Are environmentally conscious materials and building techniques practical for making the average home more efficient? We’ll discuss sustainability in residential housing design with Gary Cunningham, Founder and President of Cunningham Architects, and Don Gatzke, Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington. In the Art&Seek segment, we’ll talk with artist […]
Who are the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)? We’ll probe the complex political and socioeconomic environment that enabled a drug-funded revolutionary army to hold three American contractors and a Colombian presidential candidate captive for five years with Karin Hayes, co-author of “Hostage Nation: Colombia’s Guerrilla Army and the Failed War on Drugs” (Knopf, 2010).
Did Uganda’s 2009 Anti-Homosexual Bill originate from American fundamentalism? We’ll examine the connections between the bill’s authors and a secretive group of Washington D.C. politicians this hour with Jeff Sharlet, whose article “Straight Man’s Burden: The American roots of Uganda’s anti-gay persecutions” appears in this month’s Harper’s Magazine.
When a teenager is on the brink of starvation, what can parents and siblings do to bring her back to health? We’ll discuss one family’s harrowing experience this hour with journalist Harriet Brown, whose new book is “Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Anorexia” (William Morrow, 2010).
Where is the smelliest place in the Solar System? Where is surfing most intense? Why is a lighting bolt on Earth the thickness of a common household banana? We’ll explore the strangest phenomena in our corner of the galaxy with David Baker, Chairman of the Physics Department at Austin College and co-author of “The 50 […]
How can today’s amateur, professional, and school-aged athletes protect themselves from concussions and brain trauma? We’ll talk this hour with Dr. John Hart Jr., medical science director at the Center for BrainHealth. He is a panelist tonight for “Rebound and Recovery: Concussion Discussion” at the UTD’s Center for BrainHealth in Dallas.
What challenges confront couples poised on the verge of parenthood as they navigate the adoption process? We’ll spend this hour with Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition and author of the new book “Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption” (Random House, 2010).
Could an old-fashioned romance combine with a suspenseful thriller to produce a New York Times bestseller? We’ll find out this hour with bestselling author and Arlington resident Sandra Brown, whose latest novel is “Tough Customer” (Simon & Schuster, 2010).
Can legal gains for female athletes overcome a continued lack of prestige and support in the shadow of male-dominated college sports? We’ll talk this hour with University of Pittsburgh law professor Deborah Brake, author of “Getting in the Game: Title IX and the Women’s Sports Revolution” (NYU, 2010).
With its 13-billion dollar annual revenue, Frito-Lay is banking on Latinos, baby boomers and women to keep the chip makers on top.
