Allan Gregg in Conversation (Video)
Summary: For the past twelve years, contributing editor and host Allan Gregg has had in-depth conversations with some of the world's most prominent authors, artists, and cutting-edge thinkers. "Whether the subject is evolutionary paleontology or the culture of amateur hockey, whether our guests are household names like Adrienne Clarkson or Salman Rushdie, or less well-known but important thinkers like Malcolm Gladwell or Edward O. Wilson, our show endeavours to reach beyond the headlines to explore the forces that create the news," says Gregg. By investigating not merely the whats of current affairs but also the whys, Allan Gregg in Conversation tries to give viewers a context in which to understand the world around them.
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Niall Ferguson is one of Britain's most renowned economic historians, a professor at both Oxford and Harvard Universities. He is also a bestselling author and his latest book couldn't be more timely. It's called The Ascent of Money: a Financial History of the World.
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He was Canada's prime minister for two years -- the Right Honourable Paul Martin. In a new memoir, he writes about his life in and out of politics. It's called Hell or High Water.
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Richard Florida contends that the so-called "creative class" is key to a city's success. Florida is head of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. His new book is called Who's Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life.
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