Which places would you steer clear of on a world tour? Travel writer Chuck Thompson takes us to a few of the locales he’s always avoided (until now) in his new book “To Hellholes and Back: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism” (Holt, 2009). We’ll get a guided tour this hour.
What are the biggest moments in modern Dallas history? We’ll spend this hour with D Magazine editors Zac Crain, Jason Heid, and Tim Rogers, who have wrangled Dallas’ 35 most noteworthy events since 1974 in celebration of D Magazine’s 35th Anniversary Issue.
How did the fruits and vegetable we eat actually come to be? We’ll discover how virtually nothing on our tables today resembles the plats that fed the first humans with Noel Kingsbury, author of the new book “Hybrid: The History and Science of Plant Breeding” (University of Chicago, 2009).
We’ll discuss the importance of a clean environment and the role of the EPA in our lives and in North Texas with SMU Lyle Professor Al Armendariz, the new EPA Region 6 Administrator. The ArtandSeek segment will feature a piece by KERA Executive Producer Rob Tranchin. As you’ll see, “Million Dollar Monarch” is a profile […]
How did a U.S. Navy aviator and Vietnam combat veteran turn his real-life experiences into a prolific career as a thriller writer? We’ll talk this hour with novelist Stephen Coonts, whose new book is “The Disciple” (St. Martin’s Press, 2009).
Are you enjoying this year’s crop of holiday movies? We’ll get the picks and pans of the season with a panel of our favorite critics this hour – Stephen Becker of KERA’s ArtandSeek, Chris Vognar of The Dallas Morning News and Christopher Kelly of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
How did one of the most famous scenes in cinematic history – actress Janet Leigh savagely murdered in a shower at the Bates Motel – change the art of American filmmaking? We’ll talk this hour with historian and critic David Thomson, author of the new book “The Moment of Psycho: How Alfred Hitchcock Taught America […]
It started as a small outpost on the southern tip of Africa and became a severely racist society that still seeks redemption in the eyes of the world. We’ll spend this hour with renowned journalist and humanitarian Dominique Lapierre, author of the new book “A Rainbow in the Night: The Tumultuous Birth of South Africa” […]
Who is the real Sarah Palin and why – even after her failed 2008 bid for the vice presidency – is she still such a powerful political force in America? We’ll talk with Shushannah Walshe, co-author of the new book “Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar” (Public […]
Is our country’s energy supply on shaky ground and what should we know about oil, biofuels and nuclear energy? We’ll get a no-nonsense perspective this hour with PublicAgenda.org executive editor Scott Bittle, co-author of the new book “Who Turned Out the Lights? Your Guided Tour to the Energy Crisis” (Harper, 2009).
