How important is early education? We’ll discuss the significance of good preschool instruction this evening with David L. Kirp, U.C. Berkeley Professor of Public Policy and author of the book “The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics” (Harvard, 2007). Kevin Moriarty, Artistic Director at the Dallas Theater Center, will join us during the […]
What’s to blame for America’s accelerating rate of serious childhood illness? We’ll talk this hour with journalists Philip and Alice Shabecoff. Their new book is “Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children” (Random House, 2008).
Who defines beauty and what makes someone beautiful? Filmmaker Darryl Roberts set out to answer these questions for his new film, “America The Beautiful,” which opens in Dallas tomorrow. He’ll be our guest this hour.
What do you do online? How is the internet changing the way we live? We’ll talk this hour with Bill Tancer, author of “Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why It Matters” (Hyperion, 2008).
Now three years in the past, the effects of Hurricane Katrina are still being felt in Louisiana’s bayous and wetlands. We’ll take a look at some of the individuals still struggling to recover and make a living on the water with Ken Wells, author of “The Good Pirates of the Forgotten Bayous: Fighting to Save […]
Why is it so difficult to discuss racial issues? We talked in May with two Dallas Morning News columnists who were doing just that. James Ragland and Steve Blow joined us to discuss their “Talking Race” series.
Have you seen the Dallas arts district lately? The skyline of Dallas is changing – rapidly. In May, we discussed that on-going change with one of its architects, Pritzker Prize-winner and designer of the new Victory Park Museum of Nature and Science facility, Thom Mayne. He was in town to address the Nasher Salon Series.
Will the Bush Presidency be remembered solely for the “War-On-Terror” and invasion of Iraq? Not according to our guest – former Bush speechwriter and current American Enterprise Institute resident fellow David Frum. His cover story, “Think Again: Bush’s Legacy” appears in the current issue of Foreign Policy Magazine.
Thousands of children are diagnosed with Autism each year. But how does an individual family cope with such a diagnosis? We’ll talk this hour with Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe, author of “See Sam Run: A Mother’s Story of Autism” (UNT Press, 2008).
What are the Texas Democratic Party’s plans for the fall election season? We’ll spend this hour with House Democratic Leader, Representative Jim Dunnam.
