Will the Dalai Lama ever be able to return to Tibet? Last week marked the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan leader’s exile from his homeland. We’ll talk this hour with writer Pico Iyer, whose book “The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama” is now out in paperback.
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What happened to British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the legendary Amazonian Lost City of Z? Our guest his hour, New Yorker staff writer David Grann, looked into the story and became a bit enthralled by the mystery himself. His new book is “The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon.”
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How is theater changing with the times and the new century? We’ll talk with playwright Itamar Moses, whose play “Back Back Back” runs at the Dallas Theater Center through April, 5th. Nancy E. Edwards, Curator of European Art at the Kimbell Art Museum will join us during the Scene segment to preview the exhibit “Art and Love in Renaissance Italy” which is on view March 15 – June 14, 2009.
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Why do some of us hate our bodies and why is the problem spreading around the world? We’ll spend the hour with Susie Orbach, co-founder of the Women’s Therapy Centre in London and New York and author of the new book “Bodies” (Picador Paperback Original, 2009).
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What makes a politician a leader for the ages? We’ll examine the life of one such leader – one highly respected on both sides of the aisle – this hour as we talk with Peter S. Canellos, editor of The Boston Globe’s new biography “Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy” (Simon and Schuster, 2009).
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Who is left to tell the story when a group of people are wiped out by violence? We’ll talk this hour with Samuel D. Kassow, the Charles Northam Professor of History at Trinity College and author of “Who will write our history? Rediscovering a Hidden Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto” (Vintage, 2009).
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What can one learn if they read every book, chapter, and verse of The Bible? We’ll spend the hour with Slate editor David Plotz, whose new book is “Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible” (Harper, 2009).
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Is an understanding of Native American History critical to the study of American History? We’ll spend this hour with Sharon Grimberg, Executive Producer of the PBS American Experience series “We Shall Remain,” and Chris Eyre, who directed three of the five films in the Native American History series. It premieres on PBS next month.
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What is the role of the National Security Advisor and how have those who’ve held the post shaped that role? We’ll talk this hour with I. M. Destler, professor at University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy and co-author of the new book “In the Shadow of the Oval Office” (Simon and Schuster, 2009).
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What role should local economies play in the search for a more sustainable society? Author Bill McKibben is in town to participate in the EPA’s National Sustainable Communities Conference today in Dallas. He’ll join us for the hour.
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Should everyone be required to attend traditional schools? Education reformer John Taylor Gatto is not so sure. He’ll join us this hour to share his thoughts and discuss his new book “Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher’s Journey through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling” (New Society Publishers, 2009).
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What does the future hold for the Nasher Sculpture Center? We’ll talk with the new Director Jeremy Strick about his plans and about the current exhibit, “George Segal: Street Scenes,” which runs until April 5th. Dallas-based British Artist Richard Patterson will join us during the Scene segment to discuss his current solo show which runs at the Goss-Michael Foundation until April 30th.
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