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The Recession

[2009-12-01 13:00:00] What is the current outlook on the United States recession? Can Texas remain business-friendly and globally competitive under a federal exit strategy? We'll talk this hour with W. Charles Sawyer, the Hal Wright Professor in Latin American Economics at Texas Christian University....

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[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:31:00 -0500 ]

Simple & Fresh Southern Cooking

[2009-12-01 12:00:00] Do the words "southern cooking" conjure images of long-simmered gumbos, fish-fry marathons, and whole-hog barbecues? We'll spend this hour with Travel + Leisure contributing editors Matt Lee and Ted Lee, authors of "The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor" (Clarkson Potter, 2009)....

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[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:30:24 -0500 ]

Remembering Molly Ivins

[2009-11-30 13:00:00] How did a woman groomed for a gilded life in Houston reinvent herself as one of the most provocative and influential journalists in Texas history? We'll talk this hour with University of Texas journalism professor Bill Minutaglio, author of "Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life" (Public Affairs, 2009)....

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[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:45:41 -0500 ]

A Call to Action on Climate Change

[2009-11-30 12:00:00] What would passing clean energy climate legislation mean for our economy and our place in the world? We'll talk with Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, whose new book is "Clean Energy Common Sense: An American Call to Action on Global Climate Change" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2010)....

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[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:42:35 -0500 ]

Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying

[2009-11-25 13:00:00] When do you shop? And why do you sometimes buy things that you don't really need? We'll talk this hour with former editor in chief of Esquire Magazine Lee Eisenberg, author of "Shoptimism: Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying No Matter What" (Free Press, 2009)....

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[ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:33:24 -0500 ]

From Oil Wells to Solar Cells

[2009-11-25 12:00:00] What can we do to relieve our addiction to energy? We'll spend this hour with Amanda Little, author of the new book "Power Trip: From Oil Wells to Solar Cells - Our Ride to the Renewable Future" (Harper, 2009)....

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[ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:09:25 -0500 ]

A Conversation with Novelist Clive Cussler

[2009-11-24 13:00:00] How did a marine archaeologist turn his adventurous reality into a prolific career of writing adventure fiction? We'll talk this hour with novelist Clive Cussler, co-author of the new book, "The Wrecker" (Putnam, 2009)....

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[ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:39:12 -0500 ]

How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks

[2009-11-24 12:00:00] Was your high school history textbook telling the truth about America's past? We'll spend this hour with sociologist James W. Loewen, whose new book is "Teaching What Really Happened: How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History" (Teachers College Press, 2009)....

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[ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:11:15 -0500 ]

The Failure of Reaganomics

[2009-11-23 13:00:00] What went wrong with the economic policies advanced by the Reagan administration? We'll talk this hour with former domestic policy adviser Bruce Bartlett, author of "The New American Economy: The Failure of Reaganomics and a New Way Forward" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)....

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[ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:51:45 -0500 ]

The Trinity River

[2009-11-23 12:00:00] Could the Trinity River have better served North Texas as a barge canal running to the Gulf of Mexico? We'll talk with producer Rob Tranchin, whose new television documentary, "Living with the Trinity," premieres tonight on KERA 13....

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[ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:21 -0500 ]

Twilight of the American Newspaper

[2009-11-19 13:00:00] Are newspapers destined to become a relic of history? This hour we'll talk with Richard Rodriguez, whose article "Final Edition: Twilight of the American Newspaper" appears in this month's edition of Harper's Magazine....

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[ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:40:55 -0500 ]

Education&the State of America's Students

[2009-11-19 12:00:00] Have past attempts at education reform made a difference in learning? And how can things be improved for the immediate future? We'll discuss the state of America's students with Margaret Spellings, former U.S. Secretary of Education....

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[ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:15:44 -0500 ]

The Outsourcing of American Power

[2009-11-18 13:00:00] Have private corporations taken over the U.S. government? We'll talk this hour with Allison Stanger, author of "One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy" (Yale University Press, 2009)....

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[ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:05:15 -0500 ]

Three Decades of Wall Street Greed

[2009-11-18 12:00:00] Why did the banking system almost collapse last year? And who was responsible? We'll spend this hour with Charles Gasparino, author of the new book "The Sellout: How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System" (Harper Business, 2009)....

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[ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:24:37 -0500 ]

A Search for America's Christmas Present

[2009-11-17 13:00:00] Is Frisco, Texas, the capitol of over-the-top Christmas excess? We'll talk this hour with Washington Post pop culture writer Hank Stuever, author of the new book, "Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009)....

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[ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:57:15 -0500 ]

The Assassination of JFK

[2009-11-17 12:00:00] Can you remember the assassination of President Kennedy? Or does your knowledge of that tragic moment come from a history textbook rather than news reports or firsthand accounts? We'll spend this hour with Tom Jennings, executive producer of the new documentary "The Lost JFK Tapes," and Gary Mack, curator of the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, where the film will have its premiere tomorrow night before airing nationally on the National Geographic Channel....

