NPR Super Tuesday Recap
February 6, 2008Think will be pre-empted this hour by special NPR coverage of the Super Tuesday Primaries.
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Women's Health
February 6, 2008According to the American Heart Association, coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for American women. We’ll discuss women’s health this hour with Dr. Cara East, Director of the Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center at Baylor University Medical Center and Dr. Robert Hebeler, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Baylor. The free Sister to Sister National […]
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Presidential Campaign Memorabilia
February 5, 2008What does it take to run a presidential campaign? What’s left when the run, either successful or not, is over? We’ll spend this hour with Jordan M. Wright, whose new book is “Campaigning for President: Memorabilia from the Nation’s Finest Private Collection” (Smithsonian Books, 2008).
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A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail
February 5, 2008Where did the Civil Rights Movement begin? Where did it end? Charles E. Cobb, Jr. will take us on a trip to the places in-between this hour. His new book is “On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail” (Algonquin Paperbacks, 2008).
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The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War
February 4, 2008What is still to be learned about the post-Cold War relationship between the U.S. and Russia? We’ll find out this hour with Journalist Pete Earley, whose new book reveals a lot. It’s called “Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia’s Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War” (Putnam, 2008).
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Creativity and Aging
February 4, 2008Can aging actually help make you smarter? We’ll talk with Dr. Gene Cohen, Director of the Center on Aging, Health, and Humanities at George Washington University. He’ll be in town tomorrow to speak at the UTD Center for Brain Health’s “The Brain: An Owner’s Guide” lecture series.
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The President and The Texas Primary
February 1, 2008Earlier this week, President Bush delivered the final State of the Union Address of his presidency and Florida voters cast their ballots in an important Republican Primary in the run-up to the February 5th Super Tuesday vote. What are Bush’s major goals for his last year in office and will Texas have a say in […]
