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A new study reveals the sex lives of older Americans. Edward Laumann, sociology professor at the University of Chicago, talks about how relationships change with age. Plus, Frank Gaffney, president of the Center for Security Policy, offers his opinion on the military strategy in Afghanistan; criticism of the health care bill from the left; the Working Families Party under investigation; and the wisdom of grandmothers.
Progressive Health Care Politics
Throughout the health care debate, Physicians for a National Health Program has advocated for a single payer plan. Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, co-founder of PNHP and professor of medicine at Harvard, reacts to the latest legislation.
Investigating the Working Families Party
Edward-Isaac Dovere, editor of City Hall, a monthly publication focused on New York politics and policy, discusses its ongoing investigation into the Working Family Party's influence in local and national politics.
Group Project: Come Up With Our Next Call-In
From time to time, we do open phones segments around a particular question or topic. What question would you like to hear our listeners answer in the first call-in segment of 2010? Suggest an open phones question below!
Securing Afghanistan
Founder and President of the Center for Security Policy Frank Gaffney offers his take on the new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
Relationships and Age
Plenty of surveys have explored the sex lives of younger Americans, but a recent study measures the sexual activity of older adults (age 57-85) for the first time. Edward Laumann, professor of sociology at the University of Chicago, researcher, talks about latest findings (read the abstract) from ...
How To Sew A Button
Self magazine senior staff writer Erin Bried, author of How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew (Ballantine Books, 2009), passes along the everyday grandmotherly wisdom she has acquired.
What did your grandmother teach you? What particular tricks or advice did you glean from ...
Our Favorite Grandma Songs
Some of the BL Show's favorite songs about grandmothers, in honor of our segment on grandma's wisdom.
Listen to Lyle Lovett's "Hello Grandma" on Rhapsody
Bill Withers: Grandma's Hands
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