Who was Frank Lenz and what happened to him on his 1890s globe-circling bicycle trip? We’ll spend this hour with David V. Herlihy, bicycle authority and author of the new book “The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010).
What happened to the once positive opinion of the United States among the people of Arab countries? We’ll talk this hour with Rice University historian and Arab American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies, Ussama Makdisi, author of “Faith Misplaced: The Broken Promise of U.S.-Arab Relations: 1820-2001” (Public Affairs, 2010).
Where are stories born and how does a novelist create characters and experiences that ring true with reality? We’ll find out this hour with bestselling author John Irving, whose latest novel “Last Night in Twisted River” (Ballantine Books, 2010) is now out in paperback.
Are students more likely to excel in a single-gender class environment? We’ll explore the advantages and adversities of the all-male or all-female classroom with Vivian Taylor, Principal of the Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, and Arnold E. Holtberg, Headmaster of St. Mark’s School of Texas. In the Art&Seek segment, we’ll visit Billings Productions […]
What would motivate a super-star athlete to leave his career and join the military? We’ll explore the admirable honor of Pat Tillman this hour with acclaimed writer Jon Krakauer who cover’s Tillman’s life and the U.S. Military and Bush Administration cover-up of the truth about his death in book “Where Men Win Glory” (Anchor Books, […]
Where do ballet and global politics meet? We’ll find out this hour with Ben Stevenson, O.B.E. Now artistic director of Texas Ballet Theater, Stevenson’s work with the Houston Ballet and his experiences with Chinese dancer and defector Li Cunxin are featured in the new film “Mao’s Last Dancer” which opens in theaters on Friday, August […]
What’s the latest and greatest on food? We’ll cover everything from Bristol Bay, Alaska, home of the biggest wild salmon run to easy baking strategies and “weapons-grade ratatouille” this hour with Francis Lam, senior writer at Salon.com.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 133 million Americans – almost 1 out of every 2 adults – live with chronic illness. We’ll get a view from both sides of the experience this hour with Type I diabetes patient and Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Julian Seifter. His recent book on the […]
How does our spiritual, mental, emotional and physical well-being influence our productivity as professionals and citizens? We’ll spend this hour with Tony Schwartz, founder and president of The Energy Project and author of the new book “The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance” (Free Press, 2010).
Who was the person behind the larger-than-life public persona of Winston Churchill? We’ll talk this hour with University of Exeter historian Richard Toye. His new biographical history is “Churchill’s Empire: The World That Made Him and the World He Made” (Henry Holt, 2010).
