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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 …
How will the United States deal with Iran, China and other countries with growing geopolitical influence and how fast will those relationships change? We’ll talk this hour with George Friedman, president and CEO of STRATFOR – a private intelligence company. …
What does “old” really mean? We’ll explore the concept of aging this hour with someone who sees it every day – Marc E. Agronin, MD, adult and geriatric psychiatrist and Medical Director for Mental Health and Clinical Research at Miami …
What’s it really like to wait for your loved one to return from military service overseas? What’s it like when they do return? We’ll talk this hour with writer Siobhan Fallon, whose husband did two tours of duty in Iraq …
Who was the real man behind the legendary conqueror Alexander the great? We’ll explore the achievements of the famous Macedonian king this hour with Philip Freeman, Qualley Professor of Classics at Luther College in Decorah, Illinois. Freeman’s new biography is …
It’s hard to resist your young daughter’s request for the latest and greatest trendy must-haves, but what will be the ultimate effects of the ubiquitous commercialization of American girlhood? We’ll talk this hour with journalist Peggy Orenstein whose new book …
Where can true happiness be found? Former Marketplace radio journalist Lisa Napoli discovered it halfway around the world in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. She’ll join us this hour to tell her story and discuss her new book “Radio Shangri-La: …
How is global power represented in the digital age and what strategies are developing nations and non-state entities using to gain power in our ever-more-connected world? We’ll talk this hour with Joseph S. Nye, Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor, former …
Can the countries of the world join together to create the next golden age? Our guest this hour thinks so. We’ll talk to Parag Khanna, director of the Global Governance Initiative at the New America Foundation and author of the …
Does experience influence the brain development of children as much as genetics? We’ll examine the latest research this hour with Dr. Helen Neville, Lab Director at the University of Oregon’s Brain Development Lab. She’ll deliver the UTD Center for BrainHealth …
