We ask how gambling can affect tourism, and ask why it failed to save Atlantic City. Later on, a high-rise window cleaner reflects on life in New York. And a Brooklyn lumberjack talks about the art of felling, splitting, and stacking wood. Plus, we ask how the FDA’s decision that food from cloned animals is safe could affect the meat and dairy industries.
Gambling on Atlantic City
Bryant Simon and David Schwartz explore the history of Atlantic City, and why the casinos there failed to lead to prosperity for the surrounding town.
Boardwalk of Dreams is available for purchase at amazon.com
Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling is available for purchase at
Life on the Ledge
Ivor Hanson reflects on his work as a New York City window cleaner.
Events: Ivor Hanson will be reading and signing books
Thursday, January 11 at 7 pm
McNally Robinson Booksellers
52 Prince Street
Life on the Ledge is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Ivor Hanson will be reading and signing books
Thursday, January 11 at 7 pm
McNally Robinson Booksellers
52 Prince Street
The Backyard Lumberjack
Brooklyn lumberjack Frank Philbrick talks timber--with advice on how to fell, split, and stack firewood.
The Backyard Lumberjack is available for purchase at amazon.com
Food from Cloned Animals
Last week, the FDA announced that meat from cloned animals is safe to eat. Christopher Waldrop, director of the Consumer Federation of America's Food Policy Institute, talks about how the decision could affect the meat and dairy industries, and whether consumers are ready for cloned food.
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