Federal Land, Performance Accountability, Parent Resolutions

Federal Land, Performance Accountability, Parent Resolutions

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 5, Episode 10

  • Jan 12, 2016 2:00 pm
  • 2:23:55 mins

Federal Land (16:34) Robert Keiter is the Director, Wallace Stegner Center of Land, Resources, and the Environment, and law professor at the University of Utah, Robert Keiter is an expert in natural resource law. The US federal government owns 640 million acres of land- that sum adds up to about 28% of the nation. The more shocking numbers come from the vast difference in the federal ownership of western states vs the rest of the nation. The federal government owns 47% of 11 western states while only owning 4% in the other states. Robert Keiter discusses the debate over federal lands and what the future of this disagreement could be.  Performance Accountability (1:03:29) Dr. Frank Ninivaggi is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut, member of the Yale-New Haven Community Medical Group, and the Medical Director of the Devereux Glenholme School in Washington, Connecticut. Dr. Ninivaggi will help us understand how to use more just and compassionate parenting and how to help our children be more empathetic and accountable.  David Bowie (1:36:58) Don Shelline, Program Director for BYU Radio. Don shares his wealth of music knowledge by explaining the influence David Bowie had on modern music. He talks about why David Bowie was important and why he will be missed. Five New Year's Resolutions Parents Can Keep (1:47:32) Julie Nelson (the "Child Whisperer") has a master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. She teaches classes such as Applied Parenting and Marriage and Relationship Skills at Utah Valley University. Dr. Matt and Julie talk about her latest book “Keep It Real and Grab a Plunger” providing parenting tips and ideas. Today she shares her "5 New Year's Resolutions Parents Can Keep."

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