Firestone and Robertson Distilling Company head distiller Rob Arnold and TCU chemistry professor Eric Simanek join us to talk about how grain and water combine to make bourbon, rye and scotch.
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The Humble Leader
This hour, we’ll talk about the opposite of narcissism – humility – and the role it plays in leadership with Ashley Merryman, who explores the idea in the Washington Post.
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Do Parents Matter?
This hour, we’ll talk with parenting experts Robert and Sarah LeVine about what we can learn from other cultures when it comes to child rearing. They write about their decades of research in “Do Parents Matter? Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don’t Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax.”
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The Politics Of The White Working Class
This hour, we’ll talk about how many in the white working class have come to feel disenfranchised with George Mason University’s Justin Gest. He’s the author of “The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Era of Immigration and Inequality.”
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Navigating Your Office Enemies
This hour, we’ll talk about how to navigate those officemates who complain, undermine and even bully us with the author of “Working with Difficult People, Second Revised Edition: Handling the Ten Types of Problem People Without Losing Your Mind.”
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The National Endowment For The Arts
This hour, we’ll talk with National Endowment for the Arts chair Jane Chu about how her organization distributes its funding and about the intersection of politics and the arts.
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A Fresh Take On Thanksgiving
This hour, we’ll talk about freshening up Thanksgiving staples – and about how to accommodate guests with dietary restrictions – with Dallas Morning News restaurant critic and Cooks Without Borders blogger Leslie Brenner and television chef and restaurateur Tiffany Derry.
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A Lesson In Table Manners
This hour, we’ll talk about maintaining common courtesy even when we disagree with people – and we’ll make sure we’re squared away with which side of the plate to place the knife and fork. We’ll be joined by Jeremiah Tower, author of “Table Manners: How to Behave in the Modern World and Why Bother.”
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The Secret Life Of Hair
This hour, we’ll talk about why we value our hair so much – and why cultures throughout history have done the same – with University of London anthropologist Emma Tarlo.
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Speaking American
This hour, we’ll talk about how the U.S. developed so many regional dialects – and about how to navigate these sub-languages – with Josh Katz, author of “Speaking American: How Y’all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide.”
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A Man’s Quest To Recover From Success
This hour, we’ll talk with Tracy Kidder, who tells the story of Paul English, the entrepreneur who sold Kayak to Priceline for $2 billion, in “A Truck Full of Money: One Man’s Quest to Recover from Great Success.”
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The Life And Work Of Elliott Erwitt
This hour, we’ll talk about one of the most significant photographers of the 20th Century with Jessica McDonald, who curated “Elliott Erwitt: Home Around the World,” currently on display at UT’s Harry Ransom Center.
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