Does it still take a village to raise a child?Otha Thornton, president of the National Parent Teacher Association, joins Thinking Aloud to discuss the role of parents in education today. —Original airdate: 5/22/2013 11:00 AM

Is there a place for God in psychology? Brent Slife, a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at Brigham Young Univeristy, joins Thinking Aloud to examine theistic approaches to psychotherapy. —Original airdate: 5/20/2013 11:00 AM

Luca Bonomi, the head of Italy's Dante Alighieri Society, has spent his career teaching others about the Italian language and culture.  Today, host Marcus Smith interviews him about "bel canto"--a style of opera-singing which flourished in the 1800s and is popular again today.—Original airdate: 5/13/2013 11:00 AM

Mikhail Dmitriev, the president and former research director of the Center for Strategic Research in Moscow, joins Thinking Aloud to discuss the direction of change in modern Russia.—Original airdate: 5/10/2013 11:00 AM

Jamin Rowan of BYU and Jim Dalrymple of the Salt Lake Tribune discuss the joys of city-life and its significance for modern society.—Original airdate: 5/9/2013 11:00 AM

Joseph Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government joins Thinking Aloud to discuss the facets that contribute to America's power abroad.—Original airdate: 3/29/2013 11:00 AM

Host Marcus Smith talks with New Zealand intelligence researcher James Flynn about the stunning, universal rise in intelligence (the "Flynn Effect") over the last century.—Original airdate: 5/6/2013 11:00 AM

Warner Woodworth discusses his efforts in changing lives and economies through the pioneering of microfinance.—Original airdate: 5/3/2013 11:00 AM

Photographer Alex Webb has just gathered the highlights of his work over the last three decades into a retrospective book and exhibition entitled "The Suffering of Light." Known especially for his stunning color photographs taken on the streets of Haiti, the Caribbean, Africa, and many other areas around the globe, Alex Webb talks with host Mark Burns about his long, fruitful career, his ongoing exhibition and book, and the state of photography today. —Original airdate: 5/1/2013 11:00 AM