Under Pressure May 1, 2008
This week, we’re in the pressure cooker. Laurie Burkitt talks to a local comedian about sweating through a tough act. Brett Wilkison explores the pressure of deep sea diving, and what happens when you come up to fast. It’s not just the pressure under water—Anrica Deb takes us to the earth’s core. Abbie Swanson tells us about the dire situation in California’s hospitals. And Jessica Meyers talks to a chiropractor dealing with the pressure of opening a business.
Credits:
Cynthia Dizikes produced the “Under Pressure” show. Rina Palta was our assistant producer. Our executive producer is Ben Manilla. The engineers are Ben Hubbard and Angelica Marin. The web man is Kevin Jones. Our anchors were David Gelles and Andi McDaniel. The songs you heard on “Under Pressure” were:
“Rescue Me” by Aretha Franklin
“Pressure drop” by Toots and The Maytals
“Under Pressure” by David Bowie and Queen
“Smash It Up” by the (International) Noise Conspiracy
“Squeeze Me” by Fats Waller
“2000 B.C.” by Canibus
“We Made It” by Ghostface Killah
“Spaceship” by Kanye West
“U.N.I.T.Y.” by Queen Latifah
“Ain’t Nuthin But A She Thing” by Salt-N-Peppa
“These Old Bones,” Dolly Parton
The Sweats
Laurie Burkitt finds out what happens when an improv actor buckles under the pressure to be funny.
For improv spots in the Bay area, check out this site or this one.
The Bends
Brett Wilkison talks with Bay Area SCUBA diver Paul Sherman about going under, and the pressures it puts on the human body.
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For information on Wallin’s Dive Center in San Carlos, where Paul Sherman teaches classes as a dive control specialist, click here. To learn more about diving safety, visit the Divers Alert Network here.
May Day Mayday!
In the last decade, as California’s population has grown, the number of nurses hasn’t kept up. Abbie Swanson reports on a potentially life-threatening situation for the state’s hospitals.
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For recent updates on the nurses’ unions, see the SF Weekly and the East Bay Express.
For more on Steven Greenhouse’s new book, The Big Squeeze, out this month, visit Knopf’s.
For more on two of the largest nurse’s unions in the country, check out the Service Employees International Union and the California Nurse Association.
Double Pressure
The current economy is making it difficult for everyone to start companies these days, even those businesses designed to relieve pressure. Jessica Meyers reports.
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For information on the center where Katie Sokolski started her chiropractic business click here.
To learn more about chiropractic care, visit The American Chiropractic Association’s website.
The Pressure Underground
The truth is: you can’t really dig a hole to China. Aside from the unbearable temperatures, the pressure would literally change your molecular make up. Anrica Deb reports.
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Phd student Arianna Gleason works in Dr. Raymond Jeanloz’s research group.
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