kpbs.org podcasts: These Days
5 Episodes of this Podcast:
Number Of Families Living In Poverty, Hunger Rising In San Diego County (These Days)
Published: 2009-11-19 15:25:08The number of people living in poverty in San Diego County is growing at a rate that's seven times faster than the national average. Hundreds of thousands of San Diego families are forced to decide between putting food on the table and paying rent or buying medicine for their children each month. We discuss what those in need can do to get social services and food.
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Marines Can Get Help Through Tough Times (These Days)
Published: 2009-11-19 15:24:37What assistance does the Marine Corps offer to deploying and returning Marines and their families with issues such as PTSD, domestic violence, anger management and financial stress?
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What's In The New Downtown Library Design? (These Days)
Published: 2009-11-18 15:47:48The architect-designer of the new downtown central library explains what elements are included in the design: the tech center, the high-school, the city offices, the solar collectors.
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Why All The Vampires? (These Days)
Published: 2009-11-18 15:47:06This Friday marks the start of a new surge in the popularity of vampires. The latest movie installment of the "Twilight" series, based on Stephanie Meyer's popular books, opens in area theaters. "New Moon" now joins "True Blood," "Vampire Diaries," and "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" in feeding our seemingly endless fascination with vampires. We want to know why we care so much about vampires.
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Negotiating For Clean Water Along the Border (These Days)
Published: 2009-11-18 15:46:25The U.S. and Mexico continue to struggle over border issues like national security and pollution runoff. We discuss how interests on both sides of the border are working toward solving these problems.
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