What should you really know to be competent in the kitchen? We’ll talk to food and cooking science expert Harold McGee this hour. His latest work is the highly-acclaimed “Keys to Good Cooking: A Guide to Making the Best of Foods and Recipes” (The Penguin Press, 2010).
Who actually owns the internet and all the information that flows freely on the world-wide-web? We’ll explore issues surrounding net neutrality this hour with Tim Wu, the Columbia Law Professor and policy advocate who coined the term. His new book is “The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires” (Knopf, 2010).
Would your joyful holidays be undermined if a family member was unemployed? We’ll discuss ways to conquer economic anxiety with marriage and family therapist Amir Abbassi, Director of Training and Placement at Texas A&M-Commerce’s Department of Counseling. In the Art&Seek segment, we’ll talk with Jessica May, one of the curators of “American Modern: Abbott, Evans, […]
How do our attitudes and judgments about what is healthy affect our actual health? We’ll talk this hour with Jonathan M. Metzl, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Women’s Studies and Director of the Program in Culture, Health, and Medicine at the University of Michigan. He’s also the co-editor of the new collection “Against Health: How […]
What makes the perfect glass of wine? We’ll spend this hour with Dr. Patrick McGovern, Scientific Director of the Penn Museum’s Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health. His Dallas Museum of Art Boshell Family Lecture, “Uncorking the Past: The Archaeological and Chemical Hunt for the Origins of Viniculture,” takes place this evening.
What are the most important elements in educating our country’s youth? We’ll discuss three different approaches this hour with Leslie Sharp, Principle of DISD’s Julia C. Frazier Elementary School, April Allen, Executive Director of KIPP: Dallas-Fort Worth and Michael Simpson, Head of the Lower School at Greenhill School.
North Texas may be weathering the current economy better than many U.S. cities, but what’s the climate like for those who help the needy in our community? We’ll talk this hour with Larry James, President and CEO of City Square, which recently changed its name from Central Dallas Ministries.
Is the bell really tolling for print journalism or do newspapers and magazines simply need to rethink their business models? We’ll talk this hour with Thomas Frank, Easy Chair Columnist for Harper’s Magazine and veteran journalist and author. His inaugural column, “Bright Frenetic Mills,” appears in the December, 2010 issue of the magazine.
How is the increasing average age of the world’s population affecting society and ultimately altering our lives? We’ll spend this hour with journalist and writer Ted Fishman, whose new book is “Shock of Gray: The Aging of the World’s Population and How it Pits Young Against Old, Child Against Parent, Worker Against Boss, Company Against […]
What does it take to survive the worst the world can dish out and still manage to go on to lead a happy life? We’ll hear the remarkable story of Louis Zamperini this hour with author Laura Hillenbrand. Her new book is “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” (Random House, […]
