http://www.radiocurious.org Fri, 01 May 2026 04:07:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Welcome to the 20th year of Radio Curious, half hour interviews on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. All of the almost 400 half-hour archive editions on our website are free for you to enjoy, download, copy, share or rebroadcast as you wish. Please give credit to Radio Curious and let us know what you like about the program. www.radiocurious.org Radio Curious clean Radio Curious curious@radiocurious.org curious@radiocurious.org (Radio Curious) Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Radio Curious Radio Curious, Interviews, Environment, Education, Chautauquan, Psychology/Psychaitry, Sex, Mendocino, Law, Religion, Feminism http://www.radiocurious.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/radio-curious-rss-logo.jpg http://www.radiocurious.org/category/kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/21/laura-fogg-travelling-blind/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/21/laura-fogg-travelling-blind/#comments Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:11:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5393 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/12/21/laura-fogg-travelling-blind/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity. I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, Click here to begin listening. The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity. I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, and also wondered about their dreams. From time to time, over the years, I would see an attentive woman walk past my office window next to a young person of student age. They would walk together talk, and the young person almost always carried a white cane with a red tip. Laura Fogg is this woman, the author of “Traveling Blind: Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers,” and our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious. Laura Fogg worked as a Mobility and Orientation Instructor for the Blind in Mendocino County for over 35 years beginning 1971. She pioneered the use of the red tipped white cane with very young blind students some of whom had multiple impairments. She traveled long distances over the rather spectacular back roads of Mendocino County to work with each student his or her home. When she visited the studios of Radio Curious on December 1, 2008, I asked her about the lessons that she learned that have changed her life. The book Laura Fogg recommends is “My Year of Meats,” by Ruth Ozeki. Published in 1999. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/30/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/30/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later-2/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:39:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5209 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/11/30/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: October 10, 2006 - The Wonder of Boys, 10th Anniversary Edition - We explored the difficulties that boys have growing up in American society ten years ago, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/GURIAN_INTERVIEW_11.30.23%20IA.mp3) Originally Broadcast: October 10, 2006 The Wonder of Boys, 10th Anniversary Edition We explored the difficulties that boys have growing up in American society ten years ago, in a two-part interview with Michael Gurian, author of, “The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators can do to Shape Boys into Exceptional Men.” A tenth anniversary edition of, “The Wonder of Boys,” was released in 2006, and I spoke with Michael Gurian about his ideas and thoughts of what has occurred in the past ten years in relation to boys. The trend setting pressures of commercial advertising control the content distributed to boys and often are able to overwhelm the job of the parents to nurture the social development of children. In this interview with Michael Gurian, who lives in Spokane, Washington and recorded in mid-October 2006, we discuss the effects of media on the developing boy, content of what boys listen to when they have earphones on, the substitution of what comes from the earphones for what a boy would get in a relationship with parents, grandparents, or other meaningful people in a boys life. www.gurianinstitute.com Michael Gurian recommends, “The Collected Poems of Mary Oliver,” by Mary Oliver. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2023 05:54:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5145 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to... Click here to begin listening. Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers instead of their parents, for direction, for a sense of right and wrong and for values, identity and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children are explained in “Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, “ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of the development of an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. www.GordonNeufeld.com (http://www.gordonneufeld.com/) Gordon Neufeld recommends “The Anatomy of Dependence,” Takeo Doi. Originally Broadcast: October 25, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2022 03:42:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5033 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Born To Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture In the past 50 years, the advent of television as a medium for advertising has had significant effects on the buying habits of everyone, Click here to begin listening.  Born To Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture In the past 50 years, the advent of television as a medium for advertising has had significant effects on the buying habits of everyone, and especially on children. MRI scans on the brain, and the development of neuro-marketing are used to determine more receptive ways to market a myriad of products to all of us. Studies that follow the behavior of children show that the more involved a child is in the consumer culture, the more likelihood that the child will be depressed, be more anxious, have frequent headaches and/or stomach aches. And, the most heavily advertised products are more likely to be addictive to the users of those products. “Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and New Consumer Culture” by Professor Juliet Schor, of Boston College, presents a detailed discussion of these changes in the commercialized market place that is brought into almost every home and school. Juliet Schor recommends “For Her Own Good,” by Barbara Ehreneich and Diedre English. Originally Broadcast: December 14, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:35:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4897 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:24:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4813 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear - Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child? Click here to begin listening.  A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child?  Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safety of their children? “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear” is a recent book written by Janna Malamud Smith, a clinical psychotherapist and daughter of writer Bernard Malamud. Smith argues that the motherhood fear of losing a child is central to motherhood, and mostly overlooked as a historical force that has induced mothers throughout time to shape their own lives to better shelter their young,  the expense of their own future. I spoke with Dr. Janna Malamud Smith from her home in Massachusetts, and asked her to begin by discussing the different level of feat that fathers and mothers have toward their children. The book Janna Malamud Smith recommends is “Biography of Samuel Pepys” by Clair Tomilin. Originally Broadcast: February 18, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/23/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/23/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid-2/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2021 01:49:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4703 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/23/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child - Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, too often dressed as adults, and too often have their lives planned out for them... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Dr._Dana_Chidekel_6.23.21_IA.mp3) Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, too often dressed as adults, and too often have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are overlooks the child’s cognitive abilities, and can lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships. “Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child” is a book by Dr. Dana Chidekel, a child psychologist near Los Angeles. She asserts that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents, and encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. Dr. Dana Chidekel recommends “Seabiscuit,” by Laura Hillenbrand. Originally Broadcast: March 12, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:37:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4662 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Endangered Minds & Failure to Connect It used to be that children would play with objects, be told or read stories, or perhaps listen to the radio during a significant portion of their early years. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HEALY_JANE_4.14.21_IA.mp3) Endangered Minds & Failure to Connect It used to be that children would play with objects, be told or read stories, or perhaps listen to the radio during a significant portion of their early years. With the advent of television, videos and computers, that tactile and oral world is often left behind. Children who are frequently exposed to television, videos and computer games in the first seven years of life have been found to develop pathways in the brain that later are significantly deficient in reading, studying and socialization skills. Dr. Jane M Healy is an educational psychologist with expertise in developmental psychology, and specialist in the brain development of young children. Her recent books, “Endangered Minds,” and “Failure to Connect,” discuss how television, videos and computers affect the minds of children. Dr. Jane M. Healy recommends “The Goddess in Older Women,” by Jean Bolden. Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2018 01:50:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4367 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty years have resulted in today’s children looking to their peers, instead of their parents, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PUBLISHED-GORDON_NEUFELD_10-02-18.mp3) The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty years have resulted in today’s children looking to their peers, instead of their parents, for direction; for a sense of right and wrong; and for values, identity and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts—and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children—are explained in the book “Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers,“ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia, we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of developing an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. The book Dr. Neufeld recommends is "The Anatomy of Dependence,”  by Takeo Doi. More information about Dr. Neufeld’s work may be found on his website. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/24/goldenvictoria-an-orphan-train-survivor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/24/goldenvictoria-an-orphan-train-survivor/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2018 01:26:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4347 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/07/24/goldenvictoria-an-orphan-train-survivor/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:29:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4299 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Children of incarcerated parents is topic of this edition of Radio Curious. The estimated 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights . Sylvia A. Harvey, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HARVEY-SYLVIA-2018_CA.mp3) Children of incarcerated parents is topic of this edition of Radio Curious. The estimated 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights . Sylvia A. Harvey, an investigative journalist, is our guest. Her story about the diminishing opportunities for children to visit their incarcerated parents was published in The Nation magazine on December 14, 2015. Some of Harvey’s most cherished childhood memories are the times she was able to visit her father while he was an inmate at Soledad State Prison, in California when she was between the ages of 5 and 16. When Sylvia Harvey and I visited by phone from her home in New York City, on January 18, 2016, we began with her personal experience and how the absence of not being able visit a parent in prison affects 2.7 million children. Instead of recommending a book, Sylvia Harvey recommends the song “Ain’t Got No,” by Nina Simone. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/19/smith-jana-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/19/smith-jana-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2017 22:44:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4278 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/19/smith-jana-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job? Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child? Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safet... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SMITH_JANNA_MALAMUD_INTERVIEW_CA_2012.mp3) Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job? Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child? Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safety of their children? These questions are answered by guest Jana Malamud Smith in her book “A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” She is a clinical psychotherapist and daughter of writer Bernard Malamud. Smith argues that the fear of losing a child is central to motherhood, and mostly overlooked as a historical force that has induced mothers throughout time to shape their own lives to better shelter their young, at the expense of their own future. I spoke with Dr. Janna Malamud Smith from her home in Massachusetts, and asked her to begin by discussing the different level of feat that fathers and mothers have toward their children. The book Janna Malamud Smith recommends is “Biography of Samuel Pepys” by Clair Tomilin. Originally broadcast: February 18, 2003. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/14/chidekel-dr-dana-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/14/chidekel-dr-dana-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:08:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4183 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/14/chidekel-dr-dana-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Are you or do you know someone who is tired of endlessly negotiating with a 5-year-old? How about taking a 3-year-old to a restaurant? Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, dressed as adults, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170214_-_Chidekel_(Archive).mp3) Are you or do you know someone who is tired of endlessly negotiating with a 5-year-old? How about taking a 3-year-old to a restaurant? Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, dressed as adults, and sometimes have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are overlooks their cognitive abilities. This can lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships between the child and the parents. Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child was written by Dr. Dana Chidekel in 2002. She’s a child psychologist near Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chidekel argues that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents. She encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. I spoke with Dr. Dana Chidekel in the winter of 2002 from her office in Southern California. We began our conversation by talking about the developing brain of young children. I asked her what the brain of a young child is can and cannot assess. The books that Dr. Chidekel recommends for young children are the Berenstain Bears series. The book she recommends for older people is “Seabiscuit.” LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/31/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/31/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:02:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4179 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/01/31/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers, instead of their parents, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170131_-_Neufeld.mp3) The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers, instead of their parents, for direction; for a sense of right and wrong; and for values, identity, and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts—and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children—are explained in the book “Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers,“ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia, we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of developing an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. Dr. Gordon Neufeld is the author of “Hold on to Your Kids:  Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. The book he recommends is “The Anatomy of Dependence,” by Takeo Doi. This interview was originally broadcast on October 25, 2005. More information about Dr. Neufeld’s work may be found on his website, www.GordonNeufeld.com. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/04/06/dalton-joan/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/04/06/dalton-joan/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2016 00:02:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4086 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/04/06/dalton-joan/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - I once had the good fortune of seeing “If Animals Could Talk,” a movie made by Jane Goodall.  A segment was about The MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-DALTON_JOAN__4-3-16__CA.mp3) I once had the good fortune of seeing “If Animals Could Talk,” a movie made by Jane Goodall.  A segment was about The MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon. The boys incarcerated there have committed serious criminal offenses; some of them are given an opportunity to train dogs, develop relationships with the dogs and in doing so learn responsibility, patience and respect for other living creatures. There is a zero recidivism rate among the juvenile inmates who spend time training dogs at MacLaren. Joan Dalton is the founder and executive director of Project Pooch, a non-profit corporation linked with MacLaren, where incarcerated youths train shelter dogs and find them homes. We visited by phone from her home near Portland, Oregon on February 15, 2010 and began our conversation when I asked her to tell us how Project Pooch came about and then about Project Pooch itself. The books that Joan Dalton recommends are “Children And Animals: Exploring The Roots Of Kindness And Cruelty,” by Frank R. Ascione and “Rescue Ink: How Ten Guys Saved Countless Dogs and Cats, Twelve Horses, Five Pigs, One Duck,and a Few Turtles,” by Rescue Ink and Denise Flaim. You may visit the Project Pooch website at www.pooch.org. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/03/29/bishop-becky-reading-dogs-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/03/29/bishop-becky-reading-dogs-3/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2016 23:57:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4082 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/03/29/bishop-becky-reading-dogs-3/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This radio program is about reading. Learning to read is often confusing and frustrating. Parents and teachers sometimes create stress that flows from their personal angst to the frustration of the child trying to read. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-2016-BISHOP-BECKY-CA.mp3) This radio program is about reading. Learning to read is often confusing and frustrating. Parents and teachers sometimes create stress that flows from their personal angst to the frustration of the child trying to read. Reading to a nonjudgemental creature, who never comments and always appears to pay attention, often helps to create reading fluency. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Becky Bishop, founder of Reading With Rover, a program to help children learn to read. Becky Bishop also operates Puppy Manners, a dog training school located in Woodenville, Washington, about thirty miles from Seattle. Becky Bishop relies on the close bond between children and dogs that creates calm moments and encourages a learning environment. Her organization, “Reading With Rover” couples children who have difficulty reading with a dog who has no trouble listening. When Becky Bishop and I visited by phone from her home in Washington on February 22, 2010, we discussed why dogs are better listeners than teachers or parents, and we began with Becky explaining how dogs help children to read. The books Becky Bishop recommends are “Living Life As A Thank You: The Transformative Power Of Daily Gratitude,” by Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammon, and “Walter the Farting Dog,” by William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Elizabeth Gundy, and Audrey Coleman. