This hour, we’ll talk about what is known about how the Zika virus affects humans and what is being done to battle it with New York Times science reporter Donald G. McNeil. He’s the author of “Zika: The Emerging Epidemic.”
This hour, we’ll talk about how some doctors get away with sexually abusing patients – and how others have been stopped – with Danny Robbin and Carrie Teegardin of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
President Obama travels to Dallas today for an interfaith memorial service remembering the police officers killed here last week. KERA will air live coverage of the service, which also features former President Bush, starting at noon. And after the speech, we’ll have a live national call-in special to continue the conversation about race and law enforcement in America.
This hour, we’ll talk with Mike Birbiglia about his new film, “Don’t Think Twice,” which he wrote, directed and stars in.
Hour 2: As the citizens of Dallas continue to cope with the shock of last week’s brutal attack on law enforcement officers, we’ll talk this hour with city leaders working to hold the community together. We’ll begin the show with a conversation with Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and we’ll also be joined by Dallas Police Association vice president Michael Mata and Richie Butler, senior pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church.
In this special two hour edition of Think, we’ll discuss the Downtown Dallas shootings and their aftermath with eye witnesses, experts in law enforcement and race as well as members of the KERA News team covering the story.
This hour, we’ll talk about how psychiatrists use statistics, analysis and previous experience in deciding whether or not to prescribe a patient antidepressants. We’ll be joined by the author of “Ordinarily Well: The Case for Antidepressants.”
This hour, we’ll talk about embracing our hometowns with Melody Warnick, who’s moved six times herself. She’s the author of “This Is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live” (Viking).
This hour, we’ll talk about strategies for helping kids get past nervousness with child psychologist Dr. Kathleen Trainor. She’s the author of “Calming Your Anxious Child: Words to Say and Things to Do.”
This hour, we’ll talk about the intersection of our online lives and our real ones – and how they affect each other – with Virginia Heffernan. She explores these ideas and more in her new book, “Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art”.
