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Video Birthday Greetings
Date: 1994-01-01Bill Moyers accepts Columbia's Alfred I. duPont Gold Baton Award for Public Affairs Television's programs AFTER THE WAR, THE HOME FRONT, BEYOND HATE and AMAZING GRACE at the University's 1992 ceremony. Moyers gives his acceptance speech.
The Emmys; The News and Documentary Emmys
Date: 2006-09-19A video created for the Emmys as a tribute to Bill Moyers.
Video Birthday Greetings
Date: 1994-01-01An extended collection of Bill Moyers friends and colleagues wishing him a happy birthday. Includes Dan Rather, Maya Angelou, and others.
A Second Look; 104; Clark Clifford
Date: 1989-05-28A SECOND LOOK at BILL MOYERS JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL episode with Clark Clifford. Bill Moyers talks with former Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford and his reflections on the history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam and the direction of U.S. foreign policy for the future.
A Second Look; 105; Maya Angelou
Date: 1989-06-04A SECOND LOOK at CREATIVITY series, Bill Moyers travels with Maya Angelou, author of memoirs I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, and WOULDN'T TAKE NOTHING FROM MY JOURNEY, on a visit to her childhood home in Stamps, Arkansas. “I was terribly hurt in this town,” Angelou tells Moyers, “and vastly loved.” She recalls her rapturous discovery of Shakespeare and the power poetry provided to deal with the traumas of her earlier years. She speaks to a hushed church congregation and a diverse elementary ......
A Second Look; 103; Battle for the Bible
Date: 1989-05-21A SECOND LOOK at BATTLE FOR THE BIBLE, Bill Moyers examines the 10-year 'holy war' among Southern Baptists, the largest Protestant denomination. An effort to protect the Bible from the analysis of modern scholarship has escalated into a political crusade among fundamentalists seeking to capture control of the denomination. The stakes of this ‘holy war’ are not only theological, they are also political. The fundamentalist party wants to make one view of the Bible — their view — the truth. For ......
A Second Look; 102; Adler on Aristotle
Date: 1989-05-14Philosopher and educator Mortimer Adler on the importance of philosophy in everyday life.
A Second Look; 108; Cowboys
Date: 1989-06-25A SECOND LOOK at BILL MOYERS JOURNAL episode COWBOYS. Bill Moyers talks with three cowboys in northwestern Colorado. The lifestyles of these men, a segment of the population which helped build this nation, seems to have little place in its future.
A Second Look; 109; For The People
Date: 1989-07-02A SECOND LOOK at FOR THE PEOPLE episode from IN SEARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION. Bill Moyers examines how recent interpretations of the Constitution have affected the lives of American citizens. Plaintiffs share the rewards and perils of defending their constitutional rights before the Supreme Court in three landmark cases -- Bowers v. Hardwick (sodomy), Keyishian v. Board of Regents (academic freedom) and Engel v. Vitale (school prayer).
A Second Look; 111; A Medley of Voices
Date: 1989-07-16A SECOND LOOK at Bill Moyers favorite moments from conversations with three writers, Archibald Macleish, Dame Rebecca West and George Steiner for whom words were gifts.
A Second Look; 106; The Democrat and The Dictator
Date: 1989-06-11A SECOND LOOK at A WALK THROUGH THE TWENTIETH CENTURY episode THE DEMOCRAT AND THE DICTATOR. As if history were staging a morality play, Adolf Hitler and Franklin D. Roosevelt came to power within weeks of each other, confronted each other in global warfare and somehow embodied the very essences of democracy and dictatorship. History isn't that simple, of course. Bill Moyers traces its ironies and underlying truths. The patrician Roosevelt understood and loved the cheerful, pragmatic rituals ......
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home; Mackenzie Phillips Promo
MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME - Promo
Genesis: A Living Conversation; 106; A Family Affair
Date: 1996-11-17The story of Abraham's relationship with Hagar and Sarah. Participants: Azizah Y. al-Hibri, Robert Alter, Bharati Mukherjee, Eugene Rivers III, Lewis B. Smedes, Elizabeth Swados, Burton L. Visotzky.
A World of Ideas; 213; Mike Rose
Date: 1990-04-23Author Mike Rose discusses his ideas on education and his community college students -- adults working to overcome a lifetime of disadvantage. Theirs are the compelling stories told in his book LIVES ON THE BOUNDARY.
A World of Ideas; 239; Ernie Cortes Part 2 of 2
Date: 1990-11-25Ernie Cortes, community organizer; founder of San Antonio Communities Organized for Public Services (COPS) trains leaders from within communities. Cortes discusses individual participation in American politics and highlights the importance of agitation, confrontation and compromise in the discourse of democracy. Part 2 of 2.
A World of Ideas; 205; Maxine Hong Kingston Part 1 of 2
Date: 1990-02-25Maxine Hong Kingston was already celebrated for her memoirs THE WOMAN WARRIOR and CHINA MEN when she turned to fiction with TRIPMASTER MONKEY. And so was born Whitman Ah Sing, liberal arts major, theater director, and inventive social deviant. Through her bad boy hero, a young Chinese-American, Kingston wrote about the search for her own story. Part 1 of 2.
Listening to America; 118; The Good Society Part 2 of 2
Date: 1992-08-11Bill Moyers continues his conversation with Robert Bellah, contributor to THE GOOD SOCIETY. Moyers focuses on Los Angeles and tells the stories of people who have long recognized the need for cooperative action to benefit the community as a whole. Moyers features individuals in schools, churches, and grassroots organizations who share their ideas about how to best build community in economically devastated urban areas. Part 2 of 2
Bill Moyers Journal; 129; An Essay on Watergate
Date: 1973-10-31Bill Moyers examines Watergate and asks whether immorality is intrinsic to American life today. Moyers traces his own ideals and discusses the skepticism created by Watergate, contending that a desire for power drove the illegal mission. Henry Steele Commager concurs. Incorporating film of Watergate testimony of Gordon Strachan, John Dean, H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, John Mitchell, and others, Moyers analyzes the atmosphere of paranoia in the Nixon administration and concludes that althou......
A World of Ideas; 232; Richard Rodriguez Part 1 of 2
Date: 1990-10-07Richard Rodriguez, author of HUNGER OF MEMORY: THE EDUCATION OF RICHARD RODRIGUEZ, writes about the future face of America. Rodriguez has been criticized for his negative views on affirmative action and bilingual education and praised for his intimate understanding of the impact of language on life. Part 1 of 2.
A World of Ideas; 234; Ruth Macklin Part 1 of 2
Date: 1990-10-28Bioethicist Ruth Macklin is the author of MORTAL CHOICES: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN MODERN MEDICINE. Macklin discusses the decisions involved in medical care today and offers ethical insights into these emotional and morally difficult issues. Part 1 of 2.
The Arab World; 101; The Arabs: Who They Are, Who They Are Not
Date: 1991-04-01Bill Moyers and experts of Arab descent explore how the distorted image of Arabs as religious fanatics was formed. Edward Said, professor of English at Columbia University, discusses the richness, diversity, and distinguished history of the Arab culture. Former United States Senator James Abourezk and Jack Shaheen, author of THE TV ARAB, discuss the dehumanization of Arabs in the American media.
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home; 103; Take a Step Video Module - Smart Moves - Kids Get Real
Take a Step Video Module - Smart Moves - Kids Get Real - supports the five-part PBS series MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME. Addresses issues surrounding America's number one health problem, drug addiction. Includes a look at successful community drug addiction programs.
Listening to America; 123; Getting Out the Vote
Date: 1992-09-29Bill Moyers talks to Americans in San Antonio, Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., about why they don’t vote.
A World of Ideas; 237; Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Date: 1990-11-11Seyyed Hossein Nasr, professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University, discusses the root of Islam's attitudes toward the West, how Islam and the West can co-exist, and the current Western presence in the Middle East.
Genesis: A Living Conversation; 108; Blessed Deception
Date: 1996-12-01The story of Isaac's blessing for Jacob obtained through Rebecca's deceit. Participants: Leon R. Kass, Stephen Mitchell, Elaine H. Pagels, Naomi H. Rosenblatt, Jean-Pierre M. Ruiz, Marianne Meye Thompson, Robin Darling Young.
A World of Ideas; 226; Murray Gell-Mann
Date: 1990-07-22Murray Gell-Mann was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics for work in elementary particle theory that lead to his discovery of the particles he named "quarks.” Gell-Mann is an active environmentalist who has helped to develop strategies for coping with deforestation, loss of biological diversity, global warming and pollution.
Bill Moyers Journal; 415; A Conversation with Ronald Reagan
Date: 1979-05-14Bill Moyers talks with former governor of California and undeclared candidate for president, Ronald Reagan, at his California ranch. Reagan lays out reasons for wanting to become president and his presidential qualifications. Moyers queries Reagan about his early support of New Deal politics and subsequent shift to conservatism, his anti-communist work as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and his philosophies of government and welfare and tax reform.
Solutions to Violence; 105; Understanding Violence
Date: 1995-10-01Dr. Carl Bell, who focuses on children who have witnessed violent acts, committed violence or been the victims of violence, discusses the psychological approach to understanding violence and its victims.
Listening to America; 102; America: What Went Wrong? Part1
Date: 1992-04-14The broadcast is based on two years of reporting from THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Pulitzer prize-winning team of Don Barlett and James Steele and their new book, AMERICA: WHAT WENT WRONG? It’s an explanation of what’s been happening to the American economy and who’s to blame. Their reporting led them to follow the money trail and they found that the pain of American workers is not solely due to the invisible hand of the market but often the rule-makers in Washington and the deal-makers on Wall ......
The Arab World; 105; Arabs and the West
Date: 1991-04-05Bill Moyers talks with scholar and economist Charles Issawi about the sources of Arab resentment toward the West and the possibility of better relations in the future.
A World of Ideas; 218; Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris
Date: 1990-05-27Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris, co-authors of the novel THE CROWN OF COLUMBUS, are husband and wife. Louise Erdrich is author of the novels LOVE MEDICINE, THE BEET QUEEN, TRACKS, and a book of poems, BAPTISM OF DESIRE. Michael Dorris is author of the novel, A YELLOW RAFT IN BLUE WATER and recipient of the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award for his book about fetal alcohol syndrome, BROKEN CORD. Erdrich and Dorris discuss how traditions of spirit and memory weave through the lives of m......
Solutions to Violence; 104; Early Intervention
Date: 1995-10-01James Q. Wilson, a noted crime and public policy scholar and author of THINKING ABOUT CRIME and THE MORAL SENSE, talks about early intervention and incarceration.
Listening to America; 110; Future Talk
Date: 1992-06-09Bill Moyers examines how choices Americans make about the environment today will determine how much we jeopardize our children’s future. The program covers the myriad problems Americans are confronting: population growth, energy policies, depletion of our natural resources and relations between the developing and developed nations. Contributors include: Jessica Tuchman Mathews, molecular biologist and vice president of the World Resources Institute; John Holland who pioneered computer models ......
God and Politics; 103; On Earth as It is in Heaven
Date: 1987-12-23Bill Moyers explores Christian Reconstructionism, a powerful grassroots movement that urges believers to become politically active in order to create a world where the Bible is the basis for all government, laws, and economic systems. The movement offers an all-encompassing view on how to run a government, an economy or one’s personal life. Moyers notes that the mainstream press has ignored the growth of Christian Reconstructionism just as it ignored the growth of the alliance of the politica......
A World of Ideas; 235; Ruth Macklin Part 2 of 2
Date: 1990-10-28Bioethicist Ruth Macklin is the author of MORTAL CHOICES: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN MODERN MEDICINE. Macklin discusses the decisions involved in medical care today and offers ethical insights into these emotional and morally difficult issues. Part 2 of 2.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Bill Moyers
Date: 1999-04-27Bill Moyers talks with Archbishop Desmond Tutu who has been a tireless voice for justice and racial reconciliation. In 1984, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
A World of Ideas; 214; Seymour Melman
Date: 1990-04-29Seymour Melman is chair of the National Commission for Economic Conversion and Disarmament. Melman discusses ways to convert military spending to peace-time uses as well as how the import of foreign goods is a form of "subsidy" to the American economy and to its consumption.
Bill Moyers Journal; 131; The Oregon Attitude
Date: 1973-11-14Oregon residents debate the issues of population, industrial growth and land-use planning. Afraid of turning their land into a California-type sprawl of shopping centers and housing tracts, but aware that their state must continue to develop economically and industrially, the citizens sought ways to limit growth through balanced planning. Bill Moyers talks with Republican Governor Tom McCall, local environmentalists, residents and land owners.
Listening to America; 112; What Price the Drug War?
Date: 1992-06-23The U.S. has spent millions on the War on Drugs, but every year more and more drugs hit American streets and we spend millions more on enforcement and incarceration. Bill Moyers talks with Michael Isikoff, THE WASHINGTON POST; Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY); Robin Kirk, a journalist reporting on Latin America; Michael Levine, Former DEA Agent, author, DEEP COVER and FIGHT BACK; John Walters, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; Randolph Stone, University of Chicago Law School; Mar......
Genesis: A Living Conversation; 104; Apocalypse
Date: 1996-11-03The story of Noah and the great flood. Participants: Karen Armstrong, Byron E. Calame, Alexander A. DiLella, Carol Gilligan, Blu Greenberg, Samuel D. Proctor, Burton L. Visotzky.
Bill Moyers Journal; 405; The People of Nes Ammim
Date: 1979-03-05THE PEOPLE OF NES AMMIM is a portrait of a unique Christian community in Northern Israel. The community is grappling with Christian guilt over the long history of Jewish persecution and the Holocaust.
Harold Pachios Interviews Bill Moyers; Harold Pachios Interview of Bill - Interview Line Cut
Harold Pachios interviews Bill Moyers for Maine Public Access Television about his time in politics. Line Cut of interview.
A World of Ideas; 204; Jonas Salk
Date: 1990-02-18Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine, discusses AIDS research and how the technique of "negotiating" with the AIDS virus offers a way of thinking about human beings as "part of, not apart from" nature.
A World of Ideas; 206; Maxine Hong Kingston Part 2 of 2
Date: 1990-03-04Maxine Hong Kingston was already celebrated for her memoirs THE WOMAN WARRIOR and CHINA MEN when she turned to fiction with TRIPMASTER MONKEY. And so was born Whitman Ah Sing, liberal arts major, theater director, and inventive social deviant. Through her bad boy hero, a young Chinese-American, Kingston wrote about the search for her own story. Part 2 of 2.
Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason; 105; Richard Rodriguez and Sir John Houghton
Date: 2006-07-21BILL MOYERS ON FAITH AND REASON features provocative conversations with unique voices drawn from the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival on Faith and Reason in New York: Margaret Atwood, Mary Gordon, Richard Rodriguez, Salman Rushdie, Sir John Houghton and others. Moyers takes viewers on a rare journey deep into these writers’ work and their own experience to plumb new ways of thinking about the role of religion in shaping our world. Reverent, irreverent, thoughtful and often humorous, these autho......
A World of Ideas; 225; Tu Wei-ming
Date: 1990-07-15Tu Wei-ming, author of five books on Confucian history and professor of Chinese History and Philosophy at Harvard University, discusses the relevance of Confucian philosophy to our times. Wei-ming also shares his thoughts on the student movement in China.
A World of Ideas; 217; Michael Sandel
Date: 1990-05-20Michael Sandel, professor of Political Philosophy at Harvard and author of LIBERALISM AND THE LIMITS OF JUSTICE, discusses what is needed for self-government to survive under modern conditions.
A World of Ideas; 229; M.F.K. Fisher
Date: 1990-09-09M.F.K. Fisher writes about food, eating, and life in America. Fisher is the author of 16 books of essays including CONSIDER THE OYSTER, HOW TO COOK A WOLF, and SISTER AGE. Fisher writes about places visited, meals enjoyed, and people encountered. She describes her writing process, her interest in food, and shares her outlook on life.
Genesis: A Living Conversation; 101; The First Murder
Date: 1996-10-16The first story in the book of Genesis, God's creation of the Earth and humanity. Participants: Walter Brueggemann, Roberta Hestenes, John S. Kselman, Hugh O'Donnell, Burton L. Visotzky, Renita J. Weems, Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg.
Genesis: A Living Conversation; 107; The Test
Date: 1996-11-24God’s command to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac raises disturbing questions. What kind of God would make such a demand? And what kind of parent would consider obeying it? Participants: Dianne Bergant, Norman J. Cohen, Francisco O. Garcia-Treto, P.K. McCary, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Phyllis Trible, Burton L. Visotzky.
A World of Ideas; 231; Lester Brown
Date: 1990-09-30As one of the founders of the environmental movement, Lester Brown, has drawn our attention to the daily deterioration of our planet. There is more air pollution this year than last. There is more water pollution, more toxic waste, more poisoned wildlife. There are fewer trees this year than last and that means more deserts and less land to grow food to feed a world population that keeps growing. Founder of the World Watch Institute, Brown suggests solutions for a wide variety of environmenta......
Solutions to Violence; 106; Decoding the Rap
Date: 1995-10-01Sergeant Ron Stallworth, a 20-year veteran of law enforcement and head of the unit dealing with gangs for the Utah Division of Investigation, finds a close correlation between gang activity and "gangster rap."
Bill Moyers Journal: International Report; 113; A Conversation with Clark Clifford - Vietnam and Its Aftermath
Date: 1975-04-10Former Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford reflects on the history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam and the direction of U.S. foreign policy for the future.
A World of Ideas; 240; Changing Agenda with Gro Harlem Brundtland
Date: 1990-12-16Gro Harlem Brundtland is the current Prime Minister of Norway, leader of Norway's Labor Party, and the President of the World Commission on Environment and Development. She is also the Vice President of the Socialist International. Prime Minister Brundtland discusses the increasingly important role of women in politics.
Listening to America; 115; And Justice for All
Date: 1992-07-21Bill Moyers examines the crisis within the American court system. In many parts of the country, funding for already burdened and backlogged courts is being reduced. Public defenders and legal aid attorneys are in short supply, leaving the poor without adequate or timely representation. In this program, a panel of judges discuss a variety of potential remedies. Contributors include: Judge Higginbotham, Judge Emeritus, PA; Kenneth Starr, U.S. Solicitor General, CA; Judge Harmon, Houston, TX; Ju......
Listening to America; 101; Who Owns Our Government?
Date: 1992-04-07Using Charles Keating and the savings and loan scandal as an example, Bill Moyers takes a closer look at the connection between money and government. Making the connection between those who give money and what they get for it, the program follows the money to track its influence on policy. Interviewees include: Michael Waldman, Congress Watch; Charles Lewis, Center for Public Integrity; Stephen P. Pizzo, Author INSIDE JOB; Larry Makinson, Center for Responsive Politics; Josh Goldstein, Center......
NOW with Bill Moyers; 117; Kids and Chemicals
Date: 2002-05-10Are we making our children sick? In the last 70 years, more than 75,000 synthetic chemicals and metals have been put to use in America - chemicals that in many cases make our lives easier and better. They kill insects and weeds, clean our clothes and carpets, unclog our drains, create produce and lawns as pretty as a picture. But most of these chemicals have never been tested for their toxic effects on children. And scientists are concerned that recent increases in childhood illnesses like as......
Harold Pachios Interviews Bill Moyers; Harold Pachios Interview of Bill - Bill Camera
Harold Pachios interviews Bill Moyers for Maine Public Access Television about his time in politics. Bill Moyers camera of interview.
Listening to America; 107; Women in Politics
Date: 1992-05-19Prominent women from both parties, including citizens and caucus goers, speak on the issues: Susan Stokes, Candidate; Professor Anita Hill; Harriet Woods, National Women’s Political Caucus; Carol Moseley Braun; Gloria Steinem, Author & Activist; Lynn Martin, U.S. Secretary of Labor; Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-CO.); Vicki Miles-LaGrange, State Senator (D-OK.); Jane Danowitz, Exec. Director Women’s Campaign Fund.
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home; 101; Take a Step Video Module - Lifting the Mask
Take a Step Video Module - Lifting the Mask - supports the five-part PBS series MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME. Addresses issues surrounding America's number one health problem, drug addiction. Includes a look at successful community drug addiction programs.
Bill Moyers Journal; 710; The CIA's Secret Army
Date: 1981-02-13In an update to the 1977 CBS REPORTS program THE CIA'S SECRET ARMY, Moyers tries to navigate the maze of America’s clandestine policies toward Cuba. The report examines Cuban exile terrorists living in Miami who were secretly trained by the U.S. government in the early 1960s to fight Fidel Castro. The program includes interviews with Fidel Castro, E. Howard Hunt, Bernard Barker, and Rolando Martinez.
Sports for Sale: Talk Back Conversation Show
Date: 1991-03-19Bill Moyers hosts a call-in show about the debate over money and college sports. The program followed the documentary SPORTS FOR SALE.
Bill Moyers Journal; 132; A Conversation with Maya Angelou
Date: 1973-11-21Bill Moyers interviews Maya Angelou, playwright, lecturer, director, singer, dancer, actress, editor and political activist. Angelou, author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, offers her perspective on Black and white in American culture.
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home; 105; Take a Step Video Module - It's A Family Affair
Take a Step Video Module - It's A Family Affair; supports the five-part PBS series MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME. Addresses issues surrounding America's number one health problem, drug addiction. Includes a look at successful community drug addiction programs.
Bill T. Jones - Still/Here
Date: 1997-01-15A glimpse into dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones’s highly acclaimed dance, STILL/HERE. At workshops around the country people facing life-threatening illnesses are asked to remember the highs and lows of their lives and transform their feelings into expressive movement. Later, Jones demonstrates for Bill Moyers the movements of his own life story.
Listening to America; 120; Unequal Education
Date: 1992-09-08Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Dean of the Annenberg School for Communications, decodes campaign rhetoric and advertisements.
Listening to America; 109; Politics, People and Pollution
Date: 1992-06-02Bill Moyers explores the delicate balance between corporate productivity and environmental responsibility. The most important battles over the environment may have shifted from Washington to the grass roots with citizens challenging polluters directly. Corporations are now scrambling to brush up their environmental images. Moyers interviews include: Herb Schmertz, Public Relations Consultant and pioneer of corporate imagemaking; Lois Gibbs, Executive Director, Citizens Clearing House for Haza......
Listening to America; 114; A Conversation with Governor Bill Clinton
Date: 1992-07-07Just before accepting the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, candidate Governor Bill Clinton met with Bill Moyers in Little Rock for a conversation about the global economy, character and optimism.
CBS Reports; One River, One Country
Date: 1986-09-03Bill Moyers reports from the Rio Grande area about immigration, economics and the special relationship that has developed between the United States and Mexico. Moyers talks to those who live and work in a world that is both Mexican and American.
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home; 103; Changing Lives
Date: 1998-03-30Treatment works and behavior can be changed but there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution and recovery requires individual discipline. Bill Moyers visits innovative treatment programs, including the one that helped his son.
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home; 104; The Next Generation
Date: 1998-03-31THE NEXT GENERATION examines how the cycle of addiction passes from generation to generation and experts are increasingly focusing on prevention efforts based on community and family to combat addiction in young people. Two organizations taking on the task of safeguarding teens are profiled.
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home; A National Conversation
Date: 1998-02-26A live talkback on MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME.
A World of Ideas; 220; William Shirer Part 1 of 2
Date: 1990-06-10Journalist William L. Shirer’s books include THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH, A NATIVE'S RETURN: 1945-1988, and the third volume of his memoir, TWENTIETH CENTURY JOURNEY. Shirer discusses his experiences as a journalist in Europe during the 1930s and early 1940s as well as his concerns about German reunification. Part 1 of 2.
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home; 102; Take a Step Video Module - Fighting Back
Fighting Back -- this video module supports the outreach work related to the five-part PBS series MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME. It looks at successful community drug addiction programs.
Lest We Forget -- The Big Lie Behind the Rise of Trump
Date: 2017-01-20, 2017-01-20 Producing Organization: Public Square Media, Inc.Bill Moyers and four historians dissect the big lie on which Trump rode to power: the birther lie. Interviewees include: Nell Painter, historian and Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University; Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of history, race and public policy at Harvard Kennedy School; Christopher Lebron, assistant professor of African-American studies and philosophy at Yale University; and Philip Klinkner, James S. Sherman Professor of Government, Hamilton Coll......
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Conversation with Bill Moyers
Date: 2019-02-12, 2019-02-12 Producing Organization: Schumann Media Center, IncEvery year the Judith Davidson Moyers Women of Spirit Award Lecture brings an outstanding woman to meet with students, faculty and friends of Union Theological Seminary in New York City. The 2020 guest was Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A Supreme Court Justice for 27 years now, “The Notorious RBG” has also become a cultural icon who regularly attracts huge crowds to her public appearances. They packed the house at Union where she was interviewed by Bill Moyers.
The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith; 105; A Personal Philosophy
Date: 1996-04-23Huston Smith discusses recognizing the vitality in all spiritual traditions, using his own remarkable explorations as an example. To achieve that insight, he believes one must go beyond observation and enter into the religion itself.
Listening to America; 106; Can We Govern? Part 2 of 2
Date: 1992-05-12Bill Moyers and guests discuss the uses and abuses of political language. The national conversation has been trivialized by political jargon and the press is more interested in sound bites than the substance of issues. Contributors include: Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Dean of The Annenberg School of Communication; Edwin Diamond, Media Commentator, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, Anne Groer; National Correspondent, ORLANDO SENTINEL; William Strickland, Professor of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachu......
God and Politics; 101; The Kingdom Divided
Date: 1987-12-09Bill Moyers tells the story of two different visions of Christianity that are finding a pulpit and battleground in Central America. In Nicaragua, the Sandinistas’ view of Christianity says that the poor must not wait for justice, that the Kingdom of God can be achieved in this world. In Honduras, the poor are attracted to evangelical churches that promise a reward in heaven for the sufferings of this world, a view which poses no challenge to the status quo. After four centuries, the Catholic ......
Bill Moyers Journal; 214; A Conversation with Lillian Hellman-Part 2
Date: 1974-04-09Bill Moyers continues his conversation with writer Lillian Hellman, one of the most prominent playwrights in the history of American theater: author of THE CHILDREN'S HOUR, WATCH ON THE RHINE, THE LITTLE FOXES and ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. Hellman discusses her own temperament and her ambivalent attitude toward her success. Part 2 of 2.
A World of Ideas; 227; Louis Kelso
Date: 1990-07-29Louis Kelso wants to make a capitalist out of every American. In THE CAPITALIST MANIFESTO, written more than 30 years ago with Mortimer Adler, he explained his populist interpretation of Adam Smith. The main idea is to spread America's wealth through Employee Stock Ownership Plans, commonly called ESOPs. In the 1970s, Congress endorsed his idea and Kelso's brainchild became law. Since then one company after another has tried a variation of Kelso's plan. Some plans have worked, some haven't. A......
Bill Moyers Journal; 407; Mind At Large: Adler on Aristotle
Date: 1979-03-19Bill Moyers interviews philosopher and educator Mortimer Adler about his book, ARISTOTLE FOR EVERYBODY, and his process of interpreting great Greek philosophers’ work into modern day language.
Listening to America; 108; So Violent a Nation
Date: 1992-05-26Bill Moyers travels to Dallas, TX to explore the deep reporting of Terry Fitzpatrick, Reporter/Producer KERA. Her reporting on the impact violent crime is having on the people of Dallas features local activists and crimefighters. Moyers interviews Dallas Police Chief, Bill Rathburn. The episode closes with a studio discussion with program participants.
What Can We Do About Violence?; Discussion: Building Community Coalitions
Date: 1995-01-20A discussion about how communities are confronting the challenge of kids and violence.
Bill Moyers Journal; 207; Living Free in the Rockies
Date: 1974-02-12Bill Moyers visits the Rocky Mountain home of Stuart Mace, a genetic biologist who, 30 years ago, gave up the academic world for a life on 400 acres of land near Aspen, Colorado. Moyers follows Mace on a dogsled journey through the mountains, exploring the lifestyle and philosophy of this modern American pioneer.
Listening to America; 105; In Search of a Common Destiny
Date: 1992-05-05Bill Moyers confronts American racial inequality visible in the rage and rioting in Los Angeles that followed the Rodney King verdict. Studio guests include: Sister Souljah, rapper, organizer and lecturer, who has just released her new album 360 DEGREES OF POWER; Robert Woodson, President of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, Washington, D.C., and Chairman of the Council for a Black Economic Agenda; Michael Cross, social worker and Director of the Male Responsibility Program for......
Moyers on America; 102; Is God Green?
Date: 2006-10-11Millions of evangelical Christians in America have taken on care of the environment as a moral and biblical obligation. They believe that as Christians it is their duty to do something about global warming, the loss of species, and toxic chemicals in the air, food and the water. But many of their brothers and sisters in the faith disagree with their stance — some because the perceived imminence of the End Times and the Rapture makes stewardship unnecessary. The result? A growing family feud w......
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home; 104; Take a Step Video Module - Business Under Influence
Business Under Influence - this video module supports the outreach work related to the five-part PBS series MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME. The module looks at successful community drug addition programs. And addresses issues surrounding America's number one health problem, drug addiction.
Becoming American: Personal Journeys; 101; David Ho and Shirley Young
Date: 2003-03-24In BECOMING AMERICAN: PERSONAL JOURNEYS, a coda to the series BECOMING AMERICAN: THE CHINESE EXPERIENCE, Bill Moyers talks with AIDS researcher David Ho, businesswoman Shirley Young, author Gish Jen, Nobel prize-winning physicist Samuel Ting, and artist Maya Lin.
A World of Ideas; 219; Bharati Mukherjee
Date: 1990-06-03Bharati Mukherjee, recipient of the 1988 National Book Critics Circle Award for her book of short stories, THE MIDDLEMAN, discusses America's newest immigrants, Asians, and the building resentment and tensions between our country's various cultures. For Mukherjee, the new immigrants are reinventing the idea of America.
A World of Ideas; 201; Robert Lucky Part 1 of 2
Date: 1990-01-28Robert Lucky, executive director of the Communications Sciences Research Division at Bell Laboratories and author of SILICON DREAMS, discusses how society's needs and wants determine the direction of technology, and the world of "virtual space." Part 1 of 2.
Listening to America; 125; Live Debate Analysis
Date: 1992-10-13Bill Moyers and Kathleen Hall Jamieson analyze the first two debates in the 1992 presidential election during this live edition of LISTENING TO AMERICA. Studio conversation and analysis continue with: Ted Forstmann, founder Forstmann, Little & Company, National co-chair for the Bush-Quayle reelection campaign; Sherrie Rollins, former assistant to President Bush, Sr. and vice president of U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT; Ron Silver, actor, president Actors Equity and the Creative Coalition; Anthony M......
Listening to America; 121; The Religious Right
Date: 1992-09-15Bill Moyers illustrates the growing power of the conservative evangelical movement in the U.S. — presenting an eye-opening report on the “National Affairs Briefing,” a meeting of members of the religious right that followed the Republican National Convention in 1992. Speakers included: Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum; Rev. Wildmon; Rev. Gene Antonio, Foundation for the Advancement of Compassion and Truth; Lt. Col. Oliver North, U.S. Marines (Ret), Freedom Alliance; Pat Buchanan; Rev. E.V. Hill,......
Listening to America; 104; Can We Govern? Part 1 of 2
Date: 1992-04-28Bill Moyers sits down with members of Congress, from both sides of the aisle, to discuss Washington's inability to govern. Citizens and public officials debate pluralism, multiculturalism, civility and questions of governance. Contributors include: EJ Dionne, author of WHY AMERICANS HATE POLITICS; Sen. Warren Rudman (R-NH); Michael Thomas, New York Writer, columnist and social critic; Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY); Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA); Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI); Rep Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL).
Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home; 105; The Politics of Addiction
Date: 1998-03-31Bill Moyers talks with people working to change American drug policy from a criminal-justice approach to a public-health model.
Listening to America; 122; Reagan Democrats: Up for Grabs
Date: 1992-09-22LISTENING TO AMERICA travels Macomb County, Michigan, a mostly-white suburb of Detroit, home of the auto industry. The county is known for its "Reagan Democrats," those formerly staunch Democrats who have voted overwhelmingly Republican in the last three elections.
Solutions to Violence; 102; Making Our Neighborhoods Safe
Date: 1995-10-01Community activist Stephanie Mann and Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith of Boston City Hospital discuss their experience in violence prevention.
A World of Ideas; 203; Patricia Churchland
Date: 1990-02-11Patricia Smith Churchland, professor of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, is on the frontier of exploration into how the brain works. In her book, NEUROPHILOSOPHY: TOWARD A UNIFIED SCIENCE OF THE MIND-BRAIN, she writes about how recent discoveries call into question some of our basic philosophical concepts — such as free will and rational thinking.
Listening to America; 119; The Politics of Trees
Date: 1992-09-01Bill Moyers asks what we can do about the rapidly disappearing old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest — tapping environmentalists, politicians and industry representatives for ideas. Contributors include: Richard Manning, author, LAST STAND; Jeff DeBonis; Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics; Roy Keene, forester; Chris Maser, forest ecologist; Cecelia Lanman, Environmental Protection Information Center; Robert Stephens, The Pacific Lumber Company; Congressman Ron Chandler (R......