Charlie Brown’s America, Health Disparities, Vegetables Are Made Up

Published: Aug. 24, 2021, 8 p.m.

Peanuts creator Charles Schulz intentionally tried to avoid controversial topics in his comic strip, but the biggest debates of the day were all there in Charlie Brown’s America. Then, disparities in healthcare coverage in America are everyone’s problem. And, vegetables don’t actually exist. Also, on today’s show: a certain type of ant has discovered the fountain of youth.