What can parents do to help their adult children gain autonomy (and start paying their own rent)? We’ll spend this hour with psychologist Brad Sachs, Ph.D., whose new book is “Emptying the Nest: Launching Your Young Adult toward Success and Self-Reliance” (Palgrave Macmillan, paperback, 2010).
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With Election Day less than three weeks away, what issues are emerging in the race for governor and what might happen on the national level? We’ll talk this hour with Bill McKenzie of the Dallas Morning News and Bud Kennedy of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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With running gun battles in the streets and an almost complete lack of Mexican news coverage on the violence and the cartels, what’s life really like these days for people who live along the U.S./Mexico border? We’ll get an update this hour with journalist John Burnett, who covers the southwest for NPR.
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Why is one painting, Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece, considered one of the most important paintings in history and why has it been the victim of thirteen separate crimes? We’ll talk this hour with Noah Charney, founding director of The Association for Research into Crimes against Art and author of the new book “Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World’s Most Coveted Masterpiece” (Public Affairs, 2010).
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We probably all know someone whose life has been touched by breast cancer, but how did one family’s struggle with the disease lead to a world-wide effort to fight it? We’ll find out this hour with Ambassador Nancy Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and author of the new book “Promise Me: How a Sister’s Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer” (Crown Archetype, 2010).
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Where do power, freedom, responsibility and humor meet? In the mind and political commentary of P.J. O’Rourke. We’ll spend this hour with the famous political satirist who’s in town to talk about his new book “Don’t Vote It Just Encourages the Bastards” (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010).
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What characteristics do we share with animals and are there links between us and the great apes? We’ll talk this hour with novelist Sara Gruen, whose new book is “Ape House: A Novel” (Spiegle & Grau, 2010). She’ll speak to Arts & Letters Live at the Dallas Museum of Art tomorrow evening.
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How big a role did sex play in the lives of the great biblical figures? We’ll find out this hour with Michael Coogan, professor of religious studies at Stonehill College in Massachusetts and author of the new book “God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says” (Twelve, 2010).
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What happens when two adults with Down syndrome fall in love and decide to tie the knot? We’ll talk this hour with filmmaker Alexandra Codina whose upcoming HBO Documentary, “Monica & David,” will screen tonight in partnership between HBO and the Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas.
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Who was Sarah Bernhardt and why is she still known as one of the most famous actresses in the world? We’ll talk this hour with biographer and editorial legend Robert Gottleib. His latest effort as part of the Yale Jewish Lives Series is “Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt” (Yale, 2010).
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How do you talk down an enraged suspect who’s taken hostages and poses a significant threat to them, police and other citizens? It would be a safe bet to get our guest this hour, Gary Noesner, on the phone. We’ll talk with him about his distinguished 30-year FBI career, his new book “Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator” (Random House, 2010). Noesner speaks to the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth this evening.
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Could you survive on $15 per day for thirty days? Could you do it in Cuba? Harper’s Magazine contributor Patrick Symmes tried to live for a month on the average Cuban journalist’s income for his October issue piece “Thirty Days as a Cuban: Pinching pesos and dropping pounds in Havana.” We’ll find out how it went this hour.
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