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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 29, 2018August 3, 2018

18-30 Segment 1: Serious Play: Using tactical performance as protest

We all love a good theater performance. But are theater and performance good strategies to affect social change? Our guest thinks so. He’s a performer, writer and educator who uses serious play and theater to help change people’s minds and change society for the better.

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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 29, 2018July 27, 2018

18-30 Segment 2: The Power of Picture Books

Picture books can teach children valuable lessons that will stick with them for life. Our guests discuss the importance of producing books about social issues like race, gender, and disability. And how as a combination of text and images picture books have an advantage when it comes to depicting diversity.

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Culture Crash Viewpoints PodcastJuly 29, 2018May 29, 2019

Culture Crash 18-30: The Life of Funnyman Robin Williams

A new documentary from HBO, Come Inside My Mind, explores the life of actor Robin Williams as told by his friends and family. The documentary is cleverly narrated by the actor himself using audio from earlier interviews.

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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 23, 2018April 25, 2019

Coming Up on Viewpoints Show 18-30

A look at what is coming up on Viewpoints show 18-30.

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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 22, 2018July 27, 2018

18-29 Segment 1: The Italian Mothers Who Stood Up To The Mafia

Most of us have heard of the Cosa Nostra, but there’s another powerful mafia in Italy: the ‘Ndrangheta. We talk to an expert about this lesser-known mafia and the brave mothers who stood up to the crime organization.

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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 22, 2018July 20, 2018

18-29 Segment 2: Learning How To Identify and De-bunk Actual Fake News

Fake news’ has remained a headline mainstay for years now… but politicians seem to be skewing its meaning. We talk to two teachers about what is and isn’t fake news, and how they’re teaching students (and their parents!) how to see through the fiction.

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Culture Crash Viewpoints PodcastJuly 22, 2018May 29, 2019

Culture Crash 18-29: Bo Burnham’s Brilliant New Film, Eighth Grade

Bo Burnham has followed in the footsteps of Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig, transforming from a performer to the director of a terrific debut film. His movie, Eighth Grade is out now.

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Culture Crash Viewpoints PodcastJuly 16, 2018May 29, 2019

Coming Up on Viewpoints Show 18-29

A look at what is coming up on Viewpoints show 18-29.

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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 15, 2018July 10, 2018

18-28 Segment 1: Appreciating the Introvert

When you’re at a party, you may notice how people are always drawn to the extroverts. But what about the introverts? We talk to experts about the qualities that make more introverted people great, too.

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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 15, 2018July 10, 2018

18-28 Segment 2: Breaking Down The Pesky English Language

The English language can be hard to spell since it often follows conflicting rules. We trace the origins of this tricky language, and explain how these difficulties came to be.

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Culture Crash Viewpoints PodcastJuly 15, 2018May 29, 2019

Culture Crash 18-28: The Dark Knight 10 Years Later

Christopher Nolan’s landmark superhero epic, The Dark Knight was released a decade ago this week, but its effects on our culture are still being felt.

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Culture Crash Viewpoints PodcastJuly 9, 2018May 29, 2019

Coming Up on Viewpoints Show 18-28

A look at what is coming up on Viewpoints show 18-28.

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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 8, 2018July 3, 2018

18-27 Segment 1: American Illiteracy

America is facing a literacy problem: according to surveys, fewer than 50% of American schoolchildren are highly proficient readers. We talk to several experts who suggest that we may simply be teaching the skill incorrectly.

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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 8, 2018July 3, 2018

18-27 Segment 2: Catholicism and the LGBT Community: One Priest’s Mission to ‘build a bridge’

For centuries, the Catholic Church and the LGBT community have been at odds. Now, the Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, is trying to usher in a new era and welcome LGBT individuals to the church.

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Culture Crash Viewpoints PodcastJuly 8, 2018May 29, 2019

Culture Crash 18-27: What to do when you don’t really like the book you’re reading

It’s a dilemma many of us face from time to time: Should you keep reading a book even if you don’t like it very much, or should you set it down?

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Culture Crash Viewpoints PodcastJuly 2, 2018May 29, 2019

Coming Up On Viewpoints Show 18-27

A look at what is coming up on Viewpoints show 18-27.

