This hour, we’ll talk about how Honduras’ homicide rate has steadily declined in the last few years thanks to programs funded by the United States with Sonia Nazario. Her story “How the Most Dangerous Place on Earth Got Safer” appeared recently in The New York Times.
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This hour, we’ll talk about the many steps that led to the establishment of Israel – and its future in the region – with Milton Viorst. His new book is called “Zionism: The Birth and Transformation of an Ideal.”
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This hour, we’ll visit Uganda, India, Guatemala – and places in the U.S. – to hear how children in disadvantaged households are thriving thanks to programs focused on early-childhood nutrition with Roger Thurow, senior fellow for global agriculture and food policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
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This hour, we’ll talk about a rather strange trip to the Holy Land Tom Bissell took with a Jewish talk-show host and his Christian listeners.
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This hour, we’ll talk about the most unusual syndromes found around the world with Frank Bures.
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This hour, we’ll talk with Anne Garrels about Russia’s silent majority and the role it plays in keeping its leadership in power. She writes about the topic in “Putin Country: A Journey into the Real Russia.”
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This hour, we’ll talk about the current state of the migrant crisis in Europe – and about how these asylum seekers can be better served – with James Hollifield, public policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center and director of the Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU.
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This hour, we’ll talk with former State Department strategist Anja Manuel about how America can extend its leadership in the world by partnering with Asia’s two largest populations.
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This hour, we’ll talk to Andrew Solomon about “Far and Away: Reporting from the Brink of Change – Seven Continents, Twenty-Five Years.”
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This hour, we’ll be joined by Jayson Lusk, chair of the department of agricultural studies at Oklahoma State University and author of “Unnaturally Delicious: How Science and Technology are Serving Up Foods to Save the World” (St. Martin’s Press).
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This hour, we’ll talk about teens who are trafficked in North Texas, how to recognize them and what can be done to help.
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This hour, we’ll talk why terrorists are driven to destruction and what they hope to accomplish with Claudia Wallis. She’s the managing editor of “Scientific American Mind,” which covers the topic in its May/June issue.
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