Countdown to '08
Pieces on time, health and resolutions.
Table of Contents
Drop-Ins
- What if kids got to write the end-of-year letter?
Jeff Horwich/APM, 02:23 - We gather with a room full of third graders to hear what they would put in their end-of-the year updates.
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
Paul McDonald, 02:12 - What if this is as good as it gets?
- Salsa
02:19, Lizzy Cooper Davis - New York City dancer, choreographer and teacher Joe Burgos (pielcaneladancers.com) talks about the dance.
- Commentary: Pedal Power
03:45, Eric Whitney - The joys of bicycle commuting.
- Becoming More Successful Can Be Dangerous To Your Health
03:03, Michael Jackman - At the moment life is great, and I've got the scars to prove it.
- Obesity
03:33, Jennifer Rowe - Jennifer has curves to die for . . . but she doesn't want to die for 'em! Find out why her friends don't necessarily feel the same.
- Is Your Desk Trying to Kill You?
01:46, Merle Kessler - A new study reveals that a messy desk can make you sick. Ian examines his own desk/health ratio, and reaches some conclusions.
- My New Year's Eve LAN Party
Blunt Youth Radio Project, 03:11 - Delve deep into the world of teen geeks gone wild on energy drinks and networked gaming.
- Ask the Librarian: Will green tea treat my high blood pressure?
04:23, Jackson Braider - Does green tea help with high blood pressure?
- Pikes Peak Marathon
03:45, Eric Whitney - Anita Miller reports on the band of brave souls who participated in this year's Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon.
- Biodiesel Going Mainstream
05:00, Tom Bartels - Biodiesel is going mainstream.
Segment
- Home Planet: (New Year) Time in My Hands
Cheryl-Anne Millsap, 03:17 - I don't have a lot to show for last year. I didn't lose a pound or gain an hour. I didn't save nearly enough time or money. I didn't turn over any new leaves or completely shed any bad habits. I'm basically the same person I was this time last year.
- Certifiable: Laughter Club Training
06:48, Vicki Farden - A snapshot of a laughter club training session. Time in Film
- Three film critics dissect how directors have twisted time.
- SERIES: Overcoming Drug Addiction
2 segments, Kate Archer - This two-part feature examines drug addiction from multiple perspectives - addict, counselor, parent and teacher - to provide listeners with a more complex understanding of how one person's addiction can affect and inspire every life it touches.
- Stress Test
07:19, Hans Anderson - I took a stress test that seemed to include testing my stress level on getting to the stress test.
Jonathan Mitchell, 06:45
Half-Hour Specials
- Toxic Living
28:00, Kathy Golden - Deirdre Imus explains the connection between household chemical cleaning agents and pediatric cancers.
- SERIES: Living Well Show
8 half-hour shows, Mountain Light Studios - Issues oriented health show - we look at broad issues that effect health such as the environment, genetically modified foods,climate change, alternative health treatments, herbs and vitamins and political issues since health and access to healthcare is a political issue.
- Finding My Place
22:00, Judah Leblang and Robert Smyth - A memoir piece about overcoming depression and finding hope.
- Fast Food: What and Why
29:00, Barry Vogel - Fast food: What it is; how it is sold; what it does to us.
Hour+ Specials
- Right Between the Ears: 2007 Year in Review
Kansas Public Radio, 58:30 - Right Between the Ears surveys the highs and lows (well, mostly the lows) from 2007.
- New Years: A Reflection
Western Folklife Center Media, 57:00 - A meditation on New Years as a time of reflection and healing.
- Radio Lab: Time
Jad Abumrad/WNYC, 58:59 - An exploration of the physics, history and music of time.
- A MOMbo New Year
Nanci Olesen, 59:00 - An hour long party at Nanci Olesen's house with family and friends.
- Radio Lab, Show 102: Stress
58:59, Jad Abumrad - The modern epidemic of stress, as seen from inside the body and out.
- Anger Control
49:00, Tunde Obazee - How anger affects blood pressure.
- Dr. Ned Hallowell: Dare To Forgive
59:00, WQLN - Psychiatrist Ned Hallowell explains why forgiving is healing.
- A Prescription For Life Long Independence
59:00, WQLN - Dr. Lipschitz talks about why our health declines in our later years, how to slow the decline.
- Stoneagers In The Fast Lane: Health Promotion In The 50th Millenium
59:00, WQLN - Dr. S. Boyd Eaton explains why preagricultural man may have had a healthier diet than we do today.
Clock image by Glynnis Ritchie
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