What’s the best way to engage and educate 21st Century kids? We’ll talk this hour with two leaders in the field. Susan Marcus is co-founder of the Learning About Learning Education Foundation and co-author of the book “New World Kids: The Parent’s Guide to Creative Thinking” (Foundry Media, 2008). Robyn Flatt is Executive Artistic Director […]
Can film conquer the demons of war? We’ll talk this hour with director Ari Folman who deconstructs nightmares, memories and the first Lebanon War of the early eighties in his new animated film “Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Classics).
How do colors influence our perception? Is there a complimentary, but reverse counterpart to that process? We’ll talk this hour with Dr. David Eagleman, Director of The Laboratory for Perception and Action at the Baylor College of Medicine. He’ll discuss his groundbreaking research on the fascinating scientific phenomenon known as Synesthesia in a lecture “Colors […]
Where does “the everyday” meet serious art? We’ll spend this hour with an international titan of the art world, Jeff Koons. Equally famous for his giant public art pieces including the iconic “Balloon Dog” – and his 90s marriage to Italian porn star and parliamentarian Cicciolina, Koons will address the sold-out Nasher Salon Series […]
What was the darkest chapter in America’s Civil Rights struggle? We’ll spend this hour with Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize winning author of “Carry Me Home, Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution” (Simon and Schuster, 2002).
What is your strategy for achieving your best results? We’ll explore creative ways to find where our natural abilities and personal passions meet with Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D., author of “The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything” (Viking, 2009).
Conflict in the Middle East headlines most newscasts, yet coverage and understanding of Middle Eastern Americans is negligible. We’ll find out why this hour with attorney and professor John Tehranian, author of “Whitewashed: America’s Invisible Middle Eastern Minority” (NYU Press, 2008).
You probably have a bunch of them at home and maybe even one on your desk. But what do you know about the political power and history of the simple banana? We’ll explore that history and find out how the world’s favorite fruit may be endangered with Dan Koeppel, author of “Banana: The Fate of […]
What are your plans for life after 50 and how do you view the process of aging? We’ll spend this hour with renowned sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, whose new book is “The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50” (Sarah Crichton Books/FSG, 2009).
How important is a journalist’s understanding of religion and the role that faith plays in everyday life? We’ll talk this hour with veteran religion reporter Roberta Green Ahmanson, co-editor of the new collection “Blind Spot: When Journalists Don’t Get Religion” (Oxford, 2008).
