November 5, 2009

Today on Word of Mouth, climate change refugees. Scientists predict that rising sea levels and erratic weather patterns will send millions of people packing from their homes in a humanitarian nightmare. Plus, the end of the sale. We’ll look at new retail strategies for the coming holiday season. Sales are out. Permanent markdowns are in. So are pop-up stores and inconspicuous consumption. We’ll also look at how the indie music blogosphere can instantly annoint fame, and then quickly deliver the backlash. And we hear from English composer Richard Wileman, who records gothic classical music with a progressive rock twist. Plus, should you feel guilty if your kid loves math but hates to read? A local writer and mom joins us with her parenting woes.

(Photo by Plane Stupid via Flickr/Creative Commons)