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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.
Author and Travel Writer Perry Garfinkel just returned from India where he was doing research for his next book about the age-old roots of hospitality traditions. He’ll talk about that and travel writing. Garfinkel is the author of Buddha or Bust and Travel Writing for Profit and Pleasure and is a contributed to the New York Times, National Geographic and the HuffingtonPost.
