What does it take to be a freediver? This hour, we’ll talk about how these athletes are using this skill to explore Earth’s last great frontier.
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Is There Anybody Out There?
What are the odds that life exists on other planets? We’ll talk about the possibility this hour with Michael Lemonick, who explores the question in a cover story for the July issue of National Geographic.
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On Dollars And Defense
We’ll talk this hour about how we fund the Department of Defense with University of Washington professor Rebecca U. Thorpe, author of “The American Warfare State: The Domestic Politics of Military Spending.”
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The High Cost Of College
As part of KERA’s American Graduate initiative, we’ll talk this hour about the challenges facing colleges, universities and students with Andrew Rossi, director of Ivory Tower, a new documentary on the subject.
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Cooking With Our Senses
We’ll find out this hour how we can use temperature, feel and our own eyes to know if dinner is ready with the author of “Done.: A Cook’s Guide to Knowing When Food Is Perfectly Cooked.”
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Fat Is Back
This hour, we’ll talk about the place that fats have on our plates with Nina Teicholz, author of “The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet.”
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First In Flight
We’ll talk this hour about the early rivalry that shaped aviation with Lawrence Goldstone, author of “Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies.”
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Managing Chronic Pain
This hour, we’ll talk about why chronic pains don’t go away and how we can better manage it with Dr. Greg Dussor and Dr. Theodore Price, pain researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas.
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Maximizing Your Network
This hour, we’ll talk to Keith Ferrazzi, author of the best-seller Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time (Crown Business), which he’s recently updated and expanded.
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The Men Behind The Curtain
This hour, we’ll talk to David Zweig about his book “Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion.”
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Failing Up
We’ll speak with Ryan Holiday this hour about how great innovators have turned failure into success, which he writes about in, “The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph.”
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An Urban Update
This hour, we’ll talk about the future of cities with a panel of experts in town for the New Cities Summit 2014.
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