Mary Otto joins us to discuss the growing dental divide in America.
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Health Consequences Of A Terrible Childhood
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris joins us to talk about new research on how childhood traumas can affect a person’s physical health into adulthood.
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The Problems With Preschool
Jeneen Interlandi joins us to talk about the disconnect between the importance of early childhood education and the wages we pay preschool teachers.
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Poverty From A Kids Point Of View
Jezza Neumann joins us to talk about how poverty affects kids.
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Making Comedy Out Of Tragedy: Becoming Ms. Pat
Comedian Patricia Williams joins us to talk about being a 15-year-old mother – and about how she ultimately made a life for herself and her family.
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The Best And Worst Places To Be Poor In America
Brookings economist Carol Graham joins us to talk about how when individuals stop believing they have a future, they cease to invest in them.
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The Psychology Of Poverty
Keith Payne joins us to talk about how perception of economic standing influences the brain.
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How A Basic Income Could End Poverty
Jesse Walker joins us to talk about how the concept of a universal basic income could work – and about how some thinkers from across the political spectrum are intrigued by the idea.
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Why Many Americans Remain Homeless
NPR reporter Laura Sullivan joins us to talk about why so many Americans – including many Texans – remain homeless despite these efforts.
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The Changing Face Of Schools
As part of KERA’s American Graduate series, we’re partnering with the public radio show Houston Matters for a discussion of how students’ racial backgrounds affect the quality of their schooling.
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A Girl’s Journey From Nothing To Something
This hour, we’ll talk with C. Nicole Mason about her memoir, “Born Bright: A Young Girl’s Journey from Nothing to Something in America.”
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The Business Of Poverty
This hour, we’ll talk about how government funds to help impoverished families are often syphoned off by local governments and private businesses – and how we can correct the problem – with the author of “The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America’s Most Vulnerable Citizens.”
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