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/30/cantu-dr-robert-concussions-the-impact-of-sports-on-kids-brains/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/30/cantu-dr-robert-concussions-the-impact-of-sports-on-kids-brains/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2015 06:00:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3976 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/30/cantu-dr-robert-concussions-the-impact-of-sports-on-kids-brains/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/24/nawa-fariba-child-brides-drug-lords-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/24/nawa-fariba-child-brides-drug-lords-2/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:06:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3609 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/03/24/nawa-fariba-child-brides-drug-lords-2/feed/ 0 afghanistan,drug trade,opium Opium, child brides, drug lords and their effect on life in Afghanistan is the topic of this week’s Radio Curious in conversation with Afghan-American Journalist Fariba Nawa, author of “Opium Nation: Child Brides, Imagine Darya, a twelve year old girl in a remote village of Afghanistan. Her father forces her to marry a drug lord as part payment for an opium drug trade. Her father is not home and she is about to be taken from her family. Desperately, her hands trembling, she implores you, a complete stranger: “Please don’t let him take me.” In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Fariba Nawa, author of “Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords and One Woman’s Journey Through Afghanistan.” Fariba Nawa was ten years old when her family fled Afghanistan shortly before the Soviet invasion in 1979. Eighteen years later Fariba Nawa met twelve year old Darya when she returned to her native Afghanistan as an Afghan-American investigative journalist. Her book tells Darya’s story, and reveals what the Afghan opium drug trade is doing to her native land in the midst of war. Fariba Nawa and I visited by phone from her home near San Francisco, California on January 23, 2012. We began with her description of coming to the United States and flight from Afghanistan. The book Fariba Nawa recommends is “Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love and War,” by Annia Ciezaldo. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/28/richmond-martha-lead-in-the-blood-dangers-and-how-to-protect/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/28/richmond-martha-lead-in-the-blood-dangers-and-how-to-protect/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:33:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3453 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/10/28/richmond-martha-lead-in-the-blood-dangers-and-how-to-protect/feed/ 0 children,lead,lead poisoning Radio Curious discusses lead poisoning in children with Dr. Martha E. Richmond, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of Environmental Science, at Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts. An estimated 500, The level of lead in the blood of children is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Dr. Martha E. Richmond, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of Environmental Science, at Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts.  Dr. Richmond’s current work centers on lead poisoning in children and involves  assessment of environmental regulation to effectively protect public health, including the effectiveness of regulations for air pollutants, and protection of children against lead toxicity. Approximately 500,000 children in the United States between the ages of 1 and 5 suffer from lead poisoning as a result of lead in their blood above the level for which public health action is recommended.  No safe blood lead level in children has been identified and lead exposure can affect nearly every system in the body. Because lead exposure often occurs with no obvious symptoms, it frequently goes unrecognized.   This results in short and long term adverse consequences in the exposed children and to society in general. When Dr. Richmond visited by phone from her home near Boston, Massachusetts, on October 19, 2014, she began with a description of the issues surrounding lead poisoning. The book Dr. Martha Richmond recommends is “Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children,” by Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/22/bishop-becky-reading-dogs-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/22/bishop-becky-reading-dogs-2/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:06:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3371 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/22/bishop-becky-reading-dogs-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Becky Bishop, founder of Reading with Rover, a non profit organization that helps children learn how to read with the support of animal companions. This radio program is about reading. Learning to read is often confusing and frustrating. Parents and teachers sometimes create stress that flows from their personal angst to the frustration of the child trying to read. Reading to a nonjudgemental creature, who never comments and always appears to pay attention, often helps to create reading fluency. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Becky Bishop, founder of Reading With Rover, a program to help children learn to read. Becky Bishop also operates Puppy Manners, a dog training school located in Woodenville, Washington, about thirty miles from Seattle. Becky Bishop relies on the close bond between children and dogs that creates calm moments and encourages a learning environment. Her organization, “Reading With Rover” couples children who have difficulty reading with a dog who has no trouble listening.  When Becky Bishop and I visited by phone from her home in Washington on February 22, 2010, we discussed why dogs are better listeners than teachers or parents, and we began with Becky explaining how dogs help children to read. The books Becky Bishop recommends are “Living Life As A Thank You: The Transformative Power Of Daily Gratitude,” by Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammon, and “Walter the Farting Dog,” by William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Elizabeth Gundy, and Audrey Coleman.  Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/31/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/31/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-two/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:25:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3252 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/31/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses youth, substance abuse and effective treatment models with Ron Arkin, a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Child Protective Services and John Kirchiro the Director and Principal of the Willits Charter School in a two part series. Lack of trust is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, the second of a two part series with Ron Arkin and John Kirchiro.  Ron Arkin is a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Mendocino County, California, Child Protective Services.  John Kirchiro spent 13 years working as a Crisis Counselor, Intervention Specialist and Substance Abuse Counselor in multiple school districts throughout Mendocino County before becoming the Director and Principal of the Willits, California, Charter School, Grades 6 to 12.  Their counseling work focuses on youth from families where abuse of drugs and alcohol is common, often among both the parents and children.  