Where is the country headed politically and how can regular Americans maintain their voice? We’ll discuss the history and future of American politics this hour with someone who knows the subject well. Willie Brown’s political career has spanned four decades. The former two-term San Francisco Mayor is in town to address the World Affairs Council […]
What’s new in the study of our planet’s oceans and how do today’s teachers get students interested in the environment? Dr. “Deepsea” Dawn Wright, Professor of Geography and Oceanography at Oregon State University, was among the recipients of the 2007 U.S. Professors of the Year Award, bestowed by the Council for Advancement and Support of […]
Myron E. (Mike) Ullman, III is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
You hear him each week on the Marketplace Morning Report’s Sloan Sessions. We’ll talk about the economy, business, and journalism this hour with Allan Sloan, Editor-at-Large for Fortune Magazine. He’s in town to deliver the third William O’Neil Lecture in Business Journalism at SMU.
What is the latest in the field of reproductive medicine? We’ll talk this hour about cutting-edge techniques including the cryopreservation of eggs with Dr. Karen Bradshaw and Dr. Kevin Doody of the new Fertility and Advanced Reproductive Medicine clinic at U.T. Southwestern Medical Center.
Has America’s foreign policy since the end of the Cold War actually made us more vulnerable to terrorist attack? Veteran CIA counterterrorism officer Michael Scheuer thinks so. We’ll examine the current security situation this hour with Scheuer whose new book is “Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam after Iraq” (Free Press, 2008).
What does it take to see a project through in spite of the odds, and regardless of those who would rather see you fail? We’ll talk this hour with two artists in very different fields about their interpretation of and approach to adversity. Albert Maysles is a documentary filmmaker whose latest film “The Gates” follows […]
How can police departments better deal with individuals in a state of mental crisis? We’ll discuss Crisis Intervention Training and the partnership between Mental Health America and the Dallas Police Department this hour with Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle, Dallas Police Senior Corporal Herb Cotner, and former officer and educator Gary Bush.
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal and how does this 88′ year-old case of petroleum industry influence and corruption reflect on today’s America? We’ll spent this hour with journalist Laton McCartney, author of the new book “The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country” (Random […]
What can we learn about tenacity and joy from children, even when they’re unable to communicate verbally? Robert Rummel-Hudson, whose daughter was diagnosed at age 3 with polymicrogyria, a rare disorder that leaves her unable to speak, will join us this evening to discuss his family’s triumphs in the face of an extraordinary challenge. His […]
