The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner show

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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Podcasts:

 Once Again... in Conversation with Elie Wiesel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:41

Writer teacher, historian, and Nobel Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel discusses how his beliefs have or haven't changed over the years.

 A Nation Working Longer... Perhaps Doing Better - Part III | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:39

The RAND Corporation's Dr. Nicole Maestas discusses retirement and the American economy.

 A Nation Working Longer... Perhaps Doing Better - Part II | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:49

The RAND Corporation's Dr. Nicole Maestas discusses retirement and the American economy.

 The Great Emancipator | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:36

Historian/author Harold Holzer discusses his book on President Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation.

 The Lemon of Illness and the Demand for Lemonade | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:19

The founder of the Center for Advancing Health discusses the notion that illness empowers people.

 A New York Times Editorial, 5/7/2012: The Cautionary Tale of Dewey and LeBoeuf | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:07

New York trial and appellate attorney Mark Zauderer discusses the current environment for law firms.

 Immortal Bird | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:37

Doron Weber discusses his book Immortal Bird: A Family Memoir, about the loss of his son.

 Top Cop | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:49

New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly discusses crime, terrorism, and police technology.

 Public Broadcasting in the Public Interest, Part II | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:08

PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger discusses the status of public television in America.

 Public Broadcasting in the Public Interest | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:44

PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger discusses the status of public television in America.

 Rule and Ruin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:38

Editor of the Sunday New York Times Book Review Sam Tanenhaus discusses the past half-century of conservative politics.

 Will the Tea Get Cold? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:54

Historian and biographer of American conservatism Sam Tanenhaus discusses the status of conservatism in America.

 Living Better and Longer Thanks to Jane Brody | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:28

The New York Times Personal Health columnist discusses American health behaviors.

 Robber Barons or Industrial Giants? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:39

Distinguished Professor of History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York David Nasaw discusses Andrew Carnegie.

 In the Land of Books | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:29

Richard Heffner speaks with Sunday New York Times Book Review Editor Sam Tanenhaus.

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