This abuse frequently results in serious family dysfunction and lack of trust, making school and home life more than difficult. In part one, recorded on March 21, 2014, we began with John Kirchiro’s description of the substance abuse problem in rural northern Mendocino County.  In part two, we begin with John Kirchiro's description of his counseling work, known as the "Laytonville model." The book Ron Arkin recommends is “YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger,” by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz. The book John Kirchiro recommends is “The Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time,” by Matthew Fox.  Click here or on the media player below to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/25/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/25/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-one/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2014 03:57:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3245 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/25/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-one/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses youth, substance abuse and effective treatment models with Ron Arkin, a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Child Protective Services and John Kirchiro the Director and Principal of the Willits Charter School in a two part series. Lack of trust is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, the first of a two part series with Ron Arkin and John Kirchiro.  Ron Arkin is a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Mendocino County, California, Child Protective Services.  John Kirchiro spent 13 years working as a Crisis Counselor, Intervention Specialist and Substance Abuse Counselor in multiple school districts throughout Mendocino County before becoming the Director and Principal of the Willits, California, Charter School, Grades 6 to 12.  Their counseling work focuses on youth from families where abuse of drugs and alcohol is common, often among both the parents and children.  This abuse frequently results in serious family dysfunction and lack of trust, making school and home life more than difficult. We begin part one, recorded on March 21, 2014, with John Kirchiro’s description of the substance abuse problem in rural northern Mendocino County.  In part two, John Kirchiro and Ron Arkin discuss the counseling work they do, known as the "Laytonville model." The book John Kirchiro recommends is the “The Warrior’s Journey Home:  Healing Men, Healing the Planet,” by Jed Diamond.  The book Ron Arkin recommends is “The Soul’s Code:  In Search of Character and Calling,” by John Hillman.  Click here or on the media player below to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/18/fogg-laura-traveling-blind-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/18/fogg-laura-traveling-blind-2/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:44:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3240 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/18/fogg-laura-traveling-blind-2/feed/ 0 blind,disabilities Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Laura Fogg, author of “Traveling Blind:  Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers,” a memoir of her experiences and the people she met teaching blind students, in Mendocino County, Ca for over 35 years. The ways different creatures, especially us humans, use our senses to guide ourselves through life has long attracted my curiosity.   I’ve often wondered how blind people seem able to orient themselves, and also wondered about their dreams.  From time to time, over the years, I would see an attentive woman walk past my office window next to a young person of student age.  They would walk together talk, and the young person almost always carried a white cane with a red tip.  Laura Fogg is this woman, the author of “Traveling Blind:  Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers,” and our guest in this archive edition of Radio Curious.   Laura Fogg worked as a Mobility and Orientation Instructor for the Blind in Mendocino County for over 35 years beginning 1971.  She pioneered the use of the red tipped white cane with very young blind students some of whom had multiple impairments.  She traveled long distances over the rather spectacular back roads of Mendocino County to work with each student his or her home. When she visited the studios of Radio Curious on December 1, 2008, I asked her about the lessons that she learned that have changed her life.  The book Laura Fogg recommends is “My Year of Meats,” by Ruth Ozeki. Published in 1999. Click here or on the media player below to listen. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/11/smith-janna-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/11/smith-janna-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:32:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2601 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/11/smith-janna-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/feed/ 0 Is the concept of  “mother blame” a method to control women?  Radio Curious discusses these questions and more with Janna Malamud Smith author of “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” Is the concept of  “mother blame” a method to control women?  Is motherhood really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child?  Radio Curious discusses these questions and more with Janna Malamud Smith, clinical psychotherapist and author of “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/25/cantu-robert-ph-d-concussions-the-impact-of-sports-on-our-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/25/cantu-robert-ph-d-concussions-the-impact-of-sports-on-our-kids/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:06:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2504 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/25/cantu-robert-ph-d-concussions-the-impact-of-sports-on-our-kids/feed/ 0 health,sports,youth Concussion injuries to our children is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious as we visit with Dr. Robert Cantu, the author of “Concussions and Our Kids.” Dr. Cantu's medical career centers on neurosurgery and sports medicine and is dedicated to a... Concussion injuries to our children is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious as we visit with Dr. Robert Cantu, the author of “Concussions and Our Kids.”  Dr. Cantu's medical career centers on neurosurgery and sports medicine and is dedicated to addressing the concussion crisis through research, treatment, education and prevention. Dr. Robert Cantu and I visited by phone from his office near Boston, Massachusetts on September 24, 2012. Dr. Cantu writes that the genetic inheritance of child begins to control his or her athletic skills at about age 14.  This is similar to the evolutionary influence that compels young teenagers to set a mark and establish status and belonging within their band or tribe, often through athletic prowess.  In the evolutionary history of our species this was necessary for basic survival.  Now in the 21st century many of our children do the same thing, frequently with strong family support, yet at the same time subjecting themselves to radical injury.  Dr. Cantu and I visited by phone from his office near Boston, Massachusetts, on September 24, 2012, and began when I asked him to comment on that analysis. The book Dr. Robert Cantu recommends, which was also made into a movie is “Head Games,” by Chris Nowinski. