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Songs of the Season
Songs of the Season
The Point
Robert Wyatt, Highfield Hall music director, talks to Mindy about songs of the season.
Science of Paradigms
Science of Paradigms
The Point
All about the science of paradigms, and the philosphy of American physicist and historian Thomas Kuhn.
News Roundup - December 21, 2012
News Roundup - December 21, 2012
The Point
A look at the week's top news.
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
The Point
Rose Resnick, Vice President of Development Solutions of New England, Mike Brogiolio Executive Director of The Cape Cod Foundation and Lynn Mason-Small from the Rogers and Gray Foundation talk about philanthropy.
Newtown Shootings
Newtown Shootings
The Point
The tragedy in Newtown CT last week in which 20 children and 6 adults were gunned down in an elementary school has sparked national debate about gun control, increased security measures and how American culture might have influenced these events.
Another aspect of this discussion is the prevalence of mental illness in the perpetrators of mass murders. Psychologist Michael Abruzzese and Psychiatrist Marc Whaley talk about mass murder, how to speak to children about these events and whether society’s lack of knowledge or understanding of mental health issues has contributed to the problem.
Songwriting Workshops and Recovery
Songwriting Workshops and Recovery
The Point
Musician and songwriter Kathy Moser talks about the similarities in the processes of songwriting and recovery, and how sobriety and creativity go hand in hand.
Nathaniel Philbrick talks about his latest book Why Read Moby-Dick? While Moby-Dick is one of the great American novels its length and esoteric subject matter has kept many readers at bay. Philbrick argues it contains the genetic code of America: all promises, problems, conflicts, and ideals that contributed to the outbreak of a revolution in 1775, a civil war in 1861, and continues to drive this country’s ever-contentious march into the future.
