Viewpoints Explained: How Nuuly Cracked The Clothing Rental Business

• For years, clothing rental was billed as the future of fashion, but few companies could make the numbers work. We cover what sets Nuuly apart and if this model is sustainable in the long-term.

Host: Ebony McMorris.

Producer: Amirah Zaveri

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Culture Crash: Why Actor Ethan Hawke Isn’t Slowing Down

• Actor Ethan Hawke continues to surprise decades into his career, with a standout turn in this new crime comedy drama series that was one of our favorite shows of 2025.

Host: Evan Rook.

Producer: Evan Rook

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Logging Off: Inside Australia’s Landmark Social Media Ban

• Australia has become the first country to ban children under sixteen from social media, forcing platforms to block millions of young users overnight. Supporters say the move draws a long-overdue line around online harm while critics feel that it could push teens into riskier digital spaces with less oversight. As legal challenges mount and other countries watch closely, we cover what drove the country to implement this hardline policy on social media.

Guests: Susan Grantham, researcher, lecturer, communication, Griffith University; Terry Flew, professor, digital communication and culture, University of Sydney

Host: Gary Price.

Producer: Grace Galante and Amirah Zaveri.

Inside The Strain On America’s Animal Rescue System

• More than six million companion animals enter U.S. shelters each year and a little over four million are adopted. Sadly, shelters still rely on euthanizing when facilities are overcrowded and an animal has been there for a while. Author Laurie Zaleski has made it her life’s work to rescue hundreds of these unwanted pets and care for them on her farm. We speak with Zaleski as well Dr. Joshua Fisher, an animal expert, about the importance of approaching any pet adoption with the mentality that it’s a lifelong commitment.

Guests: Laurie Zaleski, author, Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals; Dr. Joshua Fisher, Director of Animal Services, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Marty Peterson.

Producer: Polly Hansen.

Viewpoints Explained: How Nuuly Cracked The Clothing Rental Business

• For years, clothing rental was billed as the future of fashion, but few companies could make the numbers work. We cover what sets Nuuly apart and if this model is sustainable in the long-term.

Host: Ebony McMorris.

Producer: Amirah Zaveri

Culture Crash: Why Actor Ethan Hawke Isn’t Slowing Down

• Actor Ethan Hawke continues to surprise decades into his career, with a standout turn in this new crime comedy drama series that was one of our favorite shows of 2025.

Host: Evan Rook.

Producer: Evan Rook

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Inside The Strain On America’s Animal Rescue System

• More than six million companion animals enter U.S. shelters each year and a little over four million are adopted. Sadly, shelters still rely on euthanizing when facilities are overcrowded and an animal has been there for a while. Author Laurie Zaleski has made it her life’s work to rescue hundreds of these unwanted pets and care for them on her farm. We speak with Zaleski as well Dr. Joshua Fisher, an animal expert, about the importance of approaching any pet adoption with the mentality that it’s a lifelong commitment.

Guests: Laurie Zaleski, author, Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals; Dr. Joshua Fisher, Director of Animal Services, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Host: Marty Peterson

Producer: Polly Hansen

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Logging Off: Inside Australia’s Landmark Social Media Ban

• Australia has become the first country to ban children under sixteen from social media, forcing platforms to block millions of young users overnight. Supporters say the move draws a long-overdue line around online harm while critics feel that it could push teens into riskier digital spaces with less oversight. As legal challenges mount and other countries watch closely, we cover what drove the country to implement this hardline policy on social media.

Guests: Susan Grantham, researcher, lecturer, communication, Griffith University; Terry Flew, professor, digital communication and culture, University of Sydney

Host: Gary Price

Producer: Grace Galante and Amirah Zaveri

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We remember late director, screenwriter and Hollywood legend Rob Reiner – the brains behind some of the most iconic and award-winning films of our time such as The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men and When Harry Met Sally.

Host: Evan Rook.

Producer: Evan Rook

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Why does everything you look up seem to have a five-star rating these days? We discuss the widespread use of fake or paid reviews on the internet and what the government is doing to try and crack down on this misinformation.

Host: Ebony McMorris.

Producer: Amirah Zaveri

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After The Fire: Tulsa’s Untold Reckoning**

In 1921, a prosperous Black neighborhood was destroyed almost overnight - and then quietly written out of the historical record. We examine how violence, silence, and selective memory shaped what generations of Americans were never taught.

Host: Gary Price.

Producer: Amirah Zaveri.

Guest: Scott Ellsworth, lecturer, Department of Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, author, Death in a Promised Land: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 and The Groundbreaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice.

The Decision Most American’s Don’t Make Until It’s Too Late

• About 60 percent of Americans don’t yet have a written will in place. People spend a lifetime working hard, saving money, building assets, but often never think about what would happen in case they suddenly passed away. We speak with life planning expert Abby Schneiderman about the importance of organizing your life both on paper and online.

Host: Marty Peterson.

Producer: Amirah Zaveri.

Guests: Abby Schneiderman, co-CEO, Everplans, co-author, In Case You Get Hit by a Bus: How to Organize Your Life Now for When You’re Not Around Later

Viewpoints Explained: How Much Do You Trust Online Reviews?

• Why does everything you look up seem to have a five-star rating these days? We discuss the widespread use of fake or paid reviews on the internet and what the government is doing to try and crack down on this misinformation.

Host: Ebony McMorris.

Producer: Amirah Zaveri

Culture Crash: Our Tribute To The Acclaimed Filmmaker Rob Reiner

• We remember late director, screenwriter and Hollywood legend Rob Reiner – the brains behind some of the most iconic and award-winning films of our time such as The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men and When Harry Met Sally.

Host: Evan Rook.

Producer: Evan Rook

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