How have America’s military-industrial complex and foreign policy adventures affected the security of the United States? We’ll spend this hour with veteran journalist Robert Scheer, whose latest book, “The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America” (Twelve, 2008), will be published next week.
What fears keep scientists awake at night? We’ll find out with bestselling and highly acclaimed science writer Richard Preston. His new collection of true stories from the worlds of nature and scientific effort is “Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science” (Random House, 2008).
How tough is it to “fit in” in America, when your roots are firmly planted in another culture? Bestselling author Firoozeh Dumas does it all with a smile. She’ll join us this hour to discuss her new book “Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad” (Villard, 2008).
It’s opera time in Cowtown once again. We’ll kick-off the final week of the Fort Worth Opera’s 2008 Festival this hour with composer Carlisle Floyd and “Of Mice and Men” star Anthony Dean Griffey.
Southwest Airlines carries more passengers than any other airline in the world but CEO Gary Kelly is facing a dismal climate in 2008.
How much power does the Central Intelligence Agency really wield and what will be its role in the coming years? We’ll explore the past, present and future of the CIA this hour with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Tim Weiner, who’s in town to discuss his book “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA” (Anchor Books, […]
How quickly is climate change progressing? We’ll discuss the rapid changes in the Earth’s coldest regions this hour with Meredith Hooper, author of “The Ferocious Summer: Ad??lie Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica” (Greystone Books, 2008).
How important is honesty? We’ll explore the issue this hour with Steven Lubet, the Williams Memorial Professor of Law at Northwestern University and author of the new book “The Importance of Being Honest: How Lying, Secrecy, and Hypocrisy Collide with Truth in Law” (NYU Press, 2008).
Can adolescent weight issues affect our lives as adults? We’ll talk this hour with writer, photographer and blogger Stephanie Klein, whose new book is “Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp” (William Morrow, 2008).
How would you react if you learned that almost everything you knew about your family wasn’t true – and that the truth had been a secret for 25 years? We’ll spend this hour with Socheata Poeuv, who’s film “New Year Baby” explores the true roots of her Cambodian-American family. The film airs on the PBS […]
