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The Risks and the Rewards of Yoga Updated: 2012-02-14 22:40:16 Description: [2012-02-14 13:00:00] Yoga has quickly become a big part of the go-fast, ego-fueled U.S. fitness business, but what might American yogis be missing in their quick study of a practice that’s actually thousands of years old? We’ll talk this...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Life of a Modern Monarch Updated: 2012-02-14 22:25:46 Description: [2012-02-14 12:00:00] How is a Queen different from everyone else and what should a monarch’s role be in the 21st Century? We’ll look back at the remarkable career of Queen Elizabeth II this hour with journalist and bestselling biographer...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dave Barry & Lunatics Updated: 2012-02-13 21:44:46 Description: [2012-02-13 13:00:00] How could a referee’s call during a ten-and-under girl’s soccer game transform two nobodies from suburban New Jersey into internationally wanted terrorists? We’ll find out this hour with the always-hilarious Da...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Internet & Freedom Updated: 2012-02-13 21:30:51 Description: [2012-02-13 12:00:00] Could legislation to stop online piracy and fight other internet-centered crimes like terrorism, child abuse, and fraud actually endanger the freedoms we take for granted? We’ll spend this hour with science fiction novelis...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Love Stories from StoryCorps Updated: 2012-02-09 22:37:54 Description: [2012-02-09 13:00:00] Everyone’s got a love story. What’s yours? We’ll explore StoryCorps’ most compelling narratives on love, courtship, sorrow, and commitment this hour with StoryCorps founder and MacArthur “geniusR...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Summer Programs and Children's Learning Updated: 2012-02-09 22:23:45 Description: [2012-02-09 12:00:00] Could engaging summer programs close the achievement gap between high and low-income students and change the face of education in our country? We’ll talk this hour with Catherine Augustine, Ph.D., senior policy researcher ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Glenn Ligon's AMERICA Updated: 2012-02-08 21:51:54 Description: [2012-02-08 13:00:00] Where do we find the pivotal cultural moments in American history and how might an artist’s distillation of those experiences enhance our identity as Americans? We’ll spend this hour with artist Glenn Ligon, whose fi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Debt, Money, and the New World Order Updated: 2012-02-08 21:36:21 Description: [2012-02-08 12:00:00] How will the ongoing European financial crisis and overall political uncertainty affect the potential for economic recovery here in the United States? We’ll talk this hour with Philip Coggan, Buttonwood columnist of The Ec...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Updated: 2012-02-07 22:25:31 Description: [2012-02-07 13:00:00] What’s the best way to rear children? Every parent wants to do best by their kids, but whose method is correct and who should decide? Our guest this hour, Yale law professor Amy Chua, ignited a firestorm of debate last yea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD America's Imperial Dream Updated: 2012-02-07 22:10:54 Description: [2012-02-07 12:00:00] Where and when did American ambition for empire fade from possibility? We’ll spend this hour with journalist and historian Gregg Jones, author of the new book “Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philip...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Calm Before the Wave Updated: 2012-02-06 21:48:35 Description: [2012-02-06 12:00:00] Tsunamis are nothing new, but how is the ever-increasing human population along coastlines amplifying the threat from these killer waves? We’ll talk this hour with National Geographic contributor Tim Folger. His article &#...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Case for Conscious Media Consumption Updated: 2012-02-06 21:34:09 Description: [2012-02-06 13:00:00] How are the 24-hour news cycle and our always-available and on-line knowledge culture both helping and hurting us? We’ll talk this hour with open-source organization expert Clay Johnson, founder of Blue State Digital. His ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Education of General David Petraeus Updated: 2012-02-02 22:16:25 Description: [2012-02-02 13:00:00] Did the command of David Petraeus fundamentally change the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? How did his background prepare him for leadership and should we expect the same sort of results at the CIA? We’ll spend this hour wit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Becoming a Citizen in North Texas Updated: 2012-02-02 22:01:57 Description: [2012-02-02 12:00:00] Is North Texas a good place to become a citizen? What challenges and benefits do new immigrants face when they choose to settle here? We’ll spend this hour with Caroline Brettell, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology at SMU an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Health Care in 2020 Updated: 2012-02-01 22:44:30 Description: [2012-02-01 13:00:00] Where is the U.S. healthcare industry headed and what do we need to know to plan accordingly? We’ll spend this hour with Steve Jacob, veteran journalist and adjunct professor at the School of Public Health at the Universit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Obamas Updated: 2012-02-01 22:29:58 Description: [2012-02-01 12:00:00] How do the President and First Lady manage the constant pressures of both their private and public lives? We’ll get an inside look this hour with Jodi Kantor who has been covering the couple since 2007 as Washington Corres...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Dark Side of American Politics Updated: 2012-01-31 21:07:44 Description: [2012-01-31 13:00:00] In this season of increasingly rancorous political rhetoric, who are the people writing the speeches and creating positions for the candidates? Perhaps more importantly, who are the people behind those people and how do they do ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rethinking Knowledge Updated: 2012-01-31 20:53:09 Description: [2012-01-31 12:00:00] Where do you turn today when you really want to know the facts? We’ll discuss the changing nature of knowledge this hour with David Weinberger, Senior Researcher at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for the Interne...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Leaving Financial Hardships Behind Updated: 2012-01-30 21:50:42 Description: [2012-01-30 13:00:00] Has the economic downturn damaged your financial situation? Has divorce, the death of a spouse, or a major health issue put a hold on your savings plan? We’ll discuss strategies for coping with these issues and more with K...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Memoir of Marriage and Asperger Syndrome Updated: 2012-01-30 21:35:46 Description: [2012-01-30 12:00:00] How did a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome change one man’s commitment to his wife and their marriage? We’ll find out this hour with David Finch, author of “The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, As...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners Updated: 2012-01-26 21:42:02 Description: [2012-01-26 13:00:00] How many languages do you speak and what makes some of us better-equipped to learn languages that others? We’ll talk this hour with linguist and writer Michael Erard whose new book is “Babel No More: The Search for t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Deceit and Self-Deception Updated: 2012-01-26 21:27:29 Description: [2012-01-26 12:00:00] It’s a proven fact that (almost) everyone tells a lie or two from time to time. But do we ever deceive ourselves and how would we know it if we did? We’ll talk this hour with Robert Trivers, professor of Anthropology...