Sandy on Idol, Buying Green and Apple News
Sandy Deane, television editor from AOL, is back for another American Idol Wednesday. We missed her last week, and have a lot catching up to do. We've also got Diane MacEachern, author of Big Green Purse: How To Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World. We've got some green news and the latest from Apple.
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Hour 1
Is Sandy not feeling well because MJ got kicked off Idol? Her thoughts on the celebrity mentors. This week Syesha was in her element. What was Jason thinking choosing that song? Brooke's do-over is one more step toward a nervous breakdown. Sandy agrees with us about David A being puppet-like. Carly was her favorite of the night, and she thinks David C could sing the phone book and do really well. It's getting much harder to pick a bottom 3... Uncle Paul was equally shocked about Michael Johns. Syesha definitely has an acting career ahead of her. Brooke's the one who should go home this week.
Hour 2
Author Diane MacEachern shares tips from her book, Big Green Purse, about saving money on gas and why we should buy in bulk. Plus the truth about compact fluorescents and what you should spend money on instead of bottled water. Diane's got insight on environmentally-friendly homes - insulation is key and stay away from VOC paint. When building green, bigger isn't necessarily better. Making sense of plastic recycling. MIT's solar revolution. Denmark has a new idea for plastics, and Max vows to never be a p.p. collector. Watch out for green claims when you travel. Artist recycles billboards.
Hour 3
CMU's annual mobot races. How garlic was toxic to the environment. Mother's Day spending is slipping this year. Max wants gift spending guidelines, and somehow gets into a discussion about punishing kids. Apple's next beta of the iPhone SDK is now available, and they have their best quarter ever. We discuss iPhone apps and whether or not you want your movie disturbed by an instant message.
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