A Teen Bride’s Journey To America

February 17, 2020 Culture, Race/Identity

Author Angie Cruz joins us to talk about how her fictional character, Ana, in novel reflects the lives of so many real women.

The White Supremacy Of Pro Sports

February 14, 2020 Culture, Politics, Race/Identity, Sports

Howard Bryant joins us to talk about how America’s ongoing conversation about race so often spills onto the court and field.

English Needs A Unisex Pronoun

February 13, 2020 Language, Race/Identity

Dennis Baron joins us to talk about how language has evolved to the point where “they” is often used in the singular form.

Crime Is About More Than Criminals

February 11, 2020 Culture, Race/Identity

Zach Norris joins us to talk about new models for community building and fighting crime.

A Transwoman In An Ultra-Orthodox World

February 5, 2020 Culture, Race/Identity

Abby Chava Stein, the former rabbi turned trans activist, joins us to talk about her path from Hasidic Judaism to a new life that feels sincere — though far from simple.

What Ebola Meant For Dallas’ African Immigrants

February 5, 2020 Global Issues, Health, Race/Identity

Kevin J.A. Thomas, associate professor of sociology at Penn State University, joins us to talk about the panic and aftermath of the Ebola crisis — and how the disease affected one population disproportionately.

How A Murderer Found His Soul – And Voice – In Prison

January 20, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity

Author and criminal justice advocate, Shaka Senghor joins us to talk about how he worked through his own pain of hurting people and now helps communities heal theirs.

Latinos And The Invention Of The Cool, Walk-able Neighborhood

January 17, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Race/Identity

A. K. Sandoval-Strausz, director of the Latina/o Studies Program and associate professor of history at Penn State University, joins us to talk about how Latinos have influenced cities across the country.

Mental Gymnastics: New Insights Into The Brain

January 16, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

This hour, experts on brain science join us to separate fact from fiction – and to better understand what we know about gender, creativity and how our brain is programmed to lead us home.

How Christian Culture Became Western Culture

January 15, 2020 Culture, Race/Identity

Historian Tom Holland joins us to talk about tracing Christian concepts from antiquity to today and how they’ve shaped the western world.

Allison Moorer On Turning Adversity Into Art

January 10, 2020 Culture, Race/Identity

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Allison Moorer joins us to talk about how she’s mined dark memories from her childhood– and how she and her sister survived through moments of creativity, imagination and song.

The Challenges Of Texas’ Population Boom

January 8, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity

Former Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings is president and CEO of Texas 2036, and she talks to us about how the nonprofit organization is taking a nonpartisan approach to assessing state data to prepare for the next 16 years and beyond.