John Scott, Rosewood Hotels and Resorts
Find out how the parent company of The Mansion in Dallas doubled in growth in the last five years despite the economy.
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Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Courts
September 24, 2009The conflict over teaching evolution in public schools is nothing new, but it came to a head (and was addressed in court) in Dover, Pennsylvania in 2005. We’ll talk this hour with a key player in that story – U.S. District Judge John Jones. We’ll also be joined by “NOVA: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on […]
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The Meaning of Gourmet
September 24, 2009What does “gourmet” mean today? We’ll talk this hour with best-selling memoirist and Gourmet Magazine Editor-In-Chief Ruth Reichl. She’s also the editor of the brand new cookbook “Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009).
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Archive: The Way We Run
September 23, 2009Is there a better way to run? We’ll explore the world of the Tarahumara this hour with journalist Christopher McDougall, author of the new book “Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, And The Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen” (Knopf, 2009).
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Architecture and The Future of Cities
September 23, 2009What will our cities be like in 10, 20, or 100 years and what roll will sustainability play in their design? We’ll talk this hour with Adrian Smith, principal at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Smith is in town to judge the 42nd Annual AIA Dallas Design Awards.
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Obama at the UN
September 22, 2009How will President Obama work with the UN Security Council? We’ll talk with former Foreign Policy Magazine editor David Bosco. His new book is “Five to Rule Them All: The UN Security Council and the Making of the Modern World” (Oxford University Press, 2009).
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Urban Chickens
September 22, 2009To what lengths would you go for farm-fresh eggs? We’ll explore the world of the urban backyard chicken farmer this hour with Leslie Finical Halleck, general manager at North Haven Gardens and Sarah Perry, former KERA producer and successful Dallas chicken farmer and gardener.
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The Highs and Lows of American Conservatism
September 21, 2009Is the American Conservative movement in trouble? We’ll spend this hour with journalist Sam Tanenhaus, who takes a firm line on the subject in his new book “The Death of Conservatism” (Random House, 2009).
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The Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
September 21, 2009Why do we know what we know about the Roman Empire? We’ll find out this hour with historian Lars Brownworth, author of “Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization” (Crown, 2009).
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Autism Today
September 18, 2009Will we ever know what causes autism? Where can families turn for help and information about the disorder? We’ll talk with Mark Roithmayr, national president of Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to advancing understanding and treatment of all autism spectrum disorders.
