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Hour 2: In the age of mass production, Tadd Myers traveled around the nation to find people still making handmade objects for his new book “Portraits of the American Craftsman.” This hour he’ll share his stories and talk about some of the people he spoke to along the way.

Hour 1: When the results of political polls are released, do politicians pay attention to what the public is thinking? A panel of political pollsters join us in studio to get an understanding of how politicians handle public opinion.

Hour 1: With the help of smartphones and their GPS capability, it’s hard to imagine getting lost nowadays. We’ll talk this hour with Hiawatha Bray, author of “You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves” about not being able to stay off the grid.

Hour 2: April is Child Abuse Prevention month, and we’ll learn how we can prevent child abuse this hour with a panel of local experts.

Hour 1: Matt Taibbi explores the disparity between America’s rich and poor in his new book, “The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap.” We’ll talk this hour about the connection between money and civil rights.

Hour 2: Are 12-step programs the best solution for addiction recovery? This hour, we’ll talk with with Dr. Lance Dodes, author of “The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry.”

Hour 1: SMU’s Meadows Museum is leading an effort to help the blind connect with art. We’ll talk about the push this hour with Meadows director of education Dr. Carmen Smith and John Bramblitt, an artist who is blind.

Hour 2: What’s it like to own exotic animals as pets? We’ll explore the subject and more with Vince Musi, who photographed a feature story on the topic for the April issue of National Geographic.

Hour 1: Are kids today more spoiled than in the past? We’ll find out with Alfie Kohn, author of “The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Children and Parenting.”

Hour 1: Suzanne Massie helped stabilize America’s relationship with Russians during the Cold War. We’ll talk with her about how she helped shape American strategy during those turbulent years, which she writes about in her new memoir, “Trust But Verify: Reagan, Russia and Me.”

Hour 1: What can we learn from times when America practiced responsible financial borrowing? We’ll spend this hour with former Houston mayor Bill White talking about this topic and his new book “America’s Fiscal Constitution: Its Triumph and Collapse.”