Perspective Podcast - April 17, 2015
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In this edition of the Perspective podcast...
#BringBackOurGirls: One Year Later
It's been one year since Boko Haram militants captured nearly 300 young girls from a school in northeastern Nigeria, sparking a social media campaign calling for their release - #Bring Back Our Girls. While the social media traffic has slowed a bit, at least 200 girls are still missing. ABC News International Affairs Correspondent Hamish Macdonald is with us from London:
Record-Breaking Kidney Transplant Chain
You may have heard about that record-breaking chain of kidney transplants last month - complete strangers, making sacrifices from across state lines to give the gift of life. We went behind the scenes of that operation to see how it all went down. Here's ABC's Byron Pitts:
Forbidden Love
It's been called one of the most scandalous affairs in American history. A teacher and her student - decades apart in age entering in an intimate relationship - one that landed the teacher in prison for child rape. Now, they're celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary and raising two children of their own. They are also revealing more about that initial spark that started it all. ABC's Juju Chang has more:
Best Boss Ever?
This past week, the CEO of a little known credit card processing company in Seattle made headlines when he bumped up his employee's minimum salary to $70,000. Yes, you heard that right…so why'd he do it? He sat down with ABC's Ryan Smith:
Pope Francis & Exorcisms
There's plenty of movies about exorcisms out there if you've brave enough to watch, but it turns out real-life interest in demonic possessions and how to get rid of them is at an all-time high - and the very popular Pope Francis may be the reason why. ABC News Chief Business and Economics Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis explains:
Smart Homes
Chances are you own a smartphone. But what about a smart home? The "Internet of Things" is connecting systems and appliances in our homes that you may take for granted…but is a truly connected home too good to be true? ABC's Neal Karlinsky investigates:
Host: Scott Goldberg
Producer: David Rind
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