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science vs Politics Updated: 2012-01-25 21:18:48 Description: [2012-01-25 13:00:00] What is the role of science in public policy and what are the moral responsibilities of scientists? We’ll spend this hour with Heather Douglas, Ph.D., the Wolfe Chair of Science and Society at the University of Waterloo an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Empowering the World's Poorest Children Updated: 2012-01-25 21:05:01 Description: [2012-01-25 12:00:00] What will it take to empower and educate the world’s poorest children? We’ll spend this hour with Rodrigo Arboleda Halaby, chairman and CEO of the One Laptop Per Child Foundation. He’ll speak to UT Arlington...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Witnessing the birth of Occupy Wall Street Updated: 2012-01-24 22:08:12 Description: [2012-01-24 13:00:00] How did the Occupy Movement get started and what is the prognosis for the group’s future? We’ll talk this hour with Nathan Schneider, journalist and editor of the blog Waging Nonviolence. His piece “Some Assemb...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Modern Guide to Manners Updated: 2012-01-24 21:52:32 Description: [2012-01-24 12:00:00] What would the world be like if people just had better manners? We’ll find out this hour with investigative humorist and journalist Henry Alford. His new book is “Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That: A Modern Guide ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How Class and Gender Shape Women's Work Updated: 2012-01-24 17:40:39 Description: [2012-01-23 13:00:00] What determines how a woman approaches her dual responsibilities to career and family? We’ll examine several factors this hour with Sarah Damaske, assistant professor of Labor Studies & Employment Relations, and Sociol...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Queen of America Updated: 2012-01-23 21:06:22 Description: [2012-01-23 12:00:00] What happens when a woman flees her homeland for the perceived safety of America, only to be pursued relentlessly across her new country? We’ll talk this hour with award-winning novelist and storyteller Luis Alberto Urrea,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Strategies for the Married and the Coupled Up Updated: 2012-01-20 08:43:10 Description: [2012-01-19 12:00:00] Every relationship takes work right? We’ll discuss new strategies for improving our relationships this hour with clinical psychologist and prolific speaker Harriet Lerner, Ph.D. Her new guidebook is “Marriage Rules: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths Updated: 2012-01-20 08:29:27 Description: [2012-01-19 12:00:00] How was modern Western culture shaped by classical mythology and are the myths we learned in school still relevant today? We’ll talk this hour with Philip Freeman, Qualley Professor of Classics at Luther College, who write...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Understanding How Context Transforms Your World Updated: 2012-01-18 22:57:54 Description: [2012-01-18 13:00:00] Can everyday circumstance influence or even determine how we think, behave, and respond to each other? We’ll talk this hour with Tufts University Professor of Psychology Sam Sommers. He details his research in the new book...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Inside America's War in Afghanistan Updated: 2012-01-18 22:43:49 Description: [2012-01-18 12:00:00] How did General Stanley McChrystal lose his job running the U.S. war in Afghanistan and what are our military leaders really doing behind the closed doors of power? We’ll talk this hour with journalist Michael Hastings, wh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ahmad Chalabi and Iraq Updated: 2012-01-18 18:16:59 Description: [2012-01-17 13:00:00] Did one man shape U.S. policy in Iraq and entice our country into a disastrous war of intervention? We’ll find out this hour with award-winning 60 Minutes producer Richard Bonin whose new book is “Arrows of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mexico Today and Tomorrow Updated: 2012-01-17 21:52:18 Description: [2012-01-17 12:00:00] With thousands dead in the country’s drug war, Mexico is going through seriously tough times. But why is the country facing these challenges and what should the U.S. be doing to help its southern neighbor? We’ll talk...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Infinity Puzzle Updated: 2012-01-12 22:02:19 Description: [2012-01-12 13:00:00] What do the first hints of the Higgs boson, which were announced last month at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, mean for the study of physics? We’ll find out this hour with University of Oxford Physicist Frank Close, au...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Money, Politics, and Corruption Updated: 2012-01-12 21:47:33 Description: [2012-01-12 12:00:00] Is there any practical way to mitigate the influence of money on American politics? We’ll talk this hour with Lawrence Lessig, director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and author of the new b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD War in the Shadows of the City of Light Updated: 2012-01-11 22:05:33 Description: [2012-01-11 13:00:00] How did Portugal manage to survive World War II virtually unscathed and what was the wartime climate like in its capital city? We’ll find out this hour with historian Neill Lochery, author of “Lisbon: War in the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making Compassionate Decisions Updated: 2012-01-11 21:50:45 Description: [2012-01-11 12:00:00] What’s the best way to approach health care and end-of-life decisions for loved ones? We’ll talk this hour with clinical bioethicist, medical educator and hospice volunteer Viki Kind. She lays out the tools and techn...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is Consumerism Good for Us? Updated: 2012-01-10 22:32:17 Description: [2012-01-10 13:00:00] Can consumerism restore the economy and ultimately save the world? We’ll find out this hour with James Livingston, Professor of History at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and author of the new book “Against Thrift: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cyberthieves, Cybercops and You Updated: 2012-01-10 22:18:58 Description: [2012-01-10 12:00:00] From shopping to banking and socializing, we do almost everything online these days, but just how secure is the internet? We’ll discuss the biggest threats on the web and how they’re being handled this hour with jour...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flirting with the Divine Updated: 2012-01-10 16:48:42 Description: [2012-01-09 13:00:00] Where do you find the divine? Our guest this hour, veteran journalist and writer Eric Weiner asked himself that very question after a health scare landed him in the hospital. He tells the story of his own spiritual journey in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD American Sniper Updated: 2012-01-09 21:09:32 Description: [2012-01-09 12:00:00] We’re all familiar with many of the basic war-fighting approaches that the U.S. military has used over the last decade. But what are some of the strategies that we don’t often hear about and what’s it like to b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Funny Updated: 2011-12-15 22:46:10 Description: [2011-12-15 13:00:00] What’s funny these days? We’ll spend this hour with two professionals who know. Paul Varghese and Aaron Aryanpur will join us to discuss the current state of comedy, make us laugh and preview their upcoming News Year...