Would you like to live forever? You’re not alone. In fact, even famed aviator and Nazi apologist Charles Lindbergh teamed up with the first U.S. Nobel Laureate to find a biological solution to human mortality. We’ll explore the story this hour with journalist David M. Friedman, author of “The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, […]
Forgiveness and reconciliation can only come about when people communicate. The Truth in Translation Project, which is in town this week, puts that communication in the spotlight by telling the story of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission through the interpreters of 11 African languages who translated the testimony of victims and perpetrators of genocide. […]
Still wondering what to do when you grow up? Melissa Plaut isn’t. She gave up the corporate life to become a New York City cab driver at the age of 29. Melissa Plaut will join us this hour to discuss her first two years as a cabbie. Her new book about the experience is called […]
Is the brain capable of change? According to psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Norman Doidge, using the brain actually changes its structure allowing it to become more proficient. He’ll join us this hour to discuss his research and his book “The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Science” (Viking, 2007).
Anyone in the broadcasting business around here knows the name Bill Mercer. And anyone who considers themselves a sports fan has probably heard his voice. We’ll spend this hour with Mercer, whose 50+ year career as a broadcaster and broadcasting instructor continues today. His new memoir is “Play-By- Play: Tales from a Sports Broadcasting Insider” […]
Information, entertainment, news, financial markets – things are happening faster and faster these days. Managing to cope with the increased speed of life will determine success and failure for many in the future. We’ll discuss the challenges with Vince Poscente – speaker, former Olympic speed skier and author of “The Age of Speed: Learning to […]
How will technological advances change our understanding and exploration of space? According to Dr. Richard Corfield, author of the new book “Lives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Universe” (Basic Books, 2007), they already are. Corfield, visiting Senior Lecturer and Researcher in the Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research at the […]
What’s it really like in Afghanistan? We’ll find out this hour with North Texas filmmaker Naeem Randhawa who has just returned from two months in Kabul and blogged about the experience while he was there. His 2006 film was “American Ramadan.”
Almost everyone agrees that global warming is a reality. And as evidenced by recent news, some nations, including the U.S. and Canada, aren’t waiting around to stake their claim on the soon-to-be formerly frozen North and the resources that may lie beneath it. Journalist McKenzie Funk, covers the story in the September issue of Harper’s […]
Two years ago, Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast and turned countless Americans into refugees in their own country. Many have returned, many have moved on, and many are still waiting for their lives to begin again. We’ll discuss the continuing aftermath of Katrina this hour with documentarian Ginny Martin and former New Orleans resident […]
