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Show #1051: THE ZIKA VECTOR Apr 09, 2016

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Though Zika was first discovered in 1947, it was never considered much of a threat, until 2015 when it popped up in Brazil. Now Zika is spreading throughout the world where it is considered to be a threat to the unborn. And so we ask: Should we release G

Show #1050: CONQUERING CROWS Apr 03, 2016

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Topics include why the birds are considered pests by the many, and pets by the few; how the intelligence of these birds allow them to supplant and exclude other birds from the environment; and what can done, if anything, to control them so that other bi

Show #1049: IN THE BELLY OF THE BEE Mar 26, 2016

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They are the canaries in the mine of our environment, and they are dying off to the extent the federal government is considering listing them as an endangered species. And so we ask: What is killing the bees? Topics include the various theories as to w

Show #1048: OUTBREAK AT CHIPOTLE 2 Mar 19, 2016

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That no definitive answer has yet to been given as to how so many Chipotle restaurants were contaminated, across such a broad geographical area, by so many different pathogens, in such a short period of time, leads us to again ask: What caused the food po

Show #1047: OUTBREAK AT CHIPOTLE Mar 16, 2016

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Guests: Michael Palmer, Food Safety Consultant, GAP Solutions & Karen Robinson-Jacobs, Hospitality Industry Journalist, Dallas Morning News

Show #1046: Mar 05, 2016

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Ninety percent of Americans could be fed entirely by food grown within 100 miles of their city, so claims a study published at UC Merced. This leads us to ask: How can local food feed 90% of the population?

Show #1045: TRAGEDY OF THE AQUIFERS Feb 27, 2016

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El Nino brought rains to the parched West, but not enough rain to replenish aquifers sucked dry by years of severe drought. The fight for what water remains leads us to ask: Who should own the water in an aquifer?

Show #1044: Learning How To Eat Feb 20, 2016

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Much effort has been devoted to getting children to eat the right food, but in spite of all the effort, much of the right food still ends up in the trash. This leads us to ask: Should children eat what adults serve, or should adults serve what children

Show #1043: Hunting Them to Save Them Feb 06, 2016

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Could it be true? Could it be that, to save wild animals, birds and fish, we must hunt and fish for them? This thought leads us to ask:

Show #1042: Bee Gone! Jan 30, 2016

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The bees responsible for one-third of the food we eat are disappearing. Also disappearing is the scientific research into why bees are disappearing, and that leads us to ask: Why is USDA discouraging its scientific research into the disappearance of bees

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