August 20th Show
It's Wednesday, which means a) we're live at the Newseum and b) it's time for the Political Junkie. NPR's Ken Rudin will talk about Barack Obama's and John McCain's interview with pastor Rick Warrren at his Saddleback Church last week, new attack ads and the elusive veep spot. And of course he'll have a trivia question for you. At the end of the hour, Mark Jurkowitz, associate director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, talks about how the media covers the economy and why the news hasn't always kept up with the public's concerns.
In his new book, Why We Hate Us: American Discontent In The New Millennium, Dick Meyer argues that Americans for the most part are dissatisfied with their own society. But he offers a solution: a return to some traditions that predate the '60s. Dick Meyer will offer his critique of modern society in our second hour. At the end of the hour, we'll discuss the psychology of coming in second place. Tom Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University, will talk about a new study he conducted that explains why winning a bronze medal may score higher on the happiness scale than winning silver for an Olympic athlete. Tell us your story. Have you ever come in second in that all-important competition?
12:33 PM ET | 08-20-2008 | permalink
