Saturday, March 10, 2007

TFATD 7: Asteroids, Graphic Films, and Happiness

The Falcon and the Dove 7: Asteroids, Graphic Films, and Happiness is NOW LIVE!

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)

Enjoy!