Perspective Podcast - August 16, 2013
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In this edition of Perspective...
The Island of Ikaria
ABC's Bill Weir traveled to Greece to bring us two very different stories about life in that country. First, a place where people don't go to gyms, take special medication or follow the latest fad diets, yet claim to live longer than others on the planet. The people on this island in the Aegean Sea have a quality of life that many might envy.
Golden Dawn
An economic crisis can result in several unintended and undesirable results, and no European country has fallen on harder financial times over the past few years than Greece. A debt crisis and the resulting austerity measures has brought the unemployment rate there up to 27-percent, and now a radical group known as Golden Dawn is taking root in the world's oldest democracy. Once again, here's ABC's Bill Weir.
The Tongue Patch
Traditional discomfort associated with weight loss comes from the gym or laying off of your favorite foods, but one California doctor has introduced a procedure that uses a different type of pain to shed the pounds. It's called the tongue patch diet -- tongue surgery that removes the joy from eating by inflicting pain. ABC's Cecilia Vega has the details.
Usher vs. Tameka
Usher is a famous musician, a singing competition judge and a father. He was awarded custody of his children last year after a legal fight with his ex-wife, Tameka Reynolds, but now she's challenging that ruling, and taking heat for it from some of his most devoted fans. She sat down with ABC's Dan Abrams to tell us her side of the story.
Paparazzi Wars
Some famous names in southern California are bringing their fight against the paparazzi to lawmakers. They're celebrities with children who are trying to shield their young ones from the prying cameras. ABC's Nick Watt has more from Los Angeles.
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is breaking barriers, as well as bones. She's a rising star in the male-dominated world of mixed martial arts and the first American woman to win an olympic medal in Judo. ABC's Julie Foudy brings us more on this rising star.
Host: Cheri Preston
Producer: Colin Tipton
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