Why Are Arab Countries Warming to Israel? (0:31)

Israel has announced deals to “normalize” relations with four Arab countries in recent months–Bahrain, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates and–as of last week–Morocco. So what does each country get from this agreement?  Quinn Mecham explains why the Trump administration got involved.  Mecham is a professor of political science at Brigham Young University.

 

Rare "Christmas Star" Sighting (22:45)

On December 21st, we’ll see a phenomenon some are calling a “Christmas Star,” but it’s not a star–it’s actually two planets close together.  Rice University astronomy professor Patrick Hartigan explains the occurence and the best way to see it.

 

A Choose-Your-Own Soundtrack to a Walk in Central Park (35:28)

Pulitzer Prize winning composer Ellen Reid utilized GPS to create a choose-your-own musical experience for people walking around New York’s Central Park. And it's all done through an app that Reid created.  Reid shares where she received her inspiration for the various pieces of music. 

 

Celebrating Nontraditional Holiday Traditions. (52:19)

BYU Radio's Sam Payne stops by to talk about the nontraditional Christmas traditions around the world .

 

Solving the Human Waste Problem in the Most Remote Places (58:36)

The influx of visitors to the US backcountry has created the unique problem of dealing with their bodily waste. But Geoff Hill has a potential solution.  Hill is a PhD in human waste management and is the founder of the company Toilet Tech.

 

A Young Woman’s Extraordinary Career at the CIA and FBI (1:16:43)

A Southern California sorority girl with a fascination for politics ended up tracking and interrogating terrorists for the CIA after 9-11.  But the stress of the job kept Tracy Walder up at night. Now Walder is a teacher and the author of "The Unexpected Spy."  

 

Ever Wonder How Many Hot Dogs A Human Could Eat? Science Has the Answer (1:38:19)

Competitive hot dog eaters swallow a huge number of hot dogs in a very short amount of time.  But is there a limit in which a human can't down any more franks?  High Point University exercise scientist James Smoliga thinks he’s found the answer.