Spies Like Us
June 9, 2014This hour, we’ll speak with spy novelist Alan Furst about his latest tale of WWII espionage, Midnight in Europe.
This hour, we’ll speak with spy novelist Alan Furst about his latest tale of WWII espionage, Midnight in Europe.
We’ll talk this hour about how the DPD became a model for how law enforcement handles eye witnesses with Joe Berlinger. He documents the story in the June 8 episode of The System with Joe Berlinger.
We’ll talk this hour with Judy Chu from the Program in Human Biology at Stanford University. She explores a recent two-year study in the new book When Boys Become Boys: Development, Relationships, and Masculinity.
We’ll talk to Dr. Barron Lerner this hour about the moral decisions physicians must make, which he writes about in his book, The Good Doctor: A Father, a Son, and the Evolution of Medical Ethics.
Universities are considering race less and less as they process applications. And Sheryll Cashin argues that that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Hour 1: What’s it like being Jewish in North Texas? We’ll talk this hour with Dr. Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz of the Jewish Federations of North America and Bradley Laye, Interim President & CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas.
Hour 2: Tacos are a staple item in the diets of many North Texans. We’ll explore the taco’s past and present this hour with José R Ralat, who blogs about tacos at thetacotrail.com.
Hour 1: 2014 marks the 100 anniversary of the start of World War I, and changed history forever. Geoffrey Wawro, Director of the Military History Center at the University of North Texas, joins us to talk about the events that led to the war in his new book, “A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire.”
Hour 2: Breaking a hip can lead to a tough recovery for people over 50. Dr. Alan Jones and Dr. William Tucker join us to talk about our KERA Breakthroughs series “The Broken Hip.”
Hour 1: Wall Street’s influence on the White House and vice versa has left its mark on the economy over time. This hour we’ll speak with Nomi Prins about the in’s and outs of the relationship between the two as described in her book, “All the President’s Bankers: The Hidden Alliances that Drive American Power.”