Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black joins us to talk about his formative years in a Mormon household near San Antonio – and how he left that life behind to become an LGBTQ activist and sought-after screenwriter.
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What Grandstanding Says About You
Justin Tosi, assistant professor of philosophy at Texas Tech University, joins us to discuss why getting off the soapbox is the best way to make the world a better place.
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The Clock Ticking On TikTok
Michael Schuman is a contributing writer to The Atlantic and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He joins us to talk about how a seemingly harmless app, TikTok, has hit a nerve with American cybersecurity experts and provided yet another sticking point in U.S.-China relations
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Looking For Love In The Indian Diaspora
Parul Bhandari is associate professor at the Jindal Global Business School in Delhi, India, and she joins us to talk about how the show, “Indian Matchmaking,” is teaching the world about Indian cultural practices
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Is Hermione Granger Black?
University of Pennsylvania associate professor Ebony Elizabeth Thomas joins us to talk about how the lack of diversity in children’s books reflects a lack of imagination.
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Happy Little Trees: Our Enduring Love Of Bob Ross
Michael Mooney joins host us to talk about TV’s “Joy of Painting” host, Bob Ross, who encouraged us to make happy little accidents.
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The Sorry State Of Apologies
Clinical psychologist Molly Howes joins us for a lesson in what it truly takes to make amends.
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There She Is: The History Of Miss America
City University of New York professor Margot Mifflin takes us backstage, where battles for social change butted up against traditional models of who should wear the crown.
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Alex Jones And The Explosion Of Conspiracy Theory
Filmmaker Michael Kirk talks to us about how hoaxes and conspiracies are perpetuated and the battle between truth and lies.
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Why Dollar Stores Get Robbed All The Time
Alec MacGillis, who covers politics and government for ProPublica, joins us to talk about when corporate neglect and food deserts begin to define a community.
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Eat, Sleep And Breathe … Better
This hour, we talk with experts about simple ways to get healthier.
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The Future Of DACA
In this collaboration between Think and The Texas Newsroom, we’ll explore why Congress has been unwilling to create legislation that addresses DACA, share the stories of DACA recipients as they go about their lives unable to plan for their futures, and talk to Janet Napolitano, who initiated the program as President Obama’s Homeland Security secretary.
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