Viewpoints Radio

What Children Already Know - And How Parents Can Respond

• Kids today are absorbing far more than many adults realize - often before anyone has explained what it all means. We look at how parents can meet these moments with clarity, honesty, and care, even when the right words don’t come easily.

Guest: Dr. Elena Lister, child, adolescent & adult psychiatrist, faculty, Columbia University and Cornell University, author of Givin...

Part 1: Venezuela’s Oil: How It Powered The World & What Went Wrong

• Once one of the world’s richest oil producers, Venezuela’s rise seemed unstoppable. We look at how politics, power struggles and global pressure led to the complete breakdown of this South American country. As the consequences still unfold, will Venezuela and its oil industry make a comeback in this globally unstable environment?

Guest: Skip York, nonresiden...

Viewpoints Explained: How Nuuly Cracked The Clothing Rental Business

• For years, clothing rental was billed as the future of fashion, but few companies could make the numbers work. We cover what sets Nuuly apart and if this model is sustainable in the long-term.  

Host: Ebony McMorris.  

Producer: Amirah Zaveri

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Culture Crash: Why Actor Ethan Hawke Isn’t Slowing Down

• Actor Ethan Hawke continues to surprise decades into his career, with a standout turn in this new crime comedy drama series that was one of our favorite shows of 2025.  

Host:  Evan Rook.  

Producer: Evan Rook                                        

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Logging Off: Inside Australia’s Landmark Social Media Ban

• Australia has become the first country to ban children under sixteen from social media, forcing platforms to block millions of young users overnight. Supporters say the move draws a long-overdue line around online harm while critics feel that it could push teens into riskier digital spaces with less oversight. As legal challenges mount and other countries watch closely, w...

Inside The Strain On America’s Animal Rescue System

• More than six million companion animals enter U.S. shelters each year and a little over four million are adopted. Sadly, shelters still rely on euthanizing when facilities are overcrowded and an animal has been there for a while. Author Laurie Zaleski has made it her life’s work to rescue hundreds of these unwanted pets and care for them on her farm. We speak with Zaleski as we...

Logging Off: Inside Australia’s Landmark Social Media Ban

• Australia has become the first country to ban children under sixteen from social media, forcing platforms to block millions of young users overnight. Supporters say the move draws a long-overdue line around online harm while critics feel that it could push teens into riskier digital spaces with less oversight. As legal challenges mount and other countries watch closely, w...

After The Fire: Tulsa’s Untold Reckoning**

In 1921, a prosperous Black neighborhood was destroyed almost overnight - and then quietly written out of the historical record. We examine how violence, silence, and selective memory shaped what generations of Americans were never taught. 

Host: Gary Price. 

Producer: Amirah Zaveri. 

Guest: Scott Ellsworth, lecturer, Department of Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michiga...

In 1921, a prosperous Black neighborhood was destroyed almost overnight - and then quietly written out of the historical record. This week, we examine how violence, silence, and selective memory shaped what generations of Americans were never taught.  

• Guest:  Scott Ellsworth, lecturer, Department of Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, author, Death in a Promised Land: The Tulsa Race Riot...

About 60 percent of Americans don’t yet have a written will in place. People spend a lifetime working hard, saving money, building assets, but often never think about what would happen in case they suddenly passed away. We speak with life planning expert Abby Schneiderman about the importance of organizing your life both on paper and online.

• Guests: Abby Schneiderman, co-CEO, Everplans, co-author, In Case You Get Hit by a Bus: H...

Too Much Plastic, Too Little (Actual) Recycling

• How often do you buy an item from the store that’s packaged in a plastic container or wrapped in plastic? Daily decisions like these add up and are feeding into the global plastic crisis. Scientists estimate that there’s anywhere between 9 to 16 million tons of plastic on the sea floor, polluting the environment, harming species and releasing harmful microplastics into every corner...

Viewpoints Explained: A Global Threat That’s Slowly Fading

• We focus on highlighting more positive news, we cover how one global problem is moving in the right direction and how this positive change didn’t happen by accident but required global cooperation.  

Host: Ebony McMorris.  

Producer: Amirah Zaveri 

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