Who will win big at Sunday night’s Academy Awards? We’ll discuss it this hour with Stephen Becker of KERA’s Art&Seek, Chris Kelly of the Star-Telegram and Chris Vognar of The Dallas Morning News.
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Clinton vs. Starr
How close did the Clinton Presidency come to destruction? We’ll look back this hour with Duquesne University law professor Ken Gormley, whose new book is “The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr” (Crown, 2010).
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Trust & the Economy
How important is trust in today’s business world? We’ll talk this hour with journalist Anna Bernasek author of the new book “The Economics of Integrity: From Dairy Farmers to Toyota, How Wealth Is Built on Trust and What That Means for Our Future” (Harper Studio, 2010).
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The Attorney General, Embattled
How does Attorney General Eric Holder’s legal philosophy differ from his predecessors in the office? We’ll talk this hour with Dayo Olopade, Washington correspondent for The Root and Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation. Her article “Eric Holder’s War” appears in the March issue of The American Prospect.
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One Couple's Unlikely Adventures in Eating in America
What do you spend on your daily bread and what is reality like for the 35 million Americans with limited food options? We’ll spend the hour with Christopher Greenslate, co-author of the new book “On a Dollar a Day: One Couple’s Unlikely Adventures in Eating in America” (Hyperion, Paperback, 2010).
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Dealing with Child Maltreatment & Violence
What can be done to end family violence and child maltreatment? We’ll spend this hour with SMU professors Dr. Renee McDonald, Dr. Ernie Jouriles and Dr. George Holden who will all participate in this week’s American Psychological Association National Summit on Interpersonal Violence and Abuse.
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An Amateur Outlaw's Adventures in Moonshine
What does your choice of beverage say about you? We’ll explore the arcane world of personal distilling, legal and otherwise with journalist and Guggenheim recipient Max Watman. His new book is “Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw’s Adventures in Moonshine” (Simon & Schuster, 2010).
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Pluto's 80th Anniversary
Which planet celebrates its 80th anniversary this month? We’ll talk about the February, 1930 discovery of Pluto and learn lots of Pluto facts this hour with one of our favorite astronomers Ken Croswell, author of “Ten Worlds: Everything that Orbits the Sun” (Boyds Mill Press, 2007)
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Children and Parents in the Age of Medication
What’s the best strategy for parents facing a highly-advanced yet confusing and expensive landscape of adolescent medical care? We’ll talk this hour with bestselling author and journalist Judith Warner, whose new book is “We’ve Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication” (Riverhead Books, 2010).
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A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
What can you learn from driving 7,436 miles across northern China? We’ll spend this hour with New Yorker staff writer Peter Hessler, whose new book is “Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory” (Harper, 2010).
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On the Front Line with an ER Psychiatrist
What ethical, legal, moral and medical issues are faced by emergency psychiatric caregivers and how do they cope with the stress? We’ll talk with Dr. Paul R. Linde who reflects on his professional experiences in the new book “Danger to Self: On the Front Line with an ER Psychiatrist” (University of California Press, 2010).
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The Future of U.S.-Japan Relations
How will the relationship between the United States and Japan evolve in the coming decade? We’ll talk with Japan’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ichiro Fujisaki, about strengthening ties between the two countries in the near future, and the issues that will inevitably influence that bond: the climate change initiative, trade policy, Toyota, and the past five decades of the U.S.-Japan security alliance. And in the Art&Seek segment, we’ll talk with Andrea Karnes, curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, who worked on the current Andy Warhol exhibition.
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