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  • Sex, Murder and the Meaning of Life

    How do the selfish and animalistic aspects of our human nature contribute to some of our greatest accomplishments? We’ll discuss that topic with Arizona State University evolutionary psychologist Douglas T. Kenrick.

  • The Shootout at the O.K. Corral

    What caused one of the most famous gun battles in history and how did it shape our view of the American West? We’ll spend this hour with historical journalist Jeff Guinn whose new book is “The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West” (Simon […]

  • An American Family in Hitler's Berlin

    What did Hitler’s rise to power mean for Americans working in 1930s Berlin? We’ll look back this hour to 1933 and the experiences of U.S. Ambassador to Germany William E. Dodd.

  • Memory and Emotion

    How does emotion affect the accuracy or intensity of a memory?

  • Cabaret

    How does a show set in 1931 Berlin shed new light on the early days of the Nazi era and what’s it like for the artists who perform it each night?

  • Toward a Fair Society

    What is the individual’s responsibility when it comes to holding corporate entities, public figures and others responsible for their actions – especially in regard to who get’s what?

  • Staying Healthy in a Toxic World

    What are the chemicals, drugs and synthetically-produced products in our lives really doing to our bodies and our health?

  • Australia and the U.S.

    A strong economic partner and security ally of the United States, Australia and the U.S. share similarities in culture, historical background and democratic values.