What must America do to regain its leadership role in the world’s political and economic systems? According to our guest this hour, Duke University Professor Bruce W. Jentleson, it may be an uphill climb. He’ll join us this hour to discuss his current Foreign Policy Magazine cover story “America’s Hard Sell: How American Values Lost […]
How important is dirt? Try as we may to avoid it, according to our guest this hour – University of Washington Professor David R. Montgomery, lowly dirt may be a more powerful shaper of human history than we think. Montgomery’s new book is “Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations” (University of California Press, 2008).
What’s it like to serve one’s country and then have that service rebuked for political gain? We’ll find out this hour with Valerie Plame Wilson, the former covert CIA operative whose name was leaked by the Bush Administration.
When you think of the founding fathers, do you think of Samuel Adams? Known primarily today for the beer that shares his name, Adams was a true champion of liberty who played a key role in the American Revolution. We’ll learn more this hour with Ira Stoll, author of “Samuel Adams: A Life” (Free Press, […]
How important is a single river in the history of Western Civilization? We’ll speak this hour with acclaimed historian and biographer Peter Ackroyd whose newest work is “Thames: The Biography” (Doubleday, 2008).
What will it take to end the cycle of child poverty in America? We’ll talk this hour with founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman. Her new book is “The Sea is So Wide and My Boat is So Small: Charting a Course for the Next Generation” (Hyperion, 2008).
How involved should an artist be in the way a viewer experiences his or her art? We’ll explore the social and theoretical implications of art this evening with world-wide art and design phenom Olafur Eliasson, whose exhibit “Take Your Time” is on view now at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Why do you live where you live? Which city is right for you? We talked in July with Richard Florida, author of “Who’s Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life” (Basic Books, 2008).
Is the world’s food supply stable? Will humanity be able to produce enough to feed itself in the future? The answers may lie in the research of a Stalin-era Soviet botanist. We talked last month with Gary Paul Nabhan, whose new book is “Where Our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov’s Quest to End Famine” […]
Is another economic bubble set to burst? Our guest this hour, John Gerzema thinks so. We’ll talk to him this hour about the potential crisis and his new book “The Brand Bubble: The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid It” (Jossey-Bass, 2008).
