How will we deal with the decline of natural resources that many scientists say is just around the corner? We’ll talk this hour with Richard Heinberg, author of “Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines” (New Society Publishers, 2007).
Who are Mexican Americans and what are the historical origins of this ethnic group? We’ll find out this hour with Laura E. G??mez, Professor of Law and American Studies at the University of New Mexico. Her new book is “Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race” (New York University Press, 2007).
What’s really behind the United States’ ongoing relationship with Pakistan? According to journalists Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark, for years the U.S. looked the other way while Pakistan developed and even sold nuclear weapons and technology to other countries. We’ll speak with Scott-Clark this hour about the investigation and book “Deception: Pakistan, the United States, […]
Is North Texas prepared for a potential pandemic? We’ll talk this hour with Dr. John Carlo, Medical Director for Dallas County Health and Human Services and Dr. Don R. Read, of Medical City Dallas who both serve on the Dallas County Medical Society’s Pandemic Advisory Committee.
What are the essentials of a well-rounded education these days? University of North Texas President, Dr. Gretchen Bataille and Jim Falk, President of the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth will join us this hour to explore how international understanding contributes to education.
Has the First Amendment stood the test of time? This hour we’ll discuss the history of how the press has exercised freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution with John Byrne Cooke. Cooke’s new book is “Reporting the War: Freedom of the Press from the American Revolution to the War on Terrorism” (Palgrave, 2007).
Can you really get away with murder? After a yearlong investigation, Dallas Morning News reporters Brooks Egerton and Reese Dunklin found that Dallas County leads the state in sentencing murderers to probation. Their five-part series “Unequal Justice: Murderers on Probation” was published the week of November 11th. Reese Dunklin will join us to talk about […]
How can families deal with the loss of a loved-one – especially during the holiday season? We’ll discuss strategies for coping this hour with Karen Lindall-Bourg, program director at Journey of Hope Grief Support and Linda Jones, creator of “It’s Only Temporary: A Journal for Surviving Loved Ones.”
Prison ministry is nothing new in the United States. But in the last few years, Muslim prison ministries have garnered a larger share of the attention. Filmmaker Ginny Durrin found that for many prisoners, Islam provides the only true opportunity for redemption behind bars. We’ll talk with Durrin, who’s film “Homegrown: Islam in Prison” airs […]
Can the study of history be freed from the need for written evidence? Harvard professor Daniel Lord Smail suggests so in his new book “On Deep History and the Brain” (University of California Press, 2007). We’ll talk with Smail this hour about the connection of neuroscience and biology to history.
