Which is the fiercest creature in today’s woods and how close do they get to our towns and cites? You might be surprised. We’ll talk this hour with poet and American University of Paris instructor Jeffrey Greene, whose new book is “The Golden-Bristled Boar: Last Ferocious Beast of the Forest” (University of Virginia Press, 2011).
Where do your loyalties lie? Are they with family, friends, country and church or elsewhere? We’ll explore the concepts of commitment, reliability and trust this hour with Eric Felten, columnist for The Wall Street Journal and author of the new book “Loyalty: The Vexing Virtue” (Simon & Schuster, 2011).
Which country has almost 200 million citizens, half a million soldiers, nuclear weapons and a deteriorating political system? We’ll explore Pakistan this hour with journalist Anatol Lieven, who was in the country last month. His new book is “Pakistan: A Hard Country” (Public Affairs, 2011).
How do the real lives of novelists empower their storytelling? We’ll talk with writer Anne Lamott about the hazy demarcation between the personal and the professional and what lessons parents might glean from some of the characters in her latest novel, “Imperfect Birds” (Riverhead Books, 2010). And in the Art&Seek segment, Jerome Weeks talks with […]
What should we each be doing to help preserve the environment and especially the oceans? We’ll talk this hour with adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild, who (along with his crew) crossed the Pacific Ocean last year on a boat made from 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other fully recyclable materials. His recounts the experience […]
How did the mid-1960s Chicano Movement in Texas influence other Latino rights struggles around the country? We’ll talk this hour with U.C. Berkeley Professor of Ethnic Studies David Montejano, author of “Quixote’s Soldiers: A Local History of the Chicano Movement, 1966-1981” (University of Texas, 2010). Montejano will deliver the Center for Mexican American Studies Distinguished […]
He was undoubtedly one of the greatest leaders in history, but where did Ghandi’s achievements fall short of his own expectations and how did those disappointments inform his world view? We’ll talk this hour with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Joseph Lelyveld, whose highly-acclaimed new book is “Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India” (Knopf, […]
How is the modern world treating the vulnerable Ursus Arctos Horribilis or Grizzly Bear? We’ll spend this hour with naturalist and National Geographic “Expedition Wild” host Casey Anderson. He’ll speak to the Brinker International Forum at the AT&T Performing Arts Center this evening.
Could our human desire to fit in and identify with others lead to positive social changes around the world? According to our guest this hour, journalist, MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winner Tina Rosenberg, it’s already happening. Her new book is “Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World” (W. W. Norton & […]
Who was Julia Child before she became America’s most famous and beloved television chef? We’ll revisit the intrigue of World War II espionage and more this hour with journalist Jennet Conant, whose new book is “A Covert Affair: Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS” (Simon & Schuster, 2011).
