Why You Should Fear Volcanoes More Than Ebola

October 18, 2019 Environment, Global Issues, History, Science and Technology, Upcoming

Journalist Bryan Walsh joins us to talk about the many probabilities of world-ending catastrophic events, reported with humor and backed up by hard science.

Susan Rice On Benghazi, Iran And Handing The Keys To The Trump Administration

October 17, 2019 Current Events, History, Politics, Upcoming

Former national security adviser and UN ambassador Susan E. Rice joins us to talk about everything from her family’s history of enslavement, to her own privilege and power, to her headline-making policy decisions that still define America’s reach today.

They Made One Of The Greatest Archaeological Discoveries Of All Time

October 15, 2019 History, Science and Technology

Paleoanthropologist professor Lee Berger and Director of the Center for the Exploration of the Human Journey Becca Peixotto join us to discuss the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science exhibition.

How We Evolved The Need To Believe

October 1, 2019 History, Race/Identity

Agustín Fuentes, Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, joins us to talk about the evolution of religion.

How Saudi Arabia Won Donald Trump Over

September 30, 2019 Global Issues, History, Politics

Journalist Martin Smith joins us to talk about Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia’s influence on the Middle East.

Why Trump Is THE T.V. President

September 18, 2019 Culture, Current Events, History, Politics

James Poniewozik, chief television critic for The New York Times, joins us to argue that Donald Trump represents the melding of politics and pop culture.

Gimme Shelter: Staying Alive In Extreme Places

September 10, 2019 Culture, Global Issues, History

Dan Richards joins us to talk about surviving in remote places – and what makes isolated sites worth the journey.

There’s A Lot You Don’t Know About Country Music

September 5, 2019 Culture, History

This hour we talk with a pair of producers of the upcoming eight-part series “Country Music” ahead of its Sept. 15 debut on PBS stations.

A History Of Fat Phobia

August 30, 2019 Culture, History, Race/Identity

University of Kansas professor Christopher E. Forth joins us to talk about the persistent, centuries-long stereotypes about a much-maligned body type.

The Unsinkable Molly Ivins

August 29, 2019 Culture, History, Politics

Director Janice Engel joins us to discuss a documentary about columnist and political commentator, Molly Ivins.

The Doctor Who Launched The Lithium Revolution

August 28, 2019 History, Science and Technology

Walter A. Brown, clinical professor emeritus at Brown University, us Boyd to tell the story of John Cade, whose pioneering work with lithium has helped an untold number of people.

Assimilation Is A Two-Way Street

August 27, 2019 Culture, Current Events, History, Language, Race/Identity

Stanford University associate professor Tomás Jiménez joins us to take on the idea of assimilation, the history behind it, and what’s lost when immigrants are encouraged to change who they are.