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The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner

Summary: The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across media, politics, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.

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 Richard A. Friedman: Does media violence contribute to real life violence? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:40

Dr. Richard A. Friedman discusses whether media violence contribute to real life violence.

 Bill Keller: Man for all Times (Part 1) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:36

Bill Keller, an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, discusses his intriguing column on "Smart Drones."

 Steven Brill on the American Medical Marketplace | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:00

Investigative journalist-lawyer-businessman Steven Brill discusses his highly publicized and controversial Time Magazine article - "Bitter Pill - Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us."

 Steven Brill on the American Medical Marketplace | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:00

Investigative journalist-lawyer-businessman Steven Brill discusses his highly publicized and controversial Time Magazine article - "Bitter Pill - Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us."

 In Memoriam: Mike Wallace, 1918 - 2012 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:32

Today we celebrate the much honored broadcast journalist Mike Wallace, who died in April, 2012 at 93 - always to be remembered as the legendary brazen and tough-minded CBS news interviewer most closely associated with the extraordinarily successful Sixty Minutes.

 In Memoriam: Tom Wicker, 1926 - 2011 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:29

Today we celebrate the New York Times late, great reporter, editor and columnist Tom Wicker, who died in November, 2011 at age 85. The following Open Mind about his Civil War novel, Unto This Hour, was first broadcast in 1984.

 The Good Girls Revolt | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:45

Journalist Lynn Povich explains why the story of her book "The Good Girls Revolt" still fascinates us today.

 Washington's Culture of Secrets, Sources and Leaks | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:36

Pulitzer Prize winner Max Frankel discusses his 1971 affidavit on state secrets, its relevance today, and the future of independent journalism.

 goodenoughmothering: The Best of the Blog | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:40

Psychotherapist and parent educator Dr. Elaine Heffner discusses parenting and her new book, goodenoughmothering: The Best of the Blog.

 Achieving a Civil Society | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:55

NYU President John Sexton discusses American culture and the future of civil society.

 Baseball as a Road to God | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:06

NYU President John Sexton discusses his book on the game of baseball and how it can connect us to the spiritual side of life.

 The Years of Lyndon Johnson - The Passage of Power (Part III) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:52

Celebrated journalist and author Robert Caro finishes the discussion on his latest installment on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson.

 The Years of Lyndon Johnson - The Passage of Power (Part II) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:28

Celebrated journalist and author Robert Caro discusses his latest installment on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson.

 The Years of Lyndon Johnson - The Passage of Power (Part I) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:48

Celebrated journalist and author Robert Caro discusses his latest installment on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson.

 The Future of American Medicine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:25

President and CEO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Dr. Herbert Pardes discusses the promises and challenges of American medicine.

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