From the archives – How important are costumes in bringing characters to life on screen? We explored the intersection of fashion and film in August with Oscar-nominated costume designer Deborah Landis, author of “Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design” (Harper Collins, 2007).
From the archives – Who rescued many of the finest artworks in history from Adolf Hitler and his henchmen? We talked in September with writer and producer Robert Edsel, whose new book is “The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History” (Center Street, 2009).
From the archives – Is Frisco, Texas, the capitol of over-the-top Christmas excess? We’ll talked in November with Washington Post pop culture writer Hank Stuever, author of the new book, “Tinsel: A Search for America’s Christmas Present” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009).
Which places would you steer clear of on a world tour? Travel writer Chuck Thompson takes us to a few of the locales he’s always avoided (until now) in his new book “To Hellholes and Back: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism” (Holt, 2009). We’ll get a guided tour this hour.
What’s funny these days? We’ll spend this hour with two professionals who know. Paul Varghese and Aaron Aryanpur will join us this hour to discuss the current state of comedy, make us laugh and preview their upcoming News Year’s Eve show at Dallas’ Back Door Comedy Club.
What are the biggest moments in modern Dallas history? We’ll spend this hour with D Magazine editors Zac Crain, Jason Heid, and Tim Rogers, who have wrangled Dallas’ 35 most noteworthy events since 1974 in celebration of D Magazine’s 35th Anniversary Issue.
How did the fruits and vegetable we eat actually come to be? We’ll discover how virtually nothing on our tables today resembles the plats that fed the first humans with Noel Kingsbury, author of the new book “Hybrid: The History and Science of Plant Breeding” (University of Chicago, 2009).
We’ll discuss the importance of a clean environment and the role of the EPA in our lives and in North Texas with SMU Lyle Professor Al Armendariz, the new EPA Region 6 Administrator. The ArtandSeek segment will feature a piece by KERA Executive Producer Rob Tranchin. As you’ll see, “Million Dollar Monarch” is a profile […]
Are you enjoying this year’s crop of holiday movies? We’ll get the picks and pans of the season with a panel of our favorite critics this hour – Stephen Becker of KERA’s ArtandSeek, Chris Vognar of The Dallas Morning News and Christopher Kelly of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
How did a U.S. Navy aviator and Vietnam combat veteran turn his real-life experiences into a prolific career as a thriller writer? We’ll talk this hour with novelist Stephen Coonts, whose new book is “The Disciple” (St. Martin’s Press, 2009).
