What Constitutes Sexual Assault?
October 18, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about consent, the many forms of sexual harassment and assault and what people should do if they feel they’ve been assaulted with a panel of local experts.
Think: Episode Archives
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The Last Laugh
October 18, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about if it will ever not be “too soon” to crack a joke about the Holocaust with Ferne Pearlstein. She explores one of comedy’s most taboo topics with Mel Brooks, Louis C.K., Chris Rock and other comedians in her documentary “The Last Laugh,” which screens Thursday as part of Videofest.
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Fighting Terror In Europe
October 17, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about what top security officials on the continent are doing to ward off terrorist attacks with Sebastian Rotella. His reporting appears in the Frontline documentary “Terror in Europe,” which airs Tuesday on KERA-TV.
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Stalin’s Last American Spy
October 17, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how Noel Field betrayed his country to become one of Joseph Stalin’s top spies – only to have the tables turned on him by the KGB. We’ll be joined by Kati Marton, who tells the story in “True Believer: Stalin’s Last American Spy.”
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Esperanto: A Universal Language
October 13, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the invention – and ultimate failure – of Esperanto with Princeton professor Esther Schor, author of “Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language” (Metropolitan Books).
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The Book Of Isaias
October 13, 2016This hour, we’ll be joined by Daniel Connolly, who tells the story of Isaias Ramos in his book “The Book of Isaias: A Child of Hispanic Immigrants Seeks His Own America.”
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A More Sustainable Food System
October 12, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about why some food regulations may have unintended consequences – and about how we can more efficiently feed the country – with food lawyer Baylen J. Linnekin. He’s the author of “Biting the Hands That Feed Us: How Fewer, Smarter Laws Would Make Our Food System More Sustainable.”
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What It Means To Be An American
October 12, 2016This hour, as part of a national coordinated conversation organized by NPR, we’ll talk about what it means to be an American with a panel of Americans who began life as citizens of other countries.
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What Third-Party Voters Want
October 11, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the many reasons these voters have for sticking by candidates who have little chance of winning with Emma Roller. Her opinion piece “Third-Party Voters Know What They Want” appeared recently in The New York Times.
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General Marquis de Lafayette
October 11, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the integral role Marquis de Lafayette played in the American Revolution – and about his close friendship with George Washington – with Sarah Vowell. She’s the author of “Lafayette in the Somewhat United States.”
Krys Boyd has been host and managing editor of KERA-FM’s flagship midday talk show Think since 2006.
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