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  • KERA Think Rundown – Week of 4/11/11

    Program Alert: April 8, 2011 Think airs Monday to Thursday from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. on KERA-FM and at 7:00 p.m. every Friday except the last Friday of the month on KERA-TV. Podcasts and streamed video are available online at www.kera.org/think. KERA Think Rundown – Week of 4/11/11 Monday, 4/11 Noon:  Why do politicians, […]

  • The Dumb Things We Do and How to Avoid Them

    Why do politicians, movie stars and even ordinary folks like us do stupid things and how can we avoid such self-destructive mistakes? We’ll talk this hour with City University of New York Sociologist William Helmreich, Ph.D. His new book is “What Was I Thinking?: The Dumb Things We Do and How to Avoid Them” (Taylor […]

  • Philanthropy that Gets Results

    Just how big is philanthropy’s global impact and what factors should donors consider before making those financial gifts? We’ll spend this hour with Thomas J. Tierney, cofounder and chairman of The Bridgespan Group and co-author of the new book “Give Smart: Philanthropy that Gets Results” (Public Affairs, 2011).