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Voices In The Family November 200511/07/05 Pornography is a billion dollar business. Americans rent over 800 million pornographic videos and DVDs per year. And through the Internet, porn is more accessible than ever before. Author Pamela Paul argues in her new book that as porn has moved into the mainstream it has altered our lives and our relationships. Dan Gottlieb and his guests will talk about pornography: has our culture become "pornified"? Our guests are Pamela Paul and Dr. Julian Slowinski. Pamela Paul is a journalist and author of "Pornified: How Pornography is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, and our Families." She is also a contributor to Time magazine. Dr. Julian Slowinski is a senior clinical psychologist at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia and co-author of "The Sexual Male: Problems and Solutions." 11/14/05 Today, it is well-known that Abraham Lincoln suffered with clinical depression. But it wasn't always that way. What was called his melancholy in the middle 19th century somehow became mistrusted as gossip. Even reports of his two suicidal breakdowns were not regarded as solid evidence of this president's emotional problems. Up until 50 years ago, we saw Lincoln as stoic and reserved as opposed to depressed and isolated. Our guest is author and scholar Joshua Wolf Schank. He more fully describes Lincoln's humanity in his recent book "Lincoln's Melancholy". In it, he argues that Lincoln's story is the story of our time and can give us unique insight into the nature of suffering. http://www.lincolnsmelancholy.com 11/21/05 Boys receive close to 70 percent of D's and F's given to all students, and 80 percent of high school drop-outs are boys. Why are boys doing worse in school than girls? Our guest is Michael Gurian, author of a new book, "The Minds of Boys." Gurian suggests that the way we teach boys isn't working, and is causing them to fail in school and life. We'll also hear from Peter Kuriloff, research director at the Center for the Study of Boys' Lives. He is a Professor in the Educational Leadership Division of the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education. 11/28/05 Many experts warn that as the baby boomers age, Alzheimer's disease will reach epidemic proportions. Right now, about 4.5 million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer's. In the early stages, the effects are on memory are often mild, but as the mind deteriorates, relatives find their loved-ones become helpless and disoriented. Dan Gottlieb will talk to people suffering from Alzheimer's and their families. We'll discuss the latest research, and explore if there's hope for a cure. Later, we'll hear about a new public television documentary, The Forgetting, and talk about options for care, and support for caregivers. (Originally broadcast January 12, 2004) |
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