Host Rick Tocquigny provides his critique of this week's best articles from the New York Times Sunday Edition, January 20, 2013 including: Eric Lipton, Kevin Sack for their report on Amgen, Jodi Kantor- Change Comes After 4 Years, Steven Rattner- India is Losing the Race, Alissa Rubin- Scars are Sole Testimony to Honor Victim's Ordeal, Nicole LaPorte- Sister Act and Matthew May- Preoccupations.  And a nod to Wedding Columnist Margaux Laskey for Vows.

Bruce Poon Tip, Captain of G Adventures, shares his transformative travel experiences!  

For over 20 years, G Adventures has set out on a journey to transform the way people think about travel. They discovered a niche between mainstream travel operators and independent backpackers. 

One of the fundamentals of G Adventures is their fundamental principle to change the lives of anyone who comes in contact with their company. Their business model isn't about bottom lines and turnover. It's about happiness and freedom. Heart truly matters at G Adventures.

This show is sponsored by Maui Joe Coffee, Gracefully Yours cards and journals and Mission Capital Management.

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Life Lessons welcomes Tim Watkins from the Movie to Movement The Blood and The Rose.

The Blood and The Rose is associated with Catholic Charities and Movie to Movement.

Nashville session singer Trae Edwards debuts his latest album and shares his life lessons along the way.

This show also features Hara Taicher.

You enjoyed Diane Paddison of www.4wordwomen.org on a previous show where she talked about her book Work, Love, Pray. Now start your new year off right with her words of motivation to keep you balanced.

Find out more information on Diane at www.4wordwomen.org.

Life Coach on the Go, Emma-Louise Elsey, shares her byte size wisdom on this segment of Life Lessons.

Enjoy America's top podcast and learn teachable moments.

We learn lessons from those that are recently departed. 

This show features Dr. Robert Lowenstein who passed away at age 105, passionate curator Roger Gross and the incomparable Jeanne Vertefeuille. 

Our thanks to NY Times contributor Douglas Martin for his great article on Ms. Vertefeuille.

Life Lessons from the dearly departed is the top podcast in America for teachable moments.

Life Lessons host and popular author Rick Tocquigny reviews the best written and most insightful articles from the New York Times edition for Sunday, January 13, 2013.

Articles or columns from Maureen Dowd, Alissa Quart, David Colman, Bruce Feiler, Eilene Zimmerman, and Adam Bryant are highlighted this week.