Olympic Update (16:34)

Coach Ed Eyestone is the BYU Track and Field coach. He is one of only four runners to capture the NCAA "Triple Crown" by becoming the 1985 NCAA Champion in cross-country, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. Coach Eyestone also represented the US in the Olympic Marathon at the 1988 Seoul, Korea games and the 1992 Barcelona, Spain games where he finished 13th. He is supporting former BYU runner Jared Ward who is competing in the marathon. Coach Eyestone shares his experience at the 2016 Rio games.

Liana Tan - Olympics (39:03)

The U.S. is still at the top of the charts for the most Olympic medals now. But maybe it’s not all about how GOOD our athletes are, but how MANY there are. There are a lot of countries we are competing against that seem to get lost in the shadows because they only have 1 or 2 athletes competing to represent their entire country. Our producer, Liana Tan, is going to bring some of those lesser-known countries to the light and teach us some of the traditional sports played in the countries that have the least amount of athletes competing in the Olympics this year.

Uninformed Voter (1:02:48)

Dr. Arthur Lupia is the Hal R Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science at University of Michigan. Studies decision making and learning. His topics of expertise include information processing, persuasion, strategic communication, and civic competence. With a wealth of misinformation and an ever-growing population of citizen disinterested in politics, many experts think less informed citizen should just stay out of politics. However, our guest today, Dr. Arthur Lupia, argues in his book, Uninformed: Why People Seem to Know So Little about Politics and What We Can Do about It, that we can actually increase competence among voters. Dr. Lupia more explains the issues surrounding political education and his solutions to this rising issue.

Reason Most Americans are Broke

Holly Johnson is a financial expert and award-winning personal credit writer. The Federal Reserve says the average