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The benefits and challenges of giving

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Getting a gift for everyone on your list can bring plenty of happiness but also a little frustration. Today we explore the impact and challenges of gift-giving -- not just as a holiday tradition but also as a part of the human condition.

Panelists:

Molly Housh Gordon, minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia
Ken Sheldon, professor, MU Department of Psychology
Karthik Panchanathan, assistant professor, MU Department of Anthropology (joining the program by phone)

Rehman Tungekar is a former producer for KBIA, who left at the beginning of 2014.