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FDR’s Four Freedoms

February 15, 2016 History

This hour, in honor of Presidents’ Day, we’ll talk with Jeffrey Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History at SMU. He’s the editor of “The Four Freedoms: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Evolution of an American Idea.”

The Making Of A President

February 4, 2016 History

This hour, we’ll talk to Stephen Harrigan about “A Friend of Mr. Lincoln,” a fictionalized look at the 16th president’s formative years.

Fearsome Twosome

January 19, 2016 History

This hour, we’ll look at how Bonnie and Clyde wreaked havoc on North Texas during the Depression with John Maggio.

Putting Creativity On The Map

January 14, 2016 Culture, History

This hour, we’ll talk about how our environment can open the door to innovative thinking with Eric Weiner, author of “The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World’s Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley.”

Digging For The Origins Of Earth

January 12, 2016 History, Science and Technology

This hour, we’ll talk about how the Earth and living creatures may have evolved together, the subject of the upcoming NOVA documentary “Life’s Rocky Start.”

Roosevelt’s Wins

January 6, 2016 Economics, History

This hour, we’ll talk about how the end of the Great Depression and World War II are inextricably linked with historian Eric Rauchway.

Taking A Page From True Creatives

January 4, 2016 Health, History

This hour, we’ll peek into the minds of Pablo Picasso, Thomas Edison, John Lennon and others with psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman.

Found Footage

December 14, 2015 History

We’ll talk with about how the discovery of a family home movie sent a man on a transcontinental mission to reconstruct the memory of his ancestral home.

The History Of Parkland Hospital

November 16, 2015 Health, History

This hour, we’ll talk about Parkland Hospital’s storied past with Dr. John Boyd, and anesthesiologist who trained at Parkland who has written a new history of the hospital.

Constructing Our Continent

November 11, 2015 Environment, History

This hour, we’ll talk about how North America came to bet and how life evolved here with paleontologist Kirk Johnson.

War And Peace On Iwo Jima

November 10, 2015 History

This hour, 70 years after the fight, we’ll talk about how participants on opposite sides have returned to the island as friends with historian Dan King.

A Day In A Cancer Ward

November 9, 2015 History

This hour, we’ll talk about what it’s like to care for people at their most vulnerable with Theresa Brown, a practicing nurse and author of “The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients’ Lives.”