Imagine coming to a new country, helping to build important infrastructure and provide necessary economic services in that country only to endure extreme prejudice and ethnically motivated violence. University of Delaware Professor Jean Pfaelzer recounts the injustices perpetrated against one ethnic group in her new book “Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans” (Random […]
Does Dallas face an affordable housing crisis? According to a recent Dallas Morning News series, the pressures of development and redevelopment (among others) are forcing lower-income residents out. We’ll discuss the situation this hour with David Dillon and David Tarrant of the Dallas Morning News.
Everyone wants to do a good job, but doctors are under constant pressure to perform perfectly. Dr. Atul Gawande knows first hand what it’s like to work under stressful conditions. The 2006 MacArthur Fellow and general surgeon at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston is the author of “Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance” […]
What does the Farm Bill mean for you? Plenty – according to food and environmental writer Daniel Imhoff. We’ll examine how the $90 billion bill which is up for renewal this year will affect what you eat, and what it will cost, and how it is grown. Imhoff is the author of “FOODFIGHT: A Citizens […]
What can be learned about the stock market by following a single company for one year? We’ll spend this hour with Karen Blumenthal who did just that for her new book “Grande Expectations: A Year in the Life of Starbucks’ Stock” (Crown Business, 2007).
How does war affect those who live in a war zone? Three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Kathy Kelly, will speak to the Dallas Peace Center tomorrow evening. She’ll be our guest this hour.
Where do ideas come from? How are new concepts created? The answers might surprise you. We’ll explore the ideas behind innovation this hour with Scott Berkun, author of “The Myths of Innovation” (O’Reilly, 2007).
What does the future hold for Fort Worth and where is the city headed? We’ll spend the first segment of tonight’s program with Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief, who was re-elected on May 12th. Dr. Tim Seelig, who’s served as the Artistic Director of the Turtle Creek Chorale for twenty years, will join us for […]
The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour is in town for a performance tonight at the Majestic Theatre. We’ll spend this hour with two of the stars of the show – Iranian-American comedian, Maz Jobrani, and Egyptian-American comedian, Ahmed Ahmed.
Can your body’s Circadian rhythms determine your susceptibility to bipolar disorder? According to a National Academy of Sciences study by UT Southwestern “the Clock gene, which controls [these] rhythms, may be integrally involved in the development of bipolar disorder.” We’ll explore the study and its findings this hour with Dr. Colleen McClung, assistant professor of […]
