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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 Gauging Group Dynamics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2290

[2015-01-21 13:00:00] Making decisions as a group is supposed to ensure buy-in from everyone involved. In practice, though, that’s often not the case. And on top of that, group decisions frequently do not lead to the best solutions. This hour, we’ll explore how groups can produce better results with Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein, co-author of Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter (Harvard Business Review Press). 

 Redefining The Dictionary | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2092

[2015-01-21 12:00:00] Merriam-Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged is the go-to source for lexicographers. Now that the company is working on a fourth edition, questions have arisen about what a 21st Century dictionary should look like. This hour, we’ll ponder the dictionary of the future with Stefan Fatsis, whose recent essay on the topic appears on Slate.

 What It's Like To Be Poor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2233

[2015-01-20 13:00:00] Members of America’s middle and upper classes have preconceived notions about what it means to be poor. This hour, as part of KERA’s One Crisis Away initiative, we’ll talk about what going without is really like with Linda Tirado, who’s bounced back and forth between middle class and being poor. She writes about her experiences in Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America (Putnam).

 Why We're Nice | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2103

[2015-01-20 12:00:00] For groups to function well, there needs to be a certain level of unselfishness among its members. This hour, we’ll talk about how humans developed concern for the welfare of others – and about the potential downsides of selflessness – with David Sloan Wilson, president of the Evolution Institute and SUNY distinguished professor of biology and anthropology at Binghampton University. His new book is Does Altruism Exist?: Culture, Genes, and the Welfare of Others (Yale University Press).

 Art And The Afterlife | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2177

[2015-01-15 13:00:00]  The idea of life after death has been a fertile creative space for artists through the centuries. This hour, we’ll talk about modern concepts of heaven, hell, purgatory and other post-life possibilities with Baylor University professor Greg Garrett. His new book is Entertaining Judgment: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination (Oxford University Press).

 A Voice For Human Rights | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:21

[2014-12-04 13:00:00] Harry Wu spent 19 years in a Chinese labor camp for speaking out against the nation’s Communist party. After his release in 1979, he became an American citizen and a vocal human rights activist. We’ll talk to him about his experiences in the camp and what he’d like to see from his native land ahead of his lecture tonight at the Dallas Holocaust Museum Center for Education and Tolerance. 

 Learning While They're Little | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:35

[2014-12-04 12:00:00] Today and Friday, Fort Worth is hosting a statewide summit on early learning. This hour, we’ll talk about how early childhood programs and elementary educators can better prepare kids for academic success with a panel of experts taking part in the summit. 

 Given To Fly | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:21

[2014-12-03 13:00:00] The documentary Pelican Dreams follows a wayward pelican as it is rescued and rehabilitated. This hour, we’ll talk to the film’s director, Judy Irving, about what the film has to say about our relationship to the natural world and how our interaction with it can be both helpful and harmful. Pelican Dreams opens at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas on Friday. 

 The Lives Of Muslim Women | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:23

[2014-12-03 12:00:00] For women in Muslim-dominated societies, life can be restrictive. This hour, we’ll talk about the documentary Honor Diaries, which examines the issues that Islamic women face, with Raheel Raza. She’s the president of The Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow and is featured in the film.

 From Delhi To Disaster | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:20

[2014-12-02 13:00:00] In Family Life: A Novel (W.W. Norton & Company), a pair of Indian brothers leaves Delhi to meet their father in America. Their new life is more than they’d dreamed it could be, until tragedy strikes, leaving their futures in question. We’ll talk this hour about this story of survival in a strange land with its author, Akhil Sharma.

 How To Be A Victorian | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:21

[2014-12-02 12:00:00] For many of us, our knowledge of Victorian-era Britain is drawn from our annual revisiting of A Christmas Carol. This hour, we’ll find out what it was really like to lace up a corset, spoon feed a child opium and do your laundry on a stove with Ruth Goodman. She writes about her experience living like a 19th Century Brit in How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Victorian Life Liveright).

 Prose On The Prairie | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:21

[2014-12-01 13:00:00] Laura Ingalls Wilder brought the pioneer experience to life for millions of readers. This hour, we’ll learn about how her personal encounters with the American frontier informed those stories with Pamela Smith Hill, editor of Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography (South Dakota State Historical).

 A Job You Can Dig | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:19

[2014-12-01 12:00:00] Indiana Jones made archaeology look action-packed. But the reality is, it’s painstaking, often monotonous work. This hour, we’ll talk about the real-life world of archaeology – and the charge its practitioners get out of tiny discoveries – with Marilyn Johnson. She writes about the topic in Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble (Harper).

 Thanksgiving For Wallflowers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:17

[2014-11-26 13:00:00] The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year you say? Try telling that to the wallflowers among us forced into mindless chit chat at family functions and office Christmas parties. This hour, we’ll talk about how introverts can survive the holiday season with Sophia Dembling, author of The Introvert’s Way and the upcoming Introverts in Love.

 Adding Zest To Your Turkey Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:20

[2014-11-26 12:00:00] Turkey and dressing, cranberry sauce, pecan pie – we haven’t eaten these standards in a year, and yet they already seem tired. This hour, we’ll talk about how we can bring flavors from around the world to our Thanksgiving tables with Abraham Salum of Dallas restaurant Salum and Shelly Nan of Richardson’s Bambu Asian Cuisine.

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