What is our oil addiction really doing to us and to our world? We’ll talk this hour with Peter Maass, contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine and author of the new book “Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil” (Knopf, 2009).
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Mysticism and America
How have secret societies and mystical leaders influenced our country? We’ll spend this hour with Mitch Horowitz author of the new book “Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation” (Bantam, 2009).
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Bridging Dallas' North-South Gap
Is Dallas making progress south of the Trinity River? We’ll check in with Dallas Morning News editorial page editor Keven Ann Willey and columnist Tod Robberson about their on-going, long-term project “Bridging Dallas’ North-South Gap.” The latest installment was published last week.
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The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks
Are you addicted to FaceBook, Myspace or Twitter? We’ll explore the brave new world and influence of these networks with Harvard professor Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, Ph.D., co-author of the new book “Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives” (Little, Brown and Company, 2009).
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The Meaning of Gourmet
What does “gourmet” mean today? We’ll talk this hour with best-selling memoirist and Gourmet Magazine Editor-In-Chief Ruth Reichl. She’s also the editor of the brand new cookbook “Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009).
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Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Courts
The conflict over teaching evolution in public schools is nothing new, but it came to a head (and was addressed in court) in Dover, Pennsylvania in 2005. We’ll talk this hour with a key player in that story – U.S. District Judge John Jones. We’ll also be joined by “NOVA: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial” Senior Executive Producer Paula Apsell and Laurie Lebo, author of “The Devil in Dover: An Insider’s Story of Dogma v. Darwin in Small-town America” (New Press, 2008). They’ll all appear at SMU this week.
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Architecture and The Future of Cities
What will our cities be like in 10, 20, or 100 years and what roll will sustainability play in their design? We’ll talk this hour with Adrian Smith, principal at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Smith is in town to judge the 42nd Annual AIA Dallas Design Awards.
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Archive: The Way We Run
Is there a better way to run? We’ll explore the world of the Tarahumara this hour with journalist Christopher McDougall, author of the new book “Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, And The Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen” (Knopf, 2009).
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Obama at the UN
How will President Obama work with the UN Security Council? We’ll talk with former Foreign Policy Magazine editor David Bosco. His new book is “Five to Rule Them All: The UN Security Council and the Making of the Modern World” (Oxford University Press, 2009).
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Urban Chickens
To what lengths would you go for farm-fresh eggs? We’ll explore the world of the urban backyard chicken farmer this hour with Leslie Finical Halleck, general manager at North Haven Gardens and Sarah Perry, former KERA producer and successful Dallas chicken farmer and gardener.
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The Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Why do we know what we know about the Roman Empire? We’ll find out this hour with historian Lars Brownworth, author of “Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization” (Crown, 2009).
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The Highs and Lows of American Conservatism
Is the American Conservative movement in trouble? We’ll spend this hour with journalist Sam Tanenhaus, who takes a firm line on the subject in his new book “The Death of Conservatism” (Random House, 2009).
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