This hour, we’ll discuss the immigration and affirmative action decisions with SMU professor of law Lackland Bloom. And later in the show, we’ll preview the court’s upcoming decision concerning restrictive abortion laws in Texas with SMU associate professor of law Jessica Dixon Weaver.
This hour, we’ll talk about a rather strange trip to the Holy Land Tom Bissell took with a Jewish talk-show host and his Christian listeners.
This hour, we’ll talk about phenotyping – and a host of other CSI innovations – with National Geographic online science editor Erika Engelhaupt. The story “Beyond Reasonable Doubt” appears in the July issue of the magazine.
Donald Trump will accept the nomination for president tonight at the Republican National Convention. Today, we’ll devote both hours of our show to all things Trump.
This hour, we’ll talk about how microscopic creatures can infest the minds of much larger beings – and how they can affect their personalities – with the author of “This is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society.”
This hour we’ll talk about caring for the homeless post-Tent City.
This hour, we’ll talk about the most unusual syndromes found around the world with Frank Bures.
This hour, on World Refugee Day, we’ll talk with Vinh Chung about his story of courage and familial sacrifice, which he writes about in “Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family’s Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption.”
This hour, we’ll talk about the future of self-driving cars, how these cars will function and how engineers are making them safe with U.C.-Berkeley research engineer Steven Shladover.
This hour, we’ll talk about how water is managed in Texas with Sharlene Leurig, director of the Texas Environmental Flows Initiative.
