Electoral College, Doctors Can Be Health Role Models

Electoral College, Doctors Can Be Health Role Models

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 5, Episode 254

  • Oct 24, 2016 4:00 pm
  • 2:26:30 mins

The Electoral College and Donald Trump (17:19) Professor Derek Muller is an Associate Professor of Law at Pepperdine School of Law. His research and writing focuses on election law, particularly federalism and the role of states in the administration of elections. As we head closer to the Republican Convention, the reality of Donald Trump gaining the GOP’s presidential nomination solidifies. We’ve talked on the show before about the possibility of a brokered convention and attempts from other third-party candidates, but what about after November? Muller proposes a creative solution to the, Never Trump movement. His solution? The Electoral College. Muller talks about the possibility of state legislators appointing presidential electors, rather than following popular vote. How Doctors Can be Role Models for Health (1:03:09) Dr. Edward Laskowski is a physiatrist in Rochester, Minnesota and is affiliated with Mayo Clinic. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. The holiday season is on the horizon and with that comes plenty of candy, large meals, and cold days spent indoors. But before the holidays get here and you lose your summer body, maybe take a moment and think if there is someone you can look to as an inspiration of health? Dr. Edward Laskowski says that your personal physician should be a role model for health. Revisited Movie Reviews: The Ring (1:33:04) In honor of Halloween we are revisiting scary movies of the past. Today's movie is the 2002 thriller The Ring. Liana Tan: Keeping Warm (1:48:54) The weather at this time of year can be pretty unpredictable. If you’re having weather anything like we are in Utah- it can be 40 degrees one day and 80 degrees the next! You’re never sure how to dress or when the appropriate time to bring out your winter coat is. So today our producer, Liana Tan, is going to teach us 5 inconspicuous ways to keep warm this season. Kim Giles: 14 Ways to Become More Emotionally Mature (1:53:41) Kim Giles, President and founder of Clarity Point Life Coaching. Named one of the top 20 advice gurus in the country by Good Morning America in 2010. Writes a regular column on KSL.com every Monday in the Happy Living Section. Author of the Book Choosing Clarity: A Path to Fearlessness. Kim Giles shares her article on Ways to Become More Emotionally Mature.