The Open Mind (1956)
This public affairs talk show is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across politics, media, technology, the arts, and all realms of civic life. First broadcast in 1956, it explores challenges of the digital age, American politics and emerging issues.
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Episodes
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1. Representing Us2018-01-06 · 30mCongressional Candidate, Millennial and geologist Jess Phoenix on representative democracy.
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2. Misinformation Crisis2018-01-13 · 30mUniversity of Amsterdam’s Claes de Vreese on global populism and the post-truth present.
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3. Automating Inequality2018-01-16 · 30mPolitical scientist Virginia Eubanks on her new book, “Automating Inequality.”
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4. Law, Order and Justice2018-01-24 · 30mRoosevelt Institute Fellow Dorian Warren discusses the politics of inequality today.
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5. All the President’s Twitter Blocks2018-02-03 · 30mKnight First Amendment Institute’s Katie Fallow on free speech violations in government.
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6. Fascism Strikes Back2018-02-10 · 30mShane Burley discusses his new book “Fascism Today: What It Is and How We End It.”
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7. Solutions Journalism and Solutions for Journalism2018-02-17 · 30mSolutions Journalism and NYTimes’ David Bornstein on the constructive force of journalism.
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8. A Union of Concerned Technologists2018-02-24 · 30mRenee DiResta of Data for Democracy on how antisocial media-tech companies are a threat.
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9. Combating Extremism Online2018-03-03 · 30mCounter Extremism Project’s Mark Wallace and Dartmouth’s Hany Farid on online extremism.
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10. Securing American Democracy2018-03-10 · 30mJamie Fly and Laura Rosenberger of the Alliance for Securing Democracy on Russia and US.
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11. China’s Contentious Public Sphere2018-03-17 · 30mHarvard University sociologist Ya-Wen Lei on her new book “The Contentious Public Sphere.”
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12. Democrats vs. Authoritarians2018-04-07 · 30mYascha Mounk on “The People vs Democracy: Why Our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It.”
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13. Mother Internet2018-04-10 · 30mClaire Evans on her new book “Broad Band: The Untold Story of Women Who Made the Internet.”
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14. Guardians of the Web2018-04-21 · 30mMicrosoft Research Principal Researcher Tarleton Gillespie on "Custodians of the Internet."
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15. The Post-Millennial Wave2018-04-24 · 30mNextGen America’s executive director Heather Hargreaves on the 2018 midterm elections.
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16. A Pro and Antibiotic Future2018-05-05 · 30m“Good Germs, Bad Germs” author Jessica Snyder Sachs on the rise of drug resistance.
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17. At War With Cambridge Analytica2018-05-12 · 30mDavid Carroll of Parsons School of Design on privacy, media, and suing Cambridge Analytica.
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18. The Real Drug Crisis2018-05-19 · 30mInvestigative reporter Katherine Eban on generic pharmaceutical manufacturing dangers.
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19. Getting the Rust Belt Story Straight2018-05-26 · 30mFounder and director of Belt Publishing Anne Trubek on “Voices From the Rust Belt.”
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20. Oversight, Partisanship, and 20182018-05-31 · 30mJohn Lawrence, former Chief of Staff to Nancy Pelosi, on his book “The Class of ’74”.
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21. Tech Troublemakers2018-06-09 · 30mLeslie Berlin of Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford, on “Troublemakers: Silicon Valley’s.
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22. The Lore of Life2018-06-13 · 30mBar-Ilan University chair in Science, Technology, and Society Oren Harman talks about his new book “Evolutions: 15 Myths That Explain Our World.”
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23. Confronting Algorithms of Bigotry2018-06-23 · 30mInvestigative reporter Julia Angwin on exposing technologies that injure society.
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24. Our Galaxy and Beyond2018-06-27 · 30mDr. Alan Stern and Dr. David Grinspoon on their book on Pluto: “Chasing New Horizons.”
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25. The Future Caucus2018-07-03 · 30mSteven Olikara, founder of the Millennial Action Project on activating the next generation.
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26. Democracy in the Internet Age2018-07-14 · 30mDemocracy Works’ Kathryn Peters on election security, voter registration and democracy.
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27. Building Bridges2018-07-17 · 30mDavid Nevins of the Bridge Alliance, talks about reversing America's political disunity.
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28. Sweet Little (and Big) Lies2018-07-28 · 30mDaniel Dale of the Toronto Star on fact-checking President Trump and covering activism.
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29. The Right to Have Rights2018-08-04 · 30mStephanie DeGooyer, Fellow at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on authoritarianisim.
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30. Documenting a Fascist Ascent2018-08-07 · 30mJack Smith IV, senior writer for Mic, on American nationalism and White Supremacy.
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31. Quarantining Hate Speech2018-08-14 · 30mJoan Donovan of Data & Society on technologies that degrade democracy and civil society.
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32. Guts, Heart and Minoritarian Rule2018-08-25 · 30mAl Cross, dir. Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, U Kentucky, on media.
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33. The Creative Wealth of Nations2018-08-27 · 30mPatrick Kabanda talks about his new book “The Creative Wealth of Nations” and the arts.
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34. Manchurian President and Alternative Realities2018-09-05 · 30mTom Nichols, U.S. Naval War College professor, on his book “The Death of Expertise.”
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35. Rage at the Ballot Box2018-09-12 · 30mSoraya Chemaly, Women's Media Center Speech Project, on her new book “Rage Becomes Her.”
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36. News, Disinformation, and Free Expression2018-09-21 · 30mRichard Gingras, VP of News at Google, on journalism, citizenship, and disinformation.
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37. United Against Citizens2018-09-25 · 30mTiffany Muller of End Citizens United, on her mission to undo the Supreme Court decision.
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38. Security, Nationalism, and the Four Freedoms2018-10-01 · 30mJeffrey Prescott of National Security Action on an alternative to Trump's foreign policy.
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39. Truth Decay in America2018-10-09 · 30mRAND CEO Michael D. Rich and political scientist Jennifer Kavanagh on “Truth Decay.
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40. Immigration, Dignity, and U.S.-Mexico Relations2018-10-16 · 30mKPBS investigative reporter Jean Guerrero on her new book “Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir.
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41. Truth and Lies of Education2018-10-22 · 30mFormer U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses his new book “How Schools Work.
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42. The Microbes Among Us2018-11-02 · 30mNorth Carolina State scientist Rob Dunn discusses his new book “Never Home Alone.”
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43. The Splintering of the American Mind2018-11-10 · 30mPhilosopher William Egginton discusses his book "The Splintering of the American Mind."
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44. Discovering Genes2018-11-13 · 30mCarl Zimmer discusses "She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potential of Heredity."
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45. Disequilibrium on the Supreme Court2018-11-19 · 30mKnight First Amendment Institute inaugural scholar David Pozen discusses the future of American law.
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