Teenage Depression and Contagious Behavior

Dr. Frank Farley, Prof. of psychology at Temple University & past president of the American Psychological Association

Suzanne Young, teacher, author of the young adult novel, “The Program”

Depression is a serious issue that many US teens and their families have to deal with.  Depression can lead to risky behaviors such as alcohol and drug abuse, extreme dieting and other reckless activities. Combine that with peer pressure to undertake risky behaviors – even suicide — and you have a very dangerous situation. We talk to a psychologist and to a novelist who has written about the problem to find out why teens do it and what parents can do to help their children.

Rooftop Agriculture: The best gardens you never see!

Lauren Mandel, landscape architect, Project Manager and Rooftop Agriculture Specialist at Roofmeadow, author of “Eat Up: The inside scoop on rooftop agriculture.”

One of the pleasures of summer is to take a walk around town and look at people’s gardens to see what they’re growing and how they’ tend their plots.  However, some of the most beautiful and productive gardens are ones you’ll never see on your walk, because they’re located on rooftops.  We talk to an expert rooftop landscape architect about the different types of rooftop gardens, how they are tended, and what an amateur gardener needs to know to start their own garden on the roof.