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It’s a three-part discussion with KUT’s 2 Guys on Your Head, celebrating one great book! Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy in conversation with Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke to talk about their new book Brain Briefs: Answers to the Most (and Least) Pressing Questions About Your Mind. We’ll talk about everything from how to overcome writers block, to why time seems to speed up as we age.
March 12, 2018
Understanding Violence Today (Part 2)
How is violence perpetuated through economic sanctions, the media, and political decisions and what real peace might look like? Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with writer and the Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Yousef Munayyer, and economist James K. Galbraith to talk about understanding violence today.
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March 12, 2018
Understanding Violence Today (Part 1)
How is violence perpetuated through economic sanctions, the media, and political decisions and what real peace might look like? Join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy along with writer and the Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Yousef Munayyer, and economist James K. Galbraith to talk about understanding violence today.
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February 10, 2018
V&B: Sonny Rollins and The Art of Power (Part I)
Rabbi and Jazz Historian Neil Blumofe in conversation with Rebecca McInroy. Musical guests include Alex Coke, saxophone; Derrick Becker, trumpet; Sean Giddings, piano; Roscoe Beck, bass; Brannen Temple, drums. How do we respond to uncertainty and a time of anxiety? By steeping ourselves in Rollins’ confidence and steadfastness, we bear witness to the commanding power […]
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February 10, 2018
V&B: Sonny Rollins and The Art of Power (Part II)
Rabbi and Jazz Historian Neil Blumofe in conversation with Rebecca McInroy. Musical guests include Alex Coke, saxophone; Derrick Becker, trumpet; Sean Giddings, piano; Roscoe Beck, bass; Brannen Temple, drums. How do we respond to uncertainty and a time of anxiety? By steeping ourselves in Rollins’ confidence and steadfastness, we bear witness to the commanding power […]
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December 5, 2017
V&B – Undocumented, Illegal, Unauthorized: Immigration and Trump’s America
NPR’s John Burnett guest hosts this discussion along with Joy Diaz of The Texas Standard, UT Law professor Denise Gilman, and ACC Student and “Dreamer” Cynthia Zapata, to talk about the past, present, and future of immigration in America. Recorded Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 at the Cactus Cafe in Austin, Texas.
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November 16, 2017
Views and Brews Extra is a podcast that brings you all the discussions we have off the Cactus stage. On this episode, KUT’s Rebecca McInroy talks with writer and journalist Mark Bowden, National Correspondent for The Atlantic and author of Black Hawk Down: The Story of Modern War. His latest book Hue: 1968 chronicles the […]
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November 7, 2017
Rebecca joins Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan, author and illustrator (respectively) of the new book Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers, and poet Florinda Bryant to take a look at what poetry, stories, and myths, can teach us about the construction of a woman’s identity today. Recorded at the Cactus Cafe Tuesday, October 24th, 2017.
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October 11, 2017
V&B – Two Guys on Your Head Live: The Psychology of Uncertainty
In this live taping of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke join KUT’s Rebecca McInroy for “The Psychology of Uncertainty”. How can we make sense of tragedy, and how can we prepare ourselves emotionally and psychologically for the unpredictable? Recorded at the Cactus Cafe Tuesday, October 10th, 2017.
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