The Veil's Resurgence
June 23, 2011What does the veil mean for Islamic women around the world and why is it growing in popularity? Harvard Divinity School Leila Ahmed discusses her new book on that topic.
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Swimming with Giants
June 23, 2011Hour 1: What’s it like to swim with and photograph the largest creatures on earth? We’ll find out this hour with Charles “Flip” Nicklin, lead whale photographer and marine mammal specialist for the National Geographic Society. His new book is “Among Giants: A Life with Whales” (University of Chicago Press, 2011). http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/77/510036/137375942/KERA_137375942.mp3[Download MP3]
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The Fascinating Feather
June 22, 2011Hour 2: How did feathers evolve and why are they so fascinating and valuable to humans? We’ll talk this hour with conservation biologist Thor Hanson, author of “Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle” (Basic Books, 2011). http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/77/510036/137350808/KERA_137350808.mp3[Download MP3]
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A Case for Corporal Punishment?
June 22, 2011Hour 1: Is there a solution to our overloaded criminal justice system? Our guest this hour, criminologist and former Baltimore City police officer, Peter Moskos thinks so. He ponders the possibility of offering quick and severe physical punishment to criminals as an alternative to incarceration in his new book “In Defense of Flogging” (Basic Books, […]
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The Case for the Only Child
June 21, 2011Hour 2: What’s leading the trend toward smaller and one-child families in the Unites States and why are many women deciding to become single parents? We’ll talk this hour with social psychologist Susan Newman. Her new book is “The Case for the Only Child: Your Essential Guide” (HCI, 2011). http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/77/510036/137327451/KERA_137327451.mp3[Download MP3]
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South Africa and the U.S.
June 21, 2011Hour 1: Seventeen years after the end of Apartheid, what’s the status of our country’s relationship with South Africa and how is the country expanding its role in African politics? We’ll spend this hour with His Excellency Ebrahim Rasool, Ambassador of South Africa to the United States. Ambassador Rasool is in town for an event […]
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A World Full of Men?
June 20, 2011Hour 2: How will the developing-world pressure to have a male child and the rising economic status of these developing countries jeopardize the gender balance of society in the years to come? We’ll talk this hour with Mara Hvistendahl, a Beijing-based correspondent for Science and author of the new book “Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over […]
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Beekeepers, Agriculture and the Food We Eat
June 20, 2011Hour 1: What impact do honeybees and beekeepers have on agriculture in America? We’ll talk this hour with journalist Hannah Nordhaus who examines the industry through the experiences of commercial beekeeper Jim Miller in her book “The Beekeeper’s Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America” (Harper Perennial, 2011). http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/77/510036/137305656/KERA_137305656.mp3[Download […]
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KERA Think Rundown – Week of 6/20/11
June 16, 2011Program Alert: June 16, 2011 Think airs Monday to Thursday from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. on KERA FM. Podcasts and streamed video are available online at www.kera.org/think. Monday, 6/20 Noon: What impact do honeybees and beekeepers have on agriculture in America? We’ll talk this hour with journalist Hannah Nordhaus who examines the industry through […]
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Viruses are Everywhere!
June 16, 2011Hour 2: What is the most common form of life on earth? We’ll explore the incredible realm of viruses this hour with acclaimed science writer Carl Zimmer. His new book is “A Planet of Viruses” (University Of Chicago Press, 2011). http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/77/510036/137231407/KERA_137231407.mp3[Download MP3]
