What do we know about the Middle Ages and how the period influenced art, technology, and Western society? We’ll look back this hour with historian Thomas Cahill, author of “Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World” (Nan A. Talese Anchor Books, Paperback, 2008). Cahill will speak to the Dallas Museum […]
Couldn’t get to sleep last night? If so, you’re not alone. Millions of Americans complain of insomnia at least a few nights a week. What causes it and what are the health risks associated with the condition? We’ll spend this hour with Gayle Greene, a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the […]
Where does Texas politics get its swagger? Some might argue that Bob Bullock had a hand in crafting that image. We’ll remember the legendary Bullock this evening with journalists Dave McNeely and Jim Henderson who write about “The Largest Texan” in their new book “Bob Bullock: God Bless Texas” (University of Texas Press, 2008). Judge […]
Who was Peter Mark Roget and what prompted him, from the age of eight, to begin the systematic organization of the English language that made him famous? We’ll talk with journalist Joshua Kendall, whose new book is “The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget’s Thesaurus” (Putnam, 2008).
What factors influence a woman’s image of her own body and how can women achieve body acceptance? We’ll spend this hour with SMU’s Psychology Professor Katherine Presnell and Journalism Professor Camille Kraeplin who are studying how the media influences body image and how cognitive dissonance exercises may help.
Can the U.S. actually achieve energy independence? We’ll explore the idea this hour with a confirmed doubter, journalist Robert Bryce. Bryce, who has reported extensively on energy for nearly 20 years, argues that the bi-partisan call for energy independence is essentially “meaningless rhetoric” in his new book “Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of ‘Energy […]
Do tried-and-true marketing strategies still work in our go-fast, get-it-all society? Not so much, argues marketing guru Denise Shiffman in her new book “The Age of Engage: Reinventing Marketing for Today’s Connected, Collaborative, and Hyperinteractive Culture” (Hunt Street, 2008). Shiffman will join us this hour.
Almost all adult children must eventually face the challenge of caring for an aging parent. What is the best approach? We’ll talk this hour with Dr. Dennis McCullough who addresses the issue in “My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing ‘Slow Medicine,’ the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones” (Harper Collins, 2008).
Fans of the Discovery Channel’s “Man vs. Wild” are familiar with the plot line – a man is dropped in the woods with only his wits and skills to help him survive, with no help from the camera crew. The story is not a new one. We’ll talk this hour with E Magazine editor Jim […]
What is the human rights situation in Darfur? How are people coping in Iraq? We’ll talk this hour with one of the world’s premiere authorities on human rights, former United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland. Egeland, whose new book is “A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity” (Simon and […]
