We’ll talk to Jessica Lamb-Shapiro this hour about the world of self-improvement and her new book, Promise Land: My Journey Through America’s Self-Help Culture.
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Big Brains Gone By
This hour, we’ll get to know some of history’s most brilliant minds with Florida State professor Darrin McMahon, author of Divine Fury: A History of Genius.
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Of Sips And Quips
We’ll look back this hour at the link between books and booze with Olivia Laing. Her new book is The Trip to Echo Springs: On Writers and Drinking.
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So Long To Stress
We’ll find out how to chill out this hour with Dr. Amit Sood, author of The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living.
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Heavy Metal
We’ll find out this hour how gold became one of the world’s most precious commodities with Matthew Hart, author of Gold: The Race for the World’s Most Seductive Metal.
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Humor And History
We’ll talk this hour with Colin Quinn about his new, one-man show, ‘Unconstitutional,’ before he brings it to Dallas on Friday.
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Say Uncle!
We’ll talk about the power of giving up this hour with Alan Bernstein, author of Mastering the Art of Quitting: Why it Matters in Life, Love, and Work.
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At-Risk Middle Schoolers
We’ll talk this hour about the problems middle schoolers face – and how they can be helped – with Monica Egert Smith of Communities Foundation of Texas and Rosemary Perlmeter of Teaching Trust.
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'Downton' Discovered
This hour, we’ll find out what life was really like on a stately British manor with Lucy Lethbridge, author of Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times.
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The Science Of Smarter Spending
Could changing the way we spend money actually improve our quality of life?
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Life Eternal
Humans have been obsessed with living forever since, well, forever.
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A Guide To 'Cue, With The King
Where can you find the best barbeque in Texas? What makes it so memorable?
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