Marriage Through The Mail
June 27, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about mail-order marriages with University of South Carolina associate law professor Marcia A. Zug, author of “Buying a Bride: An Engaging History of Mail-Order Matches.”
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The Gender Gap In Cardiology
June 23, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about why there are so few female heart doctors, how that effects patient care and what can be done to even out the numbers with Dr. Cara East of Baylor University Medical Center and Dr. Nina Asrani of Texas Health Fort Worth.
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The Supreme Court’s Texas Decisions
June 23, 2016This hour, we’ll discuss the immigration and affirmative action decisions with SMU professor of law Lackland Bloom. And later in the show, we’ll preview the court’s upcoming decision concerning restrictive abortion laws in Texas with SMU associate professor of law Jessica Dixon Weaver.
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A Trip To The Holy Land
June 22, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about a rather strange trip to the Holy Land Tom Bissell took with a Jewish talk-show host and his Christian listeners.
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The Future Of Crime Investigation
June 22, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about phenotyping – and a host of other CSI innovations – with National Geographic online science editor Erika Engelhaupt. The story “Beyond Reasonable Doubt” appears in the July issue of the magazine.
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Your Brain On Parasites
June 21, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how microscopic creatures can infest the minds of much larger beings – and how they can affect their personalities – with the author of “This is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society.”
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Homelessness In Dallas
June 21, 2016This hour we’ll talk about caring for the homeless post-Tent City.
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The Geography Of Madness
June 20, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the most unusual syndromes found around the world with Frank Bures.
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A Refugee’s Journey From Vietnam To Arkansas
June 20, 2016This hour, on World Refugee Day, we’ll talk with Vinh Chung about his story of courage and familial sacrifice, which he writes about in “Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family’s Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption.”
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The Future Of Self-Driving Cars
June 16, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the future of self-driving cars, how these cars will function and how engineers are making them safe with U.C.-Berkeley research engineer Steven Shladover.
