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Scandinavians Have Problems, Too

July 6, 2015 Culture

Are Scandinavians really as content as we’re lead to believe? Michael Booth, author of ‘The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia,’ dissects the illusion.

Native Vision

July 6, 2015 Culture

The exhibition “Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection” brings 120 artworks from tribes across North America to the Amon Carter in Fort Worth.

One Radio Host, Two Dancers

July 2, 2015 Culture

We’ll talk with ‘This American Life’ host Ira Glass and dancer Monica Bill Barnes about their hybrid performance project.

The Evolution Of Television News

July 2, 2015 Culture

We’ll talk about the line between news and entertainment – and if the nightly news is still relevant – with Charles Ponce de Leon, author of That’s the Way It Is: A History of Television News in America.

The Origins Of Middle East Unrest

June 29, 2015 Culture, History

We’ll travel back in time a little more than a century with filmmaker Ben Loeterman to talk about how things turned sour, the subject of his film 1913: Seeds of Conflict.

Career Roulette

June 25, 2015 Culture

We’ll talk about why you might be sorry in playing it safe at work with Anne Kreamer, author of “Risk/Reward: Why Intelligent Leaps and Daring Choices are the Best Career Moves You Can Make.”

The Drinking Life

June 25, 2015 Culture

This hour, we’ll talk to Dallas writer Sarah Hepola about the evolution of her drinking, which she writes about in her memoir “Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget.”

Uncovering Nudism In America

June 23, 2015 Culture

We’ll talk about how we think about nudity relates to how we perceive morality, sexuality, gender and other areas with Brian Hoffman, author of “Naked: A Cultural History of American Nudism.”

How The Internet Hijacked The Music Biz

June 22, 2015 Culture

Stephen Witt researched the pirates, moguls and computer programmers who digitized the musical landscape for How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy.

Redheads, Then And Now

June 17, 2015 Culture

This hour, we’ll talk about the symbolic and scientific evolution of red hair with Jacky Colliss Harvey, author of ‘Red: A History of the Redhead.’

From Gangsters To Fathers

June 15, 2015 Culture

A gang expert talks about the obstacles that some fathers face – and how they can be overcome – which she writes about in ‘Project Fatherhood: A Story of Courage and Healing in One of America’s Toughest Communities’ (Beacon Press).