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How do you decide how you’ll raise your kids? Will you take your parents’ advice? What about friends and what you’ve seen in the media? We’ll explore the issues that parents face today with family therapist Michael Gurian, author of …
Last Saturday’s Election reduced the number of Dallas Mayoral hopefuls to two who’ll compete in a run-off on June 16th. We’ll hear from candidates Tom Leppert and Ed Oakley this hour in an order determined by a coin toss.
Is there something wrong with religion? Our guest this hour, famous contrarian and “devout atheist” Christopher Hitchens thinks so. The contributing editor to Vanity Fair, who has been called “one of the most brilliant journalists of our time” by the …
Imagine… you’re riding in a tank covering Iraq as a journalist and suddenly, without any warning an IED explodes, causing a traumatic brain injury that nearly kills you. Now imagine getting the word back home that this has happened to …
What conditions lead to elder abuse and how can they be mitigated? We’ll talk this hour with Attorney Rosemary Redmond and journalist Lee Hancock who has covered the topic for the Dallas Morning News. Redmond and Hancock will participate in …
As Santayana said, “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” So it often serves to take a look back now and then. Journalist Jack Beatty does just that with a new book on the Gilded Age …
According to the Associated Press, the Dallas murder rate reached a 40-year low in 2006 and other crimes “dropped modestly.” We’ll discuss what’s working in Dallas law enforcement and what challenges remain with Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle this hour.
Albert Einstein was undoubtedly one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th Century. But what was the man really like and where did his genius originate? We’ll spend this hour with Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute and …
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 …
Will Africa become the next major producer of the world’s oil? What does a potential African oil rush mean for citizens of the continent? We’ll explore the topic of oil exploration and exploitation in Africa this hour with John Ghazvinian, …
