Laughs, American Style
November 19, 2015This hour, we’ll talk about the evolution of funny business with Kliph Nesteroff, author of “The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy.”
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Changing Ideas On Climate Change
November 18, 2015This hour, we’ll talk about how Exxon’s position on the issue has changed over the years with Neela Banerjee, who spent eight months reporting on the energy giant. We’ll also be joined by Ken Cohen, vice president of public and government affairs for Exxon Mobil Corporation.
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America And The Global Economy
November 18, 2015We’ll talk about how America ranks with other industrialized nations with Matt Rooney, director of the economic growth program at the Bush Center.
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The Fight For The Fed
November 17, 2015This hour, we’ll talk about why the Founding Fathers were adamantly opposed to centralized banking – and about why later politicians had a change of heart.
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The Health Of North Texas Kids
November 17, 2015This hour, we’ll talk with a pair of doctors about why the adolescent pregnancy rate is lower locally than nationally, how the uninsured rate for children has dropped and about why nearly 50 percent of Dallas county kids are obese.
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A Mammoth Discovery
November 16, 2015This hour, we’ll talk about the painstaking process of putting a mammoth back together again with Anthony Fiorillo, the Perot Museum’s chief curator; and Ron Tykoski, its fossil preparator.
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The History Of Parkland Hospital
November 16, 2015This hour, we’ll talk about Parkland Hospital’s storied past with Dr. John Boyd, and anesthesiologist who trained at Parkland who has written a new history of the hospital.
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Superintendent Roundtable
November 12, 2015We’ll talk about the future of education locally with Fort Worth ISD superintendent Kent Scribner, Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa and Grand Prairie ISD superintendent Susan Hull.
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DNA Testing’s Down Side
November 12, 2015We’ll talk about the flaws in DNA testing with NYU Law professor Erin Murphy. She writes about the topic in “Inside the Cell: The Dark Side of Forensic DNA.”
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Constructing Our Continent
November 11, 2015This hour, we’ll talk about how North America came to bet and how life evolved here with paleontologist Kirk Johnson.
Krys Boyd has been host and managing editor of KERA-FM’s flagship midday talk show Think since 2006.
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