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Patrick Henry Updated: 2011-12-15 22:30:01 Description: [2011-12-15 12:00:00] What does today’s “small government” political movement owe to famed revolutionary orator Patrick Henry? We’ll find out this hour with Thomas S. Kidd, Associate Professor of History at Baylor University a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bias in Health Care? Updated: 2011-12-15 16:24:39 Description: [2011-12-14 12:00:00] Is health care one of the final frontiers for equality in America? We’ll talk this hour with Dr. Augustus A. White III, Professor of Medical Education and Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and author of the new ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier Updated: 2011-12-14 21:58:36 Description: [2011-12-14 13:00:00] How does Haute couture influence everyday fashion trends and when does the influence move in reverse? We’ll examine the career and work of designer Jean Paul Gaultier this hour with Kevin Tucker, the Margot B. Perot Curato...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creating Characters that Thrill Updated: 2011-12-14 20:41:58 Description: [2011-12-13 13:00:00] Where do riveting characters come from and what goes on in the minds of the authors who create them? We’ll spend this hour with bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, whose nineteenth novel featuring Dr. Kay Scarpetta, R...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Stories You Missed in 2011 Updated: 2011-12-13 20:55:36 Description: [2011-12-13 12:00:00] What are the big stories that we haven’t been hearing in the news this year? We’ll talk this hour with Joshua E. Keating, associate editor at Foreign Policy. His piece “The Stories You Missed in 2011: 10 events...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Giving Thanks and Expressing Gratitude Updated: 2011-12-12 22:37:06 Description: [2011-12-12 13:00:00] What are you thankful for this holiday season and how do you express your gratitude to family and friends? You can share your stories as we talk this hour with writer and journalist Nora Firestone, founder of Thanking of You.com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans Updated: 2011-12-12 22:22:55 Description: [2011-12-12 12:00:00] What can we learn by listening to the stories and heeding the advice from the older generations of Americans? We’ll find out this hour with gerontologist Karl Pillemer, Ph.D., founder of the Cornell Institute for Translati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Your Guide to Holiday Movies Updated: 2011-12-08 22:59:04 Description: [2011-12-08 13:00:00] What are the hot and not-so-hot holiday movies this season? We’ll get the picks and pans of this year’s crop of films with a panel of our favorite critics this hour – Stephen Becker of KERA’s Art&Seek...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Cry for the Tiger Updated: 2011-12-08 22:44:23 Description: [2011-12-08 12:00:00] Will the planet’s estimated 4,000 remaining wild tigers survive ongoing habitat loss and poaching? We’ll talk this hour with National Geographic contributor Caroline Alexander. Her piece “A Cry for the Tiger...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alternative Theories of Everything Updated: 2011-12-08 18:54:45 Description: [2011-12-07 13:00:00] Who really has a claim on the study of the sciences? We’ll explore the non-credentialed, non-formal world of “outsider physicists” this hour with journalist Margaret Wertheim, who has spent 15 years studying th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Last Day of the Soviet Union Updated: 2011-12-07 21:18:50 Description: [2011-12-07 12:00:00] What events actually led to the 1991 dissolution of the U.S.S.R. and how did the bitter relationship between Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin contribute to the superpower’s demise? We’ll talk this hour with journa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD One Woman's Journey Through Afghanistan Updated: 2011-12-06 22:24:54 Description: [2011-12-06 13:00:00] What is life like for most of the people of Afghanistan and how important is the drug trade to the country’s economy? We’ll find out this hour with native Afghan and journalist Fariba Nawa, who recounts her experienc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pearl Harbor Christmas Updated: 2011-12-06 22:10:56 Description: [2011-12-06 12:00:00] What was the first holiday season of World War II like for Americans? On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Attack, we’ll revisit the week-long 1941 war-planning sessions between President Roosevelt and Br...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Unknown Stories Behind Familiar Legal Expressions Updated: 2011-12-05 21:35:47 Description: [2011-12-05 13:00:00] Where did our law-related words and phrases originate and how did they become a common part of our everyday language? We’ll find out this hour with Elizabeth Thornburg, Professor of Law at SMU’s Dedman School of Law ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Glorious Story of a Rowdy Nation Updated: 2011-12-05 21:22:21 Description: [2011-12-05 12:00:00] How did one of the most influential nations in history come to be? We’ll look back at the highlights of British history this hour with Guardian columnist and former editor of The Times Simon Jenkins. His new book is “...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America Updated: 2011-12-02 22:55:31 Description: [2011-12-01 12:00:00] Who fostered imperial dreams for the young United States of America? We’ll explore the life and story of our country’s third vice president this hour with historian David O. Stewart. His new book is “American E...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Cross-Border Search for Truth Updated: 2011-12-01 21:05:28 Description: [2011-12-01 13:00:00] Is the international adoption system corrupt? What are the risks and who profits from adoption fraud? More importantly, who suffers? We’ll talk this hour with investigative journalist, photographer and Fellow at the Shuste...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Protecting the Oceans Updated: 2011-12-01 17:31:22 Description: [2011-11-30 13:00:00] From the archives – What should we each be doing to help preserve the environment and especially the oceans? In April we talked with adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild, who (along with his crew) crossed th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How Science Will Shape Human Destiny Updated: 2011-11-30 21:28:55 Description: [2011-11-30 12:00:00] From the archives – How will the fields of medicine, computers, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, energy production and astronautics change our lives in the not-too-distant future? Last April we spoke with Michio Ka...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS Updated: 2011-11-29 23:06:02 Description: [2011-11-29 13:00:00] From the archives – Who was Julia Child before she became America’s most famous and beloved television chef? Last spring, we discussed the intrigue of World War II espionage and more with journalist Jennet Conant, wh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Travels with the State Historian of Texas Updated: 2011-11-29 22:51:22 Description: [2011-11-29 12:00:00] From the archives – What makes Texas History so fascinating? We spent an hour in April with Light Townsend Cummins, Ph.D., the Bryan Chair of American History at Austin College and recent State Historian of Texas....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wind Energy in America Today Updated: 2011-11-28 21:25:01 Description: [2011-11-28 13:00:00] What role is the wind playing in our country’s energy system and what does the future hold for wind turbine generation? We’ll spend this hour with Robert Righter, Research Professor of History at Southern Methodist U...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Finding Comfort Updated: 2011-11-28 21:11:12 Description: [2011-11-28 12:00:00] Where do you find comfort? We’ll explore that question and the constant human cycle between tranquility and struggle this hour with Father Brett C. Hoover, a member of the Paulist Fathers order and author of the new book &...