How did an ambitious burlesque performer help lift Americans’ spirits during the depression and influence the future of musical theater? We’ll find out this hour with bestselling author Karen Abbott, whose new book is “American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee” (Random House, 2010).
What do we really know about what’s going on in Haiti and how much is U.S. aid helping? We’ll spend this hour with Mac McClelland, Mother Jones Human Rights Reporter. Her “Aftershocks” appears in the current issue of Mother Jones Magazine.
How can we overcome the dissatisfaction so common in modern life and work? We’ll cover Aristotle, the digital age and everything in-between this hour with Swarthmore College Professor of Social Theory and Social Action, Barry Schwartz. He’s the co-author of the new book “Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to do the Right Thing” (Riverhead, 2010).
There have always been divisions between the rich and poor, but what do these differences mean in an increasingly global economy? We’ll talk this hour with World Bank research economist and University of Maryland Professor Branko Milanovic, author of the new book “The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality” […]
How high will our energy prices go and what can be done to make energy affordable for everyone? We’ll get an insider’s view this hour with former Shell Oil Company president and current CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy, John Hofmeister. His recent book on the subject is “Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight […]
How can the major universities of Texas compete with the nation’s best? We’ll talk with University of North Texas Chancellor Lee Jackson about what defines a Tier One university, strategies for developing a nationally recognized research powerhouse, and plans for the new UNT Dallas campus and law school. In the Art&Seek segment, we’ll talk with […]
How is the ubiquity of technology affecting your life and the life of your family? This hour we’ll find out what happens around the house when the tech toys disappear with journalist Susan Maushart. Her new book is “The Winter of Our Disconnect: How Three Totally Wired Teenagers (and a Mother Who Slept with Her […]
Who were your favorite small screen stars of yesteryear? We’ll revisit the early days of television and the quintessential shows that changed everything with Mike Trinklein one of the producers of the “Pioneers of Television” series which is running now on PBS and KERA 13.
Where did modern criminology and forensic police procedures first gain practical acceptance? We’ll journey back to the 1890s this hour with Douglas Starr, co-director of the Center for Science and Medical Journalism and professor of journalism at Boston University. His new book is “The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth […]
How does exercise affect the heart and what role do environmental factors play in cardiovascular health? We’ll spend this hour with Dr. Ben Levine, director of the UT Southwestern Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and Dr. Tony Babb, director of the cardiopulmonary laboratory at the Institute.
