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Hour 2: Which Dallas neighborhoods are on the rise? We’ll find out this hour with a panel of local architects and urban planners ahead of tonight’s Dallas Architecture Forum discussion, “Dallas’ Emerging Neighborhood Hotspots: Will They Survive?”

Hour 1: We’ll discuss the topic of equality and race with NPR science correspondent Shankar Vedantam, who is a part of the Dallas Faces Race forum.

We’ll talk this hour about the history of practical jokes with the author of Pranksters: Making Mischief in the Modern World.

Hour 1: Finding down time can be a hard thing to manage when you’re busy. Brigid Schulte, author of “Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time,” joins us to talk about the obstacles people face when trying to make room for leisure time.

Hour 2: We’ll speak to TCU professor Steven Woodworth, who is featured in the PBS documentary “Civil War: The Untold Story,” about the important Civil War battles that took place in the west.

Hour 1: Melissa Block, anchor of All Things Considered, joins us in-studio to talk about how the show is put together on a daily basis and more.

Hour 2: More and more people in America are being diagnosed with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We’ll discuss the trend this hour with Dr. Richard Scheffler, co-author of “The ADHD Explosion: Myths, Medication, Money, and Today’s Push for Performance.”

Hour 1: Two of the largest universities in the region have new presidents in charge, and we’ll speak to them about the higher education challenges they’re up against.

Hour 2: This hour we’ll speak with Nina Totenberg, NPR legal affairs correspondent, about her time covering the Supreme Court.

Hour 1: Research suggests that locking up more people has not served the social function intended. We’ll speak with Natasha A. Frost, Associate Dean and Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, about America’s incarceration problems.