Saving Time

Living on Earth

Twice a year, much of the country changes its clocks, for the most part, without question. But, as writer Michael Downing finds, the reason we have daylight saving time is not for the farmers and schoolchildren, but for golf. Guest host Bruce Gellerman talks with Downing about his new book, “Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time.”

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