Perspective Podcast - December 2, 2011

In this edition of Perspective...

Gary Giordano Returns Home
We begin with an ABC News exclusive interview with Gary Giordano, after his release from jail in Aruba.  He was held there for four months, suspected of murdering his traveling companion, Robyn Gardner ... a 35-year-old Maryland woman ... although he was never charged.  When we spoke to Giordano, he answered some questions ... but also raised some others.  ABC's Matt Gutman has been covering this story from the beginning and has the details from New York.

American Valor: Fighting On, Part 1
Many of us gathered around the family table for Thanksgiving last week, but on the other side of the world there are 116,000 Americans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan whose family celebrated the holiday without them.  As two wars that have lasted more than a decade wind down ... *they* fight on.  ABC's Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper traveled to Afghanistan to spend some time with them.

American Valor: Fighting On, Part 2
In the last decade 6,319 American servicemen and women have lost their lives in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Many have come home with injuries invisible to the eye and others painfully obvious.  But so many more would have died, if not for the heroic efforts of one very special unit -- the medivacs, pilots, nurses, and doctors who go into battle unarmed to rescue the fallen.  During his trip to Afghanistan, ABC Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper spoke to one elite unit.

Giving Back
With many Americans straddling the poverty line, a holiday dinner with all the fixings isn't always possible.  ABC's Juju Chang introduces us to one woman who made Thanksgiving dinner a reality for nearly 400 families this year.

Marriage Regret
Actress Demi Moore announced her plans to divorce Ashton Kutcher last month, on the heals of Kim Kardashian's similar announcement after only 72 days of marriage ... and the authors of a new book say, don't be shocked.  30-percent of divorced women put on their white dress and march down the aisle even though they had a sinking feeling it wasn't going to work.  The question is, why?  ABC's Andrea Canning has the details.

Tim Allen
He may have left his tool belt and his santa claus fat suit behind, but on his new TV show Tim Allen is still making America laugh.  He's also battled his share of demons ... his father's tragic death, his own addictions, and even time in prison.  ABC's Elizabeth Vargas visited Tim Allen to find out more about the man behind the voice of Buzz Lightyear.

Host:  Cheri Preston
Producer:  Colin Tipton

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Perspective Podcast - November 25, 2011

In this edition of Perspective...

Homeless Teens, Part 1
Four courageous kids ...  every day for them on the streets is a struggle to survive.  We followed them for two years, and now ABC's Chris Cuomo shares the story of four teenagers that will do just about anything to survive.

Homeless Teens, Part 2
We return now to the struggles of four homeless teenagers.  In Portland Oregon, we meet June ... a troubled teen with no place to call home.  Once again, here's ABC's Chris Cuomo.

Homeless Teens, Part 3
We now return to the story of four homeless teens.  George was abandoned by his family ... left to fend for himself.  But he's working hard to make it on his own.  Once again, here's ABC's Chris Cuomo.

Homeless Teens, Part 4
George ... unwanted by his family and left to fend for himself.  But things could be starting to look up for him.  Once again, ABC's Chris Cuomo.

Homeless Teens, Part 5
Now back to the story of four homeless and troubled teens ... struggling to live and survive on their own.  We've followed them for two years, and ABC's Chris Cuomo tells us what they're lives are like now.

Host:  Cheri Preston
Producer:  Colin Tipton

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Perspective Podcast - November 18, 2011

In this edition of Perspective...

Gabby Giffords' Recovery, Part 1
Those who know them have called Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly "America at it's best."  She was once called the most positive person in congress, and then last January, a stranger pulled out a gun and put a bullet through Gabbrielle Giffords' brain.  Now, hear her story from that moment to now ... captured on tape by Kelly.  ABC's Diane Sawyer has the story ... but first we begin with Mark Kelly's description of the spirited woman he married four years ago.

Gabby Giffords' Recovery, Part 2
We return now to the story of Congresswoman Gabbrielle Giffords, shot in the head on January 8th at a supermarket in Tucson Arizona.  But her story begins much earlier than that.  Once again, here's ABC's Diane Sawyer.

Gabby Giffords' Recovery, Part 3
We now return to congresswoman Gabbrielle Giffords harrowing ordeal ... recovering from a devastating gun shot wound to the head.  We join her seven weeks into her rehabilitation.  Once again, ABC's Diane Sawyer.

Gabby Giffords' Recovery, Part 4
We rejoin Gabbrielle Gifford and husband Mark Kelly ten months into her recovery from a gunshot wound to the left side of her brain.  Once again, here's ABC's Diane Sawyer.

Gabby Giffords' Recovery, Part 5
We return to the story of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.  Her recovery has been long, and she has much more ahead ... but she is determined to continue her improvement.  So what's next for the congresswoman?  Once again, ABC's Diane Sawyer has the details.

Host:  Cheri Preston
Producer:  Colin Tipton

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