Where does marriage stand in American culture today? We’ll explore the subject this hour with Johns Hopkins University Sociologist Andrew J. Cherlin, author of “The Marriage-Go-Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today” (Knopf, 2009).
What is a cosmic war and can such a war be won? We’ll talk this hour with Professor Reza Aslan, whose new book is “How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror ” (Random House, 2009). Aslan speaks to the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth […]
CEO host Lee Cullum talks with University of North Texas President Gretchen Bataille, who believes the school must look beyond the economy’s impact on the budget.
Where does human communication originate? According to our guest this hour, anthropologist Dean Falk, language begins in the arms of our mothers. Falk will join us this hour to discuss her research and her new book “Finding Our Tongues: Mothers, Infants and The Origins of Language” (Basic Books, 2009).
Can the Arts influence social change? We’ll talk this hour with Sister Helen Prejean, author of “Dead Man Walking” and composer Jake Heggie whose opera of the same name opens at the Fort Worth Opera next month. They’ll both participate in a panel discussion on “Arts, Social Change, and Human Rights” at SMU this evening.
Where do journalism and comedy meet? We’ll find out this hour with humorist Mo Rocca, who’s in town to appear at Jewish Family Services’ For the Love of Family Concert Event tonight.
How do you learn about products and services? We’ll explore the subject this hour with bestselling author Emanuel Rosen whose new book is “The Anatomy of Buzz Revisited: Real-life Lessons in Word-of-Mouth Marketing” (Doubleday, paperback, 2009).
Do your kids love to read? If not, what’s the best way to motivate them? We’ll spend this hour with North Texas educator Donalyn Miller, whose new book is “The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child” (Jossey-Bass, 2009).
How is life in South Africa these days? Plagued by violence and the AIDS crisis, but enjoying economic growth, South Africans will go to the polls tomorrow for national elections. We’ll examine their choices this hour with Alec Russell, world news editor at the Financial Times and author of the new book “Bring Me My […]
According to the American Heart Association, coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for American women. We’ll discuss women’s health this hour with Dr. Cara East, Director of the Soltero Cardiovascular Research Center at Baylor University Medical Center and Dr. Jeffrey Schussler, an interventional cardiologist at Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital. The […]
