This hour, we’ll talk about what could actually happen if we just said “hello” to that person behind us in the checkout line with Kio Stark. She writes about the idea in “When Strangers Meet: How People You Don’t Know Can Transform You.”
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The Cultural Equity Of Dallas
This hour, we’ll talk about leveling the artistic playing field with Jennifer Scripps, the director of the Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs; David Lozano, executive artistic director of Cara Mia Theatre; and Clyde Valentin, director of Ignite/Arts Dallas.
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Ageism In The Workplace
This hour, we’ll talk about the knowledge and experience veteran workers bring to their jobs – and about why so many of them find those jobs hard to come by – with Ashton Applewhite.
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The Hamilton Cult
This hour, we’ll talk about the extent to which the Tony-winning musical has rewritten history and altered our understanding of its namesake.
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Telling War Stories Through Images
This hour, we’ll talk about how war photographers tell stories of conflict through their images with a panel of Pulitzer Prize-winners: David Hume Kennerly, Carol Guzy and David Leeson.
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The Wolf Boys
This hour, we’ll talk about how a Mexican drug cartel turned a boy into a feared assassin – and about what such transformations say about the perilous prospect of growing up on the border – with Dan Slater.
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Why Writing Matters
This hour, we’ll talk about why a dedication to putting pen to paper is as important as ever with University of Virginia professor Mark Edmundson. He writes about the topic in “Why Write?: A Master Class on the Art of Writing and Why it Matters.”
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Finding Optimism In Old Age
This hour, we’ll talk to Willard Spiegelman about finding optimism in old age, which he writes about in his memoir, “Senior Moments: Looking Back, Looking Ahead.”
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Coping With ‘Ugly’
This hour, we’ll talk with Robert Hoge about coming to terms with his appearance, which he writes about in his memoir, “Ugly.”
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A Talk With Werner Herzog
This hour, we’ll talk with the prolific German filmmaker about “Aguirre, the Wrath of God,” “Fitzcarraldo,” “Grizzly Man” – and his newest effort, “Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World.”
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Living In A Millennial World
This hour, we’ll talk about what older generations need to know about millennials’ values and how they vote. We’ll be joined by Paul Taylor, whose essay “It’s a Millennial World Now: Twelve Things to Know” appears in the summer issue of the Bush Institute journal The Catalyst.
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A Disappearing Act
This hour, we’ll talk about what it would take to actually disappear – and we’ll hear the stories of people who’ve tried – with Elizabeth Greenwood, author of “Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud” (Simon & Schuster).
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