Castro's Cuba, Mental Health Care, Green Holiday, MoanaTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 433
Nov 28, 2016 • 1h 44m
Castro’s Cuba
Guest: Jeffrey Shumway, PhD, Professor of History, Coordinator of Latin American Studies, BYU
Since the long-time leader’s passing on Friday, Fidel Castro has been hailed as a hero and condemned as a brutal dictator. The wide range of views on Castro from leaders of other countries underscores just how deeply his regime shaped global politics.
Mental Health and Jail Populations
Guest: Jeff Luck, Associate Professor of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
More than 1,000 prison inmates have had their sentences shortened by President Obama. Most are serving decades-long sentences for non-violent, low-level drug offenses. Obama says that doesn’t make us safer and it also doesn’t serve taxpayers. Keeping someone in jail in the US costs an average of $60 per day. That cost, combined with overcrowded conditions in prisons, has led to a bi-partisan effort nationwide to change the way sentences are handed out in the criminal justice system.
A new study by public health researchers at Oregon State University, suggests there could also be savings to the prison system if communities invested more in mental health services.
Tips for a Green Holiday
Guest: Michael Caron, Horticulturist, Professor at the Utah State University Extension at Thanksgiving Point
Is the tree up at your house? Wreath on the door? Poinsettias by the hearth? Let’s get some tips on how to keep your holidays green and your indoor plants thriving until Spring, when you can head back out to the flower beds.
Moana
Guest: Rod Gustafson, parentpreviews.com
Disney’s new animation “Moana” dominated at the box office over the Thanksgiving holiday. Set in the South Pacific, Moana is the daughter of a chief who sets out on an ocean voyage to save her island and their way of life. But first she has to recruit the help of a vain demi-god named Maui, voiced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Sign Language Glasses
Guest: Dave Brown, Technology Transfer Office, BYU; Michael Jones, Computer Science Professor, BYU
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