The Story

On Friday, Congress gave final approval to legislation that will overhaul the federal student loan program. That's welcome news to many. Jason graduated from college in 2004 and now works for a large financial institution. He says he was sold on the dream that going to college would give him a middle class lifestyle. Instead, he's living with his mother and working to pay off $30,000 in debt. Also in this epsiode: another installment of Ahmed's Diary. And, the story of a 105-year-old cottonwood tree in Chicago.

Writer Ann Hood tells Dick about her Italian-American family’s rowdy Thanksgiving dinners.

On Monday, Dick Gordon talked to Shaun Goode, who is 9, and his grandmother, Deborah. Shaun is obese and is now trying to become healthier. 

Today, Dick talks to Daphne Logue. Daphne's child, Sarah Peters-Logue, is 6 years old. Daphne knew her daughter was becoming obese, but her family doctor said that Sarah would "grow into it." In desperation, Daphne rejected her doctor's advice, and eventually had to face the fact that the problem was not her child, but herself.

James Holzrichter became a reluctant whistleblower after finding evidence of misconduct by his employer, Northrop Grumman. He became a pariah in his field, and eventually found himself unemployed and homeless.