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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 1, 2018June 26, 2018

18-26 Segment 1: American Detainment: Lessons to Learn From America’s Internment Camp Shame

It’s a topic that has been in the news lately: how our government detains groups of people. We look back at history to see what really happened in World War II Japanese internment camps, and how we can avoid similar shame now and in the future.

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Feature Segments Viewpoints PodcastJuly 1, 2018June 26, 2018

18-26 Segment 2: Maximizing Your Experience Traveling Internationally

Many of us have spent years dreaming of traveling the globe… but what should we do when we book the trip and are preparing to make the dream a reality? Journalist and author Andrew Solomon gives tips on how to get the most out of your trips, from embracing new cultures to establishing better connections.

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Culture Crash Viewpoints PodcastJuly 1, 2018May 29, 2019

Culture Crash 18-26: Music in a streaming world

As apps like Spotify and Pandora have taken over, musicians have been forced to make their new albums into an “event.” We look at how they do that, and how streaming music impacts us as listeners.

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ICYMI - Viewpoints spoke with White House staff photographer to the Obama administration Lawrence Jackson about the moments he captured in his unique role. The photo pictured here is from 2014 and shows four U.S. Presidential Scholar award winners during an event in the East Room of the White House. Check out the story wherever you listen to podcasts and on viewpointsradio.org. 📷: Lawrence Jackson, Yes We Did #photography #whitehouse #whitehousephotographer #lawrencejackson #viewpointsradio #obama #44thpresident #presidentialscholar #presidentialscholarship #obamaera #photojournalism #photojournalist #politics #eastroom
Photo depicts church ruins in Ostheim Germany, 1945. . Viewpoints spoke with former pictures editor at the Chicago Sun Times, Rich Cahan about co-authoring a new book highlighting hundreds of undiscovered photos from the last year of World War II. The book also sheds light on the lives of the soldiers in the U.S. Army Signal Corps who were tasked with taking these photographs. Story airs this Sunday in the first part of the show. 📷: National Archives, Rich Cahan #worldwar2 #worldwars #worldwar #soldier #warphotography #warphotos #warpictures #veteransday #veterans #nationalarchives #usarmy #usarmysoldier #aftermath #viewpointsradio
It's #nationalcatday today! Viewpoints producer @amirahzaveri has two snuggly, mischievous cats, Milo (left) and Poppy (right) that are two peas in a pod. They enjoy oat milk, no walks and chomping on palm trees when their breakfast is late. #cats_of_instagram #catsofinstagram #catstagram #catloversclub #catlife #catlove #catnap #catsofinsta #caturday #viewpointsradio
Forever 21 is no longer big business. The fast fashion giant declared bankruptcy earlier this month, citing a continued decrease in sales. While many factors led to Forever 21's downfall, could one be that young people are turning away from extremely cheap, mass-produced, flimsy fashion? Our story on fast fashion and if it's really changing airs this Monday featuring writer and author of Fashionopolis @danathomasparis. #forever21 #fastfashionsucks #fastfashion #fastfashiondetox #sustainablefashion #sustainability #fashion #fairlabor #fashionfriday #viewpointsradio
Coming up this Sunday - we speak with the author of "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?" Caitlin Doughty @thegooddeath about all things death. Why do we stray away from talking about our own mortality? How do other cultures more openly embrace their dead loved ones? And will your cat actually eat your corpse? #willmycateatmyeyeballs #death #caitlindoughty #funeraldirector #mortician #morticianlife #viewpointsradio #spookyseason #embracedeath #funeral #mortality #truecrime
Viewpoints spoke with Jim Koch, the founder and chairman of Boston Beer Company, which makes Samuel Adams Beer and Truly spiked seltzer. We asked Koch about why he was skeptical of the spiked seltzer craze at first and where he predicts the trend will go as we head into the cooler months. **Pops open Sam Adams Octoberfest of course** . Our story on the rapid rise of spiked seltzers airs this Sunday! 📷: Boston Beer Company #spikedseltzer #trulyspikedandsparkling #whiteclaw #bonandviv #beverageindustry #samadams #samadamsoctoberfest #oktoberfest #viewpointsradio @bostonbeercareers @anniekrall

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