Sports Activism, Census Women, Mindful Year

Will Current Support for Pro Athlete Activism Last? (0:29) Guest: Michael Serazio, Associate Professor of Communication, Boston College, Author of “The Power of Sports: Media and Spectacle in American Culture” NBA teams, inside their pandemic bubble in Orlando, are heading into the second round of playoff games. For two days last week, the whole thing ground to a sudden halt. First the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to take the court in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Within hours, hundreds of athletes in professional men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and soccer had joined the walkout. Pandemic Recession is Worse for Women in the Workforce (18:11) Guest: Titan Alon, Professor of Economics, University of California San Diego The last couple of economic recessions in America have been harder on men in the workforce than women–mainly because of the kinds of jobs men and women tend to do. But this pandemic recession is the opposite–women are hurting far more and, as a result, are likely to see their wages slip further behind men in America. LEGO Bricks in Braille (34:44) Guests: Kate Herndon, Senior Director of Product Operations and Analytics, LEGO Braille Bricks Project Leader, American Printing House for the Blind; Greg Stilson, Senior Director of Global Innovation, American Printing House for the Blind Think of your standard LEGO brick: A little rectangle with eight raised bumps on it, right? Well it turns out that braille is based on a set of raised dots arranged just like LEGOs, except with six dots instead of eight. So, LEGO has made some custom bricks specifically to help blind children learn braille through play. The LEGO Braille Bricks are just launching in the US in partnership with the American Printing House for the Blind. They’re sending send hundreds of free sets out to schools and students around the country. Apple Seed (52:46) Guest: Sam Payne, Host, BYUradio's Apple Seed What's professional storytelling like during a pandemic?  The Census Might Be Missing ou