Lectures tagged "Interviews"


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Rebecca Goldstein: The Atheist with a Soul
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
January 30, 2010
Author and philosopher Rebecca Goldstein discusses her latest work, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction, which is perhaps best described as a hybrid.
Beyond the Margins and Between the Lines
Scott Kirsner
October 24, 2009
00:57:08
Two innovators talk about employing a variety of narrative strategies to tell a story. Tim Kring, developer and executive producer of the blockbuster NBC show Heroes, gives a visual presentation about his use of transmedia storytelling. Reif Larson, whose The Collected Works of T. S.
The Obama Year
Michael Porter
October 24, 2009
00:43:20
Harvard economist and business guru Michael E. Porter, pundit and advisor to presidents past David Gergen, Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier, and Atlantic Monthly senior editor Jack Beatty mix it up with a frank assessment of the President Obama's progress on his new agenda.
Tribute to Chris Van Allsburg
Chris Van Allsburg
October 24, 2009
00:44:01
New York Times bestselling children’s author Brian Lies hosts a celebration of the achievements of beloved author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg.
Ken Burns and Scout Tufankjian: Documenting History
Ken Burns
October 24, 2009
00:53:30
Documentarians work to answer the question, "Who are we?" Ken Burns, lauded as "the country's most famous documentarian" by The Los Angeles Times, shows clips and talks about his latest film and book, The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
Journal of Henry David Thoreau
Edwin Frank
October 20, 2009
00:08:33
Edwin Frank, editor of New York Review Books Classics, talks about The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, recently published by NYRB Classics.
Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights
Irene Khan
October 19, 2009
01:05:52
Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan discusses her new book The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights.
Taylor Branch: The Clinton Tapes
Taylor Branch
October 13, 2009
01:01:21
Taylor Branch talks about his book, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President, an account of President Bill Clinton's confidential diary project, aimed at preserving the fullest record of his administration. The book is based on 78 diary sessions between 1993 and 2001.