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What does it take to be a successful chef? The Dallas Wine and Food Festival’s Rising Stars Chefs’ Contest answers that question every year by recognizing “up-and-coming” chefs who are particularly skilled at pairing wine and food. We’ll spend this …
What’s going on in Washington and how does it affect the lives of North Texans? This evening, we’ll talk with 30th District Representative, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson about bridging the local-national gap. Fort Worth Museum of Science and History President …
What happens when a young man is accused and convicted of a brutal rape and murder that he didn’t commit just because he is black? It happened to Darryl Hunt in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1984. Hunt spent 10 years …
Who is the Dalai Lama? He’s a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, and spiritual leader of millions. We’ll spend this hour with journalist Mayank Chhaya, author of the first authorized biography of the Dalai Lama by …
Are class conflicts within the African American Community changing the nature of racial solidarity? We’ll explore the issue this hour with Mary Pattillo, professor of sociology and African American studies at Northwestern University. Her new book is “Black on the …
Is the drought over? Not by a long shot according to the Texas Observer. This hour we’ll discuss how the drought is affecting rural Texas and what legislators are doing about it with David Pasztor, Managing Editor of the Texas …
We’ve all heard of or even visited the Smithsonian. But how did the institution that houses our nation’s treasures come to be? This hour, we’ll learn how the 18th Century bequest of an Englishman who never visited America led to …
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its decision not to regulate greenhouse gases under the federal Clean Air Act. What does the decision mean for businesses and citizens? …
Think the American Dream is dead? Don’t tell that to U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel. Rangel, now Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, dropped out of high school to join the military, was wounded in Korea in 1950, …
What is the situation really like in Darfur? Brian Steidle has been there. Steidel, a former U.S. Marine, served for six months in Darfur as an unarmed military observer for the African Union. He documented the ongoing genocide in photographs, …
