Sri Lanka Terror, Pregnant in Prison, National Parks

Sri Lanka Does Not Have a History of Islamist Extremism. How Did the Easter Sunday Attacks Happen? Guest: Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director and Senior Associate for South Asia, Wilson Center in Washington, DC ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bombings at churches and hotels on Easter Sunday that killed about 250 people. Sri Lankan police say they’ve arrested more than 70 suspects they believe may have been involved. Terror experts say the attacks are a wake-up call about the reach of ISIS into Asia. Pregnant in Prison Guest: Carolyn Sufrin, Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Women are the fastest growing segment of America’s prison population. And sometimes they’re pregnant while in behind bars. We don’t know exactly how common that is because the federal government keeps track of deaths that happen in prisons, but not births. We do know that sometimes incarcerated women are shackled to a bed during labor as a guard stands watch. Carolyn Sufrin delivered a baby for a prisoner in that situation years ago and it launched her research to understand the scope of problem in America. She’s just published her results.  The Great American National Parks Guest: Becky Lomax, Author of “USA National Parks: The Complete Guide to All 59 National Parks” There are 59 national parks in the US, and that makes it really hard to choose just one to visit next. Becky Lomax wrote a book covering all of them –her number one, must-do experience out of all the parks? See the ice crash into the water at Glacier Bay. Number two for her is seeing Old Faithful blow in Yellowstone. But number three really surprised us: wander through the wildflowers of Death Valley. Mountain Unicycling (Originally aired November 27, 2018) Guest: Kris Holm, Early Pioneer of Mountain Unicycling and Founder of Kris Holm Unicycles Kris Holm has climbed the highest mountain in Central America –and the3rd highest in North America. He’s also traversed the trade-routes across the Himalayas in Bhutan, tr