Segment 1: Travel, People and Freedom: A journalist’s travels inform his life
Our guest has spent many years of his life traveling the world and he suggests that for a better and more memorable trip, you should rub shoulders with the locals.
16-23 Segment 2: Brand Seduction: Are you sure why you buy what you buy?
We talk to a brand expert who has researched the psychology of why we buy what we buy and find out that it’s not always a conscious decision, but one that is influenced by our brains.
