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Think: Episode Archives


  • Inside the Obsessive and Thorny World of Competitive Rose Gardening

    How’s your garden growing this spring? How about your rose garden? Journalist Aurelia Scott decided to follow competitors in the national rose show for her new book. She found a group of people who not only cultivate roses, but nourish a “singular obsession” as well. Scott will join us this hour to discuss what she […]

  • The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

    We’ve heard many theories and there are still questions surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963. But one man, famed prosecutor and our guest this hour Vincent Bugliosi, aims to put all the discussion to rest. His new book is “Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. […]

  • National Space Society International Space Development Conference

    While space may not be the “final frontier,” it’s definitely the next. What will it take for humans to have an enduring presence in space and when will new exploration begin? We’ll discuss these questions and more this hour with George Whitesides, Executive Director of the National Space Society (NSS) and XM Co-Founder and NSS […]

  • The Impact of the Highly Improbable

    Can you ever be certain of anything? We’ll spend this hour with Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Dean’s Professor in the Sciences of Uncertainty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Taleb’s new book is “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable” (Random House, 2007).

  • The Education of a Modern-Day Explorer

    Is adventure dead? Not according to people like John Haslett. In 1995, Haslett attempted to re-create Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki expedition from South America to Hawaii. He ended up engaged in a five-year quest that was more a struggle for survival than anything else. His book “Voyage of the Mante??o: The Education of a Modern-Day Explorer” […]

  • Killer Tornados

    It’s tornado season. Are you prepared? We’ll talk this hour with author Nancy Mathis. Her new book “Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado” (Touchstone, 2007) looks back at the May 3rd, 1999 tornado that struck Oklahoma City. We’ll also be joined by Kristine Kahanek, chief meteorologist for CBS 11 news.

  • Education Today

    Where are the U.S. and Texas education systems headed? We’ll discuss the state of education today this hour with Dr. Jim Davis, the acting secretary’s regional representative of the United States Secretary of Education and Terry Ford, Executive Director of the East Dallas Community Schools.

  • Crime and Punishment in Dallas Today

    There’s a new D.A. in town and the Dallas County justice system is changing. We talked with Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins last month. Art Critic and SMU Professor Charissa Terranova joined us in the Scene segment to talk about art collecting, collectivity, and the Dallas art scene. This program originally aired on April […]

  • Dallas Mayoral Run-Off

    Last Saturday’s Election reduced the number of Dallas Mayoral hopefuls to two who’ll compete in a run-off on June 16th. We’ll hear from candidates Tom Leppert and Ed Oakley this hour in an order determined by a coin toss.

  • Understanding Your Child's Unique Core Personality

    How do you decide how you’ll raise your kids? Will you take your parents’ advice? What about friends and what you’ve seen in the media? We’ll explore the issues that parents face today with family therapist Michael Gurian, author of “Nurture the Nature: Understanding Your Child’s Unique Core Personality” (Jossey-Bass, 2007).