TFATD 10: Homework, Mind-Reading, and Gitmo

The Falcon and the Dove 10: Homework, Mind-Reading, and Gitmo is NOW LIVE! The Falcon and the Dove is ten today!

Episode 10 of The Falcon and the Dove: Homework, Mind-Reading, and Gitmo. In this shorter episode, we discuss overworked students, the Atlantic Current, tax breaks for kids, mind-reading machines, and more! Enjoy!

- Overview.
- FOLLOWUP: Cat kibble added to the list of recalled pet food. Dry food is now contaminated.
- Is too much homework bad for students? Is homework alone bad for students? One author, Alfie Kohn, thinks so...
- Could the Atlantic Current shut off and throw us into another ice age? It's happened before, so we should be prepared.
- When could you give your kid a tax break? College-age, perhaps!
- Could machines soon read our minds? They may be closer than we think! But could they really be useful?
- A tiny rare owl not seen since 1976 was spotted in a Peru reserve, and he's adorable! But these owls are endangered...
- Guantanamo Bay inmates are eagerly anticipating the final Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'.
- On a related note, the 'Deathly Hallows' book covers were released, and they are beautiful! See the U.S. and U.K. covers!
- The Quote of the Week. Books and ideas.

Download Episode 10 Here! (Length: 55 minutes; File Size: 50.6 MB)

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TFATD 9: Pets, the Environment, and Mimzies

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Episode 9 of The Falcon and the Dove: Pets, the Environment, and Mimzies. In this week's episode, we discuss how to protect your pet, the fight against global warming, loan-free educations, movies, and more! Enjoy!

- Overview.
- We discuss the contaminated pet food and supply the growing list of brands to look out for.
- Al Gore testifies to the House of Representatives and Senate on how to solve global warming.
- Scholastic takes the environmental initiative by printing all 12 million copies of the last Harry Potter book on forest-friendly paper.
- The Happiness U-Curve. Why it seems that people hit a low at 45 and get happier afterwards.
- Some universities are now offering loan-free educations!
- We discuss the latest films that are coming to theaters and DVDs.
- Six kids vandalize the red Hogwarts Express train, causing $100,000 in damage.
- The Quote of the Week. Persistence.

Download Episode 9 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 18 minutes; File Size: 72.2 MB)

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TFATD 8: Coats, Dopes, and the Bermuda Triangle

The Falcon and the Dove 8: Coats, Dopes, and the Bermuda Triangle is NOW LIVE! When all of your St. Patrick's Day parties are done, have fun listening to this week's podcast!

Episode 8 of The Falcon and the Dove: Coats, Dopes, and the Bermuda Triangle. In this episode, we discuss coats made out of dog fur, binge drinking at colleges, an enormous sub disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle, and more! Enjoy!

- Overview.
- Iranians protest '300' and its fictionalized history.
- Humane Society wants heavy fines and confiscations of coats with dog, wolf, and raccoon dog fur against J.C. Penney, Dillard's and Macy's stores.
- San Juan nuclear sub disappears off radio, satellite and cellular phone for nearly 10 hours. Bermuda Triangle responsible?
- Education tax breaks and tax credit.
- Binge drinking and drug abuse up considerably according to a Columbia University study.
- Best fiction and non-fiction sellers go unread by Britons.
- FOLLOWUP: New PGA tournament for Fourth of July holiday.
- The Quote of the Week. Smile.

Download Episode 8 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes; File Size: 69.1 MB)

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TFATD 7: Asteroids, Graphic Films, and Happiness

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Episode 7 of The Falcon and the Dove: Asteroids, Graphic Films, and Happiness. In this episode, we discuss asteroids that threaten our survival on Earth, graphic movies including '300', peace meetings, happiness tests, and more! Enjoy!
- Overview.
- Top colleges offer free online course materials, including audio and video classes and lectures!
- NASA says it needs 1 billion dollars for a killer asteroid program but they don't have the money. Sound ridiculous?
- Look out for body parts in bubble wrap. One couple mistakenly received a liver and an ear via mail.
- DUI man hits trooper’s car in South Carolina with 43 lbs. of pot in his trunk. Easiest drug bust ever.
- The film ‘300’ is a ‘blood and guts, swords and hordes, historically inaccurate, buff film.’ We discuss other graphic films, including Ralph Bakshi's 1978 The Lord of the Rings (read our EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Ralph Bakshi here!).
- Native nations convene at Peru summit in Spring to fulfill pre-Columbian peace prophecy.
- FOLLOWUP: Cherokee nation votes to revoke the membership of Freemen descendants.
- Fourth of July Tiger Woods golf tournament free to military service people and children.
- Bedford Springs Resort re-opens; has hot springs, and put in 20 acres of wetlands.
- EPA is called to task by several environmental organizations for failure to list coal ash as toxic.
- How happy are we? Is everyone capable of happiness? Is it genetic? Are you satisfied with your life? Take the 5-question Happiness Quiz and read more at MSNBC here! Learn about the science of happiness here!
- Early Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix reviews come out of Chicago! Send us your reviews if you attended!
- The Quote of the Week. Living well.

Download Episode 7 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 11 minutes; File Size: 65.2 MB)

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TFATD 6: Storms, Heros, and Horrors

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Episode 6 of The Falcon and the Dove: Storms, Heros, and Horrors. In this episode, we discuss everything from storm preparedness, to doggie heros, to this summer's movie flicks! Enjoy!

- Overview.
- Tornado alarms and storm preparedness. ALWAYS have a plan!
- Parents beat up principal over student's grades in Italy.
- The RAND program has been eliminated from Pittsburgh Public Schools.
- 'Star Trek' tricorders become a reality! Sort of...
- Suze Orman releases a new book called 'Women and Money', on how to manage money; and it's not just for women!
- Mixed breed hound saves owner from black bear.
- Black lab keeps climbers alive on Mt. Hood. Seriously, what would we do without dogs?
- Freemen descendants may be voted OUT of the Cherokee nation, after 141 years. It's all about the money...
- The West End play, 'Equus' opens to the public. Daniel Radcliffe receives a standing ovation.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to open (July, Friday the 13th) to 10,000 screens across the country!
- The Quote of the Week. Truth and lies.

Download Episode 6 Here! (Length: 1 hour, 19 minutes; File Size: 72.5 MB)

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