Think: Episode Archives

• NPR Super Tuesday Recap

  February 6, 2008

  Think will be pre-empted this hour by special NPR coverage of the Super Tuesday Primaries.

• A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail

  February 5, 2008

  Where did the Civil Rights Movement begin? Where did it end? Charles E. Cobb, Jr. will take us on a trip to the places in-between this hour. His new book is “On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail” (Algonquin Paperbacks, 2008).

• Presidential Campaign Memorabilia

  February 5, 2008

  What does it take to run a presidential campaign? What’s left when the run, either successful or not, is over? We’ll spend this hour with Jordan M. Wright, whose new book is “Campaigning for President: Memorabilia from the Nation’s Finest Private Collection” (Smithsonian Books, 2008).

• Creativity and Aging

  February 4, 2008

  Can aging actually help make you smarter? We’ll talk with Dr. Gene Cohen, Director of the Center on Aging, Health, and Humanities at George Washington University. He’ll be in town tomorrow to speak at the UTD Center for Brain Health’s “The Brain: An Owner’s Guide” lecture series.

• The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War

  February 4, 2008

  What is still to be learned about the post-Cold War relationship between the U.S. and Russia? We’ll find out this hour with Journalist Pete Earley, whose new book reveals a lot. It’s called “Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia’s Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War” (Putnam, 2008).

• The President and The Texas Primary

  February 1, 2008

  Earlier this week, President Bush delivered the final State of the Union Address of his presidency and Florida voters cast their ballots in an important Republican Primary in the run-up to the February 5th Super Tuesday vote. What are Bush’s major goals for his last year in office and will Texas have a say in […]

• Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith and Dreams of a Mexican President (Viking, 2007).

  January 31, 2008

  From the archives: First up; how does one transition from a life as a successful comedy actor who’s appeared in over 30 films to the solitary world of the novelist? Just ask Gene Wilder. We spent some time with Wilder a few weeks back when he was on tour promoting his first novel “My French […]

• Trivia With Ken Jennings's

  January 31, 2008

  Think you know trivia? We’ll find out this hour with Ken Jennings, the greatest champion in the history of the TV quiz show JEOPARDY! and the author of the new book “Ken Jennings’s Trivia Almanac: 8,888 Questions in 365 Days” (Villard, 2008).

• A World Without Islam

  January 30, 2008

  What would the world be like without the galvanizing force of a major worldwide religion like Islam? According to Graham Fuller, former vice chairman of the National Intelligence Council at the CIA and adjunct professor of History at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, the world would be essentially the same. We’ll discuss his ideas and […]

• How an American Woman Found Her Way Through Politics, Love and Obedience in the Middle East

  January 30, 2008

  We all know of the influential Middle Eastern leaders, and the roles they’ve played on the stage of history. But what is the story of their wives? Deborah Kanafani, an American woman, found out first-hand when she married the man who would become Yasser Arafat’s chief advisor. She’ll join us to discuss her new book […]