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Joseph Cooper and Bonnie Berman

Joseph Cooper shares his microphone with a wide range of guests including community leaders, artists, scientists, historians, political thinkers and more who bring issues of interest to South Floridians.  Richard Ives is the senior producer, and Bonnie Berman joined Topical Currents as co-host and associate producer in September 2012.

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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

A Guide to the Logistics of Death

Food and Dining
1:30 pm
Thu June 13, 2013

The Perfect Steak for Father's Day

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Chef Jose Mendin

06/13/13 - Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Special wine correspondent Fred Tasker and WLRN hosts Joseph Cooper and Bonnie Berman interview PB Steak Chef, Jose Mendin.  Sunday is Father’s Day - we have tips for cooking the perfect steak for Dad on his day - what are the best cuts and what to serve with the steak.  

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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Thu June 13, 2013

Ponce de Leon’s 500th Florida Anniversary

Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Wed June 12, 2013

Constitutional Myths: What We Get Wrong and How to Get it Right

06/12/13 Wednesday's Topical Currents is with Humboldt State University Senior Research Fellow Ray Raphael.  A prolific author, Raphael’s latest work is CONSTITUTIONAL MYTHS:  What We Get Wrong and How to Get It RightOne myth is that the Founding Fathers wanted limited government.  Instead, they created a republic, rather than a democracy. Another is the Bill of Rights.  It was initially opposed by each state delegation. Learn more on Topical Currents at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program.  

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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Tue June 11, 2013

Comprehensive Governmental Protections For Consumers, Workers, and the Environment

06/11/13 - Tuesday's Topical Currents looks at federal regulatory and state civil justice systems with University of Texas Administrative Law professor Thomas McGarity. He’s written FREEDOM TO HARM:  The Lasting Legacy of the Laissez Faire RevivalMcGarity contends there’s been a return to the political economy which dominated the American Gilded Age Society. He points to weakened environmental laws and looser bank safety policies. That’s Topical Currents at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program.  
Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Mon June 10, 2013

South Florida Summer Gardening Tips

06/10/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents is “At Your Service” . . . about gardening and landscaping. We’ll visit with Florida’s “Mr.

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Food and Dining
1:30 pm
Thu June 6, 2013

Hurricane Food Tips

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Jan Norris
Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Thu June 6, 2013

Surviving Armed Robbery, Suicide, Financial Ruin, a Life-threatening Accident and a Brain Tumor

06/06/13 - Thursday's Topical Currents begins with the trials and tribulations of Darah Zeledon. Few have experienced such adversity:  armed robbery, a suicide, financial ruin, a life-threatening accident and a brain tumor during pregnancy.  She’s written about it in GIRL WITH THE CROOKED SMILE.  

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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Wed June 5, 2013

The Reluctant Republican: My Fight for the Moderate Majority

06/05/13 - Wednesday's Topical Currents is with lifelong moderate Republican attorney Barbara Olschner. After a 28-year legal career, she decided to run for a U.S. Congressional seat in the ultra-conservative Florida panhandle. She was swamped by tea party attacks, branded as an elitist, and finished dead last. In her book, THE RELUCTANT REPUBLICAN, she details the harrowing experience. That’s Topical CurrentsWednesday at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program. 

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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

5 Myths About Nuclear Weapons

06/04/13 - Tuesday's Topical Currents is with nuclear historian Ward Wilson, author of FIVE MYTHS ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONSMillions of American baby-boomers grew up haunted by the possibility of nuclear annihilation.  After negotiations in the 1980s, both US and Soviet nuclear stockpiles were reduced. Wilson says the idea that that nuclear weapons have created a deterrence to war and contributed to negotiations is misleading. That’s Topical Currents at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program. 

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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Mon June 3, 2013

South Florida History Quiz 6/3/13

06/03/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents is another popular “South Florida History Quiz” edition with Dr. Paul George of History/Miami and Miami-Dade College. We pose questions about the region’s history, politics and pop culture, listeners are invited to give answers. A correct answer in turn gives the listener a chance to ask a question of  Dr. George.

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Food and Dining
1:30 pm
Thu May 30, 2013

What’s with the explosion of new restaurants in South Florida?

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Linda Gassenheimer
Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Thu May 30, 2013

Child Abuse Prevention

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Family Resource Center of South Florida
Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Wed May 29, 2013

Pet Care and Animal Welfare

Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Tue May 28, 2013

How the Unconscious Mind Rules Behavior

05/28/13 - Tuesday’s Topical Currents looks at new finding regarding social neuroscience, and how the unconscious mind shapes our experience. We often misperceive our relationships with family, friends and business associates. 

We’ll speak with the Leonard Mlodinow, author of SUBLIMINAL:  How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior. Think you know the hows and whys of choices? Think again. Only on Topical Currents, Tuesday at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program. 

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Food and Dining
1:30 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Florida Staycations and Fine Wines by the Glass (Tube)

Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Thu May 23, 2013

Third Largest Barrier Reef In The World

Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Wed May 22, 2013

A Profession in Crisis: The Lawyer Bubble

Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Tue May 21, 2013

Rich Food/Poor Food: The Ultimate Grocery Purchasing System

Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

South Florida Watchdog Report Publisher Dan Ricker

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05/20/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents is with contributor Dan Ricker, publisher of the weekly Watchdog Report. Ricker celebrates the 14th anniversary of his independent internet news publication. We’ll touch on many issues, including Miami-Dade’s dither over water and sewer infrastructure upgrades, as well as the Miami Dolphin’s loss of millions in the stadium upgrade debacle. And though proceeds would benefit charity, would you pay to see the middle-aged Mayors of Hialeah and Miami Lakes face-off in a boxing match? That’s Topical Currents at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program.

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Food and Dining
1:30 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Tips For Eating a Healthy Lifestyle

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Chilean Salmon, Quinoa and Corn Salad

05/16/13 - In the second part of the program syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Special wine correspondent Fred Tasker and WLRN hosts Joseph Cooper and Bonnie Berman interview Susan Finn, former president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (American Dietetic Association.) What should we eat for a healthy lifestyle?  Whether we’re eating a plant-based or gluten-free diet or one including animal proteins, she explains the vitamins and nutrition we need and why.  
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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

The Big, Bad Book Of Beasts: The Most Curious Creatures In The World.

05/16/13 - Thursday's Topical Currents begins with author Michael Largo, whose specialty is unusual topics. He’ll discuss THE BIG, BAD BOOK OF BEASTS:  The Most Curious Creatures in the World. A Rhino can stand six-feet tall and weigh ten-thousand pounds.  A sawfish has a six-foot saw blade snout.  A sponge doesn’t mate, but clones.  And a cobra can spit venom into the eye of a predator from six feet. And more. 

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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Wed May 15, 2013

Improbable Tales of the Real Florida

05/15/13 - Wednesday's Topical Currents is with veteran Florida journalist and raconteur Jeff Klinkenberg. In the tradition of the great Al Burt, Klinkenberg discovers the quirks and funky aspects of our diverse and often unusual state. He’s found that a low register tuba blast can trigger bull alligators to bellow. That and more in his book, ALLIGATORS IN B-FLAT:  Improbable Tales from the Files of Real Florida.    Topical Currents at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program. 

Ariel Gonzalez
1:30 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

The Fifth Assassin

Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Tue May 14, 2013

The Myth of Persecution

05/14/13 - Tuesday's Topical Currents is with Notre Dame University New Testament and Early Christian professor Candida Moss. According to cherished tradition, early Christians were relentlessly persecuted for their beliefs. Jesus died on the cross, and others were tortured, even burned alive. Professor Moss says the “Age of Martyrs” is largely fiction. She’s the author of THE MYTH OF PERSECUTION. In the second half of the program, Ariel Gonzalez with South Florida author Brad Meltzer and his book, The Fifth AssassinTopical Currents at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program. 
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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Mon May 13, 2013

Would Two Presidents Be Better Than One?

Food and Dining
1:30 pm
Thu May 9, 2013

Inside The Upscale Lounge Hyde at American Airlines Arena

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Hyde at American Airlines Arena

05/09/13 - In the second half of Topical Currents, syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Special wine correspondent Fred Tasker and WLRN hosts Joseph Cooper and Bonnie Berman interview Richard Post, General Manager of Hyde at American Airlines Arena - cheer on the Heat with their Slam Dunk Platter and  3 Point Platter. Also, we toast Mother’s Day with Moet Chandon Ice Imperial designed to be served over ice. 

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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Thu May 9, 2013

The Miami River's Murky History

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Along the Miami River (Images of America)
Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Tue May 7, 2013

Consumer Protection Experts At Your Service

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05/07/13 - Tuesday's Topical Currents is “At Your Service,” with consumer protection experts. We’ll speak with Miami-Dade Consumer Advocate Leonard Elias and University of Miami law professor Michael Schiff. And take your calls. Topics include misleading advertising, lemon laws, unfair debt collection, warranty violations and credit reporting issues. That’s Topical Currents at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program.

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Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Mon May 6, 2013

A New Economic Order?

05/06/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents is with political economist Gar Alperovitz of the University of Maryland. He’s the author of WHAT THEN MUST WE DO? It considers the ways a new economic order could be created. He says that for sustainable jobs and fair economy, there is a balance between extreme corporate capitalism and governmental socialism. That’s Topical Currents at 1pm on WLRN-HD1 rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2 and audio on-demand after the live program.

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