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Show #544 : Jan 17, 2016

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Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was so powerful it helped end the use of DDT. But pointing to the millions who suffer from malaria, some now ask, “Should we end the ban on DDT?" Topics include the extent to which Silent Spring changed e

Show #640: NOT BY BREAD ALONE Jan 17, 2016

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The equation was simple: From each according to his abililty, to each according to his need. But there was not enough ability, or too much need, and the USSR collapsed into ruin, which leads us to ask…

Show # 1022 :THE INVADERS Jan 17, 2016

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50,000 years ago it was us against them, and they are the home team. The winners would eat and the losers would fade into fossils. This food fight for the ages leads us to ask: How did we humans beat the Neanderthal to food and the future? Topic includ

Show #588:AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DINNERS Jan 17, 2016

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Sometimes we simply must get away, and what better way, to get away, then to eat our way around the world? Topics include how a meal’s set and setting affect how we experience that meal; what to watch out for when out around the world; and some me

Show #607: WAYNE HAGE'S WAR: PRIVATE PROPERTY ON PUBLIC LANDS Jan 17, 2016

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The federal government owns approximately one-third of the land in the United States. One day, rancher Wayne Hage went to war with the government over his right to graze livestock on that public land. Wayne Hage’s war leads us to ask…

Show #715: THAT AIN'T HAY! Jan 17, 2016

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The Obama administration has approved the release of Monsanto’s genetically-engineered alfalfa. They say farmers will be able to grow more crops, and that ain’t hay! But GE Alfalfa leads us to ask…

Show #948: CROP DUSTER: FLYING IT ON Jan 17, 2016

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Few have given farmers more control over their environment than the crop duster. Those magnificent men, and women, in their flying machines lead us to ask…

Show #975: FARMING IN THE SKY Jan 17, 2016

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Topics include the unused space available on city rooftops; the technologies required to farm that valuable space; and whether farming the rooftops of big cities can be economically viable. Guests: Maggie Cheney, Director of Farms and Education, Farm-

Show #613: THE GREAT DEPRESSION Jan 17, 2016

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Ask any of those who survived the Great Depression in the 1930s what they ate for dinner and you’ll likely get an ear full, if not a belly full. Their stories lead one to ask…

Show #610: OUR $10 TRILLION BILL Jan 17, 2016

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We have spent more than we earned and now must borrow $10 trillion from our children to keep from going belly up. To make it easier for children to pay our bill, we could have more children, and allow for more immigration. This leads us to ask…

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