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/28/schwawrtz-maya-one-holocaust-survivor%e2%80%99s-wonderful-thrill-of-life/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/28/schwawrtz-maya-one-holocaust-survivor%e2%80%99s-wonderful-thrill-of-life/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 22:06:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2362 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/28/schwawrtz-maya-one-holocaust-survivor%e2%80%99s-wonderful-thrill-of-life/feed/ 0 Radio Curious takes you to France as it was in 1932 where Maya Schwartz was born to an immigrant family. 1939 to 1945 her family was torn apart by the Nazis. California 2012 – We interview Maya Schwartz a holocaust survivor who relies on optimism and s... There are two kinds of Holocaust survivors:  Those who didn’t die yet could no longer experience pleasure and those who yearned to feel alive and were able to create anew. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Maya Finkel Schwartz, born in France in 1932 to Jewish parents from Poland.  After being separated from her father at the beginning of World War Two, her mother had the foresight to introduce then seven year old Maya to as many social workers and nuns as her mother could locate.  It was these people who Maya credits with saving her life as they sheltered her in barns and convents.  She never saw her parents after the war.  As an older teen-ager she arrived in Los Angeles, California where she still lives after a decades long career teaching high-school, and later as a singer, as we shall hear. The story of Maya Finkel Schwartz is one of 52 childhood accounts of the horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany documented in the book “How We Survived:  52 Personal Stories by Child Survivors of the Holocaust.”  More information about this book is available at childsurvivorsla.org. Maya Schwartz visited the studios of Radio Curious on April 20, 2012.  Maya shared her story and a song, accompanied by her son Michael Charnas. Her theme is the “joy of life,” which is where we began our conversation. The story of Maya Finkel Schwartz is found in the book she recommends.  She wrote one of 52 childhood accounts of the horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany documented in the book “How We Survived:  52 Personal Stories by Child Survivors of the Holocaust.” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/15/arlyck-ralph-the-film-maker%e2%80%99s-film-following-sean%e2%80%a6-technique-and-life%e2%80%99s-stories/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/15/arlyck-ralph-the-film-maker%e2%80%99s-film-following-sean%e2%80%a6-technique-and-life%e2%80%99s-stories/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 21:05:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2319 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/15/arlyck-ralph-the-film-maker%e2%80%99s-film-following-sean%e2%80%a6-technique-and-life%e2%80%99s-stories/feed/ 1 Sean, a four year old child living with his parents in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco in 1969 was the star of a short film about his life. He spoke openly his free-spirited parents, his crash pad home, watching cops bust head, Sean, a four year old child living with his parents in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco in 1969 was the star of a short film about his life. He spoke openly his free-spirited parents, his crash pad home, watching cops bust head, and smoking pot.  Ralph Arlyck made the film while a student at San Francisco State University. Thirty years later he located Sean and his family, and created the film Following Sean. Ralph Arlyck, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious has produced and directed more than a dozen prizewinning films.  Following Sean, is a film as much about Ralph Arlyck’s life as it is about Sean’s.  It will be shown at the Mendocino Film Festival, held in Mendocino, California, the first weekend of June, 2012, where Arlyck will receive the Albert Maysles Award for Excellence in Documentary Film Filmmaking. Ralph Arlyck and I visited by phone from his home in Poughkeepsie, New York, on May 14, 2012, and began when I asked him how Following Sean also became a story of Arlyck’s own life. The film Ralph Arlyck recommends is “Patience (After Sebald,)” a British Film by Grant Gee. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/23/chidekel-dana-ph-d-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/23/chidekel-dana-ph-d-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:30:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2297 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/23/chidekel-dana-ph-d-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a 2002 conversation with Dr. Dana Chidekel, author of “Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child.” Dr. Chidekel's book asserts that parents give their children too much authority and how to reig... Are you or do you know someone who is tired of endlessly negotiating with a 5 year old? How about taking a 3 year old to a restaurant? Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, dressed as adults, and sometimes have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are -- overlooks the child’s cognitive abilities. This can be a lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships between the child and the parents. “Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child” was written by Dr. Dana Chidekel in 2002, She’s a child psychologist near Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chidekel argues that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents. She encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. I spoke with Dr. Dana Chidekel in the winter of 2002 from her office in Southern California. We began our conversation by talking about the developing brain of young children. I asked her what the brain of a young child is able to assess and not able to assess. The books that Dr. Chidekel recommends for young children are the Bernstein Bears series.  The book she recommends for older people is “Seabiscuit.” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/19/2098/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/19/2098/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:43:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2098 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/12/19/2098/feed/ 0 Storytelling, like radio, brings pictures to the mind of the listener and allows each one of us to imagine what we hear. Radio Curious visits with story teller Mark Binder who explains what happens when the story teller vanishes. Storytelling, like radio, brings pictures to the mind of the listener and allows each one of us to imagine what we hear.   Our guest on Radio Curious is story teller Mark Binder, author of “A Hanukkah Present:  Twelve Tales to Give and Share,” who describes what happens when the storyteller vanishes.  Radio Curious spoke with Mark Binder from his home in Providence, Rhode Island on December 16, 2011.  We began when I asked to discuss the importance of story telling around Hanukkah and other holidays of the winter season. The book Mark Binder recommends is “The Best of Myles,” by Flann O’Brien.  