How is the American military presence overseas evolving to meet new challenges in the Middle East and Afghanistan? We’ll talk this hour with Rear Admiral Michael T. Franken, Deputy Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy at the United States Central Command (CENTCOM). He’s in town to speak at SMU.
What special stories do mothers and daughters share? We’ll hear a few such tales this hour with Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor, authors of “Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story” (Viking, 2009). They’re in town to speak to Arts and Letters Live.
Who rescued many of the finest artworks in history from Adolf Hitler and his henchmen? We’ll talk this hour with writer and producer Robert Edsel, whose new book is “The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History” (Center Street, 2009).
What does a teacher learn in his or her first year of work? We’ll spend this hour with Esme Raji Codell, whose 1999 book, “Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher’s First Year” (Algonquin Books, 2009), has just been re-issued in an expanded paperback edition.
Is there a coming crisis in the field of geriatric medicine? We’ll explore the growing need for specialized care for older patients with Dr. Craig Rubin, Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief of Geriatrics and Dr. Amit Shah, Assistant Professor and Geriatrician at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Wil McKnight, artistic and executive director of Texas […]
Why do many of us find it difficult if not impossible to live without a dog? We’ll examine this special relationship and its origins with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jon Franklin. His new book is “The Wolf in the Parlor: The Eternal Connection Between Humans and Dogs” (Holt, 2009).
Every parent wants their child to have the best teachers, but how important is the educational leadership at that student’s school and district? We’ll talk this hour with two leaders in the field – David Chard, Ph.D., Dean of the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development at SMU and Reid Lyon, Ph.D., […]
What were you doing in the 1960s? Journalist Jenny Diski remembers the influential decade as she experienced it in London in her new book “The Sixties” (Picador Paperback Original, 2009). We’ll talk with her this hour.
How does a mother cope with the death of her child when his murder becomes a national headline? We’ll talk this hour with Judy Shepard, author of the new book “The Meaning of Matthew: My Son’s Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed” (Hudson Street, 2009).
Where is Rene Descartes actually buried and how did his life and death influence religion and the understanding of rationalism? We’ll talk with Russell Shorto, author of “Descartes’ Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason” (Vintage, Paperback, 2009).