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beethoven and the World in 1824 Updated: 2011-11-23 22:15:32 Description: [2011-11-23 13:00:00] What environment spawned one of the greatest orchestral compositions in history? We’ll find out this hour with music historian and New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein Scholar-In-Residence Harvey Sachs. His latest book ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest Updated: 2011-11-23 21:59:46 Description: [2011-11-23 12:00:00] Did they really try to climb it just because it was there? We’ll examine the lives and times of some of the most adventurous early 20th Century explorers this hour with Wade Davis, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD JFK's Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence Updated: 2011-11-22 22:45:59 Description: [2011-11-22 13:00:00] Everyone’s seen the photos and films from Dallas in November 1963, but what was it like to be part of President Kennedy’s Secret Service team on the day of his tragic assassination? We’ll revisit our conversati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thinking, Fast and Slow Updated: 2011-11-22 22:32:43 Description: [2011-11-22 12:00:00] What is known about how the human mind really works? We’ll talk this hour with Daniel Kahneman, one of the only non-economists to win a Nobel Prize in Economics. Currently the Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs Eme...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Life Inside the Madoff Family Updated: 2011-11-21 21:59:52 Description: [2011-11-21 13:00:00] What happens to a family when the father is accused and convicted of a stunning series of betrayals and crimes? We’ll find out this hour with journalist Laurie Sandell, author of the new book “Truth and Consequences:...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Future of African American Politics Updated: 2011-11-21 21:46:03 Description: [2011-11-21 12:00:00] What is the real state of American race relations and African American politics? We’ll talk this hour with Michael C. Dawson, the John D. MacArthur Professor of Political Science and the College at the University of Chicag...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Using Science to Read the Early-Warning Signs Updated: 2011-11-17 21:25:58 Description: [2011-11-17 13:00:00] From the archives – Can ecology, biology, mathematics and physics help us avoid (or at least predict) forthcoming troubles of the worst kind? In April we talked with scientist Len Fisher, Ph.D., author of the new book R...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Emotion in the New Workplace Updated: 2011-11-17 21:11:34 Description: [2011-11-17 12:00:00] From the archives – What role do emotions play at work? We talked in April with journalist and former executive vice president and worldwide creative director for Nickelodeon, Anne Kreamer, who tackles the issue in her new...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Riding the Edge of America Updated: 2011-11-16 22:05:03 Description: [2011-11-16 13:00:00] What’s it like along the borders between Canada, the United States and Mexico? We’ll talk this hour with writer Derek Lundy who traveled the length of those borders in 2008. He writes about the experience in his book...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Inside the New Threat Matrix Updated: 2011-11-16 21:50:31 Description: [2011-11-16 12:00:00] Could the next global war be taking place right beneath your fingertips…right now? We’ll find out this hour with former National Security Agency senior counsel Joel Brenner who assesses the current risks in his new b...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Government Subsidies and Our Food Bills Updated: 2011-11-15 22:22:33 Description: [2011-11-15 13:00:00] Do we really know the how and why behind government subsidies? Who do they benefit and why were they created in the first place? We’ll talk this hour with writer Thomas M. Kostigen, author of the new book “The Big Ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Immigrant Advantage Updated: 2011-11-15 22:07:44 Description: [2011-11-15 12:00:00] What can our melting pot nation and culture still stand to gain from immigration? We’ll talk this hour with journalist Claudia Kolker, author of the new book “The Immigrant Advantage: What We Can Learn from Newcomers...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Van Gogh: The Life Updated: 2011-11-14 22:34:55 Description: [2011-11-14 13:00:00] He’s famous for both his incredible art and his notorious instability, but what was life really like for one of the greatest artists in history? We’ll spend this hour with Pulitzer prize-winning author Steven Naifeh....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Robotics and Education Updated: 2011-11-14 22:18:59 Description: [2011-11-14 12:00:00] How important will robots be in the future and how is robotics education changing the field? We’ll spend this hour with Nicholas Gans, assistant professor of electrical engineering and Ken Berry, director of the Science an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Unbecoming British Updated: 2011-11-10 21:06:44 Description: [2011-11-10 12:00:00] Along with its revolutionary political independence, how did the United States of America gain cultural and social differentiation from its former colonial master Great Britain? We’ll talk this hour with Yale University Hi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beauty and Function in Landscape Updated: 2011-11-10 20:52:40 Description: [2011-11-10 13:00:00] What makes a landscape a beautiful, pleasing and functional space? We’ll spend this hour with landscape architect Peter Walker, FASLA. His firm, PWP Landscape Architecture, has designed countless influential landscape proj...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Mistress of Kings Updated: 2011-11-10 10:02:53 Description: [2011-11-09 13:00:00] Who was Mary Boleyn and what was her true role in the English and French Courts of the early 16th Century? We’ll find out this hour with historical biographer Alison Weir. Her newest work is “Mary Boleyn: The Mistres...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Spotting Exceptional Talent Updated: 2011-11-10 09:49:35 Description: [2011-11-09 12:00:00] What’s the best way to evaluate an individual’s skills and talents? We find out this hour with journalist George Anders who spent over two years studying the greatest talent hunters in sports, music, business, medici...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why Students Drop Out of High School Updated: 2011-11-09 00:19:09 Description: [2011-11-08 13:00:00] Just how bad is the drop out rate in America today and what are workable strategies to help keep kids in school? We’ll talk this hour with Russell W. Rumberger, Vice Provost for Education Partnerships at the University of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Long Trip Home Updated: 2011-11-09 00:05:43 Description: [2011-11-08 12:00:00] How does one overcome a turbulent childhood and go on to achieve a successful career? We’ll talk this hour with Mark Whitaker, executive vice president and managing editor of CNN Worldwide. He writes about his family’...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Walking in Space Updated: 2011-11-08 09:56:48 Description: [2011-11-07 13:00:00] From the archives – Ever wonder what it’s like to walk in space? We discussed the experience of space flight, the future of America’s space program and more last April with Astronaut Mike Massimino who made two...