What’s going on in astronomy these days? We’ll explore the Milky Way, colliding galaxies and find out if there’s really water on the Moon this hour with astronomer Ken Croswell whose new book for kids is “The Lives of Stars” (Boyds Mills Press, 2009).
What does it take to reinvent one’s self? We’ll find out this hour with Roz Savage, who left a successful management career for a life of adventure. She tells the story in her new book “Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean” (Simon and Schuster, 2009).
What will it take to bring electricity and clean water to the underserved parts of the world? We’ll talk this evening with William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, author of “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope” (William Morrow, 2009). In the ArtandSeek segment, we’ll find out how the designs of […]
What do our monuments really say about our history and ourselves? We’ll talk this hour with University of Pittsburgh Chair of the History of Art and Architecture Kirk Savage, who’ll lecture at the Sixth Floor Museum this evening. His books include “Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape” […]
What do we need to know about the H1N1 “Swine Flu” virus? We’ll get tips this hour from Jorie Klein, Director of Disaster Planning at Parkland Health and Hospital System.
How and why did Bernie Madoff steal billions of dollars from clients who trusted him with their life savings and financial futures? We’ll talk this hour with Brian Ross, Chief Investigative Correspondent at ABC News and author of “The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth” (Hyperion, 2009).
Were Sigmund Freud’s ideas about treating psychological disorders really his own? We’ll explore the world of 1870s Vienna and early psychology this hour with Louis Breger, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychoanalytic Studies at California Institute of Technology and author of the new book “A Dream of Undying Fame: How Freud Betrayed His Mentor and Invented […]
Is our method of teaching right for all of our country’s children? We’ll explore current theories and possible solutions this hour with E.D. Hirsch, Jr., founder of the Core Knowledge Foundation and author of the new book “The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools” (Yale, 2009).
Is a new world dawning and more importantly, are we prepared to live in it? We’ll spend this hour with Bob Garfield, co-host of NPR’s On the Media and author of the new book “The Chaos Scenario, Amid the Ruins of Mass Media, The Choice for Business is Stark: Listen or Perish” (Stielstra Publishing, 2009).
How might a burgeoning middle class determine the future of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the rest of the region? We’ll examine the commercial landscape of the Middle East this hour with international relations expert and best-selling author Vali Nasr. His latest book is “Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and […]
