What does the future hold for our nation and for the economy? Renowned futurist Alvin Toffler, with wife and co-author Heidi Toffler, just released their most recent book in paperback. He’ll join us this hour to discuss “Revolutionary Wealth: How it will be Created and How it will Change Our Lives” (Currency Doubleday, 2006).
What do you do when you see someone accidentally drop a $20 bill? Do you pick it up and keep it or return it to the person? Say you find out that your neighbor’s wireless network is unprotected and you can easily access their internet service for free. Should you warn them to protect their […]
What happens to women who make the difficult decision to leave their careers behind to stay at home and raise children? How hard is it for them to re-enter the workforce years later? We’ll examine the challenges and implications of such decisions this hour with Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and The Graduate […]
Have you read the Bible lately? Slate’s Deputy Editor David Plotz has. Plotz set out a year ago to read the entire Bible and blog about it along the way. He’ll join us this hour to discuss his “Blogging the Bible” project.
Thirty-five years ago, a break-in at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Washington D.C. Watergate Hotel spelled the beginning of the end for President Richard Nixon. What have we learned about the power of the Presidency in years since? What have presidents learned about what’s possible and what’s not possible. We’ll discuss it this […]
Who was Harriet Tubman? She was an escaped slave, lumberjack, laundress, raid leader, nurse, fund-raiser, cook, abolitionist, intelligence agent, and most-famously -Underground Railroad organizer. We’ll remember Tubman this hour with biographer, Beverly Lowry, author of the new book “Harriet Tubman: Imagining a Life” (Doubleday, 2007).
Your employer sets the goals, work hours, and even dress code for the office environment. But how much control should companies have over your freedom of speech? Vanderbilt University Professor Bruce Barry will join us this hour to explore the issue and his new book “Speechless: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace” […]
You know Steve Buscemi, right? Even if you don’t recognize the name, you’ve probably seen one of his films. Buscemi has appeared in scores of films and television shows in his twenty-plus year career as an actor. He’s also a director and his latest project “Interview” opens at theaters next month. We’ll discuss the film […]
Transportation is a big issue in North Texas. How will the region handle the expected growth of the next few years? How will changes affect you? We’ll talk with Gordon Dickson, Transportation Writer for the Star-Telegram and Shelley Kofler, KERA News Director.Malcolm Warner, Deputy Director of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, will join […]
The Dallas Mayor’s Race will end in a run-off election this Saturday. What are the Oakley and Leppert campaigns doing in the final days to push their candidates over the top and are the strategies working? We’ll discuss the election and possible outcomes this hour with KERA Reporter Bill Zeeble, Gromer Jeffers, Jr. of the […]
