Bob Edwards Weekend, August 25-26, 2012
HOUR ONE:
Los Angeles Times columnist Doyle McManus joins Bob to talk about the latest political news.
Many of us stop believing in magic around the same time the Tooth Fairy pulls her last bait-and-switch. But author, physicist, and magic-aficionado Alex Stone believes that adults should rethink this disbelief, using the power of … physics. Stone has written for Harper’s, Discover, Science, and The Wall Street Journal. He talks with Bob about magic, the mind, and his book Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks & the Hidden Powers of the Mind.
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series This I Believe, we hear the essay of Amanda Joseph-Anderson. She talks about how the playlists of her youth, stacks of records played loud on the phonograph, brought her closer to her mother.
HOUR TWO:
Electronic technology is becoming ever-more commonplace in modern society, and authors Parag & Ayesha Khanna have written a book which attempts to predict and explain some of the coming changes. Their book is titled Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization.
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I'm listening to your interview with Parag & Ayesha Khanna, and find myself more than a little dismayed at your failure (or refusal) to address the veracity of statements made by the guests. A single example is the "kidney that was printed at a TED talk." This did not happen, and it's been widely reported that it did not happen, yet you let it pass without question. It's also highly unlikely that Foxconn will become obsolete because people are printing iPhone parts at their office desk. There are a host of other things that were questionable with regard to truth…but I just realized the show's not about journalism, just a chance to say "wow, that's neat."
As a listener that frequents your program and routinely financially supports public radio and television, I beg that your program return to providing podcasts for us. Not only for the purpose of hearing great interviews of incredibly intelligent people who have dedicated their lives to the service of others but also to be able to share the magic of your show and help bring you new listeners.
And if your show is not able to bring podcasts back as an offering, please respond with an explanation of why podcasts were removed initially. Would be interesting to learn of the logistics of running your program.
Thank You,
Edwin
What was the song heard at the end of this week's Electronic Technology segment?
Great show. Great week. Love Friday's with Doyle too.
Thank you.