What will it take to end the killing in Africa forever? We talked in October with John Prendergast, co-founder of the ENOUGH Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity. Diane Sikes, artist and education coordinator for the Dallas Contemporary joined us during the Scene segment to discuss the organization’s new youth outreach initiative, “artthink.”
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Think is on vacation today. Please enjoy an archive episode from October with legendary comedian and actor Lily Tomlin.
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Think is on vacation today. Please enjoy an archive episode from last month with Valerie Plame Wilson, the former covert CIA operative whose name was leaked by the Bush Administration.
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Think is on vacation today. Please enjoy an archive episode from earlier this month with cheesemonger Rich Rogers of Scardello Artisan Cheese and sommelier and wine expert Darryl Beeson. We got lots of great holiday entertaining tips.
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Think is on vacation today. Please enjoy an archive episode from earlier this month with KERA reporter Sujata Dand who’s collected the stories of several teens who are also parents while researching her multi-media project “Boyfriends: Inside the World of Teenagers and Their Relationships.”
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Is there a champion inside you? We’ll talk this hour with Al Satterwhite, whose new book “TITANS: Muhammad Ali and Arnold Schwarzenegger” (Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2008) features two subjects from his long career as a photographer.
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Change was the resonant theme of the past political year, but what will it take to make the message of change continue to resonate with the electorate? We’ll chat this hour with Temple University Assistant Professor Jason Del Gandio. His new book is “Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for 21st Century Activists” (New Society Publishers, 2008)
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How would you like to face your final moments? The Baylor University Medical Center Palliative Team has answers. We’ll spend this hour with Baylor’s Dr. Mark Casanova and Min Patel and journalist Lee Hancock who profiled the team in a recent Dallas Morning News series.
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What makes a literary figure great? We’ll explore the life of one of those greats this hour with Jeffrey Meyers, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and author of the new biography “Samuel Johnson: The Struggle” (Basic Books, 2008).
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Who is there to assist North Texans in need in these challenging economic times and what can the rest of us do to help? We’ll talk this evening with Larry James, President and CEO of Central Dallas Ministries and Mike Doyle, CEO of Cornerstone Assistance Network. The Scene segment will feature a piece by KERA Executive Producer Rob Tranchin. As you’ll see, “Million Dollar Monarch” is a profile of not just a tree, but of the history that tree has witnessed.
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You probably use them everyday, but do you know the history behind your favorite sayings and mottos? We’ll talk this hour with Jan R. Van Meter, author of the new book “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too: Famous Slogans and Catchphrases in American History” (University of Chicago Press, 2008).
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Should children’s literature teach obedience or independence, conformity or originality? We’ll explore examples of the latter this hour with Professor Philip Nel, Director of the Children’s Literature Program at Kansas State University and co-editor of the new collection “Tales for Little Rebels: A Collection of Radical Children’s Literature” (NYU Press, 2008).
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