A New FDR?
As Barack Obama prepares to enter the White House, what might he learn from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who became President during the Great Depression? Obama has been reading Jonathan Alter’s 2006 book “The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days the Triumph of Hope.” Alter is a senior editor at Newsweek magazine.
Apple Inc.
Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and CEO announced this week that he is taking a medical leave until this summer, saying his health problems are “more complex” than originally thought. Jobs is the the man behind the wildly successful iPod, iPhone, and those sleek aluminum covered Macbooks. What does the news mean for Apple and for the technology industry? We speak with Rich Karlgaard, publisher of the business magazine Forbes, where he also writes the column “Digital Rules.” His book is “Life 2.0: How People Across America Are Transforming Their Lives by Finding The Where Of Their Happiness.”
Rural Health in Alabama
Universal health care coverage is on the long list of President Elect Barack Obama’s campaign promises. But Dr. Regina Benjamin isn’t waiting. She is a primary care physician who founded and runs a clinic in the rural shrimping village of Bayou La Batre, Alabama. Around 40 percent of residents there live without healthcare coverage and a third live below the poverty line. She tells us about the issues she faces trying to keep her clinic running.
Farewell Speeches
With President George Bush scheduled to deliver his farewell address tonight, we look back to some of the memorable speeches made by presidents leaving office. Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School, singles out the farewell addresses by presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan.
The Week in Sports
We preview this weekend’s NFL Conference Championship games with Bill Littlefield, host of NPR’s Only A Game.
Robin Muses on Celebrity
During Robin Young’s time away from the office, she happened to catch up on quite a bit of celebrity news, particularly involving Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, and Angelina Jolie. She started thinking about how celebrity has changed over the years and gets some insight from New York Post and syndicated gossip columnist Liz Smith.
