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The Economics of Travel and Happiness (2920)

By |2024-01-12T01:04:32-05:00July 23, 2023|Featured Program, Featured-Home, Global Affairs, Politics, Recent Programs|

Did you know that those who travel are 7% happier than those who stay at home (Washington State University)?  The overwhelming majority of travelers say that their travel memories are among the happiest ones of their lives; and, as our guest Eric Weiner tells us, even delays and other snafus can over time be recalled as blissful.

The EV Battery Challenge (2919)

By |2024-01-12T01:02:56-05:00July 9, 2023|Environment, Featured Program, Featured-Home, Recent Programs, Technology|

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 changes the eligibility rules to claim a tax credit for clean vehicles. The act is an ongoing, very aggressive campaign to revolutionize the automobile industry and get consumers to ditch combustion engine, gasoline-powered vehicles in favor of EVs – electric vehicles. Could this tip consumers to move to electric vehicles?

Do Authoritarians Rule the World? (2913)

By |2024-01-12T00:13:20-05:00May 21, 2023|Featured Program, Featured-Home, Politics, Recent Programs|

Today, there appears to be an increasing number of autocrats and political leaders who rule solely for their own interests. From N. Korea to Iran, Saudi, and Latin America, we are seeing some flagrant abuses of power and instances of how absolute power corrupts. Our experts focus on how authoritarians exercise and abuse their power shaping world events and not for the better.

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