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Year in a Women's Prison Updated: 2011-11-08 09:43:16 Description: [2011-11-07 12:00:00] From the archives – What can be learned from a year in the Danbury, Connecticut Federal Correctional Institution for Women? In March we talked with communications executive Piper Kerman, who writes about her experience in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Conversation with Dagoberto Gilb Updated: 2011-11-03 22:47:57 Description: [2011-11-03 13:00:00] How does a writer emerge triumphant from a personal crisis? We’ll spend this hour with writer and storyteller Dagoberto Gilb. Gilb, who is also the executive director of Centro Victoria at the University of Houston, Victor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why the West Rules for Now Updated: 2011-11-03 22:34:30 Description: [2011-11-03 12:00:00] Can we predict the future of civilization by looking deep into the past? We’ll explore the “unified theory of all things geopolitical” this hour with Ian Morris, the Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor in Classi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD You Are Not So Smart Updated: 2011-11-02 20:58:34 Description: [2011-11-02 13:00:00] What is the true reality of our existence? Are we living in a dream world? Our guest this hour, journalist and blogger David McRaney, would likely say yes. His new book is “You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Frien...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Battle against IEDs Updated: 2011-11-02 20:45:42 Description: [2011-11-02 12:00:00] Just how deadly have Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) become and what is being done to combat them? We’ll talk this hour with Harper’s Magazine contributor Andrew Cockburn. His current piece is “Search and D...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals Updated: 2011-11-01 20:52:53 Description: [2011-11-01 13:00:00] What is the life really like for radical Islamic militants and why do they join jihad in the first place? We’ll talk this hour with Ken Ballen, president and founder of Terror Free Tomorrow. His new book is “Terroris...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms Updated: 2011-11-01 20:39:21 Description: [2011-11-01 12:00:00] What can we learn from fungi and what influential and largely unknown roles do they play in our lives? We’ll talk this hour with food writer and journalist Eugenia Bone, whose new book is “Mycophilia: Revelations fro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Following Ezra Updated: 2011-10-31 22:03:49 Description: [2011-10-31 13:00:00] How can parents deal with the challenging and life-changing diagnosis of an autistic child? We’ll talk this hour with one such parent, Tom Fields-Meyer. He writes about his experiences in the new book “Following Ezra...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Pastor's Calling Updated: 2011-10-31 20:03:51 Description: [2011-10-31 12:00:00] Who is leading the struggle for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the church? We’ll spend this hour with Jimmy Creech, author of the book “Adam’s Gift: A Memoir of a Pastor’s Calling to Def...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Scary Monsters Updated: 2011-10-27 21:55:42 Description: [2011-10-27 13:00:00] What makes for a good monster? We’ll examine how both fantasy and human monsters represent and embody our greatest anxieties with Stephen T. Asma, Professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Scholar at Columbia College Chica...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Powering the Future Updated: 2011-10-27 21:42:23 Description: [2011-10-27 12:00:00] Setting aside the debates about carbon, fossil fuels and global warming, one big question remains, what will humankind do once the oil and coal are all gone? We’ll find out this hour with Robert B. Laughlin, Nobel Laureate...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Epic Story of America's Great Migration Updated: 2011-10-26 21:29:11 Description: [2011-10-26 13:00:00] How did the flight of almost six million African-American citizens from the South to northern and western cities change 20th Century America? We’ll talk this hour with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson, whose ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Chat with Allan Sloan Updated: 2011-10-26 20:06:54 Description: [2011-10-26 12:00:00] You’ll probably recognize his voice from his weekly appearance on the Marketplace Morning Report’s Sloan Sessions. We discuss the state of the economy this hour with Allan Sloan, Senior Editor-at-Large for Fortune Ma...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Loss of Solitude in Schools and Culture Updated: 2011-10-25 21:48:38 Description: [2011-10-25 13:00:00] How is our always-on, never-out-of touch society affecting school kids and the world they will eventually enter as adults? We’ll spend this hour with Diana Senechal, who will receive the Hiett Prize in Humanities and deliv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creating a Literary Hell Updated: 2011-10-25 21:35:00 Description: [2011-10-25 12:00:00] What’s it really like in hell? We’ll explore the nether-world of the damned as created by our guest this hour, novelist Chuck Palahniuk whose new book is “Damned” (Doubleday, 2011). His book “Fight ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Power of Remembrance Updated: 2011-10-24 21:09:46 Description: [2011-10-24 13:00:00] How do you measure the impact of a memorial, either public or private? We’ll spend this hour with journalist and novelist Stephen Harrigan who explores this question and more in his new book “Remember Ben ClaytonR...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos Updated: 2011-10-24 19:43:19 Description: [2011-10-24 12:00:00] Who blazed the trail that ultimately led to our understanding of the universe and just how dangerous was his work – to his life and career as a Catholic administrator and physician to bishops and dukes? We’ll spend t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Foods for Homesick Texans Updated: 2011-10-20 20:36:42 Description: [2011-10-20 13:00:00] What foods do you crave when you’re far away from home? Our guest this hour missed the food in Texas so much, she wrote a cookbook to satisfy any appetite. We’ll spend this hour with Lisa Fain, certified barbeque jud...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics Updated: 2011-10-20 20:21:59 Description: [2011-10-20 12:00:00] Just how long have Texans been important in national politics? We’ll spend this hour with journalist and author Kathryn J. McGarr, who profiles the influential career of one 1970s Texas power broker in her new book “...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Short History of Private Life Updated: 2011-10-20 15:44:46 Description: [2011-10-19 13:00:00]Are you taking your house for granted? According to our guest this hour, writer Bill Bryson, you probably are. He reveals the unknown history behind the modern household conveniences we’ve all come to depend upon in his boo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reinventing Diversity Updated: 2011-10-19 20:22:11 Description: [2011-10-19 12:00:00] What is really needed to achieve the long-awaited goal of true diversity in the workplace and other organizations? We’ll talk this hour with Howard J. Ross, author of the new book “Reinventing Diversity: Transforming...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Untold Stories of Jonestown Updated: 2011-10-18 21:39:36 Description: [2011-10-18 13:00:00] What really happened at Jonestown on November 18, 1978? We’ll find out this hour with writer Julia Scheeres who tells the stories of the victims of the terrible tragedy in her new book “A Thousand Lives: The Untold S...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Life and Death in Karachi Updated: 2011-10-18 20:24:46 Description: [2011-10-18 12:00:00] How does the rise of one megacity reflect the changes and challenges faced by many countries around the world? We’ll spend this hour with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, who investigated the largest city in Pakistan fo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Better Managing Your Time Updated: 2011-10-17 20:48:13 Description: [2011-10-17 13:00:00] How do you manage your time? Are you able to get it all done? We’ll discuss strategies for accomplishing the most important things on your to-do list this hour with Peter Bregman, author of the new book “18 Minutes: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Travels in Siberia Updated: 2011-10-17 20:43:15 Description: [2011-10-17 12:00:00] What’s it really like in Siberia and what role has the region played in history? We’ll talk this hour with prolific writer and frequent contributor to The New Yorker, Ian Frazier. His new book is “Travels in Si...