Mar 16th, 2005 · Slate resident historian David Greenberg offers his take on the recent book The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. The book, touted as a conservative "revisionist history" of American politics, was written by Thomas E. Woods Jr., an assistant professor at Suffolk County Community College in New York and has recently worked its way onto the New York Times bestseller list.
Dec 17th, 2004 · Ring in the holiday season with A Car Talk Christmas Carol, starring Tom and Ray Magliozzi and a stellar cast of public radio personalities. The "Scroogiozzi Brothers" get a lesson in generosity from the Spirits of Public Radio Past, Present and Future.
Nov 22nd, 2004 · Lessons from a Pee Wee Team November 22, 2004 · After a violent week in sports, Day to Day slightly confused correspondent Brian Unger reports on a team that stresses having a good time. The Packers are a Pee Wee League football team in Los Angeles, and their style of play could serve as a lesson for professional athletes and fans everywhere.
Sep 29th, 2004 · With all the brutal tackles and violent collisions on the football field these days, Commentator Frank Deford worries players aren't feeling the love anymore. Deford draws a lesson from Season of Life, a book that details how an old Baltimore Colt lineman, who is now a minister and volunteer high-school football coach, uses the sport to teach "anti-football values."
Aug 24th, 2004 · A new CD offers famous and infamous American political phrases in Spanish. English-Spanish Campaign Audio Flash Cards sounds like a typical lesson from a high school language lab. We hear "I Am Not a Crook" in Spanish and "Lock Box."
Aug 4th, 2004 · Commentator Frank Deford says there's a right way and a wrong way for managers to make decisions -- but not every sports coach has got it figured out. Deford has discovered what counts most is not where your head is -- it's the location of your posterior.