WWhat can be learned from the recent economic downturn and how will it change our lives for the good? We’ll find out this hour with bestselling author Richard Florida, whose new book is “The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity” (Harper, 2010).
What are the issues that will define this year’s Texas gubernatorial race? We’ll spend this hour with the Democratic nominee and former Houston mayor Bill White.
Is something wrong with America? “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” regular Charles P. Pierce thinks so. His bestselling book “Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free” (Anchor Books, Paperback, 2010) is now out in paperback. We’ll talk with him this hour.
What do the world’s different religions tell us about ourselves and is anyone listening? We’ll talk this hour with journalist Stephen Prothero, author of the new book “God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World–and Why Their Differences Matter” (Harper One, 2010).
Will hosting the 2011 Super Bowl improve the regional economy and local prestige? We’ll explore what the biggest sporting even of the year might mean for the DFW area this hour with D Magazine’s Jason Heid, who has several pieces in D’s recent special edition Super Bowl issue.
What does global population growth spell for human society? We’ll talk this hour with Washington, DC-based development economist Charles Kenny whose piece “Bomb Scare: The world has a lot of problems. An exploding population isn’t one of them” appears in the May/June issue of Foreign Policy Magazine.
Will President Obama’s new public policy for healthcare cure the flaws in the previous system? And what adaptations must current healthcare providers implement under the reform plan? We’ll talk with Ron Anderson, President and CEO of Parkland Health & Hospital System, about quality, accountability, out of control costs, and putting the patient first. In the […]
Is renewable energy really a possibility or just another dream at the end of the oil pipeline? We’ll explore the challenges and possible solutions to the world’s looming energy crisis this hour with journalist Robert Bryce. His new book is “Power Hungry: The Myths of “Green” Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future” (Public […]
Who was Tom Lea and what is the legacy of his art and journalism? We’ll talk with Adair Margo, founder of the Tom Lea Institute in El Paso. She’s in town to kick off this weekend’s celebration of Tom Lea at the Dallas Historical Society.
What is the future of biotech and what role are Texas institutions playing in healthcare innovation? We’ll spend this hour with Dr. Brett Giroir, Vice Chancellor for Research at Texas A&M University.
