How tough is it to choose a school, a career or a health plan? What if there was a better “choice environment?” We’ll talk this hour with noted jurist and Karl N. Llewellyn Distinguished Service Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School and Department of Political Science, Cass R. Sunstein. He is […]
We might think of the information revolution as the province of IT managers and computer hackers. But it’s the librarian who must decide how to manage and categorize all the information we now have at our fingertips. We’ll visit the stacks this hour with Scott Douglas, author of “Quiet Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian” […]
How will we solve the health care crisis? We’ll discuss the issue this hour with Camille Miller, President and CEO of the Texas Health Institute and Katie Strong, Director of Congressional and Public Affairs from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Without a doubt, being multi-lingual is an advantage in today’s society. But how can you foster an interest in language with your child? We’ll find out this hour with Barbara Zurer Pearson, Ph. D., author of the new book “Raising A Bilingual Child: A Step-By-Step Guide for Parents” (Living Language, 2008).
The Best of Think. This hour we’ll revisit two recent Think television interviews. We’ll hear from Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D., president of the Institute for Energy and Environment Research and journalist Ted Fishman, author of “China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World” (Scribner, 2006).
Is conflict between the U.S. and Iran inevitable? We’ll analyze the relationship this hour with USA Today’s senior diplomatic correspondent Barbara Slavin, who’ll be in town this week to address a meeting of The Pluralism Fund. Slavin’s recent book is “Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S., and the Twisted Path to Confrontation” (St. Martin’s […]
What’s the best way to get kids interested in science? We’ll find out this hour with Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to outer space. She’ll be in town this weekend to host the Sally Ride Science Festival as SMU.
Are you a Willie Nelson fan? The music icon celebrates his 75th birthday on April 30th. We’ll look back today at his career and life with Joe Nick Patoski, author of the epic new biography “Willie Nelson: An Epic Life” (Little Brown, 2008).
What’s new in the kitchen of your favorite restaurant? Perhaps it’s one of this hour’s guests. We’ll talk with Lan Nickens, Omar Flores, Jeremy Neilson, and Christopher Alford – all winners of the Dallas Wine and Food Festival’s 2008 Rising Stars Chefs Competition.
Are you fighting for a cause? If so, you have something in common with Dan Mathews, who began at PETA in 1985 as the then-fledgling organization’s receptionist and worked his way up to Vice President. Mathews will join us to discuss his organization, his career, and his new book “Committed: A Rabble-Rouser’s Memoir” (Atria Books, […]
