Jimmy Wales, the man behind Wikipedia sits down for an in-depth discussion of the celebrated open source online encyclopedia and community. He discusses the philos...
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Jimmy Wales, the man behind Wikipedia sits down for an in-depth discussion of the celebrated open source online encyclopedia and community. He discusses the philosophy behind Wikipedia as well as it’s current and future designs for growth and innovation.
David Grewal author...
89 Views 18:17:03 04/01/09
David Grewal sits down for an in-depth conversation about his new book Network Power. The book analyzes the social dynamics of the often controversial area of glob...
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David Grewal sits down for an in-depth conversation about his new book Network Power. The book analyzes the social dynamics of the often controversial area of globalization. Grewal is seeking a new understanding of globalization and discusses his findings in this conversation.
Amity Shlaes author...
72 Views 17:05:08 02/26/09
Amity Shales discusses her bestselling book on the history of The Great Depression “The Forgotten Man”. Shlaes is a syndicated columnist and a Senior Fellow at The...
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Amity Shales discusses her bestselling book on the history of The Great Depression “The Forgotten Man”. Shlaes is a syndicated columnist and a Senior Fellow at The Council on Foreign Relations. In this discussion she helps put our current global economic crisis in perspective by providing a new context on what worked and what didn’t work to fix The Great Depression of the 1930’s.
David Smick, Author...
45 Views 20:34:32 01/25/09
Renowned economic and financial strategist David Smick sits down for an informative discussion of his new book “The World Is Curved”. Smick gives a highly informat...
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Renowned economic and financial strategist David Smick sits down for an informative discussion of his new book “The World Is Curved”. Smick gives a highly informative and thoughtful explanation on how we got into the present global economic crisis, and how we and hopefully the new President Barack Obama and other world leaders can pull us out of this dire situation.
Carl Bernstein auth...
200 Views 23:16:55 01/15/09
Watergate journalist and bestselling Hillary Clinton biographer Carl Bernstein sits down for a candid and fascinating conversation on The Alcove. He discusses Hill...
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Watergate journalist and bestselling Hillary Clinton biographer Carl Bernstein sits down for a candid and fascinating conversation on The Alcove. He discusses Hillary and Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and the recent electoral season as well as reflecting on his and Bob Woodward’s groundbreaking covering of the Watergate crisis during the early 1970s for The Washington Post.
Great conversation with Rich Lowry, author, syndicated columnist and editor of “National Review”, the leading conservative magazine founded in 1955 by the late Wil...
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Great conversation with Rich Lowry, author, syndicated columnist and editor of “National Review”, the leading conservative magazine founded in 1955 by the late William F. Buckley Jr. Lowry talks about the magazine, the recent political season (including Barack Obama, John McCain, and Sarah Palin), the conservative response to the global economic crisis and the serious challenges the Republican Party faces in the years ahead
Web technology expe...
23 Views 18:39:29 08/16/08
Fascinating conversation with technology expert, consultant, teacher and author Mark Pesce. Pesce recently spoke at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York, and i...
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Fascinating conversation with technology expert, consultant, teacher and author Mark Pesce. Pesce recently spoke at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York, and in this discussion he provides his thoughts and opinions on where we are with web and mobile technology, and most importantly, on its critical social and political impact on us all today.
HIV/AIDS expert sci...
32 Views 19:16:16 07/23/08
Thought-provoking conversation with HIV/AIDS expert Helen Epstein, author of the highly acclaimed book “The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AID...
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Thought-provoking conversation with HIV/AIDS expert Helen Epstein, author of the highly acclaimed book “The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa”. Epstein discusses her diverse experience looking for an HIV/AIDS vaccine in Africa, and gives a unique and refreshing analysis of what is working and what is not as far as solutions for this devastating disease.
Byron Hurt intervie...
36 Views 18:59:10 06/10/08
Refreshing and enlightening conversation with filmmaker and activist Byron Hurt on his renowned documentary on male identity in hip hop “Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and ...
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Refreshing and enlightening conversation with filmmaker and activist Byron Hurt on his renowned documentary on male identity in hip hop “Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes”. The film deconstructs hip hop as it relates to African American culture and consciousness, and it illustrates the elements of violence, misogyny and homophobia that are often endemic in this cultural form. This conversation also engages on aspects of modern race relations, culture and the rise of inspiring new models of African American manhood, including Barack Obama.
Author Porochista K...
39 Views 21:05:57 05/16/08
Intriguing interview with celebrated writer and columnist Porochista Khakpour on her acclaimed debut novel “Sons and other Flammable Objects”. Born in Iran and rai...
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Intriguing interview with celebrated writer and columnist Porochista Khakpour on her acclaimed debut novel “Sons and other Flammable Objects”. Born in Iran and raised from a young age in America, Khakpour reflects on her novel’s unique Iranian American migration story and also discusses her fascination with language, both English and her native tongue Farsi.
Greil Marcus interv...
12 Views 07:59:39 12/18/07
Fascinating conversation with renowned music journalist, cultural critic and author Greil Marcus on his new book “The Shape of Things to Come: Prophecy and the Ame...
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Fascinating conversation with renowned music journalist, cultural critic and author Greil Marcus on his new book “The Shape of Things to Come: Prophecy and the American Voice”. He has authored many previous books including “Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music” and “Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century”. In this conversation, Greil discusses “The Shape of Things to Come” and its “kaleidoscopic investigation of American identity” – he ruminates as only he can about what America actually is – an idea – and how this has impacted the country and its idea of itself since its founding to today. An extraordinary discussion with a master writer and storyteller on how he sees America and how America sees itself.
Jonathan Schell, nu...
3 Views 14:57:03 12/13/07
Important interview with Jonathan Schell author of “The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger”. Schell is a distinguished author and professor – his many...
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Important interview with Jonathan Schell author of “The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger”. Schell is a distinguished author and professor – his many previous books include “The Fate of the Earth” and “The Unconquerable World”. In his new book “The Seventh Decade” Schell discusses the current global threat of nuclear weapons and argues that in this seventh decade of the world having nuclear technology there has never been a more dangerous and unstable period. He says we must act now with a desperate sense of international urgency to begin to solve this critical issue for the world.
"Peter, Paul and Ma...
5 Views 16:12:59 11/19/07
Iconic musician Peter Yarrow of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary sits down for a candid interview on The Alcove with Mark Molaro. Peter recently was ho...
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Iconic musician Peter Yarrow of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary sits down for a candid interview on The Alcove with Mark Molaro. Peter recently was host and executive producer of a PBS/United Federation of Teachers tribute concert entitled “Tribute to Teachers of America”. The program includes special appearances by many entertainers, including Bill Cosby. In this interview, Yarrow discusses the special role of education in America as well as the ongoing challenges of poverty and racism in the country. He discusses his decades of social activism, committed to the folk movement’s ideal of creating “whole human beings” in society
Climate Scientist D...
5 Views 16:52:03 11/13/07
In-depth interview with Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, climate change scientist at Princeton University and one of the co-authors of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Cl...
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In-depth interview with Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, climate change scientist at Princeton University and one of the co-authors of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change who along with Al Gore were recently co-recipients of the Nobel Prize for their work in climate change science and awareness. Dr. Oppenheimer discusses the many dimensions of the complex issue of climate change science, as well as giving practical advice to citizens around the world on how they can take practical and economical steps to reducing their carbon footprint and to force politicians to take more serious action on this vital issue of our time.
PBS NOW's Maria Hin...
5 Views 14:52:43 11/06/07
Inspiring interview with Maria Hinojosa, senior correspondent for NOW on PBS. She recently completed a one-hour NOW special “Child Brides, Stolen Lives”. The progr...
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Inspiring interview with Maria Hinojosa, senior correspondent for NOW on PBS. She recently completed a one-hour NOW special “Child Brides, Stolen Lives”. The program investigates the little-known and incredibly tragic phenomenon of child brides in India, Niger, and Guatemala. In this revealing conversation, Maria Hinojosa discusses the very personal and powerful process of making this special, as well as her thoughts on the state of latino media and politics in the United States today.
Naomi Wolf Celebrat...
4 Views 09:02:11 10/22/07
Fascinating interview with renowned author Naomi Wolf, perhaps best known for her early 1990s feminist classic “The Beauty Myth”, considered by many to be one of t...
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Fascinating interview with renowned author Naomi Wolf, perhaps best known for her early 1990s feminist classic “The Beauty Myth”, considered by many to be one of the most important works of the 20th century.
Wolf discusses her new book “The End of America”, already on the New York Times bestseller list. The book identifies ten classic steps common to all dictatorships – including those of Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin. Alarmingly, Wolf makes the case that each of these ten steps is occurring in post 9/11 America today. The book is a call to action for young and concerned Americans and this interview intimately frames this important discussion.