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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Millennials aren't bucking tradition; they're more cautious with money

The rate of homeownership is dramatically lower among millennials than it was for the generations that preceded them. The Federal Reserve says it's because of "lower earnings, fewer assets and less wealth."
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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The Five with Liliana Percy Ruiz: Radical Candor, Free Solo and a movie theater with personality

Normally, senior producer Stephanie Curtis recommends five things to see, do, read or experience. But this week, we asked Liliana Percy Ruiz, executive producer at "On Being" and host of the podcast "This Movie Changed Me," to fill in.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Are women finally gaining power in Hollywood?

Are women finally gaining power in Hollywood?

"Captain Marvel" revealed an appetite for good movies with strong female leads. But Hollywood still has a ways to go to achieve equity.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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How concerned should we be about climate change?

How concerned should we be about climate change?

In September, the UN stated that climate change is the defining issue of our time and that global leaders have until 2020 to come up with solutions. In a recent New York Times op-ed, columnist David Wallace-Wells says it might be time to panic about climate change.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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The scarcity of affordable child care

The scarcity of affordable child care

Any parent of young kids can tell you: The cost of child care is staggering, and quality care can be hard to find. Presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has a plan to make child care more affordable. So does Ivanka Trump. We will talk about the problem and crunch the numbers.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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On tiger moms, holiday letters and authenticity in the age of social media

On tiger moms, holiday letters and authenticity in the age of social media

Is the holiday letter the original social media - a place where people curate the shiniest bits of their lives for others to consume? That's one of the many theories Kerri Miller explores with her guest, Minneapolis author Gretchen Anthony, as they discuss her debut novel, "Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners."
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Why can't we talk about Israel?

Why is talking about Israel such a loaded conversation in America?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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