Here's the Getty Images description of the "thumbnail" picture for today's blog: "Chernobyl, UKRAINE: A rescue worker sets flag signaling radioactivity in front of Chernobyl nuclear power plant during a drill organized by Ukraine's Emergency Ministry 08 November 2006. Employees and rescue workers improved their reactivity in case of a collapse of the sarcophagus covering the destroyed 4th power block."
Today's Guests
Voice of the Rockies Jack Corrigan joins us to explain the new MLB/players collective bargaining agreement that seems to have happened just in time to allow a full regular season. More details here: MLB, MLBPA reach labor agreement - Everything you need to know as lockout ends (espn.com)
Our most frequent show guest returns! CU Physics Professor Paul Beale joins us to explain everything you want to know about nuclear reactors: how they work, what a "meltdown is", and much more. We'll take your questions!
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Now here's something you don't hear every day: There's a brand new radio station out there...and it's run by Colorado prisoners. It's called Inside Wire: Colorado Prison Radio: COLORADOPRISONRADIO.COM
Ashley Hamilton is the co-founder the University of Denver's Prison Arts Initiative and Cedric Watkins is a producer on the Inside Wire team...and he's an incarcerated prisoner (and former Denver bad-dude gang member) at the Sterling Correctional Facility.
More about Inside Wire here:
And more about Cedric Watkins here: Colorado Department of Corrections' New Prison-Gang Program Draws From Inmates | Westword
Other Stuff
To understand the war in Ukraine, you must understand not just Putin but the elite-establishment around him.
This article isn't short but it's well worth your time: Inside Putin’s circle — the real Russian elite | Financial Times (ft.com)
Today's Videos
First: This young lady REALLY doesn't want another brother or sister
Second: "Psychology tricks that work on kids" (by the way, this person has 17.4 MILLION followers)
NOTE: There is one "F-bomb" in here...