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The Political Life of an American Musician

[2009-07-01 13:00:00] Was Leonard Bernstein a threat to American democracy? We'll explore the life and times of one of the greatest creative forces of the 20th Century with Barry Seldes, political scientist at Rider University and author of the new book "Leonard Bernstein: The Political Life of an American Musician" (California, 2009)....

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[ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:14:27 -0400 ]

The Untold Story of Shakespeare's Sonnets

[2009-07-02 12:00:00] Who was the mysterious subject of Shakespeare's sonnets and was the Bard really even the author of the 154 famous poems? We'll talk this hour with Clinton Heylin, author of the new book "So Long as Men Can Breathe: The Untold Story of Shakespeare's Sonnets" (Da Capo, 2009)....

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[ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:34:56 -0400 ]

Galileo and the Roman Inquisition

[2009-07-01 13:00:00] What was the 17th Century heresy trial of Galileo really like? We'll find out this hour with author Dan Hofstadter, who examines the details of the trial and conviction in his new book "The Earth Moves: Galileo and the Roman Inquisition" (W.W. Norton & Co., 2009)....

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[ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:13:13 -0400 ]

Arts and Cultural Management

[2009-07-01 12:00:00] What are the special challenges faced by those who run arts and cultural organizations? How are they coping with the world-wide economic downturn? As the 10th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management wraps up today at SMU, we'll talk with one of the organizers. Krista Farber Weinstein is a recent Visiting Assistant Professor in the Center for Arts Administration at SMU....

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[ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:53:13 -0400 ]

An Andean Village and Tomorrow's Economy of Values

[2009-06-30 13:00:00] Is there a developed world solution to issues that face developing world communities? We'll talk this hour with Princeton University Professor Adam. K. Webb, author of the new book "A Path of Our Own: An Andean Village and Tomorrow's Economy of Values" (Spence Media, 2009)....

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[ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:55:32 -0400 ]

Protests in Iran

[2009-06-30 12:00:00] What will become of the protesters in Iran and will they accomplish the change they so desperately want? We'll explore the current situation and possible outcomes this hour with Dr. Mahmoud Sadri, Professor of Sociology at Texas Women's University....

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[ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:23:14 -0400 ]

The Best and Brightest Blow it Again

[2009-06-29 13:00:00] Is the President blowing it? We'll spend this hour with Kevin Baker, whose article "Barack Hoover Obama: The Best and the Brightest Blow It Again" appears in the current issue of HARPER'S Magazine....

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[ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:25:56 -0400 ]

Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today

[2009-06-29 12:00:00] It may seem unbelievable, but according to our guest this hour, slavery is alive and well - even in our country. We'll talk with Kevin Bales, president of Free the Slaves in Washington, D.C and co-author of the new book "The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today" (University of California, 2009)....

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[ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:55:48 -0400 ]

The Web of Art and Politics in American Democracy

[2009-06-25 13:00:00] Controversy over the public funding of art is nothing new, but how will the current economic climate influence future funding and what does history tell us? We'll talk this hour with David A. Smith, a Baylor University historian and author of the recent book "Money for Art: The Tangled Web of Art and Politics in American Democracy" (Ivan R, Dee, 2008)....

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[ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:56:06 -0400 ]

The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer

[2009-06-25 12:00:00] On October 26, 1976, the last case of Smallpox occurred, ending a ten-year struggle to eliminate a disease that had annually killed two million people or more. We'll spend this hour with Dr. D.A. Henderson, the physician who led the campaign. He tells the story in a new book - "SMALLPOX - THE DEATH OF A DISEASE: The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer " (Prometheus, 2009)....

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[ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:26:04 -0400 ]

A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions

[2009-06-24 13:00:00] Is the brain capable of change and growth - even later in life? We'll talk this hour with neuroscientist Susan R. Barry who describes her own brain's transformative experiences in the new book "Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions" (Basic Books, 2009)....

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[ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:18:30 -0400 ]

Growing Up in Africa

[2009-06-23 13:00:00] Can we really "know" a place without living there, breathing its air and feeling its earth? We'll spend this hour with an author who first introduced readers to mid-seventies Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) with her 2001 national bestseller "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" and revisited her roots in "Scribbling the Cat" in 2004. Alexandra Fuller is in town to speak at Arts & Letters Live at the Dallas Museum of Art tonight....

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[ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:21:59 -0400 ]

Callers respond to Obama's press conference

[2009-06-23 12:00:00] "Think" listeners respond to the issues that President Obama touched on during his press conference....

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[ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:51:24 -0400 ]

The Story of a Master Counterfeiter

[2009-06-22 13:00:00] What is it about the crime of counterfeiting that people find so fascinating? Is it the possibility of an endless supply of money, the "victimless" nature of the crime or the fact that counterfeiting is incredibly difficult to pull off? We'll explore the life of one such criminal this hour with journalist Jason Kersten, author of "The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter" (Gotham Books, 2009)....

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[ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:03:35 -0400 ]

Coming of Age with William F. Buckley Jr.

[2009-06-22 12:00:00] Who will carry the flag for American conservatism in the future and what can we learn from the movement's past? We'll spend this hour with historian Richard Brookhiser who details his life-long friendship with one of conservatism's "glittering" stars in the new book "Right Time, Right Place: Coming of Age with William F. Buckley Jr. and the Conservative Movement" (Basic Books, 2009)....

