Daniel Vaughn joins us to talk about the top 50 barbecue joints in Texas – and about the tricks these pit masters use to smoke the competition.
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The Making Of The Gulf Of Mexico
University of Florida environmental history professor Jack Davis joins us to talk about the relationship between the Gulf of Mexico and the people who live nearby.
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The Scene Along The Border
As the United States ramps up its efforts to deport people in the country without permission, Reynosa is taking the brunt of that activity. NPR’s John Burnett has spent time recently in the city, and he joins us to talk about what life is like there.
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State Of Execution
Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, and Tim Cole, an assistant professor at UNT Dallas join us to talk about how Texas’ use of the death penalty compares with other states.
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Trump And Texas
William McKenzie of the Bush Institute and O. Ricardo Pimentel, columnist for the San Antonio Express-News, join us to talk about what Texans would like the president-elect to know about our state.
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The Environmental State Of Texas
This hour, we’ll talk about how Texas can best cope with the environmental impact of a growing population with David Todd and Jonathan Ogren, co-authors of “The Texas Landscape Project: Nature and People.”
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The Boys In The Bunkhouse
This hour, we’ll hear how a team of social workers, local journalists and a labor lawyer fought to free a group of disabled men working in a turkey processing plant for just $65 a month – and about how their experience is improving the working conditions of people living with disabilities – with New York Times reporter Dan Barry.
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How To Be A Texan
This hour we’ll talk about how to take the perfect bluebonnet photo, dance the two-step and other important cultural touchstones with Texas Monthly writer Andrea Valdez, author of “How to Be a Texan.”
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A Conversation With Sen. John Cornyn
This hour, we’ll speak to the Texas senator about recent legislation he’s sponsored – and about the battle in the Senate over filling the open spot on the Supreme Court. And later in the hour, we’ll talk with Colleen McCain Nelson, White House correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, about President Obama’s trip to Saudi Arabia.
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A Texas Left Turn
This hour, we’ll talk with Democratic strategist Mary Beth Rogers about her new book “Turning Texas Blue: What It Will Take to Break the GOP Grip on America’s Reddest State.”
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Sam Houston’s Legacy
This hour, we’ll get to know the only American ever elected governor of two states with biographer James. L. Haley.
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Building A Mystery
This hour, we’ll talk about the art of keeping readers in suspense with Black-Eyed Susans author Julia Heaberlin.
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