Jeff Benedict examines the deadly E Coli outbreak at Jack-in-the-Box restaurants and the impact it had on the families. He’s written the story of the permanent transformation of our food supply chain in his book Poisoned.
Sebastian Mallaby is a journalist and author who investigated a mysterious part of the financial system, Hedge Funds. He’s written the most exhaustive work on the subject. We look at the role of Hedge Funds in modern finance to determine if they are good or evil from his book More Money Than God.
Here is the lineup of guests on BRAINSTORMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Listen at www.BrainstorminOnline.com or on AM 1400 in Ventura at 10 o’clock am Pacific time.
Tim Harford is an economist by trade, and we try not to hold that against him. He presents a compelling look at problem solving in the 21st century and concludes we need to try more different things and fail more often as described in his book, Adapt.
Jodi Glickman trains young people how to be Great On the Job. We discuss communication—What to Say, How to Say It, and The Secrets of Getting Ahead—from her book Great On the Job.
Hannah Nordhaus is a journalist and author who tackled the mystery of why in the past half decade, one third of the national bee herd—about a million colonies—has died each year. We look at the role of bees in agriculture and the unsung beekeepers that tend the colonies from her book The Beekeeper’s Lament.