Fort Worth Today and Tomorrow

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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Genetics and Mental Illness

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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Hot Summer Food

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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How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP

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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Cleaning Up After CSI Goes Home

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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The Dallas Arts District

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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Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989

What does it take to be a really great President? Perhaps no one is better suited to discuss the question than historian Michael Beschloss. He’ll be in town next week for two appearances with the World Affairs Council. We’ll talk with him this hour about his latest work “Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989” (Simon and Schuster, 2007).

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Shielding the Earth from Space

We’ll talk about shielding the Earth from space with Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart, who now serves as Chairman of the Board of the B612 Foundation. The foundation champions the protection of Earth from future asteroid impacts. Nicole Small, CEO of the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science will join us in the Scene segment to discuss future plans for the museum and its new location.

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