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  • Lost And Found

    Hour 1: With the help of smartphones and their GPS capability, it’s hard to imagine getting lost nowadays. We’ll talk this hour with Hiawatha Bray, author of “You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves” about not being able to stay off the grid.

  • Mind The Gap

    Hour 1: Matt Taibbi explores the disparity between America’s rich and poor in his new book, “The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap.” We’ll talk this hour about the connection between money and civil rights.

  • Rethinking Rehab

    Hour 2: Are 12-step programs the best solution for addiction recovery? This hour, we’ll talk with with Dr. Lance Dodes, author of “The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry.”

  • Among The Wild

    Hour 2: What’s it like to own exotic animals as pets? We’ll explore the subject and more with Vince Musi, who photographed a feature story on the topic for the April issue of National Geographic.

  • Kids These Days

    Hour 1: Are kids today more spoiled than in the past? We’ll find out with Alfie Kohn, author of “The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Children and Parenting.”

  • Cold War Relations

    Hour 1: Suzanne Massie helped stabilize America’s relationship with Russians during the Cold War. We’ll talk with her about how she helped shape American strategy during those turbulent years, which she writes about in her new memoir, “Trust But Verify: Reagan, Russia and Me.”

  • America's Debt Issues

    Hour 1: What can we learn from times when America practiced responsible financial borrowing? We’ll spend this hour with former Houston mayor Bill White talking about this topic and his new book “America’s Fiscal Constitution: Its Triumph and Collapse.”