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.”
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Inside The Voter’s Mind
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.
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A Texas Left Turn
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.”
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Why Polls Don’t Work
This hour, we’ll talk about factors that make many political polls unreliable with “Reason” magazine deputy managing editor Stephanie Slade.
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After El Chapo
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.”
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Insult To Injury
This hour, we’ll talk about a drastic shift over the last decade in how worker’s comp is administered with Michael Grabell of ProPublica.
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How To Talk — And Teach — Politics
This hour, we’ll talk about strategies to better educate voters about the political process with University of Michigan political science professor Arthur Lupia.
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Jury Duty: A Primer
We’ll talk about what attorneys are really looking for from the jury pool during voir dire with a pair of jury pool experts.
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Patrolling The Border
This hour, we’ll talk about the conflict Mexican-American border agents have while doing their jobs with Alfredo Corchado, whose three-part series on the topic appears in “The New Yorker.”
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The Politics Of Breastfeeding
This hour, we’ll talk about the pros and cons of breastfeeding – and about why the issue is so divisive – with University of Toronto political science professor Courtney Jung.
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The Conversation On Refugees
This hour, we’ll get an update on the topic from NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving, and we’ll talk about the history of how presidents have handled refugees and immigrants with Jeffrey Engel, Director of the Center for Presidential History at SMU.
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A Conversation With Lawrence Lessig
This hour, we’ll talk with the Harvard Law professor and one-time presidential candidate about what can be done to restore democracy to the electorate.
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