The Wait To Immigrate

March 2, 2016 Politics

This hour, we’ll talk about the logjam in immigration courts with Dianne Solis, who writes about the issue in “The Dallas Morning News.”

This hour, we’ll talk about where big cash for political campaigns comes from and what’s really being bought with Nick Penniman, co-author of “Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It.”

Neglect In Prison

February 16, 2016 Politics

This hour, we’ll talk about cases of extreme medical neglect happening in prison facilities for non-American citizens with Seth Freed Wessler. His story on the topic appears in the current issue of “The Nation.”

The Life Of Antonin Scalia

February 15, 2016 Politics

This hour, we’ll talk about Scalia with Bryan Garner, the editor-in-chief of Black’s Law Dictionary who was both a collaborator and friend. And we’ll talk about the Supreme Court going forward with Royal Furgeson, dean of the UNT Dallas College of Law.

Cultural Collision

February 9, 2016 Politics

This hour, we’ll put our current political division into historical context by talking with the author of “Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars (Even When They Lose Elections): The Battles That Define America from Jefferson’s Heresies to Gay Marriage.”

Fantasy Sports And The Law

February 8, 2016 Politics

This hour, we’ll talk about how sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel have skirted online gambling laws, the subject of an upcoming join investigation between “The New York Times and “Frontline.”

Handling The Refugee Crisis

February 4, 2016 Politics

This hour, in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Dallas-Fort Worth, we’ll talk about how the refugee question is playing out across the globe and here in North Texas.

How We Vote

February 1, 2016 Politics

This hour, we’ll talk about how we often cast votes based on a number of superficial factors with the author of “Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics.”

Inside The Voter’s Mind

January 25, 2016 Politics, Uncategorized

This hour, we’ll talk about the matters important to Texas voters with TCU political science professor James Riddlesperger and UTA political science professor Rebecca Deen.

A Texas Left Turn

January 20, 2016 Politics

This hour, we’ll talk with Democratic strategist Mary Beth Rogers about her new book “Turning Texas Blue: What It Will Take to Break the GOP Grip on America’s Reddest State.”

Why Polls Don’t Work

January 19, 2016 Politics

This hour, we’ll talk about factors that make many political polls unreliable with “Reason” magazine deputy managing editor Stephanie Slade.

After El Chapo

January 14, 2016 Politics

This hour, we’ll talk about what El Chapo’s capture means for the drug trade going forward with David Epstein, who writes about the topic for “The Atlantic.”