Are they really 85 percent worse than last year?
The Intelligence from The Economist - Until blue in the face: Hong Kong’s protests
The territory’s authorities have used live rounds, pepper spray and water cannon with blue dye to mark participants in ever-growing protests. What else might they resort to? The Baltic states, worried about Russian expansionism, are countering the old-school spycraft of the Kremlin’s agents. And, drag acts sashay into the mainstream.
San Antonio Storybook - Chapter 6: Designing for the Pope
On September 13, 1987, Pope John Paul II visited San Antonio. While he was here, the supreme pontiff celebrated an open-air Mass with 350,000 people in an empty field on the west side of town. In this chapter of the San Antonio Storybook, we tell the epic tale of the architects tasked with preparing this site for the pope.
Bammers - Giving Up Alabama Football for God
Have you ever prayed during an Alabama football game? Do you think you could give up the Crimson Tide in the name of God? This episode explores one Bama fan’s spiritual journey after he realized he was putting his love of football ahead of his Christian faith. Guests: Wesley James, Loren James, Kelvin Croom, Paul Finebaum, Ryan Fowler, Penny Ford.
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This is Capitalism - Julie and Paul: The Money Clinic – Episode 4
Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it’s a common cause of rift between family and friends too.
You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.
In the Money Box Summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic’. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.
In this programme we meet Paul who wants to retire early, but his wife Julie says he can’t afford to. Can they come up with a plan for this next stage of life that they will both agree to?
Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon
This is Capitalism - Fiona and James: The Money Clinic – Episode 2
Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it’s a common cause of rift between family and friends too. You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.
In the Money Box Summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic’. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.
In this programme we meet Fiona, who is frustrated by her son James’ feckless attitude towards money. He’s 20-years-old but she feels like he sometimes acts like a two-year-old. How can she get him to change his ways?
Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Oil
The price of oil is arguably the most important in the world economy. How did we become so dependent - and are we ever likely to wean ourselves off it?
30 Animals That Made Us Smarter - Dolphin and tsunami detector
The way dolphins communicate is being studied to create tsunami early warning systems. They produce click sounds to help navigate and hunt for prey. They listen back to the echoes to help create a 3D image and visualise their surroundings.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Nick Offerman Loves The Simple Things In Life
Actor, author, and woodworker Nick Offerman talks about his family, his time in Chicago, and his philosophy on life as he prepares to take his one-man show on the road. He’ll hit the Chicago Theater Sept. 15th.
Curious City - The Cha-Cha Slide And More: Which Dances Were Invented In Chicago?
Don your dancing shoes as we track down the Chicago band members, musicians, and dancers who helped create five iconic moves.Â