Bob CollinsWhy education won’t pay the bills, waiting on the Supreme Court, remembering the Y2K bug, the death of Gene Burns, and Gooseberry Falls in 10 seconds.
1) WHEN EDUCATION WON’T PAY THE BILLS
Congratulations on your graduation from college, kids. Prepare for a long job search.
How far can a good education take you? Not that far, Jeff Madrick wrote in the latest edition of Harper’s. He tells Marketplace that government should be moving in and providing jobs or subsidies. “Their future performance as citizens, as breadwinners, is deeply affected by the kind of jobs they get as young people,” he tells APM’s Marketplace.
“If we only talk only about what this Congress can do, we might as well not talk about anything,” he says.
2) WAITING ON THE SUPREME COURT
Minnesota may have same-sex marriages in August, but same-sex couples won’t have marriages recognized by the federal government unless the Supreme Court strikes down the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Maybe we’ll find out today; maybe not.
From retroreport.org: “The Y2K bug threatened to wipe out computers and disrupt modern society at the end of the 20th century. We all remember the doomsday hype, but what really happened?”
4) RADIO TALK SHOW HOST GENE BURNS DIES
A radio giant has died. The intelligent, warm presence of Gene Burns kept San Franciscans company on KGO from 1995 to 2011. In his career Burns did stints on stations in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Orlando. From sfgate.com:
Colleagues recalled an intellectual powerhouse with a tremendous wit and grasp of the English language who, nevertheless, was painstakingly respectful to whomever he encountered.
“If someone was homeless, he would treat them with the same amount of respect as he would the president of the United States,” said Pat Thurston, a KGO show host and friend of Mr. Burns’.
Born on Dec. 3, 1940, he was raised in Hornell, N.Y., in a family of six children. He began his career in radio in 1962 at WWHG in his hometown, the start of a broadcast career that would last five decades.
In 2002, Talkers Magazine ranked Mr. Burns No. 24 on its list of “The 25 Greatest Radio Talk Show Hosts of All Time.”
Mr. Burns was laid off from KGO in late 2011 along with three other prominent talk show hosts when the station changed formats to focus more on news.
5) GOOSEBERRY FALLS IN 10 SECONDS
Gooseberry Falls Lower Falls Time Lapse – 130524 from Ryan Siemers on Vimeo.
TODAY’S QUESTION – Is it time to scrap lifetime alimony payments in divorce cases?
WHAT WE’RE DOING
Daily Circuit (9-12 p.m.) – First hour: Cities across the country are trying to find ways to stop the sale and use of dangerous synthetic drugs. But as laws are enacted to ban compounds, producers change formulas to keep products on the market.
Second hour: How much money would you need to be happy? Some people think they can name the figure. But a recent article suggests that the link between money and happiness is a myth.
Third hour: At the World Science Festival, eyes and ears turn toward the insect world for a once-in-a-teenage-lifetime event.
MPR News Presents (12-1 pm): A debate from the Intelligence Squared US series. The Food and Drug Administration regulates drugs and medical devices for safety and effectiveness. Is the long and costly approval process stifling innovation and keeping life-changing treatments off the market? When it comes to public health, is it ever okay to sacrifice safety for speed?
Talk of the Nation (1-2 p.m.) – TBA
All Things Considered (3-6:30 p.m.) – TBA
