This hour, as we broadcast from NPR Headquarters in Washington, we’ll talk about cases currently being argued before the court with NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg and Amy Howe, editor of the SCOTUS Blog.
This hour, we’ll speak to the Texas senator about recent legislation he’s sponsored – and about the battle in the Senate over filling the open spot on the Supreme Court. And later in the hour, we’ll talk with Colleen McCain Nelson, White House correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, about President Obama’s trip to Saudi Arabia.
This hour, as we broadcast from NPR Headquarters in Washington, we’ll talk to Kelly McEvers about “Embedded,” her new podcast.
This hour, as we broadcast from NPR Headquarters in Washington, we’ll talk about the many roles first ladies have served in the White House with Kate Andersen Brower. She’s the author of “First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies.”
This hour, we’ll talk about the hope for compromise in politics – with a co-author of “It’s Even Worse Than it Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism.”
This hour, we’ll talk why terrorists are driven to destruction and what they hope to accomplish with Claudia Wallis. She’s the managing editor of “Scientific American Mind,” which covers the topic in its May/June issue.
This hour, we’ll talk about a defense of pretension – and about how a mightier-than-thou attitude can help to advance creative endeavors – with Dan Fox. He’s the author of “Pretentiousness: Why It Matters.”
This hour, we’ll talk about the damage our online history can cause our future selves – and about efforts to recapture our privacy – with Meg Leta Jones, author of “Ctrl + Z: The Right to Be Forgotten.”
This hour, we’ll talk about the interpersonal dynamics of surrogacy with UT-Arlington associate professor of sociology Heather Jacobson. She’s the author of “Labor of Love: Gestational Surrogacy and the Work of Making Babies.”
This hour, we’ll talk about how social media has forced teenage girls to grow up at an accelerated pace with Nancy Jo Sales, author of “American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers.”
