How does the American obsession with winning affect children playing little-league sports? We’ll talk this hour with Tom Farrey, author of the new book “Game On: How the Pressure to Win At All Costs Endangers Youth Sports and What Parents Can Do About It” (ESPN Books Trade Paperback, 2009).
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How did the mafia first take root in the United States? We’ll talk with historian Mike Dash whose new book is “The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder and the Birth of the American Mafia” (Random House, 2009).
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What is the value of marriage to society? Does that value change in places where gay marriage is legal? We’ll spend this hour with M. V. Lee Badgett, author of “When Gay People Get Married: What Happens When Societies Legalize Same-Sex Marriage” (NYU Press, 2009).
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How do touch and playful interaction influence the early development of children? We’ll talk with Karyn Purvis, Director of the TCU Institute of Child Development, which has just released a series of DVDs covering these subjects.
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Does the current economy really spell disaster for the country or does it offer us an unprecedented opportunity? We’ll spend this hour with Kurt Andersen, host of PRI’s Studio 360 and author of the new book “Reset: How This Crisis Can Restore Our Values and Renew America” (Random House, 2009).
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Are you wondering how to pull off a great vacation or have you already cancelled your annual trip this year to save on limited funds? We’ll talk this hour with Dallas Morning News writer and columnist Matt Wixon, whose new book is “The Great American Staycation: How to Make a Vacation at Home Fun for the Whole Family (and Your Wallet!)” (Adams Media, 2009).
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What is the future of macho? According to our guest this hour, Reihan Salam, journalist and fellow at the New America Foundation, macho is on the way out. Salam’s piece, “The Death of Macho,” appears in the current issue of Foreign Policy Magazine.
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Are you a liar? Do you, like most people, tell an average of three lies every ten minutes? We’ll explore the ubiquity and the cost of everyday deception this hour with University of Massachusetts psychologist Robert Feldman, whose new book is “The Liar in Your Life: The Way to Truthful Relationships” (Twelve, 2009).
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How does Congress really get things done? We’ll talk to an expert this hour – U.S. Representative Henry A. Waxman, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and author of the new book “The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works” (Twelve, 2009).
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If you had to pick the pivotal year of the last century – a year of key happenings in science, politics and entertainment – which year would it be? We’ll talk this hour with Slate.com contributor Fred Kaplan. His new book is “1959: The Year Everything Changed” (Wiley, 2009).
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How high will gas prices go and is there an up side to increasing energy costs? We’ll spend this hour with Forbes staff writer Christopher Steiner, whose new book is “$20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline will Change Our Lives for the Better” (Grand Central, 2009).
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Do we have conscious control over the choices we make about the goods and services we buy or is an evolutionary impulse driving our decisions? We’ll talk this hour with University of New Mexico evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller, author of the new book “Spent: Sex, Evolution and Consumer Behavior” (Viking, 2009).
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