The Best of Think – Who were the Cro-Magnons and how did they survive a snow-bound world? We talked last March with Brian Fagan, emeritus professor of anthropology at U.C. Santa Barbara and author of the book “Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans” (Bloomsbury Press, 2010).
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The Best of Think – You probably see them on every road trip, but what are the stories behind those historical markers? We talked last April with Dan K. Utley, former chief historian of the Texas Historical Commission and co-author of the new book “History Ahead: Stories beyond the Texas Roadside Markers” (TAMU Press, 2010).
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The Best of Think – Who is the newest addition to the North Texas arts scene? We talked with Marvin Hamlisch in February about his eclectic career in music and his appointment as Principle Pops conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
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Where are your favorite places to get in touch with the great outdoors? We’ll talk this hour with the Dallas Sierra Club’s Wendel Withrow author of the new guide “The Best in Tent Camping: Texas: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos” (Menasha Ridge Press, Paperback, 2010). Alan Melson will guest host.
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The Best of Think – With trends in community-supported agriculture and a resurgence of the good food movement, where is cuisine headed these days? We’ll revisit our February conversation with Amy Albert this hour. She’s Senior Associate Editor of Bon App??tit.
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What are Americans doing with all their free time? We’ll explore the potential uses of that time – other than watching television – with New York University social and technological researcher Clay Shirky. His new book is “Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age” (The Penguin Press, 2010). Alan Melson will guest-host.
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What does it take to set a story like “Superman” in song? We’ll spend this hour with Charles Strouse, the original composer of the Broadway musical that opens at the Dallas Theater Center this weekend. His earlier musical, “Bye Bye Birdie,” is also currently in production at Lyric Stage in Irving. Jerome Weeks will guest-host.
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What’s new on the Dallas food scene these days and what are your favorite new places to eat? We’ll talk this hour with Dallas Morning News restaurant critic and dining editor Leslie Brenner. Yolette Garcia will guest-host.
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Who were the Beats and how did their work and lives alter the course of American literature? We’ll talk this hour with Bill Morgan author of the new book “The Typewriter Is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation” (Free Press, 2010). Jerome Weeks will guest-host.
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While the annual observance of Juneteenth celebrates the ending of slavery in Texas and the rest of the nation, what is the holiday’s legacy for modern African American communities? We’ll discuss the links between the demise of antebellum slavery and today’s popular culture with local historian Donald Payton and Professor Venus Opal Reese of the University of Texas at Dallas. The Art&Seek guest this week is Mary Kate O’Hare, curator of the upcoming exhibition “Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America 1920s-50s” at the Amon Carter Museum.
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How will China dominate the world’s markets and governments in the next hundred years and what does it mean for U.S.-China relations? We’ll talk this hour with Stefan Halper, Senior Fellow at the Cambridge Centre of International Studies and author of the new book “The Beijing Consensus: How China’s Authoritarian Model Will Dominate the Twenty-First Century” (Basic Books, 2010).
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What happened to The Beatles when they weren’t The Beatles anymore? We’ll explore the band members’ personal, professional and legal rivalries this hour with music journalist Peter Doggett. His new behind-the-scenes book is “You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup” (HarperStudio, 2010).
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