New Orleans, Military Families, Medieval Feminism

New Orleans After Katrina (0:00) Guest: Fatima Shaik, Native of New Orleans and Author of “What Went Missing and What Got Found”  It’s the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the storm considered the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. More than 1,800 people died when Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast. The flooding in New Orleans displaced tens of thousands of people.  A visitor to New Orleans today might consider the city entirely rebuilt: $135 billion has gone into the effort and the population of New Orleans is back to 90 percent of what it was before Katrina. But those figures don’t tell the full story.  Military Families (19:52) Guest: Gordon Capp, Ph.D., Student in the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California  Along with the new generation of U.S. veterans ushered in by the decade-long War on Terror, has come a new generation of children growing up in military households. An estimated four million students nationwide – mostly in public schools – have parents who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. A comprehensive new study of military-connected students sheds light on the challenges they’re facing at home and at school.  Medieval Feminism (36:25) Guest: Paula Findlen, Ph.D., Professor of Italian History and Chair of the Department of History at Stanford University  The women of Bologna are so legendary, there’s even a page dedicated to them on the Italian city’s tourism website. They’re known as Medieval Feminists – highly-educated and influential at a time when women were generally considered less-than-men.  Their stories are a point of great pride in Italy. They’re also largely fiction according to the research of Paula Findlen.  Overhydration (52:00) Guest: Kevin Miller, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Athletic Training at Central Michigan University  Young athletes are back on the field, conditioning in the late-summer heat to prepare for fall sports. Fears of dehydration loom large among coaches and parents – to the point they may actually be encouraging too m