This hour, we’ll talk about finding common ground on issues that are splitting the nation apart with Mark Gerzon, author of “The Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide”.
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Compromise: A Capitol Offense
This hour, we’ll talk about the hope for compromise in politics – with a co-author of “It’s Even Worse Than it Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism.”
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The Individual Versus The Common Good
This hour, we’ll talk about individual rights versus the good of the whole with Colin Woodard, author of “American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good.”
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Big Politics, Big Money
This hour, we’ll talk about where big cash for political campaigns comes from and what’s really being bought with Nick Penniman, co-author of “Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It.”
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Cultural Collision
This hour, we’ll put our current political division into historical context by talking with the author of “Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars (Even When They Lose Elections): The Battles That Define America from Jefferson’s Heresies to Gay Marriage.”
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How We Vote
This hour, we’ll talk about how we often cast votes based on a number of superficial factors with the author of “Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics.”
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Inside The Voter’s Mind
This hour, we’ll talk about the matters important to Texas voters with TCU political science professor James Riddlesperger and UTA political science professor Rebecca Deen.
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Why Polls Don’t Work
This hour, we’ll talk about factors that make many political polls unreliable with “Reason” magazine deputy managing editor Stephanie Slade.
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How To Talk — And Teach — Politics
This hour, we’ll talk about strategies to better educate voters about the political process with University of Michigan political science professor Arthur Lupia.
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The Politics Of Breastfeeding
This hour, we’ll talk about the pros and cons of breastfeeding – and about why the issue is so divisive – with University of Toronto political science professor Courtney Jung.
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A Guide To Better Healthcare
This hour, we’ll talk about how we can better advocate for ourselves and receive better medical care with Leslie D. Michelson, author of “The Patient’s Playbook: How to Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love” (Knopf).
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Examining The Migrant Crisis
We’ll talk about the logistical and moral questions surrounding the migrant negotiations with James F. Hollifield, director of the Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU.
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