Be Careful if You Go Whale Watching

January 20, 2012
Almost no one in the US wants to EAT whale meat, but lots of us like to go out in a boat and try to spot these wonderful creatures. To see a huge eye rise up out of the water... continued

Why Online Dating Doesn’t Work

January 20, 2012
It's because we LIE to OURSELVES about what turns us on--you have to meet that special one IN PERSON for your hormones (and your libido) to ramp up. Even the sexiest description just won't work. No matter how much people... continued

Something GOOD About the Recession

January 20, 2012
The recession has been painful for most of us, but it's been GOOD in one way: It's cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, which means it's reduced the threat of global warming. Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels... continued

Should We Dread Next December?

January 19, 2012
The future has arrived and it's time for a change. 2012 is here and due to ancient Mayan prophecies, it's a year that many people dread, but if you want to make it a year of GOOD change--for YOURSELF--try meditation.... continued

Guantanamo Uses Inquisition Methods

January 19, 2012
Our modern Guantanamo torturers used the same tools that were used during the Spanish Inquisition in the 13th and 14th centuries, such as stress positions and, yes, even waterboarding! The inquisition continued for 600 years, and in the January/February issue... continued

Why No Women are Running This Time

January 19, 2012
With Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton both running for president recently, it may seem that there are plenty of women candidates around, but actually there are relatively few. Several factors contribute to this gender gap. For one thing, women are... continued

Smoking Dangers Kept Secret

January 18, 2012
Most of us now realize that smoking leads to lung cancer (and other diseases), but not everyone realizes that tobacco companies HID this data for years. A new analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris manipulated data on... continued

Vets Having Trouble Behind the Wheel

January 18, 2012
Our Iraq and Afghanistan war vets are coming home with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disease), and due to the roadside bombs they encountered when they were abroad, many of them are having trouble driving their cars back here in the US.... continued

Spying in Space

January 18, 2012
America's classified X-37B satellite, which went into orbit in March, 2011, is probably spying on China's space station (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), Tiangong-1, which was launched in September, 2011, since its path is nearly identical to... continued

A Worm is Stealing Your Facebook Facts

January 17, 2012
We know there are spies on Facebook, but worms too? A security firm warns that a computer worm has stolen 45,000 login credentials from Facebook, mostly from Facebook accounts in the UK and France. The same worm has been around... continued