Investigating Hospital Waste, Astronaut & Adventurer Scott Parazynski, The Sporkful's Dan Pashman, How Countries Can Thrive

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 31, 2017

ProPublica's Marshall Allen looks at the cost of medical waste. Former astronaut Scott Parazynski on flying into space and climbing Mount Everest. The Sporkful Podcast's Dan Pashman looks at how outside factors influence our sense of taste. Jonathan Tepperman offers solutions to the world's biggest problems.

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