Who exactly was James Earl Ray and why did he kill Martin Luther King Jr.? We’ll spend this hour with acclaimed journalist and author Hampton Sides whose new book is “Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin” (Doubleday, 2010).
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Can architecture make the world a better place for the poor and under-privileged and do architects have a responsibility to try? We’ll talk this hour with Sam Wainwright Douglas whose film, “Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio,” screens tonight at the Magnolia in Dallas.
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With all the recent rancor, name-calling and demonstration, can a middle ground really be established in American politics? We’ll talk this hour with Jeffrey A. Miron, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and author of “Libertarianism, from A to Z” (Basic Books, 2010).
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What’s the secret to a perfect relationship? We’ll talk this hour with New York Times columnist Tara Parker-Pope whose new book is “For Better: The Science of a Good Marriage” (Dutton Adult, 2010).
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What does it take to deliver the energy, water and other services we take for granted with the flip of a switch or turn of a dial? We’ll explore the unseen infrastructure of our lives this hour with Scott Huler whose new book is “On the Grid: A Plot of Land, An Average Neighborhood, and the Systems that Make Our World Work” (Rodale Books, 2010).
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What’s in a name and how do our names and backgrounds influence our futures? We’ll spend this hour with Wes Moore who examines these questions and more in his new book “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates” (Spiegel & Grau, 2010).
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Is North Texas seeing signs of job growth? Or will we have more unemployment and underemployment problems in the coming months? We’ll talk with Jason Saving, Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, about the employment sector and where Texas stands in the national economy. Jorge Martin, composer and librettist of “Before Night Falls,” will join us in the Art&Seek segment. The world premiere from the Fort Worth Opera Festival debuts May 29th at Bass Performance Hall.
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Who started the modern capitalist system that seems so normal to us today? We’ll talk this hour with T.J. Stiles, winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for his book “The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt” (Vintage, paperback, 2010). It is now out in trade paperback.
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What is the state of international adoption today? In light of recent controversies involving Russia and Haiti, we’ll spend this hour with UTA Sociologist and adoption expert, Dr. Heather Jacobson. Her recent book on the subject is “Culture Keeping: White Mothers, International Adoption, and the Negotiation of Family Difference” (Vanderbilt University Press, 2008).
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Where did the country we know and love today really come from? We’ll explore a few of the lesser-known stories of America’s early history this hour with Kenneth C. Davis, whose new book is “A Nation Rising: Untold Tales of Flawed Founders, Fallen Heroes, and Forgotten Fighters from America’s Hidden History” (Harper, 2010).
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What are our moral and ethical obligations when dealing with, using and eating animals? We’ll spend this hour with SMU Philosopher Dr. Jean Kazez. Her new book is “Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals” (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010).
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Why has immigration always been such a hot-button issue and why will it continue to cause ripples in our society? This hour, we’ll preview tomorrow evening’s Dallas Democratic Forum panel discussion, “A Battle for Power: The Economic and Political Impact of Hispanic Immigration in North Texas” with SMU Anthropologist Dr. Caroline Brettell, who has an ongoing NSF-funded research project on immigration in Farmers Branch and the DFW Metroplex.
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