What does it take to be a really great President? Perhaps no one is better suited to discuss the question than historian Michael Beschloss. He’ll be in town next week for two appearances with the World Affairs Council. We’ll talk with him this hour about his latest work “Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They […]
We’ll talk about shielding the Earth from space with Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart, who now serves as Chairman of the Board of the B612 Foundation. The foundation champions the protection of Earth from future asteroid impacts. Nicole Small, CEO of the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science will join us in the Scene segment […]
There have been many comparisons of the current conflict in Iraq with America’s Vietnam adventure which ended officially 32 years ago. But how do the experiences differ for the soldiers? Dr. Charles Moskos, professor emeritus of sociology at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, is one of the foremost military sociologists in the world. He joined […]
From Hearing Voices, we hope you will enjoy “For the Fallen.” This Memorial Day special, hosted by Green Beret and poet Major Robert Schaefer, U.S. Army Special Forces, enlists veterans to talk about their fallen comrades, as well as stories from troops returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. You’ll also hear interviews from StoryCorps, essays […]
On the 100th anniversary of Neiman Marcus, President and CEO Karen Katz talks with Lee Cullum about company expansion plans, the legacy of Stanley Marcus, and more.
Without a doubt, obesity is a problem in the United States today. Childhood obesity is a problem too and it’s sweeping the nation. Some doctors are even predicting that this is the first generation of children that will actually not live as long as their parents. We’ll discuss the problem of childhood obesity and possible […]
How’s your garden growing this spring? How about your rose garden? Journalist Aurelia Scott decided to follow competitors in the national rose show for her new book. She found a group of people who not only cultivate roses, but nourish a “singular obsession” as well. Scott will join us this hour to discuss what she […]
We’ve heard many theories and there are still questions surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963. But one man, famed prosecutor and our guest this hour Vincent Bugliosi, aims to put all the discussion to rest. His new book is “Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. […]
While space may not be the “final frontier,” it’s definitely the next. What will it take for humans to have an enduring presence in space and when will new exploration begin? We’ll discuss these questions and more this hour with George Whitesides, Executive Director of the National Space Society (NSS) and XM Co-Founder and NSS […]
Can you ever be certain of anything? We’ll spend this hour with Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Dean’s Professor in the Sciences of Uncertainty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Taleb’s new book is “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable” (Random House, 2007).
