Billionaire Media Model (17:32)

Rodney Benson is the Department Chair and Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University. In July Laurene Powell Jobs, wife of Steve Jobs bought a majority stake in the news organization The Atlantic. This isn’t the first purchase of a news organization by a billionaire in recent months. The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and The Las Vegas Journal are all now privately owned. Rodney Benson talks about the slippery slope of the oligarchy media model.

 

Liana Tan  - New York Trip (40:12)

We’ve talked on the show a lot about how to set goals and achieve your dreams. Well, one of our producers, Liana Tan, did that this summer when she ventured out to New York City for a couple of months and now she’s come back to tell us all about it and what the big city really has to offer. 

 

Trading life for Likes (1:08:51)

David Maxfield is the Vice President of Research at VitalSmarts, a Leadership Training Company. He is a New York Times bestselling author of three New York Times bestsellers: Crucial Accountability, Influencer, and Change Anything. We live in a society greatly influenced by social media. The pursuit of Facebook "Likes", Twitter "Retweets" and other forms of social engagement can be very addictive. A new survey shows that we may be "liking" life instead of living it.   David Maxfield shares the survey findings and offers ideas on how to find a better balance between life and social media.

 

Makena Bauss - When Are You Old (1:31:29)

At what age are you officially old? You may feel or act young but when does society feel a person can be labeled as old? New surveys show a surprising result. Producer Makena Bauss brings the info.

 

Screen Cleaning (1:38:14)

Jeff Simpson talks about movies and TV helping you find family-friendly options.