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7 hours ago
[2013-06-19 13:00:00] Could service dogs change the mental health industry? We’ll find out this hour with Susannah Charleson, who rescues unwanted dogs and trains them to help people with psychiatric illnesses. Her new book is “The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of ‘Unadoptables’ Taught Me About Service, Hope, and Healing” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013).
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7 hours ago
[2013-06-19 12:00:00] How can we keep money from owning our lives and is it possible to live more fully on fewer dollars? We’ll talk this hour with farmer and journalist Ben Hewitt. His new book is “Saved: How I Quit Worrying About Money And Became The Richest Guy In The World” (Rodale Books, 2013).
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Tuesday at 7:57 PM
[2013-06-18 13:00:00] How can we equip our kids to protect themselves if the worst should happen? We’ll find out this hour with psychologist Rebecca Bailey who worked with the family of kidnapping victim Jaycee Duggard. Bailey’s new book is “Safe Kids, Smart Parents: What Parents Need to Know to Keep Their Children Safe” (Simon & Schuster, 2013).
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Tuesday at 7:57 PM
[2013-06-18 12:00:00] Why do the Minutemen comb the border for undocumented immigrants? We’ll talk this hour with Harel Shapira, assistant professor of sociology at UT Austin. He spent time on the Arizona-Mexico border with the controversial paramilitary group for his new book “Waiting for José: The Minutemen’s Pursuit of America” (Princeton University Press, 2013).
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Monday at 9:08 PM
[2013-06-17 13:00:00] What advantages might only children have compared to those from larger families? We’ll look at the pros of “onlies” this hour with culture writer Lauren Sandler, who is herself an only child and the mother of one. Her new book is “One and Only: The Freedom of Having an Only Child, and the Joy of Being One” (Simon & Schuster, 2013).
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Monday at 9:07 PM
[2013-06-17 12:00:00] Just how politically and civically engaged are Texans and how does our state measure up on the national stage? We’ll talk this hour with Regina Lawrence, director of The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at The University of Texas at Austin. The center just published their Texas Civic Health Index.
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Thu June 13, 2013 at 8:16 PM
[2013-06-13 13:00:00] What are the major concerns in childbirth as technology progresses? And how can parents keep babies healthy after they go home from the hospital? We’ll spend the hour with Dr. Eric G. Bing, Global Health Director for The George W. Bush Institute and Dr. Elizabeth Melendez, Interim Director for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program for Methodist Health Systems at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Both guests participated in a panel discussion last week at the George...
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Thu June 13, 2013 at 8:16 PM
[2013-06-13 12:00:00] How can our experiences with love and sex inform our positions on gay marriage, religion and other public issues? We’ll find out this hour with advice columnist Dan Savage. His new book is “American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics” (Dutton, 2013).
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Wed June 12, 2013 at 8:23 PM
[2013-06-12 13:00:00] What makes the most coveted eateries in Dallas worth the money, the wait and the hype? We’ll talk this hour with Nancy Nichols, D Magazine dining critic. She ranked the city’s elite dining spots in “The 100 Best Restaurants in Dallas” for the June issue.
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Wed June 12, 2013 at 8:23 PM
[2013-06-12 12:00:00] Could the human race survive another species-erasing catastrophe like the Ice Age? We’ll talk this hour with science writer and editor Annalee Newitz. Her new book is “Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction” (Doubleday, 2013).
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