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).
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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).
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How does war affect those who live in a war zone? Three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Kathy Kelly, will speak to the Dallas Peace Center tomorrow evening. She’ll be our guest this hour.
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Where do ideas come from? How are new concepts created? The answers might surprise you. We’ll explore the ideas behind innovation this hour with Scott Berkun, author of “The Myths of Innovation” (O’Reilly, 2007).
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What does the future hold for Fort Worth and where is the city headed? We’ll spend the first segment of tonight’s program with Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief, who was re-elected on May 12th. Dr. Tim Seelig, who’s served as the Artistic Director of the Turtle Creek Chorale for twenty years, will join us for the Scene segment of the show. Seelig has recently announced his retirement from the organization.
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Can your body’s Circadian rhythms determine your susceptibility to bipolar disorder? According to a National Academy of Sciences study by UT Southwestern “the Clock gene, which controls [these] rhythms, may be integrally involved in the development of bipolar disorder.” We’ll explore the study and its findings this hour with Dr. Colleen McClung, assistant professor of psychiatry and the study’s senior author.
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The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour is in town for a performance tonight at the Majestic Theatre. We’ll spend this hour with two of the stars of the show – Iranian-American comedian, Maz Jobrani, and Egyptian-American comedian, Ahmed Ahmed.
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What are the responsibilities of the press and what role does the news media play in public policy? We’ll spend this hour with Steven Livingston, associate professor at George Washington University and co-author of the new book “When the Press Fails: Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina” (University of Chicago Press, 2007).
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What’s for dinner North Texas? We’ll explore what’s hot and what’s not in the Dallas/Fort Worth restaurant scene this hour with Bill Addison from Guidelive at the Dallas Morning News, Teresa Gubbins of Pegasus News and contributing editor at D Magazine, and Bud Kennedy of the Eats Beat at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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As the campaign for the White House heats up, Republican candidates must decide how they’ll define themselves to the voters. According to Republican insider Victor Gold, the party isn’t what it used to be. He’ll join us this hour to discuss how the GOP has changed and what he thinks true conservatives should do to get their party back. Gold is the author of “Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP” (Source Books, 2007).
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We all see the news…the crimes…the murders. But what happens after the police are finished with the scene and the yellow tape comes down? Our guest this hour, true crime writer Gil Reavill wondered the same thing and looked into the field of bioremediation. His new book “Aftermath, Inc.: Cleaning Up After CSI Goes Home” (Gotham Books, 2007) tells the behind the crime-scenes story.
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What’s going on in the Dallas Arts District and what will a completed Arts District mean for the city and region? We’ll spend this hour with Bill Lively, founding President and CEO of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts and Phillip Jones, President and CEO of The Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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