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Do you belong to the Church of Stop Shopping? Reverend Billy does, and he's prowling for converts. The pompadoured performer preaches in favor of local economies, Christmas without consumerism, and putting the “odd” back in God. Paging all shopaholics--call in and confess! Also: a natural history of New York City, and the resurgence of the Valerie Plame blame game.
The Plame Blame Game
Eric Boehlert, a Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, talks about the new allegations from former White House press secretary Scott McClellan that President Bush misled him during the Valerie Plame investigation.
Stem Cell Breakthrough
Rick Weiss, National Science Reporter at The Washinton Post explains the political and scientific implications of the latest advance in stem cell science.
New York Life
Leslie Day, author, New York City naturalist, and environmental and life science educator, describes the plant and animal life within the five boroughs.
Field Guide NYC
Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007)
Denial is Your Friend
Dan Ariely, professor of behavioral economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, and Eviatar Zerubavel, professor of sociology at Rutgers University, talk about the uses of denial in relationships.
Christmas Without Consumerism
Reverend Billy, pompadoured preacher, performs the gospel of anti-consumerism and looks for converts to his "Church of Stop Shopping"
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