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Solomon Squad
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Once a month we bring together two people with different backgrounds, each distinguished in their fields, to wade into a stranger's moral quandary. Are you caught in a moral quandary? Let our Solomon Squad help you figure it out.

Solomon Squad
It seems so harmless. You turn on your lap top and see that someone within range has an open wireless connection that you can use. They've practically handed you the keys, right? Not so fast, says our Solomon Squad. This week, our ethicists, former head of Paramount Pictures Sherry Lansing and political marketing consultant Lionel Sosa, talk over the moral implications of using your neighbor's wireless access without asking. (08/19/2006)
Heard:
» Meet the Solomons
» "Man charged with wireless trespassing," from CNN.com
» "Reader Poll: Do you piggyback wireless internet?"
» "Hey Neighbor, Stop Piggybacking on My Wireless," from The New York Times

Solomon Squad
What would you do if you found out that your beloved housekeeper was illegally here in the U.S.? Would you fire her, offer to help her find legal aid, or would you ignore the whole thing and keep her employed? This is the issue our guest is facing, and we turn to the Solomon Squad for advice. The Solomon Squad sits down once a month with Bill Radke to weigh in on a stranger's moral quandary. This time, the panel of sage experts includes former Paramount Pictures head Sherry Lansing and political advertising expert Lionel Sosa. (07/22/2006)
Online Resources:
» Meet the Solomons

Solomon Squad
Should I tell my kid that I did drugs? This is the question that our anonymous guest is struggling with. He's wondering if he should tell his 12-year-old son that he experimented with drugs when he was younger. Bill Radke puts the question to our Solomon Squad: Paul Romer, an economist who teaches at the business school at Stanford, and Nina Utne, editor-at-large for the Utne Reader. (06/24/2006)
This week's squad:
» Paul Romer of Stanford University
» Nina Utne of Utne Magazine
Online resources:
» "Do You Puff, Daddy?" by Larry Smith,
» Parents, the Anti Drug
» The Safety First Project
» D.A.R.E.

Solomon Squad
It's an issue faced by many Baby Boomers today: When do you determine it's time to step in and arrange care for your elderly parents? Host Bill Radke and a caller put that question to Weekend America's Solomon Squad: Sherry Lansing and Lionel Sosa. (05/06/2006)
Online resources:
» Children of Aging Parents, a national organization for caregivers
» Aging Parents and Adult Children Together
» The Boston Globe: "Getting Real About Getting Old"
» PBS' Independant Lens: "Almost Home"
» The New York Times: "Forget the Career. My Parents Need Me at Home."
» The New York Times: "Growing Old Together, in New Kind of Commune ."
» The New York Times: "When Experts Need Experts"
» More Solomon Squad stories

The Solomon Squad: Aging Parents
It's an issue faced by many Baby Boomers today: When do you determine it's time to step in and arrange care for your elderly parents? Host Bill Radke and a caller put that question to Weekend America's Solomon Squad: Sherry Lansing and Lionel Sosa.
Online resources:
» Children of Aging Parents, a national organization for caregivers
» Aging Parents and Adult Children Together
» The Boston Globe: "Getting Real About Getting Old"
» PBS' Independent Lens: "Almost Home"
» The New York Times: "Forget the Career. My Parents Need Me at Home."
» The New York Times: "Growing Old Together, in New Kind of Commune ."
» The New York Times: "When Experts Need Experts"

The Solomon Squad: Cash for Kidneys
Should people who donate their kidneys for transplant be paid? That's what Dr. Amy Friedman proposes. The Yale University kidney transplant specialist puts the issue up for debate before host Bill Radke and Weekend America's Solomon Squad: Dr. William Hurlbut, a bio-ethicist and Stanford University and Nina Utne, the editor and chief at Utne Magazine. (4/15/2006)
This week's squad:
» Dr. William B. Hurlbut of Stanford University
» Nina Utne of Utne Magazine
Online Resources:
» Dr. Amy L. Friedman of Yale University
» The President's Council on Bioethics
» The Utne Reader

Listen IconPublic vs. Private Schools
It's an issue many parents face today: should they put their kids in public or private schools? It's a question one mother, Christina James put to Weekend America's own Solomon Squad. This week's squad members, former Paramount pictures head Sherry Lansing and political advertising expert Lionel Sosa tackle the pros and cons with host Bill Radke. (02/18/2005)
Online resources:
» "John Stossel's 'Stupid in America'" (ABCNews.com)
» "Public schools: Do they outperform private ones?" (CSMonitor.com)
» "Public or private?Study finds public schools equal or outperform private" (The Charlotte Observer)
» "Schools are better than many think, parents are assured " (SFGate.com)

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Listen IconMoney Motivation
Should money be used to motivate kids to do well in school? Once a month, Weekend America brings together two people to settle a moral conundrum. Host Bill Radke talks with Sherry Lansing, former chief of Paramount Pictures and Lionel Sosa, a marketing consultant who specializes in political advertising, about the issue of paying kids to get good grades. (01/07/2006)
Online resources:
» Learn more about our panel

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Listen IconVaccination
Once a month, Weekend America brings together two people to weigh in on a stranger's moral conundrum. Host Bill Radke talks with Sherry Lansing, former chief of Paramount Pictures and William Hurlbut, a professor of medicine at Stanford, and a member of the President's Council on Bioethics, about the hot-button issue of kids and vaccinations. The subject of the discussion is Dr. William Zavod, a pediatrician from suburban Philadelphia. Dr. Zavod says that if parents refuse immunizations for their children, he cannot be a part of their children's medical care. The Solomon Squad weighs in on this moral quandary. (11/12/2005)
Online resources:
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