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Ford Hall Forum Lectures

Boston, MA

Evangelicals in the Electorate
Evangelicals in the Electorate
Karl Giberson
November 10, 2011
01:34:00
How are Evangelical Christians impacting politics in the U.S.? Although some dismiss Evangelical Christians as zealots with uncommon social values and little regard for science, others argue that they are misunderstood.
The Life of a Leader: Ariel Sharon
Gilad Sharon
October 27, 2011
01:21:00
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s youngest son, Gilad Sharon, combs through his father’s vast archives to offer an intimate look at this controversial figure in Middle Eastern politics.
The New Boston Miracle
David M. Kennedy
October 13, 2011
01:41:00
Gang and drug conflicts lead to prison or death for far too many inner-city youth, mostly minority males, and is a pattern seen in cities across the world. Criminologist and author of Don’t Shoot, David M.
From the Government and Here to Help
From the Government and Here to Help
Yaron Brook
September 29, 2011
01:38:00
From the financial crisis to health care to the budget debates, the size and scope of government is being debated across the country. One side calls for more regulation to foster equitable prosperity, while the other side says government has grown too big and intrusive.
Cutting-Edge Corporate Giving
Stacy Palmer
September 22, 2011
01:24:00
In a lagging economy, corporations are using creative approaches to get the most out of their charitable donations. Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy reveals what type of giving is most helpful to grantees, and which is obsolete.
The Real Paper: Journalism Then & Now
Monica Collins
September 15, 2011
01:39:00
The Real Paper was an alternative weekly newspaper serving Boston from 1972 to 1981. Ford Hall Forum Vice President and former The Real Paper journalist Monica Collins assemble this staff reunion with Harper Barnes, Jan Freeman, Laura Shapiro, Paul Solman, and Mark Zanger.
Food, Inc.
Food, Inc.
Jody Adams
April 29, 2010
00:45:02
Jody Adams, award-winning chef/owner of Rialto restaurant, and Donald Wiest, President of Boston Public Market, join moderator Annie B.
Medical Malpractice in Massachusetts
Madge Kaplan
June 4, 2003
01:18:16
Madge Kaplan, senior editor of American Public Media's Marketplace Health Desk moderates a discussion about malpractice law reform with several Massachusetts physicians. Threats of malpractice lawsuits hang over doctor's heads from the day they earn their degrees.
Audio-only
Leonard Peikoff: America Versus Americans
Leonard Peikoff
April 6, 2003
00:59:14
Leonard Peikoff, intellectual heir to Ayn Rand, explores the unlikely tension between a democratic nation and its people. Peikoff claims that, from its beginning, America has stood for the ideals of the Enlightenment: reason, individual rights, capitalism, and the pursuit of happiness.
Martin Luther King: Live Speech on Racial Discrimination
Martin Luther King: Live Speech on Racial Discrimination
Martin Luther King Jr.
March 24, 1963
00:58:19
Martin Luther King Jr., prime mover of the Montgomery bus boycott, keynote speaker at the March on Washington, and youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, speaks about racial discrimination.
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Charles Burnett
April 2, 2009
00:46:24
The creators of the 2003 documentary Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property discuss their film, which analyzes Nat Turner's slave rebellion of 1831 and its aftermath in American memory.
Audio-only
Voices from the Moderate Muslim Majority
Ali S. Asani
March 15, 2007
01:21:24
Ali Asani and Mona Eltahawy explore the tensions within modern Islam and how we can better understand them.

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