The Sustainability Of Texas Water
June 16, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how water is managed in Texas with Sharlene Leurig, director of the Texas Environmental Flows Initiative.
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Texans And Voting
June 15, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about if voters in North Texas feel that their votes count – and if they even plan to vote – with a panel of North Texas political organizers.
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The Buying And Selling Of Feminism
June 15, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how feminism has changed over the decades with Andi Zeisler. She writes about the topic in “We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrl to CoverGirl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement.”
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The Science Of War
June 14, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how the Department of Defense is using technology and training to best equip military personnel with Mary Roach.
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Managing The Blood Supply
June 14, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about our blood supply – how it’s managed, why some people can donate when others can’t and about whether we’re equipped to mobilize mass blood drives in an emergency.
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The History Of Lithium
June 13, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how scientists learned to use lithium most effectively – and about its strong Texas ties – with University of Toronto psychiatry professor Dr. Edward Shorter.
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The Life Of An Activist
June 13, 2016This hour, we’ll talk to Jody Williams about what it takes to be an effective activist. Her memoir is called “My Name Is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl’s Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize.”
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Building More Livable Cities
April 21, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how redesigned crosswalks, bike lanes and parks are making urban centers more livable with the author of “Street-Fight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution.”
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The Brains Of Big Stars
April 21, 2016This hour, we’ll take what we’ve learned about how the mind works and revisit some of history’s most intriguing figures with science writer Claudia Kalb, author of “Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder: Inside the Minds of History’s Great Personalities.”
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Best Of Think: Football And Brain Injury
March 17, 2016This week, the NFL for the first time admitted a link between concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This hour, we’ll listen back to our December conversation with Jeanne Marie Laskas about her book “Concussion.”
