Friday, May 23 – Friday, May 30
 Craig Aaron  Stephen Dubner  Lonnie Jordan  Nicholas Freudenberg  George Johnson |
 Steven Levitt  Sharon Epperson  Rajeev Ramchand  Willie Randolph  Harvey Mason |
For the next several months, the Federal Communications Commission will hear public comment on proposals for governing Internet traffic that have reignited the debate over net neutrality – the idea that all content should be treated equally by Internet service providers. Craig Aaron, president and CEO of Free Press, a nonpartisan organization that advocates for universal and affordable Internet access, explains why net neutrality is crucial.
In their 2005 book, “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything”, economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner demonstrated how economic theory can be used to explain all manner of human behavior. In their new book, “Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain”, Levitt and Dubner tell us how we can apply those principles to our individual lives. In this week’s installment of “Five Things You Should Know About …”, Sharon Epperson, personal finance columnist for CNBC, offers advice on saving for retirement. There’s nothing good about war – unless you’re talking about WAR with a capital W, the groundbreaking group that has found ways to redefine soul, R&B, funk, jazz and other genres since its founding in 1969. Lonnie Jordan, one of the band’s founders, joins us to share “Evolutionary”, WAR’s first new studio album in 20 years. It’s Memorial Day weekend, and Americans everywhere will carry out the annual tradition of honoring the sacrifice of our military veterans. The growing legion of informal caregivers – family members, friends and colleagues – who help sick and wounded veterans also deserve praise. The RAND Corporation documents the physical and emotional toll on those caregivers in a new study, “Hidden Heroes: America’s Military Caregivers”. Rajeev Ramchand, a senior behavioral and social scientist at RAND, shares the findings. Corporate manufacturers of food, tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceuticals, guns and motor vehicles are making decisions that can ruin our collective health. Nicholas Freudenberg, professor at the City University of New York School of Public Health and at Hunter College, details the impact of these industries on public health in his book, “Legal But Lethal: Corporations, Consumption and Protecting Public Health”. Willie Randolph has been called the quintessential New York athlete. He spent his youth playing baseball in the sandlots of Brooklyn, and before long he was wearing the iconic pinstripes of the New York Yankees. The six-time All-Star shares the triumphs and struggles of his 30-year career as a player and manager in his new memoir, “The Yankee Way: Playing, Coaching and My Live in Baseball”. In his 3-minute sports drill, George Johnson offers his perspective on a perceived double standard in the NFL: Indianapolis Colts’ linebacker Robert Mathis was suspended for violating the NFL’s drug policy by taking fertility drugs, while the team’s owner, Jim Irsay, remains unpunished for his recent DUI arrest. Drummer Harvey Mason has performed with, composed for or produced work by James Brown, Frank Sinatra, Jennifer Holliday, Barbra Streisand, Herbie Hancock, Mary J. Blige, Biggie Smalls and far too many others to mention. He’s best known for his jazz-funk rhythms, but there isn’t a musical style that Mase hasn’t mastered. He shares his newest project, “Chameleon”. |
