Think with Krys Boyd
Think is a daily, topic-driven interview and call-in program hosted by Krys Boyd covering a wide variety of topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and emerging trends to food and wine, travel, adventure, and entertainment.
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How to Make the Best Choices at the End of Life
[2010-02-08 13:00:00] What should we each do to ensure that our lives end the way we want them to? We'll examine our end-of-life options this hour with Dr. Jeanne Fitzpatrick, co-author of "A Better Way of Dying: How to Make the Best Choices at the End of Life" (Penguin, 2010).
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A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do
[2010-02-08 12:00:00] What is life like for the workers we never see, yet rely upon to keep our lifestyles affordable? We'll talk this hour with journalist Gabriel Thompson whose new book is "Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do" (Nation Books, 2010).
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How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All
[2010-02-04 13:00:00] Will librarians still have a role in the new digital world? Author Marilyn Johnson thinks so. We'll spend this hour with Johnson, whose new book is "This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All" (Harper, 2010).
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The Conspiracy Theory in Modern History
[2010-02-04 12:00:00] Why do so many people, when faced with simpler, more plausible explanations, look to conspiracy theories for answers? We'll find out this hour with journalist and social critic David Aaronovitch, author of "Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History" (Riverhead, 2010).
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Art & Beauty
[2010-02-03 13:00:00] Does our concept of beauty empower women or is it merely a dangerous delusion? And why does beauty remain, arguably, the subject of all art? Rachel Hovnanian, a New York-based artist who grew up in Texas, will join us this hour. Her artwork will be featured in this weekend's Dallas Art Fair.
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Inside the Carbon-Trading Shell Game
[2010-02-03 12:00:00] How does carbon-trading work and is a cap-and-trade system a viable solution to the planet's climate challenges? We'll talk this hour with Mark Schapiro, whose article "Conning the Climate: Inside the Carbon-Trading Shell Game," is the cover story in the February issue of Harper's Magazine.
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Life on the Virtual Frontier
[2010-02-02 13:00:00] Is technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? We'll explore life on the virtual frontier this hour with documentary filmmaker Rachel Dretzin, producer of "FRONTLINE: Digital Nation." It airs tonight on PBS and KERA 13.
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A New Era for Pops at the DSO
[2010-02-02 12:00:00] Who is the newest addition to the North Texas arts scene? We'll talk with Marvin Hamlisch this hour about his eclectic career in music and his new appointment as Principle Pops conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
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Food and Wine Trends
[2010-02-01 13:00:00] With trends in community-supported agriculture and a resurgence of the good food movement, where is the culinary industry headed these days? We'll talk this hour with Amy Albert, Senior Associate Editor of Bon App?tit. She's in town to judge in this year's Dallas Morning News Wine Competition which takes place this week. Winning wines will be featured at the Dallas Wine and Food Festival this spring.
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The Civil Rights Movement
[2010-02-01 12:00:00] Fifty years ago today, four college students sat at a Woolworth's counter for lunch. They were African Americans; the lunch counter was for whites only. Were the students aware that this simple but defiant action would prove instrumental in the quest for racial equality? We'll take a look back at the Civil Rights Movement with Reverend James Lawson, who speaks at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters this evening.
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