Was “the surge” an effective tactic in Iraq? We’ll get a boots-on-the-ground perspective this hour with Pulitzer Prize winner David Finkel, who writes about his almost 15 months with U.S. Army Battalion 2-16 in the new book, “The Good Soldiers” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009). He speaks to the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort […]
What will climate change and humanity’s hunger for oil spell for the Arctic? We’ll talk this hour with geopolitics expert Charles Emmerson author of “The Future History of the Arctic” (Public Affairs, 2010). Emmerson speaks to the Dallas Council on Foreign Relations tomorrow.
Where do psychology and economy meet? We’ll spend this hour with William Poundstone, whose new book is “Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It)” (Hill and Wang, 2010).
What is really going on in Burma? We’ll get a first-hand account this hour with Mac McClelland, Human Rights Correspondent for Mother Jones Magazine and author of the new book “For Us Surrender Is Out Of The Question” (Soft Skull Press, 2010).
What does it take to achieve the ultimate dream of traveling in space? We’ll find out this hour with entrepreneur and space traveler Anousheh Ansari, who’s just published her new memoir “My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).
Are you unhappy with your current set of wheels? We’ll you probably haven’t driven a Yugo. We’ll examine the politicos and capitalists behind the famous failure this hour with Bridgewater College historian and Yugoslavia expert Jason C. Vuic, Ph.D. His new book is “The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History” […]
What happens with the mind-body connection goes haywire and why does it happen in the first place? We’ll explore the subject this hour with author Siri Hustvedt who writes about her personal experiences in the new book “The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves” (Henry Holt, 2010).
How did our possessions become so important to us and what are they doing to the world? We’ll talk this hour with internet sensation Annie Leonard whose new book is “The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for Change” (Free Press, 2010).
What was the impact of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on ordinary Americans? We’ll talk to PBS News Hour commentator and noted historian Ellen Fitzpatrick, who combed through condolence letters to Jacqueline Kennedy. Her book “Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation” is the culmination of that research. Could Texas’ next big music festival […]
Is there an obesity epidemic among the nation’s youth? We’ll talk this hour with clinical sports psychologist Dr. Daniel Kirschenbaum who’ll give the lecture “The Many Advantages of Treating Overweight Teens as Athletes, Not Addicts,” at TCU’s Green Honors Chair program this evening.
