Just six years ago, half of all smartphones sold were made by BlackBerry. Today, it’s hard to find anyone who still uses one. This hour, we’ll find out what happened with Globe and Mail business writer Sean Silcoff, co-author of Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry. […]
This hour, we’ll talk about what to do if someone you know is in need of help with counselor Lori Vann, author of ‘A Caregiver’s Guide to Self-Injury.’
Ronald Reagan guided the U.S. through the last days of the Cold War and ushered in a new breed of conservatism that still reverberates today. We’ll take inventory of his legacy this hour with biographer H.W. Brands.
With his new book, Christopher McDougall takes another look at extreme athletes – this time with an eye towards people using their advanced fitness in practical ways.
In his State of the Union address this year, President Obama called for comprehensive paid leave for American workers. We’ll talk about the idea with Lauren Sanders, who writes about it for The New Republic’s current issue.
We’ll talk about taming our impulses with Florida State University psychology professor Roy F. Baumeister, who writes about the topic for Scientific American.
This hour, as part of KERA’s American Graduate series Homeless In High School, we’ll talk about the challenges they face – and what’s being done to help them through school – with a panel of North Texas educators.
We’ll talk this hour with two professors in the UT system who contributed essays to ‘The Little Orange Book: Short Lessons in Excellent Teaching.’
Texas architect Frank Welch chronicles his career in a new book.
We’ll spend this hour with David Bromwich, whose essay in the June issue of Harper’s is “What Went Wrong: Assessing Obama’s Legacy.”
