KERA's Think show

KERA's Think

Summary: Think is a daily, topic-driven interview and call-in program hosted by Krys Boyd covering a wide variety of topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and emerging trends to food and wine, travel, adventure, and entertainme

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 The History Of Currency | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:36

[2014-03-12 12:00:00] When you think about money, it seems almost silly that we place value in a tiny piece of paper or small coin. But that trust has been developed over thousands of years. We’ll learn about the history of money this hour with Felix Martin, author of Money: The Unauthorized Biography (Koppf).

 The Future Of Texas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:20

[2014-03-11 13:00:00] What will Texas’ population look like halfway through the 21st Century? We’ll find out this hour with former state demographer and Rice University sociology professor Steve Murdock. He’s the co-author of Changing Texas: Implications of Addressing or Ignoring the Texas Challenge (Texas A&M University Press).

 Being A Critic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:23

[2014-03-11 12:00:00] At first glance, being a critic sounds like the easiest job in the world – just observe and give your opinion. But justifying those opinions is tougher than you think. We’ll explore the life of a critic this hour with KERA’s Jerome Weeks, Nancy Nichols of D magazine and Preston Jones of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

 A Dose Of Disparity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:02

[2014-03-10 13:00:00] Think is on holiday today. From the archive: America spends more on health care than other industrialized nations, but other countries seem to spend their money more wisely. That’s the result of research conducted by Lauren Taylor, a presidential scholar at Harvard Divinity School. She joined us last year to discuss her findings, which she includes in a book she has co-authored, The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More is Getting Us Less (PublicAffairs, 2013). This conversation earned Think the 2013 Anson Jones In-Depth Radio award from the Texas Medical Association.

 So Long To Stress | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:59

[2014-03-10 12:00:00] Think is on holiday today. From the archive - Stress is something that even the calmest among us deals with from time to time. But with the right skills, this over-powering emotion can at least be kept in check. In January, we talked with Dr. Amit Sood, a stress and resiliency specialist at the Mayo Clinic. His book is The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living (Da Capo Lifelong Books).

 Plastic Oh No | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:31

[2014-03-06 13:00:00] Plastic is found in everything from toothbrushes to water bottles. But are we taking a risk when we come in contact with these everyday items? We’ll find out this hour with Mariah Blake, who writes about the topic in the new issue of Mother Jones magazine.

 Misty's Dream | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:22

[2014-03-06 12:00:00] When Misty Copeland first dreamed of becoming a ballerina, she was a 13-year-old girl living in a rundown motel with her five siblings. But that didn’t keep her from rising through the ranks to become a soloist with American Ballet Theatre. We’ll talk to her this hour about how she accomplished her dream, which she writes about in her new memoir, Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina (Touchstone). Copeland is in town for an appearance tonight at the Dallas Museum of Art for Arts & Letters Live.

 Lasting Faith | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:20

[2014-03-05 13:00:00] At the time of Jesus’ birth, there were thousands of gods worshiped across the world. So how was Christianity able to survive to become one of the world’s dominate religions? We’ll find out this hour with Selina O’Grady, author of And Man Created God: A History of the World at the Time of Jesus (Picador).

 Father Knows Best | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:25

[2014-03-05 12:00:00] Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and author of more than 30 books. We’ll talk to him this hour about his latest, You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty (Putnam), ahead of his visit to Dallas on March 15 for Arts & Letters Live.

 Digging Deep | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:20

[2014-03-04 13:00:00] What can we learn from the genomes of our closest evolutionary relatives? That’s the question that geneticist Svante Pääbo has worked decades to answer. We’ll talk about his research on Egyptian mummies and the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2010, which he writes about in Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes (Basic Books).

 Understanding Human Personalities | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:23

[2014-03-03 13:00:00] How do our individual personalities affect the way we make decisions and interact with others? We’ll find out this hour with University of New Hampshire psychologist John D. Mayer. His new book is Personal Intelligence: The Power of Personality and How it Shapes Our Lives (Scientific American).

 Talking Texas Primaries | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:20

[2014-03-03 12:00:00] On Tuesday, Texas voters will go to the polls to decide which candidates will advance from the primaries to the general election. We’ll talk about the most hotly contested races this hour with Gromer Jeffers of The Dallas Morning News, Erica Grieder of Texas Monthly and Shelley Kofler of KERA.

 And The Oscar Goes To... | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:06

[2014-02-27 12:00:00] This year’s Oscar race is as wide open as it’s been in years, with Gravity, 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle and others having a shot at best picture. We’ll find out who can expect to go home winners this hour with our panel of film critics: Chris Vognar of The Dallas Morning News, Christopher Kelly of Texas Monthly and Stephen Becker of KERA.

 Texas' Gay Marriage Ban | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:24

[2014-02-27 13:00:00] On Thursday, a federal judge ruled that Texas’ gay marriage ban is unconstitutional, though it will remain in place pending an appeal. We’ll talk this hour about the legal battle ahead for the case with former U.S. District Judge Royal Furgeson, who is also dean of the University of North Texas School of Law.

 The Science Of Black Holes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:36

[2014-02-26 13:00:00] The entrance to a black hole is called the event horizon. Any star, planet or person who crosses it is history. We’ll find out this hour just how worried we should be about space’s garbage disposal with Michael Finkel. His cover story “Star Eater” appears in the March issue of National Geographic.

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