Viewpoints Radio

By MediaTracks Communications

Sit down with Viewpoints each week as we report on social issues, the environment, history, food – you name it. What’s it like to give birth in prison? Could the plague resurface with climate change? ... more

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The podcast currently has 980 episodes available.

Viewpoints Radio episodes:

November 08, 2015 The Master Algorithm
We talk to a computer scientist and author about the rise of computers that can learn on their own and then teach other computers to do the same.
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12min
November 08, 2015 In the Kingdom of Ice: The Voyage of the USS Jeannette
We talk to an author whose new book chronicles an exhibition to the North Pole and the men who risked their lives to find out what was actually on the top of the world.
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13min
November 01, 2015 Public Speaking: Overcoming Fear and Putting Your Best Voice Forward (2015)
Our guests discuss the fear of public speaking and offer advice on how to create, prepare for and deliver a speech with confidence.
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11min
November 01, 2015 Jack London: Adventure Author and Social Activist (2015)
We’ll hear how Jack London’s youth and physically demanding jobs informed his writing, and find out how he used sustainable farming methods long before they became fashionable.
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13min
October 25, 2015 Halloween Traditions, Costumes and Why We Love to be Scared
We talk to a psychologist and a haunted attraction specialist about why we loved to be scared, and also take a look at where some of our Halloween traditions came from.
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12min
October 25, 2015 Scary Critters
Two experts in the fields of entomology and bats, explain why spiders and bats are not as scary as we think, and are very beneficial members of the insect and animals worlds.
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13min
October 18, 2015 Dealing with Climate Change Around the World
We meet a woman who has traveled around the world looking at how climate change caused by humans has transformed areas of our planet and how people are dealing with the changes.
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10min
October 18, 2015 Slang, Jargon and Colorful Expressions
We talk to a linguist and an author about why slang and jargon are part of our speech, who brings them into our language and why some slang falls out of favor.
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13min
October 11, 2015 Teaching Kids to Read
Learning to read is a big part of succeeding in school but when should kids be taught to read? A children's author and a professor specializing in early childhood education weigh in.
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12min
October 11, 2015 The Pawpaw: America's Forgotten Fruit
The once-common pawpaw has all but disappeared. We talk to a man who wanted to know more about this exotic, tropical-tasting fruit and efforts to bring it back into favor.
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11min

FAQs about Viewpoints Radio:

How many episodes does Viewpoints Radio have?

The podcast currently has 980 episodes available.