Inquiry
From Languages To A Surreal Investigation Into The Politics and Insanity of Hollywood, Fame, and Name Dropping
Tune in to Inquiry on September 5th at 9pm as host Mark Lynch chats with one of the world’s pre-eminent language specialists, David Crystal about his book "A Little Book of Language". Then at 9:30 Inquiry welcomes noted novelist and writer Chuck Palahniuk to talk about his latest book "Tell All".
From Children’s Science Education To Hoard of Mathematical Treasures
Award-wining children’s book author Melissa Stewart returns to Inquiry to talk about her latest book "A Place For Frogs".Then at 9:30pm Ian Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Digital Media at the University of Warwick, drops by Inquiry once again to talk about his new book "Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures".Tune in on Sunday, August 29th at 9pm!
From Renewing Our Search For Alien Intelligence To Understanding How Something Can Come From Nothing
Tune in for a lively discussion with PAUL DAVIES, physicist, cosmologist and astrobiologist at Arizona State University, about whether the universe is teeming with advanced civilizations or the possibility that we might be very much alone. Then at 9:30 Inquiry talks with VLATKO VEDRAL, Professor of Quantum Information Science at Oxford University, about his latest book "Decoding Reality: The Universe As Quantum Information".
From the “BP Oil Disaster” To Rock & Roll
Tune in to Inquiry to hear a different view of what is really happening with the “BP oil disaster” and how people are dealing with this unprecedented environmental disaster. Then at 9:30 we will chat with Steve Almond for a funny yet revealing discussion of whether there is life after being a rock critic and whether it’s “ok” to admit to STILL loving Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
From The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond To the Global Nature of the Art World
This Sunday's guest on Inquiry Meg Daley Olmert, writer and documentarian, talks about trying to unravel the mystery of the human-animal relationship and how it evolved over the millennia. Then at 9:30 we talk with Kim Loh, a young artist who lives in Sarawak, Malaysia. Kim talks about her drawing style, her influences, and her use of electronic media and what life is like for an artist in her corner of Southeast Asia.
From History of the War for the Holy Land To the Birth of a New Kind of Comedy in the 1950s and Early 1960s
Tune in on Sunday, August 1 at 9pm when Inquiry talks with Thomas Asbridge about his monumental book "The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land". Then at 9:30 we welcome back writer and media historian Gerald Nachman for the first part of an interview about his book "Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s".
From Insectopedia To The History of Neuroscience
This week on Inquiry host Mark Lynch chats with Hugh Raffles, teacher of anthropology at the New School, about his stunning new book "Insectopedia". Then at 9:30pm Lynch talks with Dr. Charles M. Gross, a neuroscientist about his latest collection of interesting essays "A Hole in the Head: More Tales in the History of Neuroscience".
From A Revealing Look Into Fashion Business To A Complicated and Strange Era of Rock
This Sunday on Inquiry we talk with business reporter Deborah Ball about her revealing look into fashion business "House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder and Survival". Then at 9:30 we have a wild and rollicking chat with writer and rock historian Dave Thompson about his book "Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell: The Dangerous Glitter of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed." Tune in on July 18th at 9pm !
From Tales of Murder, Madness and Obsession To A Unique and Tasty Look Into German Culture
This Sunday Inquiry welcomes staff writer for the New Yorker, DAVID GRANN. Tune in on July 11th at 9pm to hear about his latest collection of short non-fiction pieces that focuses on intrigue and people who are obsessed. Then at 9:30 we talk once again with author and reporter ANDREW BLECHMAN about his recent piece in the Smithsonian Magazine :”For German Butchers, a Wurst Case Scenario.”
From the Evolution of Government and Science To Homemade Hard “Likker”, Moonshine
This week on Inquiry, writer, editor and film maker Timothy Ferris comes back to talk about his fascinating and controversial look at the evolution of government and science. Then at 9:30pm join us for a very unique and wild Inquiry when we talk with writer and correspondent Max Watman about his book, "Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw's Adventure in Moonshine".
