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Thursday, April 22, 2004

Greed is seen as “the Matriarch” of all the deadly sins, without it Pride, Envy, Sloth, Gluttony, Lust and Anger would have little cause. We explore this sin through the eyes of the major world religions and discuss how it can be overcome. Also, Professor Richard Florida debates creativity as an engine of urban growth with Sam Staley President of the Buckeye Institute and a senior fellow at the Reason Public Policy Institute and co-editor, plus Joe Jackson shares his new song on the anti-smoking ban with us.

Going up?

Rebecca Byrne Senior Writer, The Street.com on the inflation rate, Greenspan's testimony and interest rates.

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Greed is Good

Phyllis A. Tickle contributing editor in Religion for Publishers Weekly and author, Greed (Oxford University Press 2004) on the seven deadly sins, specifically Greed.

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Creative Accounting

Richard Florida H. John Heinz III Professor of Regional Economic Development, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University and author, The Rise of Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life(Basic Books, 2002)on creativity as an engine of urban growth ...

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Up in Smoke

Joe Jackson Singer/Song-Writer wrote a song on the anti smoking ban.

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The Joan Baez of Smoking

It’s amazing. No issue splits progressive listeners – and those who toil in the nightlife biz - like the smoking ban in bars. It’s either a workers rights issue or a symbol of creeping fascism, depending who you ask. It raises passions so much that rock and blues artist

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