Cult of Everest Fuels Danger on the World’s Highest Peak

Guest: Michael Kodas, Journalist, Author of "High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed” and "Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame".

Eleven people died climbing Mt. Everest during the last month–making this the fourth-deadliest season on the world’s highest mountain. Delays caused by overcrowding near the summit contributed to several of the deaths. So, the obvious response would be fewer people to receive permits to summit the mountain next season. But the problem is deeper than that, says Michael Kodas. It’s really about the cult-like appeal Everest has acquired.

Invisible Women: How Engineering of Products and Safety Ignores Women

Guest: Caroline Criado Perez, Author of “Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men.”

The typical safety features in a car are not designed with the typical woman in mind. Did you know that? Up until about 8 years ago all the crash test dummies used in safety tests were based on man’s body. Engineers have found that makes women a lot more likely to be injured in an accident. And it’s not just cars. Cell phones, musical instruments–even voice recognition software –are optimized for men.

Apple Seed: Stories Served With Food

Guest: Sam Payne

Sam Payne attends a community known for its story festival. While there he discovers some of the best stories are in the family owned restaurants he visits.

How Parents Can Help their Young Adult Succeed

Guest: Larry Nelson, Professor of Family Life, Brigham Young University

When do you take the training wheels off and let your kids their own way in the world? When they turn 18? When they graduate college? The decision is never easy for parents –but it’s even more complicated when there are so many young adults living at home in the US. The transition to adulthood is taking longer and more fraught with perils than it was for you or your parents.

Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Guest: Rajesh Anandan Co-Founder of ULTRA Testing

Millions of people in America have autism spectrum disorder. The majority of them are unemployed or underemployed, meaning they have a job that doesn’t make full use of their skills. So, what would a job that takes full use of a person’s skills look like if that person has autism or Asperger’s?

Writing the Book on Racial Literacy

Guests: Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo, Co-Authors of “Tell Me Who You Are,” Co-Founders/Co-Presidents of CHOOSE.

How has race impacted your life? If you’d asked me that question as a teenager, I’d have been really confused. “Race? Me? I’m a white girl in a white community. Race hasn’t impacted my life.” But of course, it has. Race is embedded in American society. It’s just that most of us lack the tools to understand and navigate a world structured by racial division.