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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Joseph Boyden is the author of "Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont", which tells us how the two Metis leaders shaped Canada as we know it today. It is part of the Extraordinary Canadians Series.
Joseph Boyden is the author of "Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont", which tells us how the two Metis leaders shaped Canada as we know it today. It is part of the Extraordinary Canadians Series.
Renowned author of "Generation X", Douglas Coupland talks about his latest novel, "Player One", which he delivered as this year's Massey Lectures. He raises questions about the future of the human species and how technology is changing us. Second guest is author Corinne Maier, whose book "40 Reasons Not To Have Children" challenges conventional wisdom about the rewards of having children.
Renowned author of "Generation X", Douglas Coupland talks about his latest novel, "Player One", which he delivered as this year's Massey Lectures. He raises questions about the future of the human species and how technology is changing us. Second guest is author Corinne Maier, whose book "40 Reasons Not To Have Children" challenges conventional wisdom about the rewards of having children.
Richard Dawkins has been called the world's most famous atheist - An evolutionary biologist , he has touched off a storm of controversy with his bestseller The God Delusion. In it he argues that a belief in God is irrational and religion is divisive and dangerous. Dawkins is the Charles Simonyi Professor of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University.
Richard Dawkins has been called the world's most famous atheist - An evolutionary biologist , he has touched off a storm of controversy with his bestseller The God Delusion. In it he argues that a belief in God is irrational and religion is divisive and dangerous. Dawkins is the Charles Simonyi Professor of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University.
As a teen, Marina Nemat was tortured and imprisoned for two years in Iran. She later escaped to Canada. In her bestseller, "Prisoner of Tehran", she recounted her ordeal. Now she has a new book, "After Tehran", about her struggle to deal with her tortured past.
As a teen, Marina Nemat was tortured and imprisoned for two years in Iran. She later escaped to Canada. In her bestseller, "Prisoner of Tehran", she recounted her ordeal. Now she has a new book, "After Tehran", about her struggle to deal with her tortured past.
Oxford economist and Africa expert Paul Collier, author of "The Plundered Planet", looks at how the natural resources of Africa's poorest countries must be managed for the sake of their own prosperity, instead of being plundered. Also, Zambian-born Dambisa Moyo, a Harvard and Oxford-educated economist who has worked at the World Bank and at Goldman Sachs, talks about her new book "Dead Aid", in which she looks at the history of foreign aid to Africa and argues that it's been disastrous for Africa and must stop.
Oxford economist and Africa expert Paul Collier, author of "The Plundered Planet", looks at how the natural resources of Africa's poorest countries must be managed for the sake of their own prosperity, instead of being plundered. Also, Zambian-born Dambisa Moyo, a Harvard and Oxford-educated economist who has worked at the World Bank and at Goldman Sachs, talks about her new book "Dead Aid", in which she looks at the history of foreign aid to Africa and argues that it's been disastrous for Africa and must stop.
Renowned author Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" led to a fatwa calling for his death, talks about his new novel for young people. It is called "Luca and the Fire of Life".
Renowned author Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" led to a fatwa calling for his death, talks about his new novel for young people. It is called "Luca and the Fire of Life".
Medical oncologist Dr. Robert Buckman gives us the latest info on cancer survivorship in his book, "Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence," and the re-issue of his book "What You Really Need to Know About Cancer." (Original broadcast June 2006)
Medical oncologist Dr. Robert Buckman gives us the latest info on cancer survivorship in his book, "Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence," and the re-issue of his book "What You Really Need to Know About Cancer." (Original broadcast June 2006)
Ivan Van Sertima, is a scholar of African Studies at Rutgers University. He maintains that Africans were responsible for advances in metallurgy, astronomy, agriculture, medicine and other fields. He also believes that black Africans came to North America before Christopher Columbus. (Original broadcast 1997)
