What is “everyday life” like in China? Did the Olympic spotlight help or hurt the average Chinese citizen? We’ll spend this hour with journalist Leslie Chang, author of “FACTORY GIRLS: From Village to City in a Changing China” (Spiegel and Grau, 2008).
What exactly has the National Security Agency been up to? How many Americans have been unknowingly subjected to its warrantless eavesdropping program? Is the program even legal? We’ll talk this hour with journalist James Bamford, author of the new book “The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America” (Doubleday, 2008).
What does it really take to change and reform a city or even a country? What kind of person can get the job done? We’ll look back at one such figure this hour with Wendell E. Pritchett, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Office of Research, Planning and Policy […]
How are the world’s corporations and governments responding to the rising sea levels, fires, floods and droughts caused by increasing global temperatures? We’ll talk this hour with Martin Smith, correspondent and producer of FRONTLINE’s “HEAT” which airs on KERA 13 tonight at 8pm.
What goes on inside the mind of a successful screenwriter? We’ll (try to) find out this hour with Academy Award-winner Charlie Kaufman, whose films “Being John Malkovich,” “Human Nature,” “Adaptation,” “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” have captivated millions. His new film “Synecdoche, New York” opens Friday, November 7 […]
Why are political cartoons important? How did they get started? We’ll spend this hour with journalist and author Donald Dewey. His new book is “The Art of Ill Will: The Story of American Political Cartoons” (NYU Press, 2008).
Is the ubiquity of technology affecting our brains? If so, what can we do about it? We’ll explore the topic this hour with Dr. Gary Small, Director of the UCLA Memory and Aging Research Center at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and author of the new book “iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration […]
Five years ago this week, the Nasher Sculpture Center opened its doors for the first time. We’ll discuss some of the stories behind its collection this evening with Nancy A. Nasher and Jed Morse, Acting Chief Curator at the Center. In the Scene segment we’ll preview the forthcoming KERA documentary, “South Dallas Pop,” with Roger […]
How do our favorite performers make us laugh? We’ll talk – and laugh – this hour with legendary comedian and actor Lily Tomlin. She’s in town for a special benefit show at the Addison Improv.
Now that the debates are over, how will the presidential campaigns approach the final 19 days before Election Day? We’ll hold our last of three election-season discussions with Bob Ray Sanders of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Bill McKenzie of the Dallas Morning News.
