According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 133 million Americans – almost 1 out of every 2 adults – live with chronic illness. We got a view from both sides of the experience last summer with Type I diabetes patient and Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Julian Seifter. His recent book on the subject is “After the Diagnosis: Transcending Chronic Illness” (Simon & Schuster, 2010).
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What exactly is a living wage in 2011? We’ll find out this hour with Cannon Flowers and Serena Simmons Connelly, founders of the Demeter Project, a firm that strives to improve the community by improving the average workplace and supporting local nonprofits.
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Why do healthy couples in long term relationships sometimes have sexual desire problems? We’ll spend this hour with sexuality and relationship expert Dr. David Schnarch. He’s in town to deliver the talk “The Sexual Ecology of Love Relationships” at the Simmons School Counseling Program at SMU-In-Plano this evening.
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Are you optimistic about the future? Our guest this hour certainly is. We’ll talk with Israeli attorney and civic leader Shraga Biran about the future of information, the potential of reform, and his new book “Opportunism: How to Change the World One Idea at a Time” (FSG, 2011).
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Is there a better way to divorce? Collaborative law provides model for divorce dispute resolution where the object is to settle the case without going to court. We’ll explore emerging trends in litigation this hour with a team of experts including attorney Curtis Harrison, mental health professional Linda Solomon and financial professional Scott Clarke. They will participate in this week’s Collaborative Law Institute of Texas Spring Conference.
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Could worldwide freedom and democracy be threatened by the free flow of information? We’ll talk this hour with Evgeny Morozov, contributing editor to Foreign Policy Magazine and Schwartz Fellow at the New American Foundation. His new book is “The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom” (Public Affairs, 2011).
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Why is being a nerd seen as a bad thing? We’ll spend this hour with Bennington College professor of psychology, David Anderegg, Ph.D. He addresses the rising tide of anti-intellectualism and more in his book “Nerds: How Dorks, Dweebs, Techies, and Trekkies Can Save America and Why They Might Be Our Last Hope” (Tarcher, 2011).
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With more than 60 years in the real estate business, Ebby Halliday shows no signs of slowing down and continues to go into the office every day. We’ll talk with the Dallas business icon about humble beginnings, big ambitions, and the secrets of success as she celebrates her 100th birthday this week. North Texas has a spotty history supporting its dance community. So how does one dance company continue to thrive? In the Art & Seek segment, we’ll talk with Ann Williams, founder and artistic director of Dallas Black Dance Theater, who has been directing dance in North Texas for more than 30 years. Her company has a program in Dallas this weekend, and another in Fort Worth the following weekend.
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Where is the holiest mountain on earth and what does it take to get there? We’ll spend this hour with distinguished travel writer Colin Thubron. He recounts his journey to Kailas in the new book “To a Mountain in Tibet” (Harper, 2011).
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How are genetics related to pediatric language, speech and reading disorders and what are the current strategies for intervention? We’ll talk this hour with the University of Iowa’s Dr. Bruce Tomblin and Dr. Tom Campbell, executive director of the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communications Disorders. Dr. Tomblin is in town to receive the 2011 Callier Prize at this weekend’s Callier Prize Conference.
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What does the climate of unrest in the Middle East mean for the United States and its allies in the region? What does it mean for the protesters and the people who live there? We’ll spend this hour with Ambassador Robert Jordan, attorney and Diplomat-In-Residence at the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU. Jordan served as U.S. Ambassador to the Saudi Kingdom from 2001 to 2003.
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What happened to American colonists who didn’t want to leave the British Empire during the American Revolutionary War? We’ll explore their lives this hour with Harvard associate professor of history, Maya Jasanoff. Her new book is “Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World” (Knopf, 2011).
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