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Abigail and John Adams Updated: 2011-10-13 20:49:25 Description: [2011-10-13 13:00:00] What was family life like for the founders of our country? Pulitzer Prize winning author and Mount Holyoke College Ford Foundation Professor of History Joseph J. Ellis pulls back the curtain in his book “First Family: Abig...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Case for Boredom Updated: 2011-10-13 19:39:14 Description: [2011-10-13 12:00:00] Is boredom an important part of human existence? If so, why is it almost universally accepted that being bored is a bad thing? We’ll talk this hour with Peter Toohey, Professor of Classics at the University of Calgary, who...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Joy, Humor, Laughter and the Spiritual Life Updated: 2011-10-12 21:41:03 Description: [2011-10-12 13:00:00] Is religion supposed to be serious business all the time? Not according to our guest this hour. We’ll talk with Reverend James Martin, SJ, a Jesuit Priest and author of the new book “Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Energy and the Future Updated: 2011-10-12 20:17:15 Description: [2011-10-12 12:00:00] Why does the global energy system work the way it does and what will it take to meet our energy needs in the future? We’ll find out this hour with Daniel Yergin, chairman of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates and aut...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Art of Telling a Story Updated: 2011-10-11 19:54:24 Description: [2011-10-11 12:00:00] What is required to retell ancient history in fictional form? We’ll spend this hour with writer Alice Hoffman, whose new book “The Dovekeepers” (Scribner, 2011) is based on the true events of the Roman siege of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Living Longer and Better Updated: 2011-10-11 19:49:28 Description: [2011-10-11 13:00:00] Would you want to live to be one hundred years old? We’ll spend this hour with Dr. Laura L. Carstensen, founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity and author of “A Long Bright Future: An Action Plan for a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Real Wild West Updated: 2011-10-10 21:25:52 Description: [2011-10-10 13:00:00] From the archives - Where do we get our image of the Wild West and just how accurate are the stories of cold-blooded outlaws and the lawmen sworn to bring them to justice? Earlier this year we talked with writer and Southwest St...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef Updated: 2011-10-10 20:01:47 Description: [2011-10-10 12:00:00] From the archives - What does it take to become a successful chef? We talked with Gabrielle Hamilton, author and chef/owner of New York City’s Prune restaurant. Her new memoir is “Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Counterinsurgency and the War on Drugs Updated: 2011-10-06 21:39:57 Description: [2011-10-06 13:00:00] What will it take for Mexico to regain control of its lawless border regions and begin to stop the flow of illicit drugs? We’ll spend this hour with Vanda Felbab-Brown, a fellow in the Foreign Policy Program and a member o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Saving the World with Economics? Updated: 2011-10-06 20:29:56 Description: [2011-10-06 12:00:00] You may be already driving less, recycling and using your own grocery bags, but what bigger-picture actions will it take to save our planet? We’ll find out this hour with Gernot Wagner, economist at the Environmental Defen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD James Madison Updated: 2011-10-05 22:07:45 Description: [2011-10-05 13:00:00] How did a “Father of the Constitution” also play a pivotal role in creating the American system of politics? We’ll talk this hour with National Review senior editor and eminent biographer Richard Brookhiser. Hi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Future of the American Car Updated: 2011-10-05 19:49:14 Description: [2011-10-05 12:00:00] Will the Big Three American auto makers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, manage to emerge from the economic downturn intact? And what will the future hold for Detroit? We’ll talk this hour with veteran business and auto...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Conversation with Hal Holbrook Updated: 2011-10-04 21:29:01 Description: [2011-10-04 13:00:00] What is required for an actor to successfully transform themselves into a character, over and over again? We’ll spend this hour with Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Hal Holbrook, who will speak at Highland Park...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration Updated: 2011-10-04 20:19:08 Description: [2011-10-04 12:00:00] Is the American justice system failing juvenile offenders? We’ll talk this hour with Bart Lubow, director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Foundation’s new report on the ef...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Inside the Teenage Brain Updated: 2011-10-03 21:10:42 Description: [2011-10-03 13:00:00] What makes teenagers so moody, impulsive and maddening to adults and especially their parents? We’ll find out this hour with National Geographic contributor David Dobbs. His piece on teen development, “Beautiful Brai...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Newspaper Biz Updated: 2011-10-03 21:05:25 Description: [2011-10-03 12:00:00] What’s it really like behind the scenes at one of the world’s leading newspapers? We’ll get the story this hour with former Wall Street Journal publisher and Dow Jones CEO Warren Phillips. He tells the story of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President Updated: 2011-09-29 21:26:04 Description: [2011-09-29 13:00:00] How did the 1881 assassination of President James A. Garfield change politics, medical practices and the legal system forever? We’ll talk this hour with Candice Millard, author of the new book “Destiny of the Republi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The First Digital World War Updated: 2011-09-29 20:05:12 Description: [2011-09-29 12:00:00] Who’s trying to take over your computer and how might it affect national security? We’ll talk this hour with Mark Bowden who investigates the Conficker worm and its possible threats in his new book “Worm: The F...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Emerging Hip Hop Identity Updated: 2011-09-28 21:42:04 Description: [2011-09-28 13:00:00] Could hip hop change the world? We’ll find out this hour with Sujatha Fernandes, Assistant Professor of Sociology at City University of New York. Fernandes follows the development of an emerging hip hop identity among the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics Updated: 2011-09-28 20:33:05 Description: [2011-09-28 12:00:00] How do some political leaders manage to hang on to power for decades, winning election after election in so-called democratic countries around the world? We’ll talk this hour with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Director of the A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The War Next Door Updated: 2011-09-27 21:21:32 Description: [2011-09-27 13:00:00] What is life really like for residents of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico? We’ll explore the lives of people trapped in one of the most violent and dangerous cities in the world this hour with photojournalist Dominic Bracco, who has...