Viewpoints Radio
Award-winning reporting on current issues featuring America's leading experts.
While electric is seen as the future, for many Americans these newer cars are often out of reach because of the hefty price tag. We speak with two experts about this current market and what progress is being made to make EV’s more available to all.
What happens if you pass away in the Arctic, or in outer space? How do people in Thailand or India mourn their dead differently than people in the U.S.? Mortician Caitlin Doughty gives us the answers.
The recent Netflix series, "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" has been met with mixed reviews. We discuss some of the differing opinions on this new true crime series.
Many media are outlets shifting their formats to better compete with social media and Americans’ reduced attention spans. Co-founder of Axios Roy Schwartz joins us this week to talk about how everyone, and not just journalists, can use this stylistic change to improve both their writing and presenting.
With more young people owning tech at an earlier age, it’s important for both parents and kids to sit down from the get-go and talk about how to stay safe online, minimize social media use and more.
More Americans are watching less baseball these days. What changed? We discuss some theories as to why the sport is seeing a downturn.
Over the past year, headlines covering workers striking or pushing to unionize have become commonplace. What’s driving this labor revolt?
We speak with author and activist Philip Allen about the role photography and videography played during the Civil Rights Movement and the role it still plays today in capturing racial bias & inequality.
The new Hulu drama series, “The Patient” stars Steve Carrell and Domhnall Gleeson. We review the first few episodes of Season 1.
Around the world, countries are seeing weather extremes from excess flooding to severe drought and higher than average heat. We speak with two climate experts about the correlation between climate change and these extreme weather events.
YouTube was created by three friends in 2005 and, shortly after, was sold to Google in 2006 for 1.65 billion dollars. Since then, it’s become the largest video-sharing platform in the world.
We review the new Netflix series, “Devil in Ohio” which offers a less-scary take than your typical gore-filled, killer-at-every-corner horror show.
More men and women these days are both working full-time, yet household tasks are still unevenly handled predominantly by women. We sit down with gender expert Kate Mangino about this imbalance.
There are an estimated three million shipwrecks lying under the ocean and underground. We speak with author Daniel Stone about these fascinating structures that give us a look into the past.
We cover the dilemma of cropping full screen shows and films to fit our modern, widescreen TV’s. Many who are against this edit argue that changing this format ruins the media’s original form.
We speak with a psychiatrist and expert in grief and trauma about how parents, caregivers and adults in general can best have conversations with young people about loss and death.
We speak with a sports psychologist this week about the rising prevalence of mental health disorders among young athletes and what’s being done to improve support services and get rid of stigma both on campus and off-campus.
We cover some of the blockbuster films making their debut this fall at a theatre near you.
How often do you think about the privileges you have in life? What life experiences may have looked a bit different if you had darker skin or lighter skin?
Public transportation took a big hit in ridership and profits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as more people are back and relying on these community systems once again, the future is unclear as many municipalities face record challenges.
We explore the new docu-comedy series, "The Rehearsal" produced and directed by Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder who’s best known for his parody reality show, "Nathan For You".
Before earning his PhD in applied mathematics from MIT, Urschel played college football at Penn State and then went on to play in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens. This week – we touch on his unique path & what he’s learned along the way.
More Americans are turning to social media for their news instead of seeking out information from established news outlets. We discuss what’s driving this push and how it’s affecting information accuracy.
We discuss the new Hulu series "The Bear" about a young fine dining chef who returns to his Chicago roots to run the Italian beef joint his brother left to him.
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