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.
Read more
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.”
Read more
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.
Read more
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.”
Read more
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.”
Read more
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.
Read more
This hour, we’ll talk about Tex-Mex with two experts: Mando Rayo, co-author of “The Tacos of Texas” and Sylvia Casares, author of “The Enchilada Queen Cookbook: Enchiladas, Fajitas, Tamales, and More Classic Recipes from Texas-Mexico Border Kitchens.”
Read more
This hour, we’ll talk about how Amani Al-Khatahtbeh grew up surrounded by hate, and about how she created an oasis for other women like her through her website, muslimgirl.com. She writes about her experiences in her memoir “Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age.”
Read more
This hour, we’ll talk about if it will ever not be “too soon” to crack a joke about the Holocaust with Ferne Pearlstein. She explores one of comedy’s most taboo topics with Mel Brooks, Louis C.K., Chris Rock and other comedians in her documentary “The Last Laugh,” which screens Thursday as part of Videofest.
Read more
This hour, we’ll talk about the invention – and ultimate failure – of Esperanto with Princeton professor Esther Schor, author of “Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language” (Metropolitan Books).
Read more
This hour, as part of a national coordinated conversation organized by NPR, we’ll talk about what it means to be an American with a panel of Americans who began life as citizens of other countries.
Read more
This hour, we’ll explore how pride can push us to great achievements – and make us do terrible things in the process – with University of British Columbia psychology professor Jessica Tracy.
Read more