Lisa started her show by giving a brief recap of her weekend family trip to the south, where she, her husband, and daughter spent time visiting universities, namely Emory and Vanderbilt.

She explained that the story that followed them all over their trip to Nashville, TN was the story about the "crazy college professor." Lisa commented that because of the weather reports for Georgia and Tennessee, she had to be truly convinced to go. Luckily, she said the states ended up not receiving very much snow, except on Sunday afternoon on the family's drive from Tennessee to Georgia.

On today's show, Lisa welcomed guest Delia Ephron (Michael, You've Got Mail, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) to discuss her new book, The Girl with the Mermaid Hair. Lisa talked about her general enjoyment of the young adult genre of books, especially those written by Ephron. She calls her a, "delightful observer of so many nuances of our cultural scene."

On the topic of "kids and teens," Lisa was please to find out that Vanderbilt University student dormitories have same-sex floors, and do not do co-ed by room or floor. She admits that she has a bias to this living style as her dorm at John's Hopkins University was all female. She was also impressed with the security measures implemented at the universities she visited with her family. Her son, who currently attends Northeastern University, cannot even enter his building without using a keycard and passing through security. At Vanderbilt, Lisa learned that men cannot use their keycards between midnight and noon to enter a female floor. Interestingly, Wesleyan in Connecticut was the first university to explore the notion of co-ed dorm rooms.

On the same subject, Lisa mentioned that Yale University operates on an opposite spectrum. They have received a lot of flack from the Orthodox Jewish community because they do not accommodate same-sex rooms for religious people who are uncomfortable, and religiously prohibited from sharing such close quarters with members of the opposite sex. Lisa believes that living accommodations need to be made for people to be comfortable, and so at least one same-sex dorm option should be made available.

Talking a bit more about her trip, Lisa explained how she was inconveniently bumped from her hotel, and how she was able to be placed at the other Hilton branch, which ended up giving Lisa and her family a much better view of the city.

Slightly switching focus from Vanderbilt to Emory, Lisa talked about how amazingly immaculate the university was, though she hopes that's customary with the $55,000/year tuition. She went on to explain the impressiveness of higher education institutions, especially private universities, and how they are a microcosm of the best in the United States of America.

In terms of hard news today on The Lisa Wexler show, Lisa discussed a bill that President Obama is winding through Congress, that seems likely to pass, that says that if you are 21 and under, a parent will be required to co-sign a credit card. This is coming from the recognition that young people have been allowed to gain access to credit, many racking up serious debt. Lisa referenced a Wall Street Journal article about a medical school student being nearly $500,000 in debt. She continued to explain the irony of the discussion of free health care while medical students are still paying for medical school at such high prices. Lisa also discussed the expansion of medical schools around the country, including one nearby at Hofstra University.

Lisa mentioned another educational trend happening in Utah where they are considering eliminating the twelfth grade all together. Former president of Bard College, Leon Botstein, was well recognized for agreeing with the idea that twelfth grade was a waste. Lisa agrees that students should be able to work harder for credits to graduate high school earlier to have time to do some valuable between high school and college because it is an, "artificial extension of childhood." Apparently Utah is not following these theories, and instead is interested in the elimination of the twelfth grade for money-saving reasons.

After the news break, Lisa brought up a sad news story involving another college campus shooting. This time, however, it involved a woman at the University of Alabama who killed three of her well-respected and credentialed colleagues. The shooter, Amy Bishop, "accidentally" killed her brother in 1986, was denied tenure and won her appeal, but the provost decided not to give her tenure. She is a neuroscientist with a PhD from Harvard. "All of the education doesn't secure mental stability," Lisa commented.

It was President’s Day on the Lisa Wexler Show and Lisa celebrated the government holiday by asking trivia questions throughout her show, callers had the opportunity to win tickets to The Vagina Monologues and Love, Loss and What I Wore, if they answered correctly.

Her first question was, "Who was the first president to have served in both World War I and World War II?"

She shared a host of presidential facts about the way the vice presidents were chosen, as well as the fun fact that James Buchanan was the only unmarried president.

Her next question was, "Who was the first US president to be born in a hospital?"

After announcing the question, Lisa had a caller with a comment about the tragic shooting at the University of Alabama comparing it to terrorists who are highly educated before committing their serious acts of terrorism.

She mentioned a speech given by George Washington persuading people that the Commander in Chief should not be someone actually in the military.

An enthusiastic caller correctly answered the second trivia question, which was Jimmy Carter. He was the first president born in a US hospital.

Also in the news, Lisa comments on how President Obama is doing things that in his platform during his campaign, he said he would not do. Obama is using his executive power to use a loophole that says when the Senate is not in session, the president can still conduct business. He pressured Mitch McConnell, to help confirm appointee nominations. He has also decided to create a Bipartisan Budget Commission, something Congress refused to do so.

She then mentioned a story with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with possible regulations on heat-trapping gases that are responsible for climate change.

Her last presidential trivia question was, "Which university graduated the most number of presidents?"

A caller, Joe, phoned in and answered the first presidential trivia question with the answer, "Dwight Eisenhower." Another caller, James, called in and answered the last question correctly; Harvard graduated the most number of presidents.

In the "Who Died Today" segment, Lisa announced the death of Dick Francis, he was 89 years old. Francis was a jockey-turned-fiction writer, born in South Wales, UK.

Lisa quickly mentioned the news surrounding Goldman Sachs and the Greek deficits that will have an impact on the world economy when resolved. "Follow the money, follow Goldman Sachs," Lisa commented.

In entertainment news, Barbara Walters is ending the run of her Oscar specials. Also in celebrity news, a porno star claims she was a mistress to Tiger Woods and said that she was pregnant twice by him, although she claims to have had an abortion when his wife, Elin, was pregnant.

At 5:30, Lisa welcomed guest, writer, Delia Ephron. Delia recently wrote the book, The Girl with The Mermaid Hair, talked with Lisa about the insecurities that mothers and daughters share, and that unfortunately mothers pass on to their daughters. Lisa comments on something that Delia wrote in The Huffington Post on people never appreciating how beautiful they looked at any age.

Delia commented on Heidi Montag and how her obsession with plastic surgery is about attention and money, and she is ultimately destroying her younger self. Delia also comments on how a mother is the most important figure in a girl's life, and how no one wants to see their mother destroyed. Delia and Lisa agree that teenagers are more intuitive than people think, and can tell when their parents are acting out.

Lisa read a passage from Delia's book about the main character's struggle with her mother's plastic surgery, and how she was afraid she and her mother would lose their bond. While Lisa shares her fears about her own mother's facelift, Delia explains her shock on the one day her mother wore makeup. "You want your mother to look the same, you just do," Delia explained. "You're such a mess when you're a teenager. It's too big for a mother to suddenly change on you."

Lisa and Delia reconvened after the news break to discuss her production, Love, Loss and What I Wore and her book, The Girl with the Mermaid Hair. Lisa asked Delia how she is able to write so clearly in this younger voice. She explained that it all came out of her memories from childhood, in addition to research and interviewing people. She explained her experience "watching" as her parents suffered through their issues with alcohol and how that same technique helped her write with the detail and style that she does.

After their discussion, a woman called in to discuss how after raising her children, she attributes wrinkles and gray hair as badges of honor.

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By Alexandra Kirsch