Garbology (17:38)

Edward Humes is a journalist and author of fourteen books. He received a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the military for the Orange County Register newspaper. Why is it that as Americans our instinct is an unprecedented readiness to throw things away? We throw out 10 million plastic grocery bags, 45 million newspapers, and 500 million straws EVERY single day. At what point will we run out of room for all of this waste? Edward Humes, author of GARBOLOGY: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash, discusses his research on what is happening and what can be done. 

 

Selective Parenting (1:09:25)

Catherine Pearlman, Ph.D., The Family Coach to help moms and dads with typical parenting issues. Her mission is to help parents enjoy their parenting and kids more. To that end, she advises on all matters of parenting such as potty and sleep training, discipline, food issues, sibling rivalry, and more. She has been a featured speaker for PTA gatherings, parent meetings, Moms Night Out, the Wall Street Journal Parenting Panel, nonprofit groups, and academic conferences around the country. She also conducts parenting seminars relating to practical parenting, behavior modification, setting expectations, and much more. With all the whining, complaining, begging, and negotiating, parenting can seem more like a chore than a pleasure. Dr. Catherine Pearlman shares her book, Ignore It How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction, and explains how ignoring some bad behavior from your kids can improve overall happiness.

 

American Dream (1:54:35)

David Sims is an associate professor in the department of economics at Brigham Young University. He earned his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004. Recently Utah congressmen have been working on new bills to help reduce dependency on food stamps. These bills would require able-bodied recipients without dependent children to prove they're searching for jobs, something Alabama has already done. David Sims talks about his research and the economics of Utah’s efforts in helping people reach for the American Dream.