This week on Flash Talks Cash, JoAnn "Flash" Fleming and Andrew Newman are talking about multitasking. What are some of the risks involved with multitasking? Flash says that multitasking can affect the quality of a person's work, and can also be dangerous. Ever seen someone texting while driving? On the other hand, Andrew believes that multitasking can increase a individual's efficiency, and thinks that technology has made it easier for people to multitask. It's necessary in order to keep up with today's pace! In the second segment, Jack Inslee (President and Executive Producer, Heritage Radio Network) joins in the conversation and shares some of his thoughts about the subject. What's the difference between multitasking and serial tasking? Tune in to find out! This program has been sponsored by White Oak Pastures.

"Everybody thinks that mediocre is okay. I think people accept 'less than' as okay, and that's the problem." -- JoAnn "Flash" Fleming on Flash Talks Cash

Ever wonder what makes horticulture unique "down under" in Australia? On the final installment of We Dig Plants in 2011, Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg talk with Rodger Elliot, author of "Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation", recipient of the Australian Institute of Horticulture's Award for Excellence, the Australian Natural History Medallion, and the Royal Horticultural Society (London) Gold Veitch Memorial Medal. Tune in to hear what drove him to create this encyclopedia and find out why there's an indigenous plant movement happening in Australia right now. This episode was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.

"There is a strong indigenous plant movement going on in Australia right now"

--Rodger Elliot on We Dig Plants

Katy Purviance Basic is talking about form and function on this week's installment of Burning Down the House. Curtis B. Wayne calls up Katy to chat about the role of architecture in improving life, and the problems with design school. Why does so much contemporary architecture neglect the users of the structure? Curtis and Katy talk about formalism, and how novel (but generally nonfunctional) design often leads to increased work for designers and architects. What commonalities do Christopher Alexander and Dr. Temple Grandin share? Find out on today's episode of Burning Down the House! This program has been sponsored by The Heritage Meat Shop.

"I believe, like many others, that form follows function. But when you start with form and try to stuff the function into it, you get a building that doesn't quite work." [5:30] -- Katy Purviance Basic on Burning Down the House