Think is a national, talk radio program, hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA — North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. Each week, listeners across the country tune in to the program to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with newsmakers from across the globe. Previous guests on the program include former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and John Kerry, actor Bryan Cranston, Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Ted Cruz, Melinda Gates, author Malcolm Gladwell, Jane Goodall, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Rev. Jesse Jackson and more.
Since launching in November 2006, Think and Krys Boyd have earned more than a dozen local, regional and national awards, including the 2013 Regional Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news coverage. To date, Think can be heard on more than 200 public radio stations across the country, from Alaska to New York City.
In addition to the radio program, Think is also among the most-downloaded local podcasts in the public radio system.
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Tyler Pager, White House correspondent for The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how and why Rubio is making big economic and political decisions for the country.
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For millions of caregivers, taking care of parents is a matter of love. But caregiving gets complicated when relationships are estranged. Katie Engelhart joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the children who must decide whether to care for aging parents who abused them.
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Thomas Jefferson wrote passionately about individual freedoms, yet he enslaved hundreds. How did he square the two? Annette Gordon-Reed joins host Krys Boyd to discuss Jefferson’s own words on race, what it meant to be.
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We use our faces more than any other part of our body to communicate with others and that communication has evolved. Fay Bound-Alberti joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how facial understanding is tied to where and when people live.
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There is comfort in certainty, but there is resilience in embracing the uncertain. Simone Stolzoff joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why striving for certainty cuts off creative thinking.
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Consumers are mad as hell, and they’re not going to take it anymore. Heather Timmons joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why American shoppers are fed up with higher prices, inflation, private equity and A.I.
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Taylor Swift’s world tour was a huge hit, but she might be the last of her kind. Tom Wainwright joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the rise of “local” entertainment, where artists want to appeal to a smaller segment of the population and not go “global,”.
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Training to blast off in a rocket is one thing, but being the first mother in space turned out to be much harder. Anna Fisher joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her record as the longest serving astronaut at 36 years and 9 months.
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Motherhood changes a woman’s brain in many ways and now we know dad’s minds are impacted, too. Darby Saxbe joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the changes fathers go through when a baby is born from hormones.
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The Department of Justice traditionally operated with a certain level of independence until President Trump took office. Devlin Barrett joins host Krys Boyd to discuss evidence that Trump is using the department to exact revenge.