Rob Ferrett and Gene Purcell look at bipartisan deal-making in Congress, discuss creating community through sharing a meal of soup, and talk with a journalist who went undercover as a butler-in-training to the ultra rich.
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The budget deal reached this month in Congress could be a blueprint for compromise in 2014, according to a bipartisan organization. The key: they say lawmakers have to be willing to “hold their nose” and vote for plans that don’t meet all of their policy goals.
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Food Friday: Creating Community Through Soup
Soup is not only a nourishing meal…but it can bring people together and create a sense of community. That’s according to a writer, who makes the case for hosting ‘Soup Nights’ in your neighborhood.
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The Undercover Butler
The Starkey Institute: It’s known as the One Percent’s One Percent and trains students to become butlers serving some of the world’s wealthiest people. Our guest went undercover to get a peek inside this elite social sphere.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- G. William Hoagland Guest
- Maggie Stuckey Guest
- John P. Davidson Guest
- Chris Malina Producer
- Cynthia Schuster Producer
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