'Optimistic and Hopeful' - 3/21/18

Published: March 21, 2018, 6:06 p.m.

Hour 1\nAustin Serial Bomber is Dead!...described by authorities as a 24-year-old white male...are there more suspects?...a crucial hour unaccounted for ...Sound Outreach (for all) with Jeff Klein and\xa0Riaz\xa0Patel...we are not hearing each other...Adam Smith, capitalism without morality ...dealing with poverty in the right way\u2026how do we give people \u2018a hand up\u2019?...it's expensive to be poor ...World Down Syndrome Day...Champion and Advocate Karen\xa0Gaffney\xa0joins the show to share the story of her 'great life'\u2026Down syndrome didn\u2019t keep her from swimming the English Channel\u2026doctors said she wouldn\u2019t be able to tie her shoes; look now...Radio Gold: Glenn and Stu compare their 'socks'??\n\n\xa0\n\nHour 2\n'Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress\u2019 with Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker...by almost every conceivable\xa0measure, the lives and lifestyles of human beings are improving\u2026Stu reads some amazing stats from Pinker\u2019s book\u2026war is down, poverty is down, malnutrition is down...the future looks bright ...don\u2019t forget that \u2018news\u2019 is all about telling you the bad things\u2026Critical Thinking 101?...the misconception of income inequality?...lacking appreciation for progress mankind has made...things can always be worse...the government is like a 'gadget'?\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\nHour 3\xa0\nWhere have all the Blue Dog Democrats gone? ...Saving People w/ Downs and Down Pride: International social justice activist,\xa0writer and spokesperson for Down Syndrome\xa0awareness Renate Lindeman (downpride.com) joins the show...she's a campaigner for creating awareness of discriminatory and eugenic nature of the practice of prenatal screening practice at the UN level ...Pat needs to talk about the \u2018Thank You for Your Service\u2019 movie\u2026VA expands services to combat alarming veteran suicide rate...Do your part to help veterans now at DogTagFurniture.com ...Did you know there is a war going on in Yemen? ...Bill O'Reilly was right?...Stormy Daniels, the new 24/7 story?...parsing the \u2018Apprentice\u2019 contestant\u2019s account\u2026she\u2019s suing for \u2018defamation'\nThe Glenn Beck Program with Glenn Beck and Stu Burguiere, Weekdays 9am\u201312pm ET on TheBlaze Radio\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices