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  • Edward W. Said discusses Palestine, history of and struggles in the Middle East

    Oct. 1, 1984

    Edward W. Said talks about the importance of language in shifting perceptions of Middle Eastern people, refutes some opinions about Palestine, identities, and overlapping Eastern and Western cultures.

  • Edward de Bono discusses his book “The Five-Day Course in Thinking” ; part 2

    Author, physician, and inventor Edward de Bono discusses his book “The Five-Day Course in Thinking,” and touches on ideas like lateral thinking and vertical thinking. Includes an interview with Peter Lyon.

  • Edward de Bono discusses his book “The Five-Day Course in Thinking” ; part 1

    Author, physician, and inventor Edward de Bono discusses his book “The Five-Day Course in Thinking,” and touches on ideas like lateral thinking and vertical thinking.

  • Economist Robert Theobald discusses his ideas for a better world

    Jan. 8, 1968

    Poor people, politicians, guaranteed basic income and power are all among the topics that Robert Theobald covers to achieve a better world for mankind. Using the media better to sway the public's opinion, so that the politicians will vote in the masses' interests are all apart of Theobald's plan, too.

  • Easley Blackwood, Leonard Meyer and Ralph Shapey discuss the standards of composition in contemporary music, part 2

    1965

    In this round table discussion the three gentlemen - all composers, musicians, and educators - discuss with Studs contemporary music and the standards for defining a composition in music. In the second hour they discuss what level of knowledge of music a critic should have in order to form a proper opinion of music. All animatedly offer their opinion to both the pro and the con. A movement of both Blackwood and Shapey compositions is played.

  • Dr. Richard Selzer discusses his book "Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery"

    Feb. 17, 1977

    Dr. Richard Selzer, a surgeon, reads essays from his book, "Mortal Lesson: Notes on the Art of Surgery." Dr. Selzer recalls moments of his profession that stuck with him including the removal of a diabetic women's leg and the removal of a botfly larvae. He also takes a poetic look at the liver and the skin, including a story about Henry Moss. Dr. Selzer finishes his interview with a story about his first time witnessing an abortion. A comedy skit by Mike Nichols and Elaine May is also played.

  • Dr. Jacob Bronowski

    Dr. Jacob Bronowski discusses the philosophy of science in the post World War II world

    Jan. 1, 1971

    Dr. Jacob Bronowski, a mathematician and philosopher, discusses how the study of science has changed since the onset of government regulation or the military industrial complex. He also talks about humanity and explains how humans are the best species and therefore should come together to continue progress instead of killing each other. Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language.

  • Dr. Erich Fromm discusses humanistic philosophy during the Cold War

    1963

    Dr. Erich Fromm explains how he believes the Cold War was a moment of change for humanity where it would either bring about a "renaissance of humanism or immense bloodshed and barbarism for decades to come." Using his study into humanism, Dr. Fromm warns about how the love of death can overtake the love of life as nationalism and group narcissism takes hold in different countries. He goes on to explain that humanity has to decide that they have a right to demand independence and freedom.

  • Dr. Alice Mary Hilton in conversation with Studs Terkel

    1967
  • Discussing the book "The Soul of Politics: A Practical and Prophetic Vision for Change" with the author, journalist and ethicist Jim Wallis

    Oct. 26, 1994
  • Discussing the book "The First Coming: How the Kingdom of God Became Christianity" with the author, philosopher Tom Sheehan and former priest and journalist Bob McClory

    May. 2, 1989
  • Mortimer Adler

    Discussing the book "Six great ideas" with the author Mortimer Adler

    Sep. 17, 1981
  • Discussing the book "Poetic Justice: The Literary Imagination and Public Life" with Martha Nussbaum.

    Feb. 16, 1996

    Program includes an excerpt of a 1963 interview with Mary Parparis(T2180).

  • Discussing Montessori and Steiner Waldorf schooling with Hans A. Schieser and Theo Buergin

    Apr. 3, 1981

    Discussing education and alternative schools with Theo Buergin and Hans A. Schieser. They discuss educators, philosophers, and psychologists such as Rudolf Steiner, Maria Montessori, and Jean Piaget.

  • Discussing modern and foreign languages with Howard Vincent ; part 2

    Dec. 22, 1959
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