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  • Trevor Fetter, Tenet Health Care

    Fetter was named to his position in September 2003. He originally joined Tenet in 1995, serving as an executive vice president, chief financial officer and a member of the office of the president.

  • Cyprus and The Middle East

    Formerly a British colony, Cyprus gained independence in 1960. But the island, a historical and beautiful Mediterranean jewel, has also seen its share of political discord. We’ll discuss the future of Cyprus and its role in international affairs this hour with His Excellency Andreas S. Kakouris, Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States.

  • Crisis in Darfur: What is Our Responsibility?

    What can we do about Darfur? While the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East occupy much of our attention, Ruth Messinger, Director of the American Jewish World Service, reminds us that we have a responsibility to act in other places in the world. She’ll address the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Dallas this evening. […]

  • Is Energy A Human Right?

    Is access to energy a human right? Bob Freling thinks so. He’s the Executive Director of the Solar Electric Light Fund, a non-profit dedicated to developing solar rural electrification and energy SELF-sufficiency in developing countries. Freling is in town to address the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth. He’ll join us for the hour.

  • Collaborative Divorce

    Is there a better way to divorce? Collaborative law provides a new model for divorce dispute resolution – where the object is to settle the case without going to court. We’ll explore the less-messy divorce and emerging trends in litigation this hour with North Texas attorneys S. Camille Milner and Kevin R. Fuller.

  • How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power

    Did the world really change after 9/11? Not according to Slate’s “War Stories” columnist Fred Kaplan. We’ll talk with him this hour about how the U.S. got so far off track, and what it may take to recover. His new highly-touted book is “Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power” (Wiley, 2008).

  • AFI Dallas International Film Festival

    What’s new at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival this year? In this hour’s first segment, we’ll talk with Steve James, co-director of the film “At the Death House Door.” Then we’ll spend some time with David Redmon and Ashley Sabin, directors of the film “Intimidad.” Finally, Dallas Morning News film critic Chris Vognar will […]

  • Generation Me

    Just how much do different generations differ? Jean Twenge, associate professor of psychology at San Diego State University, addresses these issues in her recent book “Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled – and More Miserable Than Ever Before” (Free Press, Paperback, 2007). She’ll be our guest this hour.

  • A Young Man's Journey through Africa's AIDS Epidemic

    Why are millions of sub-Saharan Africans dying of AIDS-related complications when antiretroviral treatment is readily available? We’ll spend this hour with South African journalist Jonny Steinberg. His new book about the crisis is “Sizwe’s Test: A Young Man’s Journey through Africa’s AIDS Epidemic” (Simon and Schuster, 2008).

  • The Changing Face of Christianity

    Who are the new Christians and how does their religious practice differ from the traditional church? We’ll talk this evening with Tony Jones, author of “The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier” (Jossey-Bass, 2008). KERA producer Sujata Dand will join us during the Scene segment to discuss her documentary “Texas Trailblazer: Louise Raggio.”