Is Dallas’ “next big thing” south of the Trinity? Our guests this hour think so. With a nod to Jim Schutze’s recent Dallas Observer article, we’ll get the inside scoop on the Oak Cliff Renaissance from Jason Roberts, president of the Oak Cliff Transit Authority and co-founder of Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, Mariana Griggs, who […]
What was the study of science like before the 19th Century and how did the Romantic Period lay the groundwork for our scientific understanding today? We’ll talk this hour with Richard Holmes, author of “The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science” (Vintage, Paperback, 2010).
How important is the element of choice in our lives? We’ll spend this hour with Sheena Iyengar, the S.T. Lee Professor of Business at Columbia University and author of the new book “The Art of Choosing” (Twelve, 2010).
How did Texas become such a big deal in national politics? We’ll spend this hour with historians Michael Phillips and Patrick L. Cox. Their new book is “The House Will Come to Order: How the Texas Speaker Became a Power in State and National Politics” (UT Press, 2010).
Who were the Cro-Magnons and how did they survive in their snow-bound world? We’ll talk this hour with Brian Fagan, emeritus professor of anthropology at U.C. Santa Barbara and author of the new book “Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans” (Bloomsbury Press, 2010).
What does the future hold for Wolves in North America? We’ll examine the current situation this hour with Douglas H. Chadwick, whose piece “Wolf Wars: Once Protected, Now Hunted” is the cover story in this month’s National Geographic Magazine.
What does a sport like horseracing tell us about our culture and what happens to the horses when their racing days are over? We’ll explore the world not seen from the grandstand this hour with Lynn Reardon, founder and executive director of LOPE – LoneStar Outreach to Place Ex-Racers and author of “Beyond the Homestretch: […]
Who will win big at Sunday night’s Academy Awards? We’ll discuss it this hour with Stephen Becker of KERA’s Art&Seek, Chris Kelly of the Star-Telegram and Chris Vognar of The Dallas Morning News.
What does North Texas lack when it comes to trauma and burn care services? We’ll preview Wednesday’s Legacy Center for Public Policy forum with Timothy Bray, Assistant Professor at UTD’s School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, Don Spies, President & CEO of the North Texas 3-Share Plan and Warren Rutherford past Executive Vice President […]
How important is trust in today’s business world? We’ll talk this hour with journalist Anna Bernasek author of the new book “The Economics of Integrity: From Dairy Farmers to Toyota, How Wealth Is Built on Trust and What That Means for Our Future” (Harper Studio, 2010).
