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, […]
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).
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 […]
Think is on vacation today. Please enjoy an archive episode from October with legendary comedian and actor Lily Tomlin.
Think is on vacation today. Please enjoy an archive episode from last month with Valerie Plame Wilson, the former covert CIA operative whose name was leaked by the Bush Administration.
Think is on vacation today. Please enjoy an archive episode from earlier this month with cheesemonger Rich Rogers of Scardello Artisan Cheese and sommelier and wine expert Darryl Beeson. We got lots of great holiday entertaining tips.
Think is on vacation today. Please enjoy an archive episode from earlier this month with KERA reporter Sujata Dand who’s collected the stories of several teens who are also parents while researching her multi-media project “Boyfriends: Inside the World of Teenagers and Their Relationships.”
Is there a champion inside you? We’ll talk this hour with Al Satterwhite, whose new book “TITANS: Muhammad Ali and Arnold Schwarzenegger” (Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2008) features two subjects from his long career as a photographer.
Change was the resonant theme of the past political year, but what will it take to make the message of change continue to resonate with the electorate? We’ll chat this hour with Temple University Assistant Professor Jason Del Gandio. His new book is “Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for 21st Century Activists” (New Society Publishers, […]
How would you like to face your final moments? The Baylor University Medical Center Palliative Team has answers. We’ll spend this hour with Baylor’s Dr. Mark Casanova and Min Patel and journalist Lee Hancock who profiled the team in a recent Dallas Morning News series.
