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Interviews on global affairs and daily life
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Interview Archives: Consumer issues
Tuesday January 10, 2012, 11:06 AM
UC2B Broadband Internet Access for the Citizens of Champaign/Urbana
Jon Gant, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois; Director for UC2B Canvassing Operations
LaEisha Meaderds, Project Coordinator, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, UC2B Canvassing Operations, University of Illinois
Deb Feinen, J.D., At Large Council Member from the City of Champaign, Chair of UC2B Policy Board
Brandon Bowersox-Johnson, Urbana City Council, Ward 4; Vice Chair, UC2B Policy Board
Host: David Inge
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Bonus video: Program video
Focus: UC2B Big Broadband Project from Illinois Public Media on Vimeo.
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Categories: Community • Consumer issues • Government • Infrastructure • Technology • Telecommunication
Wednesday December 14, 2011, 11:06 AM
Consumer Electronics
Rich Warren, Host of the Midnight Special on WFMT-FM and WILL-FM; Columnist with The News-Gazette
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Consumer issues
Tuesday June 14, 2011, 11:06 AM
Consumer Electronics
Rich Warren, Consumer Electronics Columnist, The News-Gazette
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Consumer issues
Wednesday March 30, 2011, 10:06 AM
Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
Brian C. Wansink, Ph.D., the John S. Dyson Professor in Marketing; Professor of Nutritional Science; Director of the Food & Brand Lab, Cornell University
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Behavior • Consumer issues • Food • Health • Nutrition
Wednesday February 23, 2011, 11:06 AM
Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It
Anna Lappé, Writer; Public Speaker; Founding Principal of the Small Planet Institute
Host: David Inge
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Focus: Diet for a Hot Planet from Illinois Public Media on Vimeo.
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Categories: Agriculture • Animals • Consumer issues • Ecology • Food
Tuesday November 30, 2010, 11:06 AM
Consumer Electronics
Rich Warren, Host of The Midnight Special on WFMT and WILL; Electronics Reviewer with The News-Gazette
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Consumer issues
Thursday November 11, 2010, 11:06 AM
Empty Pleasures: The Story of Artificial Sweeteners from Saccharin to Splenda
Carolyn de la Peña, Ph.D., Professor of American Studies, University of California, Davis
Host: Celeste Quinn
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Categories: Consumer issues • Food • Health • History
Monday August 30, 2010, 11:06 AM
Net Neutrality
Matthew F. Wood, J.D., Associate Dirctor, Media Access Project
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Business and Economy • Communication • Consumer issues • Government • Technology • Internet
Thursday August 26, 2010, 10:06 AM
Drugs on the Market: Meeting Food and Drug Administration Approval?
Francis B. Palumbo, Ph.D., J.D., Professor and Executive Director, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Center on Drugs and Public Policy
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Consumer issues • Health • Health Policy • Prescription Drugs • Medicine
Tuesday August 10, 2010, 11:06 AM
Consumer Electronics
Rich Warren, Host of The Midnight Special on WFMT and WILL; Electronics Reviewer with The News-Gazette
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Consumer issues
