This hour, we’ll talk about the corporatization of what was once an underground industry with Yale University dance instructor Jessica Berson, author of “The Naked Result: How Exotic Dance Became Big Business.”
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How Criticism Can Improve Our Lives
This hour, we’ll talk with A.O. Scott, film critic for “The New York Times”, about his approach to writing reviews – and about criticism’s role in fostering creativity – which he writes about in “Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth”.
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Vicki Meek On A Life In The Arts
This hour, ahead of her retirement this month, we’ll talk with Meek about being a practicing artist and administrator in North Texas – and about the direction of the community she’s fostered for decades.
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Lessons From Lyndon
This hour, we’ll talk about what Dallas Theater Center’s “All The Way” has to say about partisan gridlock and political power with its director, Kevin Moriarty, and star Brandon Potter.
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Best Of Think: Elaine Lowry Brye
Elaine Lowry Brye grew up in a military family, married a service member, and they produced four future officers – one each in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. This hour, we’ll listen back to her April conversation with Krys.
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Notes On Listening
This hour, we’ll talk about taking a more holistic approach to listening to music with “New York Times” music critic Ben Ratliff.
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From Idea to Innovation
This hour, we’ll talk about how we can get others to buy into our plans – and how we can clear a path to their incarnation – with Wharton School professor Adam Grant.
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A Life In Death
This hour, we’ll talk about the lives of funeral home employees, EMTs and death-row inmates with Pamela Skjolsvik, author of “Death Becomes Us.”
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Breaking the News
This hour, we’ll talk about the evolution of reporting breaking news stories with NPR Texas correspondent Wade Goodwyn and John McCaa of WFAA.
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Creating A Healthy City
This hour, we’ll explore the question of how cities contribute and detract from the health of the people who live in them with Dr. Eric Bing, professor of global health at SMU; and John Siburt, president and CEO of CitySquare.
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Food: The Old-Fashioned Way
This hour, we’ll talk about the benefits of returning to ancient diets with biological anthropologist Stephen Le, author of “100 Million Years of Food: What Our Ancestors Ate and Why It Matters Today.”
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A Trip To Remember
This hour, we’ll talk about how a lack of plans allowed room for a relationship to blossom, the subject of Clara Bensen’s new memoir, “No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering”
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