He prospected for gold, hunted seals and wrote some of the most popular adventure novels of the early 20th Century. But what was Jack London really like? We’ll talk this hour with biographer, historian and novelist James L. Haley whose new book is “Wolf: The Lives of Jack London” (Basic Books, 2010).
Why has it been so hard for our country to deal decisively with climate change and what will it take to get the world on a more environmentally-sound path? We’ll talk this hour with Bloomberg BusinessWeek deputy editor Eric Pooley, who spent three years researching his new book “The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, […]
Is there any way to prove the existence of the soul? With a nod to the Texas Observer, where we first saw his story, we’ll talk with David Eagleman, Director of the Laboratory for Perception and Action at Baylor College of Medicine and author of the book “Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives” (Vintage, Paperback, […]
What is the current state of U.S. – Japan relations and how are political changes in Japan influencing that relationship? We’ll talk this hour with Hiroki Takeuchi, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Fellow of the John G. Tower Center of Political Studies at Southern Methodist University. He addresses the Japan-America Society of Dallas Fort […]
Who was the real George Carlin? Aside from his “dirty words” routine, Carlin pushed the boundaries of performance with his comedy. We’ll remember him and his work this hour with James Sullivan, author of “Seven Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin” (Da Capo, 2010).
From the Archives – Who was the man who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? We talked with acclaimed journalist and author Hampton Sides in May about his new book “Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin” (Doubleday, 2010). Sides speaks to the 6th Annual […]
Is an unlimited life expectancy really possible? We’ll explore the current thinking this hour with Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Weiner. His new book is “Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality” (Ecco, 2010).
What was the future like in 1939? We’ll revisit a world perched between the Great Depression and Word War II this hour with James Mauro, author of “Twilight at the World of Tomorrow: Genius, Madness, Murder, and the 1939 World’s Fair on the Brink of War” (Ballantine Books, 2010).
How will public libraries in North Texas redefine themselves in an age of Google and civic budget cuts? We’ll talk with Corinne Hill, Interim Director of Libraries at Dallas Public Library, and Cathy Ziegler, Director of Libraries at Plano Public Library, about challenging new realities for the library system. What elevates video to the level […]
Are ubiquitous technology and constant connectedness stressing you out? We’ll talk this hour with journalist William Powers who finds antidotes to the screen within the work of a few literary and philosophical greats in his new book “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (Harper, 2010).
