Least Religious Generation

Guest:  Ian Morris, Willard Professor of Classics and a fellow of the Stanford Archaeology Center at Stanford University. Author of “Foragers, Farmers and Fossil Fuels: How Human Values Evolve.” 

Guest: Grant Madsen, Professor of History at BYU  Our weekly segment called “Our American Heritage.” BYU history professor Grant Madsen shares insights from his introductory American History course with us. We get a college history lesson—and we don’t even have to go to class! This week my colleague Marcus Smith talks with Madsen about the origins of big government.

Guest: Dave Dewitt, an accomplished chile pepper farmer and author of over fifty books including “Microfarming for Profit.”  I find myself, at the moment, with a glut of salad greens. Not being much of a gardener, a friend suggested I start with something easy. It’s gone much better than I expected and now I’m burdened with way more kale, spinach, arugula and red leaf lettuce than I can possibly consume. After giving bags of it away, I’ve found myself wondering, could I wander down to the farmer’s market and make a little money with my harvest?  People do. But it’s not easy to turn a profit. For those with the fortitude and free time, Dave DeWitt has written a how-to-guide.