A homeless man sits along the Kennedy Blvd traffic island on February 14, 2011 in Tampa, Florida.

Exploiting the Homeless and Exploring Calorie Counts

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 3, 2014

William Hobson, Tampa Bay Times Staff Reporter, investigates exploitation in a homeless program. Victoria Tennant talks about the rise of modern ballet in the United States. Elizabeth Gaffney’s new novel, When the World Was Young. An economist analyzes the FDA's new ruling on mandatory calorie counts for vending machines and chain restaurants.

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