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Retirement Woes Updated: 2011-09-27 20:12:19 Description: [2011-09-27 12:00:00] What is behind the steady decline in health benefits and retirement pensions for American workers? We’ll talk this hour with Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Ellen E. Schultz who has been covering the issue for o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ayn Rand and American Politics Updated: 2011-09-26 21:57:04 Description: [2011-09-26 13:00:00] Why is the Objectivist philosophy developed by writer Ayn Rand still an influence on American conservative politics? Well talk this hour with University of Virginia historian Jennifer Burns. Her new book is “Goddess of the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Willpower Updated: 2011-09-26 20:45:54 Description: [2011-09-26 12:00:00] Just how strong is your willpower? According to our guest this hour, we all spend about four hours a day simply resisting temptation, so it pays to know. We’ll talk with Roy F. Baumeister who heads the social psychology pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Women, War and Peace Updated: 2011-09-22 22:48:36 Description: [2011-09-22 13:00:00] Long the primary targets in post-Cold War conflicts, women are beginning to play important roles in the brokering of lasting peace and as leaders in post-conflict societies. We’ll explore those roles this hour with Abigail...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Marketing and Manipulation Updated: 2011-09-22 20:28:17 Description: [2011-09-22 12:00:00] Do your kids ever beg for a certain brand-name cereal or are you ever tempted to buy a book, just because it’s on the bestseller list? We’ll find out why marketing techniques work this hour with Martin Lindstrom, aut...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Climate Change, Science and Democracy Updated: 2011-09-21 21:56:08 Description: [2011-09-21 13:00:00] What has the politicization of science done to discussions of important issues like climate change and biotechnology? We’ll spend this hour with Mark Brown, Associate Professor of Government at California State University ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Artists in China Updated: 2011-09-21 20:45:46 Description: [2011-09-21 12:00:00] The recent high-profile detainment and release of artist Ai Weiwei brought the Chinese art scene into the world’s eye. What is the current status of Weiwei and other artists in China? We’ll spend this hour with Nashe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Families and Resilience Updated: 2011-09-20 21:11:58 Description: [2011-09-20 13:00:00] How can parents teach children to navigate the adverse circumstances of life’s unforeseen events? We’ll examine how to foster resilience among children and families at risk this hour with Margaret Owen, Director of t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Architecture and Design Updated: 2011-09-20 21:06:52 Description: [2011-09-20 12:00:00] How is Dallas doing when it comes to functional, sustainable and aesthetically inspiring architectural design and what is the role of the consumer in fostering smart design choices? We’ll spend this hour with architect Ste...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Science of Siblings Updated: 2011-09-19 21:30:45 Description: [2011-09-19 13:00:00] How important is the bond between siblings? We’ll talk this hour with science writer and Time magazine senior editor Jeffrey Kluger. He examines recent research and evidence that sibling relationships might be more importa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Man Who Couldn't Eat Updated: 2011-09-19 20:16:05 Description: [2011-09-19 12:00:00] How would you cope with the medical inability to eat? It’s a question our guest this hour, food writer Jon Reiner, had to answer as a result of his debilitating battle with Crohn’s disease. We’ll talk with him ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Declining Brazilian Birthrate Updated: 2011-09-15 20:32:20 Description: [2011-09-15 13:00:00] What’s sparking the Brazilian feminist movement and an increase in smaller and often more affluent families in the country? We’ll talk this hour with National Geographic Magazine contributor Cynthia Gorney, whose sto...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Art of Negotiation Updated: 2011-09-15 20:27:07 Description: [2011-09-15 12:00:00] Just how important are good negotiation skills? We’ll find out this hour and discuss the impact of successful and unsuccessful interactions with negotiation expert and Wharton Business School professor Stuart Diamond. His ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Inside National Health Reform Updated: 2011-09-14 20:26:22 Description: [2011-09-14 13:00:00] What will the new health care law, officially known as the Affordable Care Act, really mean for Americans in the future? We’ll talk this hour with John E. McDonough, professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A School Food Revolution Updated: 2011-09-14 20:21:27 Description: [2011-09-14 12:00:00] What can parents do to help schools provide healthy lunches for students and to foster healthy food attitudes in the minds of their kids? We’ll talk this hour with producer and director Amy Kalafa, who’s new book is ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics Updated: 2011-09-13 21:57:32 Description: [2011-09-13 13:00:00] How did the American film industry influence 20th Century politics and how is that influence continuing today? We’ll talk this hour with film historian Steven J. Ross, author of the new book “Hollywood Left and Right...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Food and Restaurant Scene Updated: 2011-09-13 20:47:31 Description: [2011-09-13 12:00:00] What’s new on the Dallas restaurant scene these days and what are your favorite new places to eat? We’ll talk this hour with Dallas Morning News restaurant critic and dining editor Leslie Brenner....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Following Mother Teresa Updated: 2011-09-12 22:17:43 Description: [2011-09-12 13:00:00] What prompts a person to commit their life to charity and service and how can common human emotions get in the way of that devotion? We’ll find out this hour with Mary Johnson who served for twenty years as a sister in the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Enduring Six Years of Captivity Updated: 2011-09-12 20:55:09 Description: [2011-09-12 12:00:00] How would you survive six years held captive by a guerrilla army, constantly on the move and never knowing if you’ll be released? We’ll talk this hour with Ingrid Betancourt who writes about her experiences in the me...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seeing Things with Tony Cragg Updated: 2011-09-08 21:38:05 Description: [2011-09-08 13:00:00] ?How is an artist’s view of the world represented by their work and what is necessary to make the leap to the physical form of an artwork? We’ll spend this hour with award-winning, internationally-acclaimed artist To...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Fight Against Malaria Updated: 2011-09-08 20:28:16 Description: [2011-09-08 12:00:00] According to the World Health Organization, it infects 250 million people and kills a million of them every year. Can anything be done to stop Malaria? This hour we’ll learn about the program of one philanthropist thatR...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Truth and Photography Updated: 2011-09-07 21:10:58 Description: [2011-09-07 13:00:00] Is photojournalism a medium of truth or a tool of the propagandist? It all depends on who you ask and who’s shooting the photos. We’ll examine the evidence this hour with Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Mor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Wonderful World of Fonts Updated: 2011-09-07 21:06:08 Description: [2011-09-07 12:00:00] What’s your favorite font? We’ll explore the history of fonts, learn how typefaces get designed and find out why we have so many font choices this hour with writer Simon Garfield. His new book is “Just My Type:...