From the archives: Where did the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest begin? We’ll explore the story of an early 20th century experiment this hour with historian Greg Grandin, author of “Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City” (Picador, 2010).
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From the archives: What are the unique realities of war for U.S. troops in Afghanistan? In June, we spent an hour with acclaimed journalist Sebastian Junger, who spent fifteen months with a single platoon in a remote Afghan valley. His book “War” (Twelve Books, 2010) is out now.
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Are environmentally conscious materials and building techniques practical for making the average home more efficient? We’ll discuss sustainability in residential housing design with Gary Cunningham, Founder and President of Cunningham Architects, and Don Gatzke, Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington. In the Art&Seek segment, we’ll talk with artist James Magee, whose handmade, ongoing project “The Hill” is an art and architectural installation in the desert near El Paso. An exhibition of Magee’s medium to large-scale relief sculptures, “Revelation: The Art of James Magee,” opens September 4th at the Nasher Sculpture Center.
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Did Uganda’s 2009 Anti-Homosexual Bill originate from American fundamentalism? We’ll examine the connections between the bill’s authors and a secretive group of Washington D.C. politicians this hour with Jeff Sharlet, whose article “Straight Man’s Burden: The American roots of Uganda’s anti-gay persecutions” appears in this month’s Harper’s Magazine.
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Who are the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)? We’ll probe the complex political and socioeconomic environment that enabled a drug-funded revolutionary army to hold three American contractors and a Colombian presidential candidate captive for five years with Karin Hayes, co-author of “Hostage Nation: Colombia’s Guerrilla Army and the Failed War on Drugs” (Knopf, 2010).
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Where is the smelliest place in the Solar System? Where is surfing most intense? Why is a lighting bolt on Earth the thickness of a common household banana? We’ll explore the strangest phenomena in our corner of the galaxy with David Baker, Chairman of the Physics Department at Austin College and co-author of “The 50 Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System” (Belknap Harvard, 2010).
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When a teenager is on the brink of starvation, what can parents and siblings do to bring her back to health? We’ll discuss one family’s harrowing experience this hour with journalist Harriet Brown, whose new book is “Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Anorexia” (William Morrow, 2010).
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How can today’s amateur, professional, and school-aged athletes protect themselves from concussions and brain trauma? We’ll talk this hour with Dr. John Hart Jr., medical science director at the Center for BrainHealth. He is a panelist tonight for “Rebound and Recovery: Concussion Discussion” at the UTD’s Center for BrainHealth in Dallas.
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What challenges confront couples poised on the verge of parenthood as they navigate the adoption process? We’ll spend this hour with Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition and author of the new book “Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption” (Random House, 2010).
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Can legal gains for female athletes overcome a continued lack of prestige and support in the shadow of male-dominated college sports? We’ll talk this hour with University of Pittsburgh law professor Deborah Brake, author of “Getting in the Game: Title IX and the Women’s Sports Revolution” (NYU, 2010).
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Could an old-fashioned romance combine with a suspenseful thriller to produce a New York Times bestseller? We’ll find out this hour with bestselling author and Arlington resident Sandra Brown, whose latest novel is “Tough Customer” (Simon & Schuster, 2010).
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Did revolutionary anarchism every really stand a chance in the modern world? We’ll take a look back at the rebellious fervor of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries this hour with Alex Butterworth, whose new book is “The World That Never Was: A True Story of Dreamers, Schemers, Anarchists, and Secret Agents” (Pantheon, 2010).
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