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It’s Thursday, January 10 – From HPR2, it’s The Conversation

Abolitionists for the 21st century

Kathryn Xian is the Executive Director of the Pacific Alliance to Stop Slavery. Since 1999, she has been raising awareness of the trafficking of women and children for sex. In 2011, she successfully advocated for the introduction and passage of Hawaii's first labor-trafficking state law and helped pass reforms to increase penalties for pimps and create an "end demand" penalty for repeat johns.

The best way to run: barefootin

Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee have made a movie and written two books about the benefits of running barefoot. 

A two year plan for four year olds
Terry Lock is the executive director of the newly created Executive Office on Early Learning. She has previously managed Kamehameha Schools’ Community-Based preschools and project-managed for the Head Start programs in Washington D.C.

A dancery that loves company
Rebecca Owen is the artistic director of the Ampersand Dance Company and the Associate Dance Director at the Maui Academy of Performing Arts. Ampersand is making its debut tonight at the Steppingstone Playhouse in Kahului.

Plus bamboo swords in the backyard, today’s reality check and the world view from Al Jazeera. Next the news… from NPR.