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    Joey goes one-on-one with Jack Givens, the color analyst for the Orlando Magic, who’s job it is to tell viewers what’s happening on the court and why. Zubi talks with a martial arts instructor who loves teaching people of all ages. Meaghan and Jeremy sit down to speak with an alligator wrestler who tells the audience why he does what he does.

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    Meaghan is hanging out in New York City with a Seventeen Magazine photographer who talks about her lucky break obtaining a full time job in the industry. Maya meets a professional horse trainer who is very happy to introduce the audience to his horses. Commanding Officer Dan Shaw of the U.S. Navy tells Jeremy about his job where he trains active duty personnel and reservists to clear explosive hazards.

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    Trey Hillman, Manager of the New York Yankees AA team Norwich Navigators, talks to Joey about his job as they sit in a dugout. Meaghan interviews two Boston paramedics who tell her how they got into the field and what it’s like to save lives. In Orlando, Zubi speaks with a chocolate maker who produces creative candies and fudges for his store in the historic Church Street Station district.

  • Program 14

    Maya goes to Seventeen Magazine again to talk with the Beauty Editor whose job it is to test all kinds of beauty products and write about them. Guest host Mike Guthrie takes a boat trip with a fishing guide. Jeremy and Meaghan get into the act by going to SAK Comedy Club in Orlando to interview improv comedian Ryan. They get to ham it up on stage in front of a live audience.

  • Torture

    Ezat Mossallanejad spoke out against human rights violations in his native Iran and was tortured many times for his outspokenness. He was in exile for many years under threat of death, but never lost faith in the rightness of his cause or the basic goodness of other people. He says the torturers wanted to take away his humanity, but today his work as a policy analyst and advocate at the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture is proof that they did not succeed.