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Alcohol And America

October 22, 2015 History

We’ll talk about the influence booze has had on our nation with Susan Cheever, author of “Drinking in America: Our Secret History.”

This hour, we’ll talk with Betty Boyd Caroli about her new book, “Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President” (Simon & Schuster). Boyd speaks tonight at Highland Park United Methodist Church’s Authors Live! event.

Reconstructing La Belle

October 14, 2015 History

This hour, as we broadcast live from KUT in Austin, we’ll talk about what we’ve learned from the wreckage of La Belle with Peter Fix, who oversaw the ship’s reconstruction for the Bullock Texas State History Museum.

Our Friend, The Fridge

October 8, 2015 Health, History

We’ll talk about how refrigeration has changed the way we eat and improved our overall health – and about what our fridges say about ourselves – with Jonathan Rees.

MLK’s Last Night

October 1, 2015 History, Race/Identity

This hour, we’ll talk about what was on the Civil Rights leader’s mind in the hours before his death with actor Hassan El-Amin and director Akin Babatunde, the team behind Dallas Theater Center’s production of “The Mountaintop.”

Homo Naledi: A New Human Species

September 28, 2015 History, Science and Technology

This hour, we’ll talk about how the discovery affects our understanding of our evolution with Lee Berger, the paleoanthropologist who led the excavation, as well as Marina Elliott and Hanna Morris, who were also on the team.

Sam Houston’s Legacy

September 24, 2015 History

This hour, we’ll get to know the only American ever elected governor of two states with biographer James. L. Haley.

Why The Brain Likes Beauty

September 23, 2015 Culture, History

We’ll talk about why our species developed the arts – and how we came to value them – with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, author of “The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art.”

New Orleans After Katrina

August 24, 2015 Culture, History

This hour, we’ll talk about how the city preserved its vibrant culture and recovered from the disaster with Roberta Brandes Gratz, author of We’re Still Here Ya Bastards: How the People of New Orleans Rebuilt Their City.

Rethinking The Bomb

August 13, 2015 History

We’ll talk about how views have changed in the years since the U.S. decimated Hiroshima and Nagasaki with UMass Amherst history professor Christian Appy.

How Humans Took Over The World

August 6, 2015 History, Science and Technology

We’ll talk about how we beat out all other animals to become the planet’s dominant species with Curtis W. Marean, associate director of Arizona State’s Institute of Human Origins.

The Gangster Gat

July 30, 2015 History

We’ll talk about John Thompson’s original intent for the submachine gun – and the ongoing debate it sparked – with Dallas author Karen Blumenthal, author of Tommy: The Gun That Changed America.