Paul Quinn College president Michael J. Sorrell joins us to talk about how COVID-19 complicates the way institutions of higher learning welcome back their students and staff.
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The Natural Leadership Of Parents
Alyssa Westring, associate professor and DePaul Presidential Fellow in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, joins us to talk about managing family life in this current time of upheaval.
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The Complicated Math That Undermines Free College
This hour, we’ll talk about affordability, accessibility, and attrition problems when it comes to attending universities and look at whether free college is a viable option to solve these problems.
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Explaining Roe v. Wade to Teens
Journalist and author Karen Blumenthal joins us to talk about writing a comprehensive look at reproductive rights for ages 12 and up.
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How Boys Learn About Sex
Peggy Orenstein joins us to talk about the ways boys and young men struggle with mixed messages about sex – and about how they, like girls, need help building relationships that move beyond the physical.
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How American History Varies By State
Dana Goldstein, a national correspondent for The New York Times, joins us to talk about how a comparison of history textbooks from two states highlights how each state frames history to fit its political climate.
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Good Math Will Save The World
Matt Parker, host of Science Channel’s “Outrageous Acts of Science,” joins us to talk about the everyday math constantly happening all around us.
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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger – Here’s Why
Ian Robertson, T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Scientist and co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project, talks to us about how adversity can steer us toward success.
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Learning To Leave: A Woman’s Journey
Tara Westover joins us to tell her story of growing up in a family of survivalists, living way off the grid and learning only what her family taught her.
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Please Touch This Art
Sarah Schleuning, the Margot B. Perot Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design and interim chief curator at the Dallas Museum of Art, joins us to talk about the exhibit she curated, “Speechless: Different By Design.”
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We Can See The Future – So Why Do We Fail To Plan?
Bina Venkataraman joins us to talk about why we’re so bad at developing foresight – and what we can do about it.
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When Bombs Tried to Kill Them, Books Kept Their Souls Alive
Journalist Mike Thompson joins us to talk about one bright spot in the Syrian Civil War: a secret world of books that offered normality and refuge.
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