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Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home

June 20, 2007 Uncategorized

What happens to women who make the difficult decision to leave their careers behind to stay at home and raise children? How hard is it for them to re-enter the workforce years later? We’ll examine the challenges and implications of such decisions this hour with Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Pamela Stone. Professor Stone is also the author of “Opting Out: Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home” (University of California Press, 2007).

Legality and the Presidency – 35 Years After Watergate

June 19, 2007 Uncategorized

Thirty-five years ago, a break-in at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Washington D.C. Watergate Hotel spelled the beginning of the end for President Richard Nixon. What have we learned about the power of the Presidency in years since? What have presidents learned about what’s possible and what’s not possible. We’ll discuss it this hour with professors Fred Moss from the SMU Dedman School of Law, Craig Flournoy from the SMU Journalism School, and Glenn Linden from SMU’s History Department.

Harriet Tubman: Imagining a Life

June 19, 2007 Uncategorized

Who was Harriet Tubman? She was an escaped slave, lumberjack, laundress, raid leader, nurse, fund-raiser, cook, abolitionist, intelligence agent, and most-famously -Underground Railroad organizer. We’ll remember Tubman this hour with biographer, Beverly Lowry, author of the new book “Harriet Tubman: Imagining a Life” (Doubleday, 2007).

The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace

June 18, 2007 Uncategorized

Your employer sets the goals, work hours, and even dress code for the office environment. But how much control should companies have over your freedom of speech? Vanderbilt University Professor Bruce Barry will join us this hour to explore the issue and his new book “Speechless: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace” (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007).

Interview

June 18, 2007 Uncategorized

You know Steve Buscemi, right? Even if you don’t recognize the name, you’ve probably seen one of his films. Buscemi has appeared in scores of films and television shows in his twenty-plus year career as an actor. He’s also a director and his latest project “Interview” opens at theaters next month. We’ll discuss the film and all things Buscemi with Steve Buscemi this hour.

Transportation and North Texas

June 15, 2007 Uncategorized

Transportation is a big issue in North Texas. How will the region handle the expected growth of the next few years? How will changes affect you? We’ll talk with Gordon Dickson, Transportation Writer for the Star-Telegram and Shelley Kofler, KERA News Director.Malcolm Warner, Deputy Director of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, will join us for the Scene segment of the show to preview the new exhibit, “The Mirror and the Mask: Portraiture in the Age of Picasso.”

Dallas Mayoral Race Roundtable

June 14, 2007 Uncategorized

The Dallas Mayor’s Race will end in a run-off election this Saturday. What are the Oakley and Leppert campaigns doing in the final days to push their candidates over the top and are the strategies working? We’ll discuss the election and possible outcomes this hour with KERA Reporter Bill Zeeble, Gromer Jeffers, Jr. of the Dallas Morning News, and Rod Davis of D Magazine.

The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans

June 14, 2007 Uncategorized

Imagine coming to a new country, helping to build important infrastructure and provide necessary economic services in that country only to endure extreme prejudice and ethnically motivated violence. University of Delaware Professor Jean Pfaelzer recounts the injustices perpetrated against one ethnic group in her new book “Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans” (Random House, 2007). Professor Pfaelzer will join us for the hour.

A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

June 13, 2007 Uncategorized

Everyone wants to do a good job, but doctors are under constant pressure to perform perfectly. Dr. Atul Gawande knows first hand what it’s like to work under stressful conditions. The 2006 MacArthur Fellow and general surgeon at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston is the author of “Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance” (Metropolitan Books, 2007). He’ll be our guest this hour.

Dallas Morning News Affordable Housing Crisis Series

June 13, 2007 Uncategorized

Does Dallas face an affordable housing crisis? According to a recent Dallas Morning News series, the pressures of development and redevelopment (among others) are forcing lower-income residents out. We’ll discuss the situation this hour with David Dillon and David Tarrant of the Dallas Morning News.

A Year in the Life of Starbucks' Stock

June 12, 2007 Uncategorized

What can be learned about the stock market by following a single company for one year? We’ll spend this hour with Karen Blumenthal who did just that for her new book “Grande Expectations: A Year in the Life of Starbucks’ Stock” (Crown Business, 2007).

A Citizens Guide to a Food and Farm Bill

June 12, 2007 Uncategorized

What does the Farm Bill mean for you? Plenty – according to food and environmental writer Daniel Imhoff. We’ll examine how the $90 billion bill which is up for renewal this year will affect what you eat, and what it will cost, and how it is grown. Imhoff is the author of “FOODFIGHT: A Citizens Guide to a Food and Farm Bill” (Watershed Media, 2007).