What role do emotions play at work? What role should they play?
Read moreWalking in Space
Ever wonder what it’s like to walk in space? Find out this hour.
Read moreMy Year in a Women’s Prison
What can be learned from a year in the Danbury, Connecticut Federal Correctional Institution for Women?
Read moreThe Real Wild West
Where do we get our image of the Wild West and just how accurate are the stories of cold-blooded outlaws and the lawmen sworn to bring them to justice?
Read moreBehind the Scenes with the New DSO Concertmasters
What is the role of the concertmaster? Find out this hour.
Read moreThe Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
What does it take to become a successful chef? How about becoming an accomplished writer?
Read moreA Kinder & Gentler Divorce
Is there a better way to divorce?
Read moreA Conversation with Marcia Gay Harden
What goes into the development of a character and how does an actor prepare to play that character?
Read moreWomen for Women
What do women in developing and war-torn countries face as they try to build independent and better lives for their families and themselves?
Read moreThe Veil's Resurgence
What does the veil mean for Islamic women around the world and why is it growing in popularity? Harvard Divinity School Leila Ahmed discusses her new book on that topic.
Read moreSwimming with Giants
Hour 1: What’s it like to swim with and photograph the largest creatures on earth? We’ll find out this hour with Charles “Flip” Nicklin, lead whale photographer and marine mammal specialist for the National Geographic Society. His new book is “Among Giants: A Life with Whales” (University of Chicago Press, 2011). https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/2cc9e3bf-46ac-41eb-ac6b-7075419b8068/KERA_Think_06-23-11_HR_1.mp3
Read moreThe Fascinating Feather
Hour 2: How did feathers evolve and why are they so fascinating and valuable to humans? We’ll talk this hour with conservation biologist Thor Hanson, author of “Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle” (Basic Books, 2011). https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/48d77d68-9a62-474c-972f-b3dae0cab044/KERA_Think_06-22-11_HR_2.mp3
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