Open Hiring, Respecting Religion, Food Preferences

Hiring with No Questions Asked (Originally aired January 7, 2019) Guest: Mike Brady, President and CEO, Greyston Bakery Job openings are near a record high right now, but that doesn’t matter if no one will hire you. Such is often the case for the millions of Americans with a criminal record. Many employers want that kind of thing disclosed on job applications. But earlier this year we spoke to the CEO of a commercial bakery in New York that not only doesn’t ask about criminal history . . . they don’t ask any questions about an applicant’s background. It’s called “open hiring.” Greyston Bakery is known for its brownies –you’ve had them on Delta flights and in Ben and Jerry’s ice cream.  Teaching Kids to Building Bridges Between Faiths (Originally aired February 5, 2019) Guest: Eboo Patel, Founder and President of Interfaith Youth Core, Author of “Out of Many Faiths Religious Diversity and the American Promise” People who are active in religious congregations tend to be happier and more civically engaged, according to research by the Pew Research Center. So, religious parents have good reason to want to instill faithful devotion in their kids. But how can we raise kids to believe deeply in their own faith while still respecting the religious beliefs of others? Some Food for Thought on Food Preferences (Originally aired January 30, 2019) Guest: Paul Rozin, Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania I bet there’s a food you hated as a kid but like to eat now. The first time I encountered pickled beets at a neighborhood picnic, I thought they were the worst-tasting thing ever. Now, I make a point of putting them on my plate if they’re offered at a salad bar. I also used to really hate vinegar-based salad dressings. Now I prefer them over the creamy ones. As a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, Paul Rozin has spent more than 40 years studying how food preferences develop and how they differ from person to person and culture to culture. Fake Internet Videos (Originally February