Jul 16th, 2006 · The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire provides the background for Katharine Weber's mystery. Weber uses her work of fiction to explore various paths to the truth. She talks with Sheilah Kast about the book.
Jul 16th, 2006 · Where are activists headed on the gay-marriage issue? Teresa Collett, a professor at the St. Thomas University School of Law in Minneapolis, supports a definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. She talks with Sheilah Kast in the second of a two-part series.
Jul 9th, 2006 · Catholic nuns are disappearing in the United States. Why? Kenneth Briggs, former religion editor of The New York Times, lays out his views in Double Crossed. He tells Sheilah Kast the trend will continue.
Jul 9th, 2006 · Gay-marriage supporters suffered two high-profile defeats in recent days. More legal battles are ahead. What's next for activists on each side? Brad Sears, an advocate of same-sex marriage, gives Sheilah Kast his view.
Jan 14th, 2006 · Reps. Roy Blunt of Missouri, John Boehner of Ohio and John Shadegg of Arizona are in a three-way race to replace Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas as House majority leader. Alan Ota of Congressional Quarterly, talks with Sheilah Kast about the contest.
Jan 14th, 2006 · Executives will have to tell shareholders about stock options and retirement packages. New York Times business columnist Joseph Nocera discusses the new SEC rules with Sheilah Kast.
Jan 14th, 2006 · Austrian mountaineering legend Heinrich Harrer is dead at 93. He was a pioneering climber, an Olympic skier, a tutor to the Dalai Lama... and a member of Hitler's SS. He was the subject of the film Seven Years in Tibet. Orville Schell tells Sheilah Kast about Harrer's life.
Nov 27th, 2005 · As holiday shopping begins in earnest, there's serious traffic at store cash registers. Purdue professor Richard Feinberg gives Sheilah Kast some perspective on a key time of year for U.S. retailers.