Rwanda Heroes, Water Quality, Burger History

Rwanda Heroes, Water Quality, Burger History

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 1173

  • Oct 4, 2019 6:00 am
  • 100:38
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Seeking Heroes: A Study of Rwanda Rescuers – (Originally aired November 20, 2018) Guest: Nicole Fox, PhD, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at California State University, Sacramento In the capital city of Rwanda this week, residents discovered a grave site containing 100 corpses. They’re believed to be victims of the genocide25 years ago. Over the span of just three months in 1994, more than a million people were murdered in Rwanda. Local leaders and live radio broadcasts were calling for all members of the Hutu ethnic group to kill rival Tutsis. But there were Hutu who risked their lives to rescue and shelter Tutsis. Interviews with some of those rescuers shed valuable light on the dynamics of heroism. Water Quality - (Originally aired June 10, 2019) The WhoDunIt Mystery of the Hamburger’s True Origins – (Originally aired May 16, 2019) Guest: Christopher Carosa, Author of “Hamburger Dreams: How Classic Crime Solving Techniques Helped Crack the Case of America’s Greatest Culinary Mystery” and President of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Fast food is getting slower. We’re waiting an average of 20 seconds longer in the drive-thru window, according to a study out this week from the restaurant industry. That’s all kinds of food –not just burgers. But it’s the hamburger that made fast food the multi-billion-dollar money maker it is today. So claiming to have been the first means big bragging rights. There are actually four different turn-of-the-century food sellers who claim to have invented the burger. Journalist Christopher Carosa pieced together the true story in his book, “Hamburger Dreams” and joined us over the summer. How Parents Can Help Their Young Adult Succeed – (Originally aired June 5, 2019)  Guest: Larry Nelson, Professor of Family Life at Brigham Young University When do you take the training wheels off and let your kids find their own way in the world? When they turn 18? When they graduate college? The decision is never easy for parents –but it’s even more complicated when