As the country continues its economic climb, what are the unique issues and challenges faced by the people of India today? We’ll find out this hour with Anand Giridharadas, author of the new book “India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation’s Remaking” (Times Books, 2011).
Could playing video games during school hours actually help kids learn more effectively? We’ll discuss the controversial potential of gaming in education this hour with Tom Linehan, Director of the Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering at UT-Dallas, and Peter Raad, Director of the Linda and Mitch Hart eCenter at The Guildhall at SMU.
Susan Spradley, Head of North American Region, explains her unique approach to managing one of the largest telecommunications equipment and service companies in the world.
How big a problem is sex trafficking in America today and how many American girls are victims? You might be surprised. We’ll talk this hour with investigative journalist Julian Sher, author of the new book “Somebody’s Daughter: The Hidden Story of America’s Prostituted Children and the Battle to Save Them” (Chicago Review Press, 2011).
From the Archives – Who were the real people behind the legendary lovers and rulers of Ancient Egypt? For starters, she was actually Greek and he was more politician than soldier. We explored their stories last fall with acclaimed historian of the ancient world Adrian Goldsworthy, whose latest book is “Antony and Cleopatra” (Yale University […]
How did an ambitious burlesque performer help lift Americans’ spirits during the depression and influence the future of musical theater? We’ll find out this hour with bestselling author Karen Abbott, whose new book is “American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee” (Random House, 2010).
What are women doing right now to overcome global poverty and a host of other problems plaguing the world? We’ll talk this hour with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn who will address the 2011 Planned Parenthood of North Texas Annual Luncheon tomorrow in Fort Worth. She’s the co-author along with her husband Nicholas Kristoff of […]
What do we really know about what’s going on in Haiti and how much is U.S. aid helping? We’ll spend this hour with Mac McClelland, Mother Jones Human Rights Reporter. Her “Aftershocks” appears in the current issue of Mother Jones Magazine.
How can we overcome the dissatisfaction so common in modern life and work? We’ll cover Aristotle, the digital age and everything in-between this hour with Swarthmore College Professor of Social Theory and Social Action, Barry Schwartz. He’s the co-author of the new book “Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to do the Right Thing” (Riverhead, 2010).
How high will our energy prices go and what can be done to make energy affordable for everyone? We’ll get an insider’s view this hour with former Shell Oil Company president and current CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy, John Hofmeister. His recent book on the subject is “Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight […]
