Covering Global Transformation
April 27, 2016This hour, we’ll talk to Andrew Solomon about “Far and Away: Reporting from the Brink of Change – Seven Continents, Twenty-Five Years.”
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The National Park Service At 100
April 27, 2016This hour, we’ll talk with the National Park Service’s director, Jonathan Jarvis, about the organization’s role in conservation, about attracting a new generation of visitors and about which park might be best for your summer family vacation.
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Building More Livable Cities
April 21, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how redesigned crosswalks, bike lanes and parks are making urban centers more livable with the author of “Street-Fight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution.”
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The Future Of Food
April 20, 2016This hour, we’ll be joined by Jayson Lusk, chair of the department of agricultural studies at Oklahoma State University and author of “Unnaturally Delicious: How Science and Technology are Serving Up Foods to Save the World” (St. Martin’s Press).
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How Technology Is Changing Worldviews
April 20, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how “visual activism” is driving social and political change with Nicholas Mirzoeff, professor of media culture and communication at NYU and deputy director of the International Association for Visual Culture.
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A Killer In The Capital
April 19, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about terror in the Texas capital with Texas Monthly’s Skip Hollandsworth, author of “The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America’s First Serial Killer” (Henry Holt and Co.).
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A Talk About Trade
April 19, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the impact of Toyota and other foreign companies moving to North Texas and about the state of U.S.-China trade relations with former U.S. Trade Rep, Ron Kirk.
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From Unemployed To Homeless
April 18, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about what it’s like to live life so close to the margin between unemployment and homelessness with Matthew Desmond, co-director of Harvard’s Justice and Poverty project and author of “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.”
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In The Shadow Of The Tower
April 18, 2016This hour, we’ll revisit the UT Tower shooting and hear the stories of ordinary people who displayed extraordinary courage, the subject of the documentary “Tower.”
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Mind Over Matter
April 14, 2016This hour, we’ll hear about everyday people who are overcoming mental hurdles like PTSD, anxiety and other conditions with “Stories of the Mind” producer Harry Lynch.
