Every parent wants their child to have the best teachers, but how important is the educational leadership at that student’s school and district? We’ll talk this hour with two leaders in the field – David Chard, Ph.D., Dean of the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development at SMU and Reid Lyon, Ph.D., […]
What were you doing in the 1960s? Journalist Jenny Diski remembers the influential decade as she experienced it in London in her new book “The Sixties” (Picador Paperback Original, 2009). We’ll talk with her this hour.
How does a mother cope with the death of her child when his murder becomes a national headline? We’ll talk this hour with Judy Shepard, author of the new book “The Meaning of Matthew: My Son’s Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed” (Hudson Street, 2009).
Where is Rene Descartes actually buried and how did his life and death influence religion and the understanding of rationalism? We’ll talk with Russell Shorto, author of “Descartes’ Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason” (Vintage, Paperback, 2009).
What are the most important elements of the India-U.S. relationship? We’ll spend this hour with Ambassador Swashpawan Singh, former ambassador of India to the Offices of the United Nations in Geneva. He’ll address the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth on Wednesday.
How can the arts help spur economic growth and what role does business play in fostering a vital arts scene? We’ll talk with Katherine Wagner, the new CEO of North Texas Business for Culture and the Arts. What does jazz improvisation tell us about African-American culture? And how did jazz influence the thinking of authors […]
Where do freedom and America’s love affair with the automobile intersect? They meet in the brain of P.J. O’Rourke. He’s in town to address the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations about his work with Freedom House on global political and economic freedom. He’s also just published a collection of essays called “Driving Like Crazy: Thirty […]
What does it mean to be Cuban, but to live in exile waiting to return home? NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten profiles one such family (whose name you might recognize) in his new book “Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba” (Penguin Books, 2009). We’ll speak with Tom this hour.
Is it possible that all the traditional wisdom about children is – while not exactly wrong, not exactly right either? We’ll examine the recent scientific evidence this hour with journalist Po Bronson, co-author of the new book “NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children” (Twelve, 2009).
Could the sun fulfill our energy needs while solving our global warming problems at the same time? We’ll explore the solar energy world this hour with George Johnson, whose piece “Plugging into the Sun” appears in the September issue of National Geographic Magazine.
