Central Time

Central Time

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Central Time episodes

  • Grammar disputes, Teacher shortages
    School districts around the country are trying to fill teacher vacancies ahead of the academic year. Two education experts share what they think can be done to help ease the teacher shortage. Then, we talk with an author about how to settle of the English language's great grammar disputes.
    45 min
  • Grammar disputes, Frozen desserts
    The English language has plenty of strange rules and grammar debates. An author joins us to settle some of the disputes. And on Food Friday, we talk with a chef about frozen desserts to beat the summer heat.
    47 min
  • College system, Abortion voting
    An author shares his new book looking at the problems with the college system in the U.S. and how to fix it. Then, a political science professor looks at what a vote to uphold abortion in Kansas could signal for upcoming elections.
    47 min
  • Doomscrolling, Combating terrorism
    A psychology professor helps us learn to better cope with negative news coverage we're exposed to every day. Then, a foreign policy expert looks at where the war on terror stands in the United States.
    47 min
  • Rural crime, Monkeypox emergency, Brain differences
    We talk to a pair of journalists about a rise in rural crime during the pandemic. Then, an infectious disease doctor shares what you need to know about monkeypox. Later, a neuroscientist shares her new book looking at the ways all of our brains are different.
    46 min
  • Brain differences, Farmer income
    A neuroscientist shares her new book looking at the ways all of our brains are different. Then, an agricultural economics professor helps us better understand a rise in farmers earning income away from the farm.
    45 min

About Central Time

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Hosted by Rob Ferrett, "Central Time" takes a unique approach to cover a variety of topics. Executive producer Dean Knetter and producers Tim Peterson, Colleen Leahy, Lorin Cox, Beatrice Lawrence, and…