We’ll talk this hour about insight scientists have gained from working with disturbed animals with Laurel Braitman, author of “Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves.”
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You Say You Wanna Revolution?
This hour, we’ll talk to the director of Dallas Theater Center’s Les Misérables, Liesl Tommy, about how she’s freshening up one of the world’s most performed musicals.
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Into The Deep End
What does it take to be a freediver? This hour, we’ll talk about how these athletes are using this skill to explore Earth’s last great frontier.
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On Dollars And Defense
We’ll talk this hour about how we fund the Department of Defense with University of Washington professor Rebecca U. Thorpe, author of “The American Warfare State: The Domestic Politics of Military Spending.”
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The High Cost Of College
As part of KERA’s American Graduate initiative, we’ll talk this hour about the challenges facing colleges, universities and students with Andrew Rossi, director of Ivory Tower, a new documentary on the subject.
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Cooking With Our Senses
We’ll find out this hour how we can use temperature, feel and our own eyes to know if dinner is ready with the author of “Done.: A Cook’s Guide to Knowing When Food Is Perfectly Cooked.”
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Fat Is Back
This hour, we’ll talk about the place that fats have on our plates with Nina Teicholz, author of “The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet.”
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Managing Chronic Pain
This hour, we’ll talk about why chronic pains don’t go away and how we can better manage it with Dr. Greg Dussor and Dr. Theodore Price, pain researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas.
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Maximizing Your Network
This hour, we’ll talk to Keith Ferrazzi, author of the best-seller Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time (Crown Business), which he’s recently updated and expanded.
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The Men Behind The Curtain
This hour, we’ll talk to David Zweig about his book “Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion.”
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Failing Up
We’ll speak with Ryan Holiday this hour about how great innovators have turned failure into success, which he writes about in, “The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph.”
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An Urban Update
This hour, we’ll talk about the future of cities with a panel of experts in town for the New Cities Summit 2014.
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