Chautauqua Podcasts / Interviews

Frank Chikane served as the afternoon lecturer in Chautauqua's Hall of Philosophy Wednesday, July 13. His lecture focused on fellow activist Beyers Naude, his friend and mentor. In this podcast, Chikane talks about the struggles he experienced while growing up as a black person in South Africa. He sits down with the Institution's Director of Religion, Joan Brown Campbell, to discuss the sacrifices he made as a leader in the anti-Apartheid movement. Additionally, Chikane touches on Chautauqua's 2012 week on radicalism, giving his thoughts on when it is necessary and when it can be harmful.

Chaplain Barry C. Black, who has served as the U.S. Senate Chaplain since 2003, gave the afternoon lecture Friday, July 8. Before lecturing, Chaplain Black sat down with Chautauqua’s Director of Religion, Joan Brown Campbell. In this podcast, Chaplain Black tells the story of how he made it to the U.S. Senate after growing up in poverty. Chaplain Black, who was also Chief of Chaplains in the U.S. Navy, discusses preaching for President George W. Bush at Camp David and the experiences that he has had on Capitol Hill. Also in the podcast, Chaplain Black looks ahead to the Institution’s 2012 weeks on the U.S. presidency and the ethics of cheating.

Theodore Olson, former U.S. solicitor general, gave the morning lecture Thursday, July 7. Olson, named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, discusses a number of topics with Director of Religion Joan Brown Campbell in this podcast. He touches on same-sex marriage and marriage in general. Olson describes his path to becoming a lawyer and his involvement in high-profile cases, including Bush v. Gore. As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Olson speaks of his wife, Barbara, and the bravery shown by her in the face of death that day.

Rabbi David Saperstein, the director of the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism, served as the Institution's Interfaith lecturer Wednesday, July 6. Saperstein sat down with Joan Brown Campbell, Chautauqua's Director of Religion, to discuss his views on the Institution's continued Interfaith commitment. Saperstein, who is also a lawyer, speaks of his previous visits to Chautauqua and the increase in diversity on the grounds. Also in this podcast, he offers his opinions on the political structure of the U.S. government and the Institution's 2012 week on Digital Identity.

John Hamre, president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, gave the morning lecture Wednesday, June 29. A former U.S. deputy secretary of defense, Hamre spoke with Chautauqua's Director of the Department of Religion, Joan Brown Campbell. They discussed his educational background and how he reached this point in his career. Also in this podcast, Hamre provides his thoughts on the separation of church and state and next year's Week Seven theme "The Ethics of Cheating."

Ambassador Mark R. Dybul co-directs the Global Health Law Program at Georgetown University Law Center’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, where he is also a Distinguished Visiting Scholar. He is the inaugural Global Health Fellow of the George W. Bush Institute and serves as the Managing Director of the Office of the United Nation Special Envoy for Malaria. Ambassador Dybul served as the United States Global AIDS Coordinator from 2006 to the end of the George W. Bush administration. In this podcast, Joan Brown Campbell speaks with Dybul about his role as he led the implementation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest international health initiative in history for a single disease.

Medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer is the Kolokotrones University Professor, Harvard University; chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School; and a founding director of Partners In Health (PIH). Farmer’s work focuses on community-based treatment strategies for infectious diseases in resource-poor settings, health and human rights, and the role of social inequalities in determining disease distribution and outcomes. In this Podcast, Sherra Babcock speaks with Farmer about his process and own thoughts on how he came to be working with the disinfected in global society. She asks, “Which came first; the anthropologist, man of medicine or humanitarian?”.

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