What Money Can’t Buy by Michael Sandel
Patt Morrison: In Our Market-Driven Society, is There Anything that Money Can’t Buy?
The Daily Circuit: Michael Sandel on ‘What Money Can’t Buy’
Should we allow companies to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades?
These are just a few of the ethical questions Michael J. Sandel attempts to answer in his new book called “What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets.”
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Patt Morrison: Understanding the Calorie in an “eat more” World
What is a calorie? The concept seems so simple, yet calories cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted, and it’s their over and under consumption that creates the majority of health problems around the globe. When it comes down to it, they are tricky to understand.
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Patt Morrison:Miss Representation in the Media
Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, Miss Representation uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel empowered.
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Girl Walks into a Bar …:Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle by Rachel Dratch
Patt Morrison: Rachel Dratch’s ‘midlife miracle’
Leanard Lopate: Rachel Dratch
Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me: Rachel Dratch Plays Not My Job
The former Saturday Night Live performer joins Leanard Lopate to discuss her new memoir and recounts the adventures and unexpected joy of dating and becoming a mother when she least expected it, at the age of 44.
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The American Way of Eating by Tracie McMillan
Patt Morrison: Do Americans have Enough on their Plate?
When Tracie McMillan wanted to find out how the working poor in America eat, she went straight to the source, from industrial farms to restaurant kitchens, from the supermarket to the dinner table.
Working in the food industry and living on the meager income, she made and shared meals and kitchens with her co-workers. McMillan learned that for many Americans, just putting food on the table is enough of a struggle. Worrying about where it comes from or how it’s processed is secondary.
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