When a gorgeous Poli theater was restored in my hometown about a decade ago, one of the changes that had to occur was making the seats larger, because since the early 20th century Americans have gotten heftier. Along with this collective weight gain, thanks to processed foods and more sedentary work lives, has come an …
As a Connecticut resident, it’s hard not to be aware of the storied history of Hiram Rickover, the “Father of the Nuclear Navy” and the development and commissioning of the first nuclear submarine in in 1952 at the Groton, Connecticut. Now with a fleet of over 220 boats, or ships as they came to be …
Richard Rothstein did America a great public service back in 2017. In his groundbreaking book, “The Color of Law” he laid out chapter and verse the complicity of American government, at all levels, in the discriminatory practices that have led us to a condition of housing segregation in America. That segregation is apparent in our …
The current approach to water management is failing to meet the demands of the growing human population and the severe challenges brought on by climate change. Our guest, David Sedlak, director of the Berkeley Water Center and author of “Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate” argues that there are solutions to address …
When Hurricane Ian devastated Florida in 2022, two-thirds of the people who died were older adults. Similarly, the greatest number of fatalities during Hurricane Katrina, the California Camp Fire and the winter power outages in Texas were among the same population. And when you stop to think about it, it makes sense. Many older Americans …
Our guest today has a basic rule, based on research, about leaders of businesses and organizations. They should, first and foremost, be experts in the activity they lead and then acquire and assume the leadership skills required to run the operation. In too many cases, as has been the trajectory since the 1980’s, more and …
America’s food system is broken, bringing harm to family farmers, workers, the environment and our health. But it doesn’t have to be that way and the new documentary and companion book “Food, Inc. 2” provides plenty of approaches to reclaiming a more natural and sustainable way to feed America. It’s all a follow on …
There is a war raging below the surface, literally, for the critical minerals–lithium, copper, cobalt and that packet called ‘rare earth’–needed to power the conversion from fossil fuels to electrification of our lives. To build electric cars, solar panels, cell phones and millions of other devices will require the world to dig …
Last time we spoke to our guest on this podcast he was trying to help us talk to science deniers. What ever happened to the America that thought better living(and longer life)could be achieved by following the science? He told us not to be argumentative and try to understand those who might still be smitten …
Industrial farming and ranching began about 80 years ago and now accounts for almost all agricultural output in America. We have allowed what once occupied nearly 40 percent of our population to be placed in the hands of of about one percent at the present time. I can see where some would say that’s a …