His website is www.markbinder.com Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/25/nugent-kevin-ph-d-listen-your-infant-is-speaking-to-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/25/nugent-kevin-ph-d-listen-your-infant-is-speaking-to-you/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:19:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1628 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/25/nugent-kevin-ph-d-listen-your-infant-is-speaking-to-you/feed/ 0 This week, Radio Curious visits with Kevin Nugent, Ph.D., author of “Your Baby Is Speaking to You: A Visual guide to the Amazing Behaviors of Your Newbok and Growing Baby." Dr. Nugent is the director of the Brazelton Institute at Children’s Hospital, New born babies have a wide range of behaviors used to communicate with the adults around them – the language of yawning, the varied and rich range of crying, sense of touch, their feeding and sleeping, listening to your voice and recognizing your face. Kevin Nugent, Ph.D., author of “Your Baby Is Speaking to You:  A Visual guide to the Amazing Behaviors of Your Newborn and Growing Baby,” is the director of the Brazelton Institute at Children’s Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts, where he has studied newborn infants and early parent-child relations for thirty plus years.  This book reveals how infants are able to communicate with the adults around them. We visited by phone with Dr. Nugent from his home near Boston, on January 14, 2011 and began with his description of the research that resulted in his book “Your Baby is Speaking to You.” The books Dr. Kevin Nugent recommends are, "Touchpoints-Birth to Three," by T. Berry Brazelton. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=48888&version_id=54923&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 28:59 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/04/13/clancy-susan-a-ph-d-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/04/13/clancy-susan-a-ph-d-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:33:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1099 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/04/13/clancy-susan-a-ph-d-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/feed/ 0 If you have been sexually abused as a child, or know someone who was, listen to this edition of Radio Curious with host Barry Vogel and Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D, author of “The Trauma Myth:  The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children – and Its Aftermath. If you have been sexually abused as a child, or know someone who was, listen to this edition of Radio Curious with host Barry Vogel and Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D, author of “The Trauma Myth:  The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children – and Its Aftermath.”  This conversation discuss’s the myth of when trauma of child sexual abuse takes place, how and the abuse is perceived by the victim, and the effects of denial, minimization and blame, and how this issue within the Catholic Church is not being resolved.  Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D. is currently the Research Director of the Center for Women’s Advancement, Development and Leadership at the Central American Institute for Business Administration in Nicaragua.  This interview was recorded on April 12, 2010, with Susan A. Clancy Ph.D. from her home in Managua, Nicaragua. The books she recommends are “Happiness: A History” by Darrin M. McMahon, and “In The Woods,” by Tana French. Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/41791/47235/63326/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CLANCY_INTERVIEW_BV_4-12-10.mp3) Click here to download the podcast of this program. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=41791&version_id=47235&version=1) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/24/dow-katie-how-do-we-feel-about-surrogacy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/24/dow-katie-how-do-we-feel-about-surrogacy/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:18:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1092 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/03/24/dow-katie-how-do-we-feel-about-surrogacy/feed/ 0 For millennia when couples were not able to conceive and bear their own children their options were somewhat limited, and not at all available if the complication was on the females parts.  And, these matters still are not much discussed even among the... For millennia when couples were not able to conceive and bear their own children their options were somewhat limited, and not at all available if the complication was on the females parts.  And, these matters still are not much discussed even among the couples themselves.  However in the past decades medical science has developed in vitro fertilization which can accommodate the egg for the intended mother, or from another woman, and the sperm from the intended father, or from another man, depending on what is needed. The fertilized egg can then be placed into a ‘surrogate’ mother who can take the pregnancy to term and deliver the baby for the parents. The many issues surrounding surrogacy form the conversation in this edition of Radio Curious.  We visit with Dr. Katie Dow, who has studied issues of surrogate parenthood in preparation of her doctorial dissertation in anthropology at the London School of Economics. Katie Dow joined us in the studios of Radio Curious in Ukiah, California on March 8th, 2010, and began by explaining what constitutes surrogacy. The book Katie Dow recommends is “A Meaningful Life,” by L.J. Davis. Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/41064/46486/63209/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-dow,_katie_3-8-10_hb_mono.mp3) Click here to download the podcast of this program. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=41064&version_id=46486&version=1) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/16/project-pooch-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/16/project-pooch-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:48:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=987 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/16/project-pooch-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:01:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=973 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/09/menasian-helen-no-child-left-inside/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/02/gehrman-jody-edelman-deborah-the-ticking-clock/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/02/gehrman-jody-edelman-deborah-the-ticking-clock/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:23:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=968 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/02/gehrman-jody-edelman-deborah-the-ticking-clock/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/26/freed-charlie-a-vets-life/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/26/freed-charlie-a-vets-life/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:50:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=961 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/26/freed-charlie-a-vets-life/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you an archived conversation with the late Dr. Frank Grasse, a local veterinarian in Willits, California, who under the pen name, Charlie Freed authored, "Vet Tails: Small Stories, From A Small Town, Small Animal Veterinarian." Our animal friends and companions often fill important roles in our lives as we do in theirs. And when a beloved pet falls sick it is a veterinarian to whom we look to help make the lives of our pets, and ourselves, more healthy and happy. Frank Grasse practiced veterinary medicine in Willits, California, and under the pen name, Charlie Freed, authored "Vet Tails: Small Stories, From A Small Town, Small Animal Veterinarian." Freed described the daily emotional roller coaster of his 35 years of large and small animal medicine and shared what he  learned about the bond between us and our animals. Hannah Bird, Assistant Producer at Radio Curious visited with 'Charlie Freed' on January 18th, 2010 and began by asking him to describe the special relationship between people and their animal pets. Dr. Frank Grasse passed away in 2011. The book that 'Charlie Freed' recommends is "Marnie," by Winston Graham. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. 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LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/29/nalebuff-rachel-k-my-little-red-book/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/29/nalebuff-rachel-k-my-little-red-book/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 17:46:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=560 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/05/29/nalebuff-rachel-k-my-little-red-book/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/10/10/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/10/10/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:17:08 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/10/10/michael-gurian-a-look-at-the-wonder-of-boys-ten-years-later/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/12/14/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/12/14/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:12:58 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/12/14/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/05/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/05/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2003 10:16:10 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/05/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/feed/ 0 Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level Approximately one child in five suffers from dyslexia, a condition that makes learning to read difficult and in some cases seemingly impossible. Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level Approximately one child in five suffers from dyslexia, a condition that makes learning to read difficult and in some cases seemingly impossible. In this edition of Radio Curious, originally broadcast in August of 2003, we visit with Dr. Sally Shaywitz, a Professor of Pediatrics at Yale University and the co-director of the Yale justify for the Study of Learning and Attention. She discusses early diagnosis of dyslexia in young children, older children, and in adults, and what can be done to assist people who suffer from this disability. In her book, “Overcoming Dyslexia,” Dr. Shaywitz describes how current research, including new brain imaging studies, are uncovering the mechanics underlying this problem, and have led to effective treatments. Dr. Sally Shaywitz recommends "Emperor of Ocean Park," by Stephen Carter & "Samaritan," by Richard Price. Originally Broadcast: August 5, 2003 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060418-SHAYWITZ__Sally_5-14-03.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:30:08 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Janna Malamud Smith, clinical psychotherapist and author of “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child?  Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safety of their children? “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear” is a recent book written by Janna Malamud Smith, a clinical psychotherapist and daughter of writer Bernard Malamud. Smith argues that the motherhood fear of losing a child is central to motherhood, and mostly overlooked as a historical force that has induced mothers throughout time to shape their own lives to better shelter their young,  the expense of their own future. I spoke with Dr. Janna Malamud Smith from her home in Massachusetts, and asked her to begin by discussing the different level of feat that fathers and mothers have toward their children. The book Janna Malamud Smith recommends is “Biography of Samuel Pepys” by Clair Tomilin. Originally Broadcast: February 18, 2003 Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=10889&version_id=72124&version=2) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/03/12/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/03/12/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2002 17:41:50 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/03/12/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid/feed/ 0 Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, too often dressed as adults, and too often have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, too often dressed as adults, and too often have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are overlooks the child’s cognitive abilities, and can lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships. “Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child” is a book by Dr. Dana Chidekel, a child psychologist near Los Angeles. She asserts that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents, and encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. Dr. Dana Chidekel recommends "Seabiscuit," by Laura Hillenbrand. Originally Broadcast: March 12, 2002 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050110-Dr._Dana_Chidekel_2-15-02.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/05/09/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/05/09/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/#comments Wed, 09 May 2001 17:57:38 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/05/09/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/06/27/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/06/27/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2000 18:18:59 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/06/27/andy-case-an-aquarium-for-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/01/30/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/01/30/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 1998 19:55:00 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/01/30/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/21/joan-jacobs-brumberg-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/21/joan-jacobs-brumberg-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-2/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 1997 20:33:31 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/joan-jacobs-brumberg-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/21/joan-jacobs-brumberg-an-intimate-history-of-american-girls-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/30/william-boyer-the-rights-of-our-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/30/william-boyer-the-rights-of-our-children/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 1993 23:06:36 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/william-boyer-the-rights-of-our-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/03/30/william-boyer-the-rights-of-our-children/feed/ 0