Laughs, American Style
November 19, 2015This hour, we’ll talk about the evolution of funny business with Kliph Nesteroff, author of “The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy.”
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A Mammoth Discovery
November 16, 2015This hour, we’ll talk about the painstaking process of putting a mammoth back together again with Anthony Fiorillo, the Perot Museum’s chief curator; and Ron Tykoski, its fossil preparator.
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The History Of Parkland Hospital
November 16, 2015This hour, we’ll talk about Parkland Hospital’s storied past with Dr. John Boyd, and anesthesiologist who trained at Parkland who has written a new history of the hospital.
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The Odyssey Of George H. W. Bush
November 5, 2015To mark is death at the age of 94, we’ll explore the many ways he put his stamp on the country with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, who joined us in 2015 to talk about his biography “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush.”
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Serving Second Chances
November 5, 2015We’ll learn what it means to be homeless and find out how we’re taking care of those in need with Bruce Buchanan, Associate Pastor of Community Ministries at First Presbyterian Church of Dallas which runs the Stewpot and filmmaker Alan Govenar.
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Alcohol And America
October 22, 2015We’ll talk about the influence booze has had on our nation with Susan Cheever, author of “Drinking in America: Our Secret History.”
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The Philosophy Of Activism
October 21, 2015UNT assistant philosophy professor Adam Riggle joins us to talk about his book “A Field Philosopher’s Guide to Fracking: How One Texas Town Stood Up to Big Oil and Gas.”
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Love From Yemen To Israel
October 21, 2015We’ll talk this hour with author Nomi Eve about her multicultural saga “Henna House” ahead of her appearance in Dallas tonight.
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Your Brain On Technology
October 20, 2015We’ll talk about how computers and smartphone actually diminish our ability to think clearly with UCLA professor Shlomo Benartzi, author of “The Smarter Screen.”
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Living With Chronic Illness
October 20, 2015We’ll talk about how people with chronic conditions can create fuller lives with Susan Bauer-Wu, author of “Leaves Falling Gently: Living Fully with Serious and Life-Limiting Illness through Mindfulness, Compassion, and Connectedness.”
