Internet Accessibility (14:52)

Kosta Grammtis, who founded a non-profit organization, whose goal is to help provide internet access to the world. He was an engineer for SpaceX where he led the design of a satellite now in orbit. Kosta is a correspondent for Al Jazeera America. Kosta joined the show to talk to us about the importance of the internet in the world today.

Good in the World: Maurice Osborne (38:06)

Maurice Osborne stepped in a stopped a man from assaulting a woman on a NYC subway train. His selfless act saved the woman. Osborne grabbed the man by his shirt, pulling him all the way up the subway station’s steps, across a street and into a NYC police precinct where the perpetrator was arrested. Osborne talks to Kathy Aiken about why he stepped in and helped. 

Fighting MRSA Infections (57:15)

According to the CDC, over 80,000 invasive MRSA infections and 11,285 related deaths occur every year. A MRSA infection can be fatal, and is sometimes called the "Super Bug.” This big bad “superbug” has hurt a lot of families, and one of them decided to fight back. Dr. Brad Berges, an Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology at BYU and Jacob Hatch, an Undergraduate studying Microbiology, banded together in their research to fight the bug that had taken the leg of their father. They talk with Dr. Townsend and explain their research.

Abandonment: "Love Me, Don't Leave Me" (1:43:41)

Dr. Michelle Skeen, author of the book, “Love Me, Don’t Leave Me,” says that a single negative childhood memory or even a bad break up can leave the scarring fear of abandonment that can affect your relationships later in life. Dr. Skeen has a Bachelor’s and Master’s from Mills College in Oakland, California and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the Write Institute in Berkeley, California. She is here to tell us more about how we can stop holding back from a loving, lasting relationship.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:14:52 - Internet Accessibility

00:38:06 - Good in the World: Maurice Osborne

00:57:15 - FightingMRSA Infections

01:103:41 - Abandonment: "Love Me, Don't Leave Me"