April 2012
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What was the best thing that happened to you this...
It’s Friday! Let’s do our weekly check-in, Internet! What was the best thing that happened to you this week?
I’ll start: I got out of my typical hermit-like comfort zone and it was exciting and very much needed.
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“31 percent of the men who graduated Oxford in 1913 were killed.”
– On today’s Fresh Air, historian Adam Hochschild explains why WWI was different than other major conflicts: “It was different because it was the tradition in most of the major countries for upper-class young men to have military careers, and then it became those young captains and...
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“What we’re actually seeing in the ocean is this kind of chowder of plastic...”
– Edward Humes met with scientists who study the 5 massive gyres of trash particles swirling around in the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Created by the convergence of ocean currents and wind, the gyres contain masses of litter that aren’t entirely visible by the human eye.
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“We pay for this stuff and it goes right into the waste bin, and we’re not...”
– About 69 % of our trash goes immediately into landfills. And most landfill trash is made up of containers and packaging – almost all of which should be recycled, says Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Edward Humes,
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Anonymous asked: How many unique daily hits does fresh air get each week/month?
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Audio for Terry’s conversation with Hugh...
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“R’s are problematic letters. But I do find that I cannot think of a single...”
– Hugh Laurie is British. On today’s Fresh Air, he talks about playing an American doctor with an American accent.
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