Today's Life Choices Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Aging & Health Care

  Society's repsonsibility to the elderly and ailing.

• Business Ethics: Soiled White Collar

  Business ethnics: insider trading, corporate takeovers.

• Challenges for Our Time: Abortion, Euthanasia & the Death Penalty

  Ethics of abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty.

• Challenges of Our Time: Abortion

  Women and men discuss their views on abortion.

• Challenges of Our Time: Death Penalty

  A judge, a warden and victims' families discuss the death penalty.

• Challenges of Our Time: Euthanasia

  Euthanasia, the right to die, and the quality of life.

• Child Care: Is Day Care Working?

  Parents, employers and day-care providers discuss child care.

• Chile: The Challenge of Democracy

  Changes in Chile reflect reform in Latin America.

• Chile: The Hidden Revolution

  Dramatic, democratic changes occur in Latin America.

• Chile: The Impact of the Third World Debt

  Role of international banks and corporations in Latin America.

• Chile: The Role of the Church

  Religion plays a role in Latin American politics and society.

• Corporate Responsibility: Whistle-blowers and Shareholders

  Shareholders and whistle-blowers discuss corporate responsibility.

• Cyberspace: Virtual Reality

  Computers and social isolation.

• Defending Peace

  Decision-makers discuss peace strategies.

• Drug Abuse Prevention: Education & Treatment

  Programs strive to prevent and cure drug abuse.

• Drug Abuse: The Future Challenge

  Preventing drug abuse.

• Drug Abuse: Treating the Symptom

  Many factors induce people in all walks of life to abuse drugs.

• Drugs Laws: Legalization or Enforcement

  Some favor legalizing drugs, while others want stricter laws.

• Elder Care: Graying of Love

  Adults discuss caring for elderly parents.

• Ethics in Government: Whose Interests Are Being Served?

  Former state governors discuss ethics and integrity.

• Genetic Engineering

  Human cells can be altered for positive or negative results.

• Global Coexistence

  Initiatives for nuclear disarmament and arms reduction.

• Homeless: Whose Problem Is It?

  Martin Sheen and others who work with and for the homeless speak.

• Human Rights & Dignity: Cross-Cultural Prejudice -- Not Our Kind

  Racism affects several ethnic groups.

• Human Rights & Dignity: Global Neighbors

  People worldwide protest human-rights violations.

• Human Rights & Dignity: Racism -- Where Is It?

  Societal attitudes cause a resurgence in racism.

• Immigration: Who Can Become an American?

  Complex issues related to immigration.

• Impact of the Image: Television & Advertising

  TV advertisements can deliver powerful messages.

• Impact of the Image: Television Programming

  The use of television to educate and inform.

• The Impact of Violence Upon Our Youth

  The impact of violence on youth.

• Individualism in America: The Self-Made Society

  Today's problems as consequences of individuals.

• Investments in South Africa: How Best to End Apartheid?

  Investing in and keeping corporations in South Africa.

• Majoring in Peace

  Advocates and international students discuss peace.

• Marriage: Building a Lasting Friendship

  A couple's similar values and beliefs sometimes lead to marriage.

• Marriage: Choosing a Friend for Life

  Personal beliefs continue to be important in a marriage.

• Marriage: Early Years & Having a Family

  In early years of marriage, career and family plans are made.

• Marriage: Sunset Years

  A new marital relationship evolves as children leave home.

• Martin Luther King Tribute Memorial Special

  The impact of Martin Luther King.

• Medical Ethics: Is the Human Body a Commodity?

  Ethics of genetic engineering and transplanting fetal tissue.

• Parental Guidance Suggested

  Guidance for parents of troubled teens.

• Religions of the Book: Holy Places & Pilgrimage

  Holy sites of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

• Religions of the Book: The Poor

  Religious teachings dictate responsibility to the poor.

• Religions of the Book: War & Peace

  Religious conflict in the Persian Gulf.

• Religions of the Book: Women Serving Religion

  The roles of women in various religions.

• A Renewal of Latin America

  Political, economic and social changes in Latin America.

• Retirement: Decision Time for Seniors

  Retirees and national leaders discuss retirement.

• A Return Home

  Effort to combat homelessness.

• Science & Religion: An Overview

  Past and present cooperation of science and religion.

• Science & Religion: Creation & Evolution

  Religious and scientific views of evolution.

• Science & Religion: Let There Be Light & the Big Bang

  The relationship between cosmology and religious views of creation.

• Science & Religion: Mind, Brain & Soul

  The brain as a computer; the soul and immortality.

• Stewards of the Earth: Agriculture & the Environment

  As world population grows, demands for food affect the environment.

• Stewards of the Earth: Energy & the Environment

  Solutions to pollution and consumption caused by transportation.

• Stewards of the Earth: Manufacturing & the Environment

  Solutions to the waste-management crisis.

• Teen-Age Pregnancy: Adulthood 101

  Obstacles and support programs for pregnant teens.

• Transplanting Fetal Tissue

  Ethics of transplanting fetal tissue.

• Volunteerism: Cooperative Efforts of Concern

  Volunteer groups provide needed social services.

• Volunteerism: Forgotten Heroes of Our Time

  The future of volunteerism; a spotlight on volunteers.

• Youth at Risk? Will Our Young People Survive?

  Various factors put many youths at risk.