We’ll talk this hour with Renzo Piano, the architect of both the new Piano Pavilion as well as the Nasher Sculpture Center, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
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Inside The Bush-Cheney Relationship
What was the real dynamic between president and vice president in the Bush White House? We’ll go behind-the-scenes this hour with the author of Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House.
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Culture In The Kitchen
We’ll talk this hour about how we share our traditions and culture through food.
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The King of Comedy
We’ll look back at Richard Pryor’s influential career and troubled life with an author of a new biography of the comedian.
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A Dose Of Disparity
America spends more on health care than other industrialized nations, but other countries seem to spend their money more wisely. We’ll find out why this hour from Lauren Taylor, a presidential scholar at Harvard Divinity School.
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Documenting Crisis
As part of KERA’s One Crisis Away series, we’ll speak with the director of an HBO documentary that follows families struggling to make ends meet.
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Drilling Deep
Is fracking the solution to our dependence on foreign oil or a potential environmental disaster? We’ll discuss the issue this hour with the author of a new book on the topic.
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Introducing The Octopus
This hour, we’ll get to know one of nature’s most elusive creatures.
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Inside Israeli Politics
What are the obstacles that keep Israel from integrating with its Arab neighbors? We’ll talk this hour with an author of a new book about the country.
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Saving Through Sharing
As consumers, should we emphasize access over ownership? We’ll talk this hour with a proponent of collaborative consumption.
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Murdoch's Media Empire
Rupert Murdoch may be the most towering figure in the world of media. We’ll talk about the mogul’s influence this hour with NPR’s media correspondent David Folkenflik.
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One Family's Saga
SMU associate professor Andrew R. Graybill joins us this hour to tell the multi-generational story of a white man who married an Native American woman in the 19th Century, and how attitudes about their family changed as the years passed.
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