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Thanksgiving season: Amazon problems, helping the homeless, and cooking non-traditional dishes

Nov. 27, 2019 Homelessness

Amazon Prime packages. Photo credit: Stock Catalog CC BY 2.0, via Flickr

Many people are shopping on Amazon this time of year. Free one-day shipping can mean workers injuring themselves by working too fast, and delivery vehicles increasing air pollution. We also discuss ways to help the homeless year-round, and get alternate Thanksgiving recipes.

From this Episode:

Amazon’s impact on workers and the environment

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the busiest days of the year for Amazon.

15 min

Ways to help the homeless -- not just during the holidays

Los Angeles has more people living on the streets than any other city.

7 min

'Knives Out’: Murder mystery with a star-studded cast

Thanksgiving is dedicated to family time spent around the dinner table. For some families, that sounds like a disaster. But hopefully it’s not as disastrous as for the...

13 min

Recipes for an unconventional Thanksgiving

With less than 24 hours from Thanksgiving Day, maybe you’re scrambling to come up with a last-minute dish to serve, or something outside the norm to bring to a...

15 min