Think features in-depth interviews with compelling guests, covering a wide variety of topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and trends to food and wine, travel, adventure and entertainment.
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Who will win big at Sunday night’s Academy Awards? We’ll get your favorites picks and discuss it all this hour with Stephen Becker of KERA’s Art&Seek, Chris Kelly of the Star-Telegram and Chris Vognar of The Dallas Morning News.
How does one become an expert on almost everything? We’ll find out this hour with Marshall Brain, founder of HowStuffWorks, Inc. and author of the popular “How Stuff Works” series of books and other media. Brain will deliver the lecture …
How important is race in American society today? How important was it to families in the past? We’ll explore the complexity of race in our country this hour with Vanderbilt University associate professor of law, Daniel J. Sharfstein. His new …
Where do artists, writers, musicians and other creative thinkers find their inspiration? We’ll spend this hour with Julie Burstein, “Studio 360″ creator and author of the new book “Spark: How Creativity Works” (Harper, 2011). Burstein speaks to the Dallas Museum …
What are local communities doing to connect African Americans to their cultural heritage? In honor of Black History Month, we’ll talk to Safisha Hill, Director of Education for The Act of Change, and Sarah Walker, President of the Tarrant County …
Is there a simpler (or at least more formulaic) way to negotiate the pitfalls of marriage? According to our guest this hour, economics could be the key. We’ll talk with Jenny Anderson, New York Times reporter and co-author of the …
What makes a writer a writer, and how can a great teacher influence the arc of a writer’s career? We’ll spend this hour with playwright, author, screenwriter, actor, director Doug Wright and Linda Raya, the Highland Park High School Fine …
How and where did the American women’s movement begin? We’ll look back at the mid-20th Century this hour and explore the lives of our mothers and grandmothers with Stephanie Coontz, Director of Research and Public Education at the Council on …
What do women in developing and war-torn countries face as they try to build independent and better lives for their families and themselves? We’ll talk this hour with Zainab Salbi, former member of Saddam Hussein’s inner circle and founder of …
What would happen if our injuries, suffering and sicknesses began to glow? The phenomenon is a key element in novelist Kevin Brockmeier’s latest book “The Illumination: A Novel” (Pantheon, 2011). Brockmeier, who speaks to the Dallas Museum of Art’s Arts …
