What was Texas like when it was still wild – just after independence in the mid 19th Century? Journalist S.C. Gwynne tells the legendary story of the 1836 kidnapping of nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker and its consequences in his highly-acclaimed new book “Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of […]
Who is telling the story of populations underserved by the media in our area and how are emerging trends influencing the coverage? We’ll spend this hour with Shawn Williams, editor of the online nonprofit news organization – Dallas South News.org.
Has British Petroleum made a good faith effort to protect the coastline and marine environments affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? We’ll discuss the economics, engineering, and bureaucracy of restoring the Gulf with Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute at the SMU Cox School of Business, and Al Armendariz, Regional Administrator for […]
What does it take to survive the high-stakes world of Las Vegas sports betting? We’ll find out this hour with Beth Raymer who worked for four years in the industry. She tells the colorful tale in her new book “Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling” (Spiegel & Grau, 2010).
Can the expert advice offered by scientists, economists and others be trusted? Our guest this hour, science and business journalist David H. Freedman, isn’t so sure. His new book is “Wrong: Why experts keep failing us – and how to know when not to trust them” (Little, Brown and Company, 2010).
What do animals think? What do they feel? We’ll find out this hour with animal behavior research scientist Jonathan Balcombe. His new book is “Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).
How did Texas blues shape the rock and roll of the late 20th Century and who was most responsible? We’ll spend this hour with writer, photographer and filmmaker Alan Govenar, His latest book is “Lightnin’ Hopkins: His Life and Blues” (Chicago Review Press, 2010).
What makes you happy and why? We’ll explore the complexities of desire this hour with Yale University psychologist, Paul Bloom whose new book is “How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like” (W. W. Norton & Company, 2010).
Is the artwork in your local museum or personal collection genuine? Can you be sure? We’ll talk this hour with investigative journalist Laney Salisbury, co author of “Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art” (Penguin Paperback, 2010).
From the archives – What kind of nation did the founders truly intend America to be? We discussed the ongoing debate and the diverse group of lawyers, merchants, soldiers, politicians and others who framed the Constitution in April with R.B. Bernstein, Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School and author of “The […]