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rescuing Michael Vick's Dogs Updated: 2011-09-06 21:32:31 Description: [2011-09-06 13:00:00] What happened to the 47 pit bulls who survived NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s cruelty? We’ll find out this hour with Jim Gorant, senior editor at Sports Illustrated and author of the book “The Lost Dogs: Michae...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Legacies of 9/11 Updated: 2011-09-06 20:22:30 Description: [2011-09-06 12:00:00] Where were you on 9/11 and what is the legacy of the tragic terrorist attacks of that day? We’ll spend this hour with Chip Pitts, Stanford Law School lecturer and former chair of Amnesty International USA and Seyom Brown, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Living Inside and Outside the American Dream Updated: 2011-09-01 21:49:17 Description: [2011-09-01 13:00:00] How can the children of immigrants find and identify a heritage of their own? We’ll examine the story of one such child and how it reflects the lives of many this hour with Mary Romero, Professor of Justice and Social Inqu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Rights of Victims Updated: 2011-09-01 20:39:12 Description: [2011-09-01 12:00:00] Who gives a voice to the victims of violent crime? We’ll talk this hour with Jeff Dion, Director of the National Crime Victim Bar Association about what still needs to be done to guarantee that victims see justice in the c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Conversation with Marcia Gay Harden Updated: 2011-08-31 21:42:42 Description: [2011-08-31 12:00:00] From the archives – What goes into the development of a character and how does an actor prepare to play that character? We spent an hour in February with Academy Award-winning actor Marcia Gay Harden....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Secret Life of Pronouns Updated: 2011-08-31 20:18:27 Description: [2011-08-31 13:00:00] What can be gleaned about a person by the words they choose in conversations, emails and text messages? We’ll find out this hour with James W. Pennebaker, Regents Centennial Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychol...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Becoming a Writer Updated: 2011-08-30 21:33:10 Description: [2011-08-30 13:00:00] What makes someone a writer and how do those experiences give birth to that writer’s voice? We’ll talk this hour with prolific Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina, who currently directs the Chinua Achebe Center for Afr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Art of Teaching Updated: 2011-08-30 20:22:08 Description: [2011-08-30 12:00:00] Where is the art of teaching headed in America today? We’ll check in this hour with Garret Keizer who reflects on his return to the classroom after a fourteen-year hiatus in his Harper’s Magazine essay “Getting...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam Updated: 2011-08-29 22:52:30 Description: [2011-08-29 13:00:00] Where do the world’s great religions meet, clash and shape the future of humankind? We’ll talk this hour with Eliza Griswold, a fellow at the New America Foundation and author of “The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Explanations That Transform the World Updated: 2011-08-29 20:30:24 Description: [2011-08-29 12:00:00] How important is our understanding of the world and universe we inhabit, and how does our understanding change over time? We’ll talk this hour with David Deutsch, Fellow of the Royal Society and professor of physics at Oxf...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda Updated: 2011-08-25 22:54:59 Description: [2011-08-25 13:00:00] The killing of Osama bin Laden was big news and rightly so, but what counterterrorism tactics and strategies lead up to the successful raid last May and other victories in the global “war on terror”? We’ll find...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Perry and Presidential Politics Updated: 2011-08-25 20:32:24 Description: [2011-08-25 12:00:00] The 2012 presidential campaign is well underway and a Texan is once again in the running. We’ll discuss the Perry campaign and the race for the White House this hour with Bob Ray Sanders of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Our Future in Afghanistan Updated: 2011-08-11 00:21:04 Description: [2011-08-10 13:00:00] With the 2011 “fighting season” well underway in Afghanistan, what is the state of the war there and what is the future outlook for U.S. involvement? We’ll spend this hour with former State Department official ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Mystery of a Mother's Suicide Updated: 2011-08-11 00:15:54 Description: [2011-08-10 12:00:00] How does someone cope with the loss of a parent and how does a parent’s suicide reverberate through a child’s life? We’ll talk this hour with Harvard Medical School assistant professor of psychiatry, Dr. Nancy ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Mystery of a Mother's Suicide Updated: 2011-08-10 21:07:33 Description: [2011-08-10 12:00:00] How does someone cope with the loss of a parent and how does a parent’s suicide reverberate through a child’s life? We’ll talk this hour with Harvard Medical School assistant professor of psychiatry, Dr. Nancy ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What Language Is Updated: 2011-08-10 15:52:39 Description: [2011-08-09 13:00:00] What makes a language genuine and how is the accelerating rate of linguistic change affecting the ongoing debate over how we communicate? We’ll talk this hour with renowned linguist, author and educator John McWhorter whos...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Biography of Cancer Updated: 2011-08-09 19:43:00 Description: [2011-08-09 12:00:00] What can we learn about cancer from studying the history of the disease? We’ll find out this hour with Dr. Siddartha Mukherjee. Mukherjee is assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University and staff cancer physician...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD From Smart Materials to Nanotechnology Updated: 2011-08-05 00:14:23 Description: [2011-08-04 13:00:00] How will nanotechnology change our lives in the future and what exciting advances are happening in the field of materials development today? We’ll spend this hour with Yale University Associate Professor of Mechanical Engi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Capital City of the Future? Updated: 2011-08-04 22:25:27 Description: [2011-08-04 12:00:00] Did the 2008 Beijing Olympics burnish China’s global image in the way the country hoped? We’ll explore the capital city and discuss it’s place in the new global culture and economy this hour with journalist Tom...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Humiliation Updated: 2011-08-03 21:13:43 Description: [2011-08-03 13:00:00] As we reflect on one political scandal after another hitting the news, and any number of other now-public shameful episodes in the lives of celebrities and once-respected public figures, we’ll spend this hour with poet, au...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists Updated: 2011-08-03 21:08:54 Description: [2011-08-03 12:00:00] How do art thieves get in, get out and get away with their crimes? We’ll talk this hour with Boston Herald investigative reporter Tom Mashberg. He’s the co-author of “Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Secret Lives of the Brain Updated: 2011-08-02 20:26:13 Description: [2011-08-02 13:00:00] What is your brain really doing when you think it’s busy being you? We’ll find out this hour with David Eagleman who directs the Laboratory for Perception and Action and the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law at Bayl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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