30 Issues in 30 Days’ New Jersey development week concludes with a look at planning and transit. Independent candidate Chris Daggett weighs in on how he thinks the Garden State should grow. Plus, dinner party how-to.
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NJ Development Week Special Essay: A Little Context from WNYC's Bob Hennelly
Guests:
Chris DaggettNobel Peace Prize
Michael Shear, White House correspondent for The Washington Post and Alex Counts president and CEO of the Grameen Foundation, partner to the Grameen Bank, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, talks about President Obama being awarded the international honor nine months into his presidency. Plus, George Packer of the ...
Following Up: Thimerosal, Autism, and Vaccine Fears
Roy Richard Grinker, an anthropologist who conducts research on autism at George Washington University, and father of a child with autism, follows up on a comment about the link between autism and thimerosal in vaccines, as well as general uneasiness about vaccines.
Following Up: Scrubs on the Subway and Flaunt/Flout
Kelly M. Pyrek, editor of Infection Control Today, follows up on a listener question about infection and doctors wearing their scrubs on the subway. Plus, the difference between "flouting" the rules and "flaunting" something.
Winning the Nobel Peace Prize
Henri Barkey visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace talks about what President Obama needs to do to live up to the Nobel Peace Prize.
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30 Issues: Chris Daggett
Chris Daggett, Independent candidate for NJ governor, talks about "smart" development in New Jersey and other issues.
Obama Nobel Prize Reaction: Live Coverage
Live Coverage and reaction to President Obama's remarks about winning the Nobel peace prize from Henri Barkey and listeners.
30 Issues Day 15: Suburban Sprawl
New Jersey Development week wraps up. Robert W. Burchell, director of the Urban Planning and Policy Development Program at Rutgers University, and WNYC senior reporter Bob Hennelly discuss the problems of suburban sprawl in New Jersey.
Dinner Party On!
Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill , two food bloggers who run a Queens dining club, "The Sunday Night Dinner", discuss their new book, Forking Fantastic!: Put the Party Back in Dinner Party.
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