The Director of Autism Research at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute tells us about cutting edge therapies currently in development, and gives practical advice for parents of autistic children.
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What Ever Happened to Blue Bell?
As Blue Bell prepares to test its production lines in the coming weeks, we’ll talk this hour about how things went so wrong for the iconic Texas brand.
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Beyond Picky Eating
This hour, we’ll talk about strategies for dealing with anxiety, low appetite and other challenges children face with University of Texas at Dallas expert Jenny McGlothlin.
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Caring For Mom And Dad
This hour, we’ll talk with Ai-jen Poo, co-director of Caring Across Generations, about how we can better look after older Americans.
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Fear On Stage
This hour, we’ll talk about the many causes of performance anxiety and strategies for overcoming it with Sara Solovitch.
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Where’s Ebola Now?
We’ll talk about where viruses go when they’re in hiding with David Quammen, who writes about the topic in the July issue of National Geographic.
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Reaching Beyond After Loss
When a parent loses a child, one may find solace in religion while another turns to a counselor. Sukey Forbes chose clairvoyance.
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Losing Thomas Eric Duncan To Ebola
Louise Troh met Thomas Eric Duncan in Ivory Coast and said goodbye to him in Dallas after he became the first person to die of Ebola in the U.S. We’ll talk to her about her new memoir, ‘My Spirit Took You In: The Romance that Sparked an Epidemic of Fear.’
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The Pain Behind Self-Inflicted Wounds
This hour, we’ll talk about what to do if someone you know is in need of help with counselor Lori Vann, author of ‘A Caregiver’s Guide to Self-Injury.’
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Applied Athletics
With his new book, Christopher McDougall takes another look at extreme athletes – this time with an eye towards people using their advanced fitness in practical ways.
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The Path to Self-Control
We’ll talk about taming our impulses with Florida State University psychology professor Roy F. Baumeister, who writes about the topic for Scientific American.
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Intellectual Gaming
Parents and educators alike decry the many hours kids spend playing video games. But what if video games are actually the key to more sophisticated learning?
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