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There’s another side to every war. Satire, War & Hollywood - Co-creator DON McKELLAR on The Sympathizer
Season 12
“Doubling is kind of a big theme, and maybe it always is in spy literature, but maybe I think that that's why Viet chose to write a spy novel in a wa…
2 years ago
DON McKELLAR on The Sympathizer with Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Park Chan-wook
Season 12
What are the stories we tell ourselves to justify our actions in times of war? How can the arts convey complexity and foster understanding?
Don McKell…
2 years ago
Do good deeds offset bad deeds? How do our families shape who we become?- Highlights - DAN FUTTERMAN & ADAM RