Viewpoints

Dr. Kerry Emanuel explains what makes scientists so certain greenhouse gasses are to blame for climate change and how the problem can be addressed in a way that creates jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America is facing a literacy problem. We talk to several experts who suggest that we may simply be teaching the skill incorrectly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlton Heston was a soldier, a liberal, and a conservative in his 84 years. Biographer Marc Eliot discusses how Heston's politics impacted his career and legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been decades since Bob Marley’s death, but his music is still played and his face still shows up on tee shirts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, is an impoverished region that isn’t officially recognized as a distinct country. Children born there are given very little opportunity, but Jonathan Starr is trying to change that. Starr, a former hedge fund manager, talks about his journey from Wall Street money manager to Somaliland school runner and how he and his school and changing lives where it matters most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bill of Rights may seem like they were simply added on to the end of the Constitution. Civil liberty lawyer Burt Neuborne offers a different outlook on the document. Neuborne dives into the structure of the Bill of Rights and explains how James Madison used organization skills to ensure the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution build on each other and establish a logical system of government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Greaney is a New York Times bestselling author perhaps best known for collaborating with Tom Clancy on three books, but Greaney’s own spy series has been ongoing since 2009. He joins the show to talk about his Gray Man series, where he gets his inspiration, and to separate the true elements he learned from real US operatives from the fiction he imagines when writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life in the Shadow of the Columbine High School Shooting; Teaching Your Kids About Money Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two political science experts discuss how movements in the past have brought about change and how they compare to the Women's March, the March for Life and the March for Science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corban Addison is a law-trained author who uses his books to shine a light on human rights violations. He joins the show to talk about researching his latest novel, A Harvest of Thorns, about sweatshops and unfair labor. Addison talks about the violations he found around the world including here in America and the brands he recommends for shoppers trying to make a positive impact with where they spend their dollars. Learn more at: https://viewpointsradio.org/sweatshops-and-unfair-labor-practices/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Authors Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein authors join the show to tell stories, crack jokes, and clarify some of the big ideas of philosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1966, Civil Rights pioneer James Meredith set out on The March Against Fear, a walk to prove black citizens no longer needed to fear white people. Soon after beginning, he was ambushed and shot. The march was continued by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and countless others. Weeks later, Meredith had recovered and rejoined the walk, giving history an enduring image of persistence and determination. We talk to historian Ann Bausum about the history and impact of the march. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Photo historian Richard Cahan talks about the history of the Japanese internment camps, and why we should look at them as a cautionary tale not as precedent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Cities, from New York and Chicago to New Orleans and San Francisco, are a vital piece of our country. First, we talk to author Joshua Jelly-Schapiro about the role these cities have come to play in our culture and out lives. Then, we talk to author and former professor William Goldsmith about the problems facing our cities and his ideas on how we can fix them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a common goal to get back to the creative passions of your youth and write that novel but something always seems to be holding us back. We talk to two experts about the roadblocks on the way to finishing your masterpiece and how to overcome them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many people remain in bad situations because they are afraid to quit, but they shouldn’t. Our guest says that if you take the time to carefully plan just how and when you’ll walk out the door, it’s easier to deal with the anxiety, fear and depression that can follow such a big decision. We’ll hear about steps anyone can take – and those they shouldn’t – when it’s time to quit and move on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices