The election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States is a landmark moment in American history. Many have called it the start of a new era in American politics, including our guest this hour, PBS correspondent Gwen Ifill. She’ll join us to discuss the new political landscape and her new book […]
Was the man who led the Manhattan Project really a security risk? Why did the U.S. Government lose faith in him in the years after World War II? We’ll talk this hour with acclaimed filmmaker David Grubin, whose new film “The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer” airs on PBS’ American Experience tonight. You can see […]
For many Americans, one of the biggest day-to-day challenges is access to affordable housing. We’ll discuss the issue and explore solutions this evening with former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and current Executive Chairman of Cityview, Henry Cisneros. Cisneros is in town to deliver the keynote address at the North Texas Housing Coalition’s […]
Exactly how powerful is music? We listen for entertainment and enjoyment, but can music actually heal? We’ll spend this hour with Barbara L Bastable, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts.
Who really pays for the multi-million dollar election campaigns that send our Representatives and Senators to Washington? We’ll talk this hour with veteran Washington Post reporter Robert G. Kaiser, who writes about the issue in his new book “So Much Damn Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government” (Knopf, 2009).
How should the U.S. Government face the current economic crisis and is there a way for the Obama Administration to get it right? In the current Mother Jones Magazine cover story, “Fiscal Therapy,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston offers a 14-part prescription for getting the economy back on its feet. We’ll talk with him […]
What’s the best way to engage and educate 21st Century kids? We’ll talk this hour with two leaders in the field. Susan Marcus is co-founder of the Learning About Learning Education Foundation and co-author of the book “New World Kids: The Parent’s Guide to Creative Thinking” (Foundry Media, 2008). Robyn Flatt is Executive Artistic Director […]
Can film conquer the demons of war? We’ll talk this hour with director Ari Folman who deconstructs nightmares, memories and the first Lebanon War of the early eighties in his new animated film “Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Classics).
Where does “the everyday” meet serious art? We’ll spend this hour with an international titan of the art world, Jeff Koons. Equally famous for his giant public art pieces including the iconic “Balloon Dog” – and his 90s marriage to Italian porn star and parliamentarian Cicciolina, Koons will address the sold-out Nasher Salon Series […]
How do colors influence our perception? Is there a complimentary, but reverse counterpart to that process? We’ll talk this hour with Dr. David Eagleman, Director of The Laboratory for Perception and Action at the Baylor College of Medicine. He’ll discuss his groundbreaking research on the fascinating scientific phenomenon known as Synesthesia in a lecture “Colors […]
