Viewpoints Radio
Sit down with Viewpoints 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, Gary Price, Ebony McMorris, Evan Rook and produced by Amirah Zaveri. New shows posted each Sunday by 5 a.m. EST. Subscribe and listen, and find out more info at viewpointsradio.org. Also, follow us on X & Instagram @ViewpointsRadio.
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Character Education for Kids
Character in a person is something we admire, and something we all would like to think that our kids grow up to achieve. But how do you teach them character? What are some of the virtues that go hand-in-hand with character and how can we instill them...
13 min
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How To Have a Really Good Day
People tell us all the time to “have a good day,” but what does that really mean? How do you work on having a really good day? Our guest has researched the topic and has come up with some very interesting and helpful information from neuroscience...
11 min
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Wasteful Eating: Decreasing Food Waste (2016)
13 min
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David Axelrod on Obama and Politics
David Axelrod offers insight into President Obama's terms in office, the candidates on the stump now, and the parties’ strategies in this campaign season.
13 min
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Saving the Cheetahs
Helping to preserve this endangered species
13 min
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The Confidence Game: Why No One is Immune
12 min
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Teens and Dystopian Literature
We talk with two young adult authors about how kids work out issues through the genre and learn valuable lessons about hope, trust, friendship, good and evil.
12 min
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W.E.B. Du Bois: The Scholar Denied (2016)
13 min
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Sex and Labor Trafficking
Sex and labor trafficking are big business in the U.S. and around the world. Often it’s young people and immigrants who are forced to work in the sex industry or in sweatshops, restaurants and hotels with little pay, horrible hours and horrible...
13 min
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Keeping Those Resolutions: The Key is Low and S...
About this time of year, New Year’s resolutions begin to wane -- and most die. How do you keep them going? And how can you make better ones that you’re more likely to keep in the future? Our guests give advice on crafting a goal and setting up a...
10 min
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The Wage Gap: Why We Have It and How to Narrow It
What is the gap? When did it begin to develop and why? And what can we do to narrow it? Our guests offer their opinions on the subject and some solutions.
12 min
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Biohackers: Searching for the Sixth Sense
Do humans have more than five senses? Our guest wanted to know, so she spoke to scientists and biohackers about our five senses and perhaps even finding a 6th sense.
11 min
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Selling the Super Bowl
We talk to three marketing specialists about how to craft a good ad, how ads are effectively measured and what makes an ad memorable.
13 min
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Super Bowl 50: A Look Back
We take a look back at the game and some of its stars, coaches and dynasties.
12 min
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Lab-Grown Diamonds and Gems: Are They Real?
We talk to a spokesperson for lab-grown diamonds and to a geologist about how mined diamonds and gemstones compare to those grown in a lab.
12 min
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Great is the Truth: A story of sexual abuse at ...
Many stories of child sexual abuse in schools by trusted teachers, coaches and clergy have come to light in the past decade or so. We talk to a former student of the Horace Mann School about how the story of abuse there came to light.
13 min
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Immigrants: Why We Need Them in the U.S.
Our guests talk about what immigrants to this country offer to all of us and how we should create a plan to allow them to become full members of the community.
13 min
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Little Victories: Taking Joy in the Little Thin...
Our guest shows us through stories from his own life that we should take joy in the little victories that make life happy and fulfilling.
12 min
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Drew Barrymore: A child actress talks about lif...
Barrymore talks about what she’s learned on the way to becoming an accomplished actress and a mature and loving mother.
11 min
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How Humor Helps Us Deal with Serious Topics
11 min
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The Importance of Music and Arts Education
We talk to two arts experts about the value of music education and hear from some students about their experiences playing and studying music in and out of school.
12 min
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The American Revolution: When did it really begin?
In school we learn that the American Revolution began with the battles of Lexington and Concord. But did it?
10 min
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Celebrating New Year's At Home
13 min
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Photographing the Beatles
We talk to a photographer who not only took many memorable pictures of The Beatles, but who also became their good friend.
11 min
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Interpreting the Constitution: How Do We Know W...
We talk to two constitutional specialists about how to interpret the document, and hear how some Supreme Court justices approached an issue that is once again in the news.
11 min