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[ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:47:10 -0500 ]

The Life and Legacy of Archimedes

[2009-11-16 13:00:00] How much do you know about the man who leaped from his bathtub exclaiming "Eureka!" on discovering a scientific principle that, today, allows a balloon to fly? We'll talk this hour with biographer Alan Hirshfeld, whose new book is "Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes" (Walker & Company, 2009)....

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[ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:06:38 -0500 ]

India's Harvest of Water

[2009-11-16 12:00:00] Is an ambitious new water system in India a viable alternative to monsoon season for the nation's farmers? We'll talk with Sara Corbett, whose article "A Harvest of Water" appears in this month's issue of National Geographic Magazine....

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[ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:42:23 -0500 ]

A Law Enforcement View of Terrorism

[2009-11-12 13:00:00] What challenges do security experts face when an individual terrorist can pose as much threat as a powerful rogue nation? This hour we'll discuss the law enforcement view of terrorism with Oliver "Buck" Revell, President of Revell Group International and former Associate Deputy Director of the FBI. He's in town to speak at the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth....

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[ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:48:24 -0500 ]

The Fall of the Soviet Empire

[2009-11-12 12:00:00] How did the collapse of the USSR's European empire happen so quickly and peacefully in the waning months of the 80s? We'll talk to Victor Sebestyen, author of "Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire" (Pantheon, 2009)....

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[ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:25:23 -0500 ]

The Influence of Abigail Adams

[2009-11-11 13:00:00] As wife of the nation's second president and mother of the sixth, Abigail Adams influenced the founding days of the United States, but who was she really? We'll talk this hour with Woody Holton, author of "Abigail Adams" (Free Press, 2009), a new biography on America's second First Lady....

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[ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:06:23 -0500 ]

Battles That Saved South Korea From Extinction

[2009-11-11 12:00:00] Why is the Korean War often overlooked in the canon of American military history? We'll spend this hour with Bill Sloan, author of the new book "The Darkest Summer: Pusan and Inchon 1950: The Battles That Saved South Korea - and the Marines - From Extinction" (Simon & Schuster, 2009)....

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[ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:30:03 -0500 ]

Shoah as Turning Point

[2009-11-10 12:00:00] How does the Holocaust continue to affect us today? We'll spend this hour with Elliott Dlin, executive director of the Dallas Holocaust Museum, and Rick Halperin, director of SMU's Human Rights Education Program. They are part of a series of events on "Holocaust Legacies: Shoah as Turning Point" this fall at SMU....

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[ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:33:55 -0500 ]

Thoughts on Teacherhood

[2009-11-09 13:00:00] What can we learn from children not yet old enough to graduate elementary school? We'll talk this hour with award-winning teacher Phillip Done, whose new book is "Close Encounters of the Third-Grade Kind" (Center Street, 2009)....

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[ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:18:53 -0500 ]

The Inside Story of Barack Obama's Historic Victory

[2009-11-09 12:00:00] How did a grassroots political movement forever change the way that presidential campaigns are run? We'll talk with David Plouffe, political strategist and author of the new book, "The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory" (Viking, 2009)....

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[ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:34:30 -0500 ]

Excavating London's 16th-Century Playhouses

[2009-11-05 13:00:00] Were the lives lived offstage in the time of Shakespeare as intriguing as the legendary characters in his plays? This hour we'll discover life inside London's famous 16th-century playhouses with Julian Bowsher, Senior Archaeologist at the Museum of London. He's in town for the Boshell Family Lecture Series at the Dallas Museum of Art....

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[ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:14:37 -0500 ]

Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty

[2009-11-05 12:00:00] Why do hunger and famine persist and do we possess the knowledge and resources to feed the planet's poor? We'll talk to Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent Roger Thurow, co-author of "Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty" (Public Affairs, 2009)....

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[ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:30:01 -0500 ]

The (Almost) Definitive Guide to Gastronomy

[2009-11-04 13:00:00] Do you know how to savor a perfect peach or decode the wine list at an upscale restaurant? Have you eaten street food in a strange new city and lived to tell the tale? We'll talk this hour with Pim Techamuanvivit, author of "The Foodie Handbook: The (Almost) Definitive Guide to Gastronomy" (Chronicle, 2009)....

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[ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:14:07 -0500 ]

Women's Health Care Today

[2009-11-04 12:00:00] What is the current state of women's healthcare in America? We'll spend this hour with Dr. Joycelyn Elders, former Surgeon General of the United States. She is in town to deliver the Louise B. Raggio Endowed Lecture at SMU....

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[ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:42:50 -0500 ]

The Last Days of Wasp Splendor

[2009-11-03 13:00:00] What was it like to be born into a family of declining prominence and fading glamour? We'll talk this hour with New Yorker writer Tad Friend, whose new memoir is "Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor" (Little, Brown & Company, 2009)....

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[ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:15:14 -0500 ]

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