Planned Parenthood is perhaps primarily known for its work in the reproductive rights arena. We’ll spend this hour with National President Cecile Richards to discuss the other work that Planned Parenthood is doing, including women’s health and prescription drug assistance.
How will the U.S. face the increasing influence and growing economic power of other countries? We’ll talk with Nina Hachigian, Senior Vice President at the Center for American Progress and co-author of the new book, “The Next American Century: How the U.S. Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise” (Simon and Schuster, 2008).
Thomas Jefferson is remembered today as the key architect of U.S. democracy. But what were the years like that followed his presidency and how did he wish to be remembered? We’ll spend this hour with Alan Pell Crawford, author of the new book “Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson” (Random House, 2008).
What role does Egypt play in the Middle East and how can the United States and Egypt work together to ensure a peaceful future in the region? We’ll spend this hour with His Excellency Nabil Fahmy, Ambassador of Egypt to the United States, who’s in town to address the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort […]
How does one cope with chronic illness? Emmy award-winning journalist Richard M. Cohen, who has written about his own battle with multiple sclerosis, explores the lives of five individuals who face their own health challenges in his new book “Strong at the Broken Places: Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope” (Harper Collins, 2008). Cohen […]
Many will agree that racism is still an issue in today’s society. But are people who don’t consider themselves prejudiced actually racist to one degree or another? We’ll spend this hour with sociologist Barbara Trepagnier, author of “Silent Racism: How Well-Meaning White People Perpetuate the Racial Divide” (Paradigm, 2006).
Is corruption a problem at the Dallas Independent School District? What is the district doing to investigate allegations of abuse? We’ll spend this hour with Dallas Morning News reporters Tawnell Hobbs and Kent Fischer, who have reported on this story.
What is religious extremism and how can the faithful of different religions peacefully co-exist? We’ll talk this hour with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, author of “You Don’t Have to be Wrong For Me to be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism” (Harmony, 2007), who’s in town to speak to the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Dallas.
150 years ago, a young anatomist first published the medical text “Gray’s Anatomy.” Author Bill Hayes tells the story of how this seminal work came to be in his new book “The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray’s Anatomy” (Ballantine Books, 2008). Hayes will join us for the hour.
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price has served the residents of his district for 23 years. He’ll be honored with the Dallas Bar Association’s Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Award at a noon luncheon on Monday, January 21st at the Belo Mansion. Commissioner Price will be our feature guest this evening.
