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February 6, 2012
 February 6, 2012 · Colman Andrews talks about his latest cookbook which is another in a “Country Cooking” series. Like his previous cookbook, the award-winning “Country Cooking of Ireland,” this book is also filled with not only recipes, but engaging bits of history that puts the food in context. -more-
 February 6, 2012 · Steven Naifeh talks about the book he co-authored with Gregory White Smith. The authors, along with a team of researchers spent ten years researching Van Gogh by reviewing source documentation in Dutch, including nearly a thousand letters from Vincent to his brother Theo. -more-
 February 6, 2012 · Patricia Schultz talks about the updated and revised edition of her 2003 New York Times #1 bestselling travel book. -more-
January 30, 2012
 January 30, 2012 · Robert Morgan talks about researching his latest book which profiles ten American legends who helped achieve the nation’s Manifest Destiny. -more-
 January 30, 2012 · Kathy Eldon talks with host Dan Skinner about the short life and lasting impact of her son Dan. Dan Eldon was killed at the age of 22 in 1993 in Mogadishu, where he was working as a photojournalist. His life story and his illustrated journals have inspired students, journalists, teachers, artists and creative activists. -more-
 January 30, 2012 · Simon Garfield talks with host Dan Skinner about his new book on fonts. The book is an entertaining history of fonts, which introduces readers to the designers of fonts and takes an in-depth look at the best and worst fonts through the ages. -more-
January 23, 2012
 January 23, 2012 · Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ron Chernow talks with host Dan Skinner about researching the life of George Washington. -more-
 January 23, 2012 · David Vann talks with host Dan Skinner about the research he did into the life of Steve Kazmierczak, who killed five people and wounded 18 at Northern Illinois University before taking his own life on Valentine’s Day 2008. -more-
 January 23, 2012 · Now that we’re over a decade away from the 20th century, the Keith Recker and Leatrice Eiseman felt it was time to look back at the century in terms of color. -more-
January 16, 2012
 January 16, 2012 · Brook Hauser about spending time with students in a high school for immigrant teens and their quest to adapt to American culture. -more-
 January 16, 2012 · Robert H. Frank talks about why Darwin’s theory about competition, and not Adam Smith’s invisible hand theory, provides the best overall explanation for the behavior of economies. -more-
 January 16, 2012 · Jack Bishop, from the magazine “Cook's Ilustrated” and television's "America's Test Kitchen" talks with host Dan Skinner about their latest publication. Both the publication and the program explore the techniques and science of making food at home. -more-
January 9, 2012
 January 9, 2012 · Sociologist, author and public speaker Allan G. Johnson talks about the issues of war addressed in his novel “Nothing Left to Lose.” -more-
 January 9, 2012 · Wendy Call talks about how the impact of NAFTA has played out on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, which is a lush sliver of land connecting the Yucatan Peninsula to the rest of Mexico. -more-
 January 9, 2012 · When Michael Crichton passed away in 2008 he left behind an unfinished novel. Richard Preston talks with host Dan Skinner about how he became involved with the project to complete the novel. -more-
January 2, 2012
 January 2, 2012 · Author and illustrator Rosalyn Schanzer talks with host Dan Skinner about the research that went into her book about the Salem witch trials. -more-
 January 2, 2012 · Investigative journalist Kathleen Sharp talks with host Dan Skinner about how she became involved with telling the story of pharmaceutical salesman Mark Duxbury, his battle against the sale of Procrit and the company which fired him for speaking out. -more-
 January 2, 2012 · Bestselling author David Baldacci talks with host Dan Skinner about the first book in a new series of novels featuring Army crime investigator John Puller. -more-
December 26, 2011
 December 26, 2011 · Dr. Justin Frank talks with host Dan Skinner about using applied psychoanalysis to better understand the sometimes perplexing behavior of our current President. -more-
 December 26, 2011 ·Novelist Scott Westerfeld talks with host Dan Skinner about the third book in his steam punk alternate history series “Leviathan.” -more-
 December 26, 2011 · Food writer and author Kelly Alexander talks with host Dan Skinner about updating and re-issuing the classic cookbook by Clementine Paddleford. -more-
December 19, 2011
 December 19, 2011 · Photography critic and author, Vicki Goldberg talks with host Dan Skinner about the challenge and joy of compiling the pictures for this book about the White House. -more-
 December 19, 2011 · Historian Margaret E. Wagner talks with host Dan Skinner about developing this illustrated timeline of the Civil War. -more-
 December 19, 2011 · San Antonio-based poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye talks with host Dan Skinner about her latest book, which is a collection of forty very short stories. -more-
December 12, 2011
 December 12, 2011 · Peter Yarrow was a member of the iconic folk trio “Peter, Paul and Mary.” He talks with host Dan Skinner about writing “Puff the Magic Dragon” with Lenny Lipton and how the song has become a classic that still speaks to children today. -more-
 December 12, 2011 · Mary Higgins Clark talks with host Dan Skinner about the inspiration behind “The Magical Christmas Horse.” Clark is known as the best selling author of 30 suspense novels, but she also has created a number of children’s books with illustrator Wendell Minor. -more-
 December 12, 2011 · San Antonio based author and illustrator Winifred Barnum-Newman talks with host Dan Skinner about the inspiration behind “Caterpillars Can Fly,” a whimsical story about a young girl with special needs, Morgan. -more-
December 5, 2011
 December 5, 2011 · Chef Michael Ruhlman talks about the inspiration for his cookbook. He says the key to success in the kitchen is to think first, because blindly following recipe isn’t enough.
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 December 5, 2011 · Former federal prosecutor Ken Ballen spent over five years interviewing over 100 extremists throughout the Muslim world. His book attempts to give readers an inside account of the real world of radical militants and the reason why they join jihad. -more-
 December 5, 2011 · Norton Juster talks about the 50th Anniversary Edition of his classic children’s book, “The Phantom Tollbooth.” Reflecting on the intervening years, Juster says 50 years isn’t much in terms of history but “it’s pretty appalling in terms of your own life.” -more-
November 28, 2011
 November 28, 2011 · Nearly 1,000 people died in Jonestown on November 18, 1978. Fifty thousand pages of documents were collected by the FBI from Jonestown. Those documents were recently released, and Julia Scheeres talks about how those documents formed the basis for her book. -more-
 November 28, 2011 · Sharon Kay Penman talks about the untold story of King Richard the first. This historical novel opens in 1189 with his ascension to the throne of England and spans the course of three years as King Richard I carries out a crusade to reclaim Jerusalem from Saracen forces. -more-
 November 28, 2011 · Epidemiologist Ernst Drucker talks about why the growth of the prison system in American resembles an outbreak of disease. He discusses the impact of drug laws which treat addiction as a crime instead of a medical condition that can be treated. -more-
November 21, 2011
 November 21, 2011 · Joel Brenner talks about security issues facing the government, businesses and individuals. He explains why the threat of cyber-terrorism needs to be taken seriously.
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 November 21, 2011 · Texas-based author Anna Manning talks with Dan Skinner about her fourth book. In her memoir, she tells the story of creating a new life for herself after being the victim of rape at age 12 in Dallas and surviving a physically abusive marriage.
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 November 21, 2011 · Tom Rieger is the leader and chief architect of Gallup’s global consulting efforts to identify and remove barriers to success. Rieger talks with host Dan Skinner about the many ways in which fear takes form in companies. -more-
November 14, 2011
 November 14, 2011 · What does “diversity” mean in today’s business environment? Corporate consultant Howard Ross talks with host Dan Skinner about why most diversity programs fail and how we can make them work. -more-
 November 14, 2011 · Chef and writer Kathleen Flinn talks with host Dan Skinner about why she feels there is a disconnect in this country when it comes to food and cooking.
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 November 14, 2011 · Cedella Marley is the oldest child of reggae artist Bob Marley. She talks about keeping the message of the song “One Love” alive by adapting the lyrics into the narrative for a children’s book. -more-
November 7, 2011
 November 7, 2011 ·Imagine a cave with crystals the size of a school bus. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s true. Jennifer Emmett talks with host Dan Skinner about the task of putting together a fun fact-filled book for children and the child in all of us. -more-
 November 7, 2011 · John Shors talks with host Dan Skinner about his latest novel, which is set on the island of Ko Phi Phi in Thailand. Like his previous novels, this book grew out of his own experiences visiting the island. -more-
 November 7, 2011 · Jeffery Kluger talks about new research regarding sibling relationships. Scientists say that sibling relationships often have longer lasting impact on our lives than relationships with our parents. -more-
October 31, 2011
 October 31, 2011 · After a decade of working on animated films, William Joyce returns to children’s books with “The Man in the Moon.” Joyce talks with host Dan Skinner about this first book in his new Guardians of Childhood series. -more-
 October 31, 2011 · After a decade of working on animated films, William Joyce returns to children’s books with “The Man in the Moon.” Joyce talks with host Dan Skinner about this first book in his new Guardians of Childhood series. -more-
 October 31, 2011 · Former Columbian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt talks with host Dan Skinner about her memoir recounting her six years in captivity after been abducted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) while campaigning in 2002. -more-
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