Global Development Panel, American Girl Doll, Poldark

Global Development Panel Guests: Crys Kevan Lee, Executive Director of Empower Playgrounds; Jessica Hogstrom Wells, Research Manager for AidData; Julie Ford Brenning, Director of Research and China Outreach at Give Her Life In New York today, the United Nations is marking the 30th anniversary of a document called the Declaration on the Right to Development. It declares, in essence, that no one, no matter where they live in the world, what the state of their economy or the choices of their political leaders, deserves to be left behind. The declaration urges the international community to ensure people living in countries in need of development are included in planning and implementing the projects meant to improve their lives, and that everyone in the community has an equal chance to benefit from those improvements. So as the UN ponders its progress on that front, we hear from a panel of BYU alumni involved in global development efforts around the world. American Girl Doll Civil Rights Story Guest: Rebecca de Schweinitz, PhD, History Professor at BYU and Author of “If We Could Change the World: Young People and America’s Long Struggle for Racial Equality” The American Girl dolls have always been more than just toys. From the period clothing and accessories to the collectible historical novel that comes with each doll, American Girl pairs educating and inspiring with profitmaking. An African American girl living in 1960s Detroit is the latest doll from the company. Her name is Melody Ellison and BYU history professor Rebecca de Schweinitz helped make Melody’s story authentic. Meet Melody here. Poldark Guest: Andrew Graham, Son of Winston Graham: Author of the “Poldark” series This Sunday night on PBS, Poldark is back. The story of British army officer Ross Poldark was a huge international hit in 1975, when the BBC made it into a TV series. An update of the story, has a new generation of fans is enthralled by Poldark galloping along the cliffs of Cornwall, pining for lost love, finding new love with his fie