Two years ago, Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast and turned countless Americans into refugees in their own country. Many have returned, many have moved on, and many are still waiting for their lives to begin again. We’ll discuss the continuing aftermath of Katrina this hour with documentarian Ginny Martin and former New Orleans resident Janie Johnson. Martin’s film “Still Waiting: Life After Katrina” airs on KERA 13 at 8pm tonight.
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Ten years ago this week, Princess Diana was killed in a Paris auto accident that stunned the world. But who was Diana and what were the circumstances of her rise to international acclaim as the Princess of Wales? Journalist and legendary editor Tina Brown will join us this hour to discuss her account of Diana’s life, “The Diana Chronicles” (Doubleday, 2007).
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According to Tim Weiner, “War is the ultimate intelligence failure.” So begins his article “How to Make a Spy” in the current issue of Foreign Policy Magazine. Weiner, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter and author of the new book “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA” (Doubleday, 2007) will join us this hour to discuss the future of American spy craft.
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What is a Quincea??era? It’s the fifteenth birthday party for a Latina girl and it’s rapidly becoming a national phenomenon in the United States. We’ll discuss the cultural significance of the event this hour with bestselling author Julia Alvarez, who’s new book is “Once Upon a Quincea??era: Coming of Age in the USA” (Viking, 2007).
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The Tuskegee Airmen enlisted during World War II to become America’s first black airmen. They went on to serve heroically and valiantly overseas in spite of a segregated military system and discriminatory social environment back home. We’ll talk this evening with two of the original Tuskegee Airmen, Lt. Calvin J. Spann and Colonel Charles McGee.Ron Mueck is known for his attention to detail. His larger and smaller-than life sculptures are on display at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth until October 21st. We’ll discuss the exhibit in the Scene segment of the show with Andrea Karnes, curator at the Museum.
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What was life like for the elite in ancient Rome? Greek and Roman art historian Dr. John Clarke will deliver the lecture “Reconstructing Life in Ancient Roman Villas: Study and Excavation at the Villa of Oplontis near Pompeii” as part of the Boshell Family Lecture Series on Archeology at the Dallas Museum of Art at 7pm tonight. He’ll give us a preview this hour.
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Jim Burnett’s 30-year career as a National Park Service Ranger spanned the country, culminating as Chief Ranger at Colonial National Historical Park in Virginia. Along the way, he had the opportunity to live and work at eight of the most unique places in America and to collect some great and very funny stories about life in America’s parks. He shares a few in his second book on the subject “Hey Ranger2: More True Tales of Humor and Misadventure from the Great Outdoors.” Jim Burnett will be our guest this hour.
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How are the responsibilities of journalists changing in our fast-paced 24-hour news cycle world? We’ll explore the issue this hour with Neil Henry, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Journalism at U.C. Berkeley and author of “American Carnival: Journalism Under Siege in an Age of New Media” (California, 2007).
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School begins Monday in the Dallas and Fort Worth School Districts. What will the new year hold for students and parents and how are administrators facing the growing challenges of educating the youth of North Texas? We’ll talk this hour with Dr. Melody Johnson, Superintendent of the Fort Worth I.S.D. and Dr. Michael Hinojosa, Superintendent of the Dallas I.S.D.
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How did the United States rebuild World War II-ravaged Europe and how can the lessons learned be applied to current challenges? Our guest this hour, Greg Behrman, is the Henry Kissinger Fellow for Foreign Policy at The Aspen Institute and author of “The Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and the Time When America Helped Save Europe” (Free Press, 2007).
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What can we learn from meteorites – the oldest materials known to exist? We’ll find out this hour with Dr. Arthur Ehlmann, curator of the Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery and Dr. Doug Ingram, Instructor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at TCU.
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There are refugees from war and violence living on every continent. What was it like when the violence they were fleeing was taking place in Western Europe? We’ll explore the stories of thousands and thousands of displaced Parisians in World War II with University of Bath Senior Lecturer in French History, Hanna Diamond. Her latest book is “Fleeing Hitler: France 1940” (Oxford, 2007).
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