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Krys Boyd  

Monday through Thursday, noon to 2 p.m., KERA 90.1
Friday, 7:30 p.m., KERA 13
(repeats Sunday, 11:30 a.m. / Monday, 11:30 p.m. / Wednesday, 1:30 a.m. on KERA 13 and Sunday at 5 p.m. on KERA 90.1) 

Think is a topic-driven interview program hosted by Krys Boyd covering a wide variety of topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and emerging trends to food and wine, travel, adventure, and entertainment.

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RADIO:

RECENTLY: Thursday, 05.08.08

FIRST HOUR

Topic
The Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom

Guest
Simon Winchester

Description
How and when did the West's fascination with Chinese civilization and technology begin? According to acclaimed author Simon Winchester, it all began in 1937 with Cambridge biochemist Joseph Needham. We'll talk with Winchester about his new book "The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom" (Harper, 2008).

Publications/Recordings
"The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom" (Harper, 2008)

SECOND HOUR

Topic
Rescuing the Victims of the Global Sex Trade

Guest
William Finnegan

Description
How extensive is the global sex trade and who is fighting it? We'll spend this hour with William Finnegan, staff writer for The New Yorker. His piece, "The Countertraffickers: Rescuing the Victims of the Global Sex Trade," appears in the May 5, 2008, issue of The New Yorker.

Publications/Recordings
"The Countertraffickers: Rescuing the Victims of the Global Sex Trade" appears in the May 5, 2008, issue of The New Yorker

Links
The New Yorker

TELEVISION:

RECENTLY: Friday, 05.09.08

Topic
The Global Power Elite

Guest
David Rothkopf & Josh Alan Friedman

Description
Who really runs the world? We'll talk this evening with David Rothkopf, visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of the new book "Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008).

Dallas (by way of New York) musician and journalist Josh Alan Friedman will join us during the Scene segment to discuss the true pioneers of rock as profiled in his new book "Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'N' Roll" (Backbeat Books, 2008).

Publications/Recordings
"Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008)

"Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'N' Roll" (Backbeat Books, 2008)

Links
David Rothkopf - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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