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[ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:23:18 -0400 ]

From the Archive: "We Are Our Mothers' Daughters" 10th Anniversary

[2009-06-18 13:00:00] From the archives - How have the roles of American women changed in the last ten years? How about the last hundred years? We talked with renowned political commentator Cokie Roberts last month. Her #1 New York Times Bestseller "We Are Our Mothers' Daughters" is now out in an updated 10th anniversary edition (William Morrow, 2009)....

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[ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:07:44 -0400 ]

From the Archive: The Art of Haggling

[2009-06-18 12:00:00] From the archives - What are your strategies for saving a buck or two these days? In April we spent an hour with Dallas Morning News columnist James Ragland, who received a huge response to his series of columns on the art of haggling this spring....

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[ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:38:35 -0400 ]

From the Archive: America's Best Idea

[2009-06-17 13:00:00] From the archive - When you think of documentary filmmaking, whose name leaps to mind? We talked this spring with acclaimed film maker Ken Burns whose past films - "The War," "Baseball," "Jazz," "The Civil War," etc.- are among the most-watched documentaries ever made. His newest film, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," premieres this fall on PBS....

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[ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:52:57 -0400 ]

From the Archive: New Urbanism Today

[2009-06-17 12:00:00] From the archive - Can the existing urban environment be refreshed to meet the needs of a growing and changing population? In March we talked with a pioneer of the New Urbanism movement, Andr?s Duany. He visited Dallas to address the Congress for the New Urbanism's North Texas Chapter....

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[ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:20:22 -0400 ]

Adrien Brody: An Actor Prepares

[2009-06-16 13:00:00] From the archives - What goes into the development of a character and how does an actor prepare to play that character? We talked in March with Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody who received the AFI Dallas International Film Festival Star Award this year....

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[ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:17:53 -0400 ]

The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

[2009-06-04 13:00:00] Who is the man behind the popular novels "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera" and what experiences led to his incredibly influential body of work? We'll talk this hour with Gerald Martin, author of the first full and authorized biography of one of the 20th Century's greatest writers - "Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life" (Knopf, 2009)....

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[ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:05:08 -0400 ]

Finding Redemption in a Forgotten Texas Church

[2009-06-04 12:00:00] What happens when a white, middle-class crime reporter finds herself in a rundown black Pentecostal church on an out-of-the-way street? We'll talk this hour with former Dallas Observer editor-in-chief Julie Lyons, who tells the story in her new book "Holy Roller: Finding Redemption and the Holy Ghost in a Forgotten Texas Church" (Water Brook, 2009)....

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[ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:23:56 -0400 ]

Finding Love, Commitment, and Motherhood

[2009-06-02 13:00:00] What pressures do women face as they balance careers, relationships and the possibilities of motherhood? We'll talk this hour with journalist Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, who tells her story and offers advice for others in her new book "In Her Own Sweet Time: Unexpected Adventures in Finding Love, Commitment, and Motherhood" (Basic Books, 2009)....

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[ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:33:59 -0400 ]

Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language

[2009-06-03 12:00:00] Why would someone set out to invent a new language? From 12th Century Lingua Ignota to the chipmunk noise-based Dritok, we'll explore a few of the almost 900 created tongues with linguist Arika Okrent, author of the new book "In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language" (Spiegel & Grau, 2009)....

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[ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:03:44 -0400 ]

The Green Economy

[2009-06-02 13:00:00] What exactly are the benefits of "going green" and will green economic models really pay off as promised? We'll get a glimpse of the realities behind the spin this hour with UCLA professor of economics Matthew E. Kahn. His piece "Think Again: The Green Economy" appears in the current issue of Foreign Policy Magazine....

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[ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:08:15 -0400 ]

Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq

[2009-06-02 12:00:00] Where does the war in Iraq stand now and when might the U.S. troops stationed there be able to return home? We'll spend this hour with veteran journalist Linda Robinson, author of the recent book "Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq" (Public Affairs, 2008). Robinson will address World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth this evening....

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[ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:33:57 -0400 ]

The Jury Trial and the Future of American Justice

[2009-06-01 13:00:00] What is happening to the jury trial and what does it mean for the future of American justice? We'll talk this hour with Robert P. Burns, professor at the Northwestern University School of Law and author of the new book "The Death of the American Trial" (Chicago, 2009)....

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[ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:43:55 -0400 ]

The Controversy over Genetically Modified Food

[2009-06-01 12:00:00] Are genetically modified foods really dangerous or are they just misunderstood? We'll find out this hour with Portland State University biologist, Dr. Lisa H. Weasel, author of the new book "Food Fray: Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food" (AMACOM, 2009)....

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[ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:13:32 -0400 ]

Can Bill Gates Turn Hunger into Profit?

[2009-05-28 13:00:00] According to the United Nation's World Food Program, 25,000 adults and children die every day from hunger and hunger-related causes. How can the world's rich help solve this problem? We'll talk this hour with Frederick Kaufman, whose piece "Let Them Eat Cash: Can Bill Gates Turn Hunger into Profit?" appears in the current issue of Harper's Magazine....

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[ Thu, 28 May 2009 19:58:37 -0400 ]

Returning to the Embarrassments of Childhood

[2009-05-28 12:00:00] If you had the chance to do it all over again would you? Robin Hemley did. We'll talk with him this hour about the experiences that led to his new book "Do-Over!: In which a forty-eight-year-old father of three returns to kindergarten, summer camp, the prom, and other embarrassments" (Little, Brown, 2009)....

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[ Thu, 28 May 2009 15:25:45 -0400 ]

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