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  • Learning to Live Better with Less

    Do you fantasize about an organized 2009? We’ll get tips on ordering and simplifying our hectic lives this hour with Mary Carlomagno, whose new book is “Secrets of Simplicity: Learn to Live Better with Less” (Chronicle Books, 2009).

  • A Search for Wisdom from Old People

    Does wisdom really come with age and experience? We’ll find out this hour with journalist and humor writer Henry Alford whose new book is “How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They are Still on This Earth)” (Twelve, 2009).

  • Inside the Business of Modern Slavery

    It’s an astounding but established fact that slavery is alive and well in the world today. And according to our guest this hour, sex slavery generates 40% of the world-wide profits of slavery today. Siddarth Kara will join us to discuss his research and new book “Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery” (Columbia, […]

  • Science, Faith Revolution, and the Birth of America

    Was there a scientific influence on the founding of American Democracy? We’ll talk this hour with Steven Johnson, who profiles the brilliant 18th Century British scientist, theologian and political philosopher Joseph Priestly in his new book “The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith Revolution, and the Birth of America” (Riverhead Books, 2009).

  • America's Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers

    How did America become a nation of nerves and a multi-billion dollar market for anti-anxiety drugs? We’ll spend this hour with Andrea Tone, Canada Research Chair in the Social History of Medicine at McGill University and author of the new book “The Age of Anxiety: A History of America’s Turbulent Affair with Tranquilizers” (Basic Books, […]

  • Ending Genocide

    What will it take to end the killing in Africa forever? We talked in October with John Prendergast, co-founder of the ENOUGH Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity. Diane Sikes, artist and education coordinator for the Dallas Contemporary joined us during the Scene segment to discuss the organization’s new youth outreach […]

  • The Genius of Lily Tomlin

    Think is on vacation today. Please enjoy an archive episode from October with legendary comedian and actor Lily Tomlin.