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Collaborative Law  March 8, 2011

Is there a better way to divorce? Collaborative law provides model for divorce dispute resolution where the object is to settle the case without going to court. We’ll explore emerging trends in litigation this hour with a team of experts …

The Dark Side of Internet Freedom  March 7, 2011

Could worldwide freedom and democracy be threatened by the free flow of information? We’ll talk this hour with Evgeny Morozov, contributing editor to Foreign Policy Magazine and Schwartz Fellow at the New American Foundation. His new book is “The Net …

Dorks, Dweebs, Techies, and Trekkies  March 7, 2011

Why is being a nerd seen as a bad thing? We’ll spend this hour with Bennington College professor of psychology, David Anderegg, Ph.D. He addresses the rising tide of anti-intellectualism and more in his book “Nerds: How Dorks, Dweebs, Techies, …

The First Lady of Real Estate  March 4, 2011

With more than 60 years in the real estate business, Ebby Halliday shows no signs of slowing down and continues to go into the office every day. We’ll talk with the Dallas business icon about humble beginnings, big ambitions, and …

A Mountain in Tibet  March 3, 2011

Where is the holiest mountain on earth and what does it take to get there? We’ll spend this hour with distinguished travel writer Colin Thubron. He recounts his journey to Kailas in the new book “To a Mountain in Tibet” …

Reading & Speech in Children  March 3, 2011

How are genetics related to pediatric language, speech and reading disorders and what are the current strategies for intervention? We’ll talk this hour with the University of Iowa’s Dr. Bruce Tomblin and Dr. Tom Campbell, executive director of the UT …

Unrest in the Middle East  March 2, 2011

What does the climate of unrest in the Middle East mean for the United States and its allies in the region? What does it mean for the protesters and the people who live there? We’ll spend this hour with Ambassador …

American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World  March 2, 2011

What happened to American colonists who didn’t want to leave the British Empire during the American Revolutionary War? We’ll explore their lives this hour with Harvard associate professor of history, Maya Jasanoff. Her new book is “Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists …

A Memoir of Food, Love, and War  March 1, 2011

We see the headlines and the aftermath of frequent bombings and other attacks, but what is daily life really like for the people who live in cities like Baghdad and Beirut? We’ll talk this hour with cultural journalist and food …

Entering a New Epoch of Man  March 1, 2011

Is the planet entering a new epoch, one defined by human’s massive impact? Elizabeth Kolbert covers what many scientists are calling the start of the Anthropocene in her current article for National Geographic Magazine. She’ll join us this hour to …

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