What will our cities be like in 10, 20, or 100 years and what roll will sustainability play in their design? We’ll talk this hour with Adrian Smith, principal at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Smith is in town to judge the 42nd Annual AIA Dallas Design Awards.
To what lengths would you go for farm-fresh eggs? We’ll explore the world of the urban backyard chicken farmer this hour with Leslie Finical Halleck, general manager at North Haven Gardens and Sarah Perry, former KERA producer and successful Dallas chicken farmer and gardener.
How will President Obama work with the UN Security Council? We’ll talk with former Foreign Policy Magazine editor David Bosco. His new book is “Five to Rule Them All: The UN Security Council and the Making of the Modern World” (Oxford University Press, 2009).
Why do we know what we know about the Roman Empire? We’ll find out this hour with historian Lars Brownworth, author of “Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization” (Crown, 2009).
Is the American Conservative movement in trouble? We’ll spend this hour with journalist Sam Tanenhaus, who takes a firm line on the subject in his new book “The Death of Conservatism” (Random House, 2009).
Will we ever know what causes autism? Where can families turn for help and information about the disorder? We’ll talk with Mark Roithmayr, national president of Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to advancing understanding and treatment of all autism spectrum disorders.
What would you do for a good book? We’ll explore the story of two very serious book lovers this hour with journalist Allison Hoover Bartlett whose new book is “The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession” (Riverhead Books, 2009).
Will we ever truly know what happened to soldiers captured or otherwise missing during the Vietnam War? We’ll discuss the political and historical fallout from that war this hour with Michael J. Allen, Assistant Professor of History at Northwestern University and author of “Until the Last Man Comes Home: POWs, MIAs, and the Unending Vietnam […]
Can we still learn from an economist born in the late 19th century and could his theories shed light on the economic troubles of this century? We’ll spend this hour with Lord Robert Skidelsky, Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick and author of the new book “Keynes: The Return of the […]
Who is helping the children of the world and how are they making a difference? We’ll talk this hour with Maya Ajmera, President and Founder of the Global Fund for Children which advances the dignity of children and youth around the world through grant-making and media programs designed to raise awareness of the world’s most […]
