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A Raucous Caucus

What would happen if you threw a caucus and only the activists came? Kenneth Baer, a co-editor of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas and a former senior speech writer for Al Gore, looks at why we have caucuses and whether they are good for democracy.

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Nurturing a Love of Nature

You may talk about the environment but how much time do you actually spend in the great outdoors? Dr. Patricia Zaradic, conservation ecologist with the Environmental Leadership Program, joins us to speak about the decline in nature-based recreation, the rise of videophilia, and what it means for the environment.

Where to get down and dirty in New York: Forever Wild Program

Read the abstract of Dr. Zaradic's report

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The World of Languages, Continued

Elizabeth Little, author of Biting The Wax Tadpole: Confessions of a Language Fanatic (Melville House, 2008), returns to the show.

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Something to Chew On: Tear-Free Onions

For the final installment in our week-long series on food, Dr. Colin Eady, senior scientist at the New Zealand Crop & Food Research Institute, discusses his research on the the first tear-free onion.

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