Is conflict between the U.S. and Iran inevitable? We’ll analyze the relationship this hour with USA Today’s senior diplomatic correspondent Barbara Slavin, who’ll be in town this week to address a meeting of The Pluralism Fund. Slavin’s recent book is “Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S., and the Twisted Path to Confrontation” (St. Martin’s […]
Are you a Willie Nelson fan? The music icon celebrates his 75th birthday on April 30th. We’ll look back today at his career and life with Joe Nick Patoski, author of the epic new biography “Willie Nelson: An Epic Life” (Little Brown, 2008).
What’s new in the kitchen of your favorite restaurant? Perhaps it’s one of this hour’s guests. We’ll talk with Lan Nickens, Omar Flores, Jeremy Neilson, and Christopher Alford – all winners of the Dallas Wine and Food Festival’s 2008 Rising Stars Chefs Competition.
Are you fighting for a cause? If so, you have something in common with Dan Mathews, who began at PETA in 1985 as the then-fledgling organization’s receptionist and worked his way up to Vice President. Mathews will join us to discuss his organization, his career, and his new book “Committed: A Rabble-Rouser’s Memoir” (Atria Books, […]
Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22nd. What will you do this year to reduce your impact on the environment? We’ll discuss your options this evening with Melinda Haggerty, Sustainability Communications Coordinator for the City of Plano’s Live Green Initiative. Novelist Stefan Merrill Block will join us during the Scene segment to discuss his book “The […]
What is the first step in creating a sustainable world? Architect Edward Mazria has issued a challenge to make all buildings carbon neutral by the year 2030. He’ll join us this hour to discuss how it might be accomplished.
What is the role of music in everyday life, in films, and culture? We’ll talk this hour with someone who knows. Golden Globe winner Philip Glass is one of the most highly acclaimed musical artists of the twentieth century. Glass will speak this evening at the Nasher Salon Series.
What is a rational decision? MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely has found that our choices aren’t rational, but are predictable. He’ll join us this hour to discuss his work and his new book “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions” (Harper Collins, 2008).
What’s the best way to approach and view a work of art? We’ll discuss art appreciation this hour with Eddy Rawlinson of El Centro College, Missy Finger of Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery, and long-time Dallas gallery owner Edith Baker. DADA’s Spring Gallery Walk occurs this Saturday and will include the panel discussion “How to […]
How does the human mind really work? Our guest this hour is Gary Marcus, professor of Psychology at New York University, who argues that the mind is not the elegant machine it imagines itself to be. His book is “Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind” (Houghton Mifflin, 2008).
