On today's show, how the continuing debate over Ferguson is driven by the different Americas we grew up in. Also, why turkey trot marathons are a growing Thanksgiving tradition across the country. Plus, the band Tears for Fears marks the 30th anniversary of their seminal album, "Songs from the Big Chair."
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• 12:43
Ferguson joins the growing list of racially-tinged events that prompt severe divisions in how the general public perceives what happened, and what should happen. That is, in part, because we all have biases -- whether we want to acknowledge them or not -- that stem from the subtle experiences that we gather over a lifetime.
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• 3:46
After a long delay, the Obama Administration proposes cuts to Ozone emissions by about 7 to 13 percent
A theory called the Happiness U Curve seems to show a dip in happiness in middle age. But don't worry, it rises later in life.
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• 4:16
While most people tend to think about expanding their waist lines on Thanksgiving day, others have taken to the streets to run marathons and other kinds of races.
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• 6:36
Just a few miles from Ferguson, a special program at Maplewood-Richmond Heights High gives students the tools to talk about the fallout from the Michael Brown case.
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• 7:48
You know all those web videos with hamsters eating mini versions of favorite human dishes like burritos? Well, there's a Thanksgiving version now!
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• 6:59
Why bacon broke out from the breakfast table isn't just because of its taste, but some deft marketing by the National Pork Producers Council and the story of pork bellies
If you're sticking around Los Angeles for the holidays -- or have family members in town and need to get them out of the house -- SCPR's social media producer Kristen Lepore has some ideas of things to do on a budget during the long weekend.
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• 10:49
Tears for Fears founders Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith talk with Tess Vigeland about their career, creating "Songs from the Big Chair" and what's next for them.