Reconnecting Roots

Weather: “Field to Forecast”

What does it take to keep track of the climate around us? Or to know how to dress for the day? From superstitions to science, The Weather Channel Meteorologist Jim Cantore explains our fascination with the forecast and his passion for experiencing the weather live. Plus, we find out how America formed a worldwide ensemble of weather forecasting technology to plan our days…and maybe even our lives.

Weather: “Field to Forecast”

26m 46s

  • Games: Rolls to Roles: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Games: Rolls to Roles

    S4 E408 - 26m 46s

    Gabe rolls the dice with actress/gamer Felicia Day (creator/star “The Guild,” founder “Geek & Sundry”) to discuss the “roles” of gaming and what makes it a valuable use of time, looking not just at how we play, but why we must. From cards to joystick controllers and back again, we see how games and society interact with each other and what spurred the current renaissance of tabletop board games.

  • Games: Rolls to Roles: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Games: Rolls to Roles

    S4 E408 - 26m 46s

    Gabe rolls the dice with actress/gamer Felicia Day (creator/star “The Guild,” founder “Geek & Sundry”) to discuss the “roles” of gaming and what makes it a valuable use of time, looking not just at how we play, but why we must. From cards to joystick controllers and back again, we see how games and society interact with each other and what spurred the current renaissance of tabletop board games.

  • Journalism: “Pressing American Issues”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Journalism: “Pressing American Issues”

    S4 E407 - 26m 46s

    Whether it’s opinion or fact, or facts in your opinion—the freedom of the press is so essential, it was listed in the very first amendment to the US Constitution. How the free press forged the American identity and equips the nation with a diversity of information and perspectives. Publisher Rob Orchard gives Gabe the scoop on “slow journalism” as an alternative to the frenzied 24 hour news cycle.

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