Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Guest Host: Mary Tillotson
If Congress has its way, we all may be ‘Springing Forward’ a bit earlier, and ‘Falling Back’ a bit later. We look at the rationale behind expanding daylight saving time, as well as the history of this ‘creative’ approach to time.
Guests
- Michael Downing Author of "Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time" (Shoemaker & Hoard, Emeryville, CA); also Professor of Creative Writing, Tufts University
- Ed Markey Congressman, US House of Representatives (D-Mass); Ranking Minority Member of House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Jack Evans Managing Director of Communications, The Air Transport Association
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