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2010 Viewpoints program topics
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08-01 10-31 Teen Drinking: Why they do it, what are the outcomes?  Creative Obsessions
07-25 10-30 Gambling Addicts: What are the odds for recovery? Sustainable Economy: Ideas for the future
07-18 10-29 Stealing Beauty: Art Theft is Big Business; Seaworthy: A woman returns to her life on the sea
07-11 10-28 Slavery in the 21st Century: Why it persists, what we can do; Women at the Top: Why our economy depends on it
07-04 10-27 The Gulf Oil Spill: Environmental Impacts; Bicycling: It’s changing the landscape of America
06-27 10-26 Immigration and children; Putting Veterans Back to Work
06-20 10-25 Music Performance Royalties: The debate continues; Dad’s and Kids: Creating and maintaining the bond
06-13 10-24 Economic Domestic Violence; Immortality & the Law
06-06 10-23 The Supreme Court: Is Kagan a good nominee? Finding Hope and Happiness
05-30 10-22 Adventure in Search of the Lost City of Z; Parents, Siblings and Eldercare
05-23 10-21 Hellhound on His Trail: The assassination of Martin Luther King; Century Libraries: How are they keeping up with the times?
05-16 10-20 Back to Nature: Greening your home; Kid Consumers: On the path to financial trouble?
05-09 10-19 The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and history; Adult Literacy: Why it’s so important
05-02 10-18 Acceptance: Getting into college isn’t what is used to be: Philosophy of Bumper Stickers
04-25 10-17 Big Bang Physics; Arbor Day: The Greening of America
04-18 10-16 Water Conservation:Avoiding Shortages; Everyday Buddhism
04-11 10-15 Everyone Loves a Mystery! But why? The Art of Choosing
04-04 10-14 Baseball 2010: What’s in store this season? 2050: What’s in store?
03-28 10-13 Traveling to Hotspots: How dangerous is it? Who Are You? Genealogy makes a comeback
03-21 10-12 Boys and Success: Designing education to meet their needs; Fascinate: How people and things get our attention and keep it
03-14 10-11 Irish in America; Making Small Businesses Work In A Tough Economy
03-07 10-10 Economic Meltdown: Getting back on track: Orthorexia: healthy eating backfires
02-28 10-09 Nerds and Geeks: Who they are; why they’re important: Break-Ups: Getting back on track after the romance ends
02-21 10-08 The 2010 Census: The Kepler Mission: Looking for life in the universe
02-14 10-07 Olympic Security: Keeping the 2010 games safe; The Perfect Swarm
02-07 10-06 Valentine’s Day: History and traditions; Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
01-31 10-05 Parents, Kids and Power Struggles; Remaking the American Palate  
01-24 10-04 Employment for Mature Americans: What help is there? Frogs, Lizards and Their Importance in the Eco-System
01-17 10-03 Distracted Driving: Risky for teens and truckers; Convincing Kids to Read More
01-10 10-02 The CIAs “Spycraft” Technology; A Tale of Two Very Special Schools
01-03 10-01 Celebrity Trials: How are they different from anyone else’s? Geography & Maps: It’s a whole new world out there!
2009 Viewpoints program topics
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12-27 09-52 Men and Women: How friendships differ; Orson Welles: A daughter remembers
12-20 09-51 General Sherman’s Christmas; A Green Holiday: Planning now for this year and next
12-13 09-50 Hospice Dogs: Comforting the seriously ill; Holiday Movies: They’re not “White Christmas” anymore!
12-06 09-49 Holiday Shopping: What do the stores have in store? Shyness and the Holidays: Navigating social situations
11-29 09-48 2012: The Apocalypse or Hype? Volunteering: What anyone can do
11-22 09-47 Technology and Education; Thanksgiving Dinner: Not just turkey anymore!
11-15 09-46 Potato or Potahto? The way we speak says a lot about us; Holiday Decorating: Tips from the Pros
11-08 09-45 Newspapers: Can they survive? Teaching Kids to Care
11-01 09-44 Listmania: The story of Roget’s Thesaurus; Singlehood in America
10-25 09-43 Halloween Entertainment: What really scares us and why? The Quest for Fame: The Guinness Book of Records
10-18 09-42 Green Solutions Through Sharing; Counter Culture: A look at the diner waitress
10-11 09-41 Up and Down with the Dollar; Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba
10-04 09-40 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much; Graffiti: Public Art and Public Sensibilities
09-27 09-39 Young People and Sleep; Conspiracy Theories: Why do they persist?
09-20 09-38 The Story of Slavery After the Civil War; The New Homeless: How cities are coping         
09-13 09-37 The Science Behind Meteor Showers; Making the Case for Fall Gardening
09-06 09-36 Nanotechnology: Why tiny is the next big thing; Baseball Blunders: Why we remember the bad times best
08-30 09-35 Coping with Lonliness: How it affects the elderly; First Dogs: Presidents’ best (sometimes only) friends
08-23 09-34 Back to School Fitness: Advice for the whole family; Mathemagic!  Making math more fun and relevant
08-16 09-33 Religion in America: Changes in the new millennium; Too Sexy, Too Soon: Kids, the media and sex          
08-09 09-32 The US & Afghanistan: How do you forge a lasting peace? The Armchair Mr. Wizard: Creating interest in science
08-02 09-31 Supreme Court Ricci Decision: A landmark civil rights decision? Conversation: Is it a lost art?                 
07-26 09-30 Economic Domestic Violence; Everything You Always Wanted to Know About….Death
07-19 09-29 Think Smart: Keeping the brain sharp at any age; Make the Golden Years Golden: Prepare now for retirement
07-12 09-28 The New Economy: Changes that can make a big difference; A Nation of Farmers: Growing and preparing local foods    
07-05 09-27 Founders: Ordinary people who built America; Green Careers: Green and blue collar jobs are in
06-28 09-26 Back to Simple: Ecopreneurs; Lucky Girl: A Chinese Adoptee’s Story
06-21 09-25 Fathers, Kids and Golf; Vampires and Zombies: Why are we so fascinated by them?
06-14 09-24 Eiffel’s Tower and the 1889 World’s Fair; Economic Literacy for Young and Old
06-07 09-23 The Business of Baseball; Wicked Plants: Inside the Garden of Evil
05-31 09-22 Physics of the Impossible; Inside the Museum of Crime & Punishment
05-24 09-21 Lessons in Leadership from George Washington; Fight City Hall – Effectively
05-17 09-20 Runaway Kids: A Mother’s Story; Learning a Foreign Language: One man’s journey 
05-10 09-19 The Soloist: A story of music, mental illness and friendship; Sign of the Times: Dealing with grief and fear
05-03 09-18 Baseball’s WWII Mystery – Solved! Vacations in a Down Economy
04-26 09-17 Rooting Out Financial Scams; Competitive Rose Gardening
04-19 09-16 Forgetting with Age: When should you worry? Amphibians and Reptiles and the Eco-System
04-12 09-15 The Lost City of Z: Adventure and mystery in the Amazon; Kids and Stuff: Why they really want it
04-05 09-14 Out of the Darkness: Talking about suicide; Gaslight Crime and the Economic Divide
03-29 09-13 Baseball and the Baby Boomer; Frugality in the 21st Century: The new coupon culture
03-22 09-12 Inner City Schools: Programs that Work; Oversuccess: Our obsession with wealth and the good life
03-15 09-11 Dry Spring: Avoiding Water Shortages; Who Was St. Patrick?
03-08 09-10 Do We Need a US Public Service Academy? The Art of Saying “No”
03-01 09-09 Cyberbullying: Why it happens, how it affects kids; The Pluto Files: Why Americans Love this Planet
02-22 09-08 The Numbers Game: How they confuse us, why they shouldn’t; Joseph Priestley: The Scientist Who Helped Shape America
02-15 09-07 The Leaders We Need; Lincoln: Remembrances of his friends and foes                 
02-08 09-06 The Birth of Protest Music; Jobs 2009: Where they are; how to get the edge
02-01 09-05 America’s Economy – A short and long-term view; Weather Prediction: Doing it yourself
01-25 09-04 Realizing the American Dream: Is it still possible? Test Anxiety: Alleviating nervous tension on test day
01-18 09-03 Far from Home: Stranded on the International Space Station; Slideology: What makes a compelling presentation?
01-11 09-02 Hooking Up: Does it harden kids commitment? Brain Food: The learning benefits of a healthy diet.
01-04 09-01 Presidential Pardons: What presidents consider; Avoiding the Techno-Dump: Responsibility recycling electronics
2008 Viewpoints program topics
12-28 08-52 Abracadabra! Doing Magic; The Forgotten: Children of the incarcerated
12-21 08-51 Silent Night: The World War I Christmas Truce; Modern Air Travel Problems: Ask the Pilot
12-14 08-50 Potato or Potahto? The way we speak says a lot about us; The Christmas House: How decorating became a tradition
12-07 08-49 Hospice Dogs: Comforting the seriously ill; Preserving Campaign Memories
11-30 08-48 Aging U.S. Wastewater Infrastructure; Trivial Pursuit? The importance of cultural literacy
11-23 08-47 The Real Story of the First Thanksgiving; Toys: Is it safe to buy from overseas?
11-16 08-46 Retail Theft: New solutions for high-tech crimes; Babies: Are there too many experts?
11-09 08-45 The Internet: Keeping it free for everyone; Inside Iran: What Americans Don't Know about Iran
11-02 08-44 Curtailing Our Lifestyles: When conservation isn't enough; Shut Up! Arguing and relationships
10-26 08-43 The Final Push Before the Election; Getting into Guinness: The Quest for Fame
10-19 08-42 Talk to the Hand: Whatever happened to manners? A Tale of Two Media: U.S. and China
10-12 08-41 Illiteracy: How can we prevent it? Iraq Homecoming: A son visits his father's paradise
10-05 08-40 Ads, Marketing and Brands: What sells? What doesn't? Traffic: Why we drive the way we do
09-28 08-39 Um, Uh, Ya Know...What verbal blunders really mean; Innovation in the U.S.: How we've fallen behind
09-21 08-38 Choosing a College - and Paying for It; Creativity at Work: How to get it, how it helps
09-14 08-37 The State of U.S. Infrastructure; Kids and Creative Play
09-07 08-36 What's So Funny About Philosophy? Kids and Eating: Instilling healthy habits
08-31 08-35 Spycraft: The CIA's Technology Revealed; Jobs and Job Training: Are we doing enough?
08-24 08-34 Our Fascination With Evil; Integrating Life and Work through Leadership and Leisure
08-17 08-33 Searching for Golf's Soul: One man's quest; Isolation and the Elderly: How it affects their lives and health
08-10 08-32 Engagements & Weddings: It may be harder than you think! Birds and People: An uneasy relationship
08-03 08-31 Cheating in Sports: Has it ruined our games? Pets and the Economy: How they're feeling the pinch
07-27 08-30 Office Etiquette: Have we become less polite? The Soloist: Lives changed through friendship and music
07-20 08-29 Ecopreneurs: New opportunities to build communities; Behind the Scenes with Real CSIs
07-13 08-28 Homebuying: What you need to know in this market; Teleworking & Flex Time: Why they're growing more popular
07-06 08-27 The Economy: How we got there, what's ahead; How the States Got Their Shapes
06-29 08-26 Modern-day Slavery: Why it continues; what we can do; Great Neighborhoods & Guerrilla Gardening
06-22 08-25 Ian Fleming: The man who would be Bond; Kids and Texting: What are the limits?
06-15 08-24 Fathers & Sons: Making the relationship stronger; The Emotional Rollercoaster of Caregiving
06-08 08-23 The $64 Tomato: Why we garden; Kids Under Pressure: Why parents push
06-01 08-22 The Science of Sports; Marriage Laws: Should we take a second look?
05-25 08-21 Red Light Cameras: Are they really effective? You Want Fries With That? Surviving Minimum Wage Work
05-18 08-20 America before Columbus; Kids as Teachers Solving Problems
05-11 08-19 Gen X & Y Workers: How best to approach the job market; Travel to the middle East
05-04 08-18 Whistleblowers: The risks, the rewards, the confusion; Forgotten Americans: Famous Americans you've never heard of
04-27 08-17 Body Language and the Candidates: What are they really saying? Power and Unfaithfulness: Cheating husbands and wives
04-20 08-16 The Man Who Made Lists: The man behind Roget's Thesaurus; Green Chic: Going green in style
04-13 08-15 Family Finance: Mortgages, Home Equity and Credit; Self-Made Man: A woman spends a year in a man's world
04-06 08-14 Political Parties: What they need to do in 2008 to win; Competitive Rose Gardening
03-30 08-13 The Business of Baseball; History Education: Are we failing our kids?
03-23 08-12 Natural Memory Loss: Why it happens; when you should worry; It's All About Them: Dealing with the narcissist in your life
03-16 08-11 Home Alone: The world of the only child; Fractions: Should we teach them to young students
03-09 08-10 Chess and Kids: How a game can change lives; Small Eco-Changes that Make a Big Difference
03-02 08-09 Polls & Polling: Do they affect campaigns and elections? The Armchair Mr. Wizard: Creating interest in science
02-24 08-08 Nerds and Geeks: Who they are; why they're important: Careers and Philanthropy that Can Change the World
02-17 08-07 The Road to Freedom: A guided tour of the Civil Rights Trail; The mysterious world of Cats
02-10 08-06 How to Avoid Flim-Flams and Financial Scams; Men, Women and the Lies They Tell to Themselves
02-03 08-05 Diet, Nutrition and Technology; Maturity and the Good Life: Tips from Aristotle
01-27 08-04 Getting Smashed: Young people and alcohol; Activists & Organizers: What do they really do?
01-20 08-03 Suicide: A new theory about an age-old tragedy; Hucksters Through History; How we've been deceived
01-13 08-02 Comic Book Heroes Make a Comeback; Fine Art Theft: Millions lost to crafty thieves
01-06 08-01 The Past and the Future of Cuba; Dealing with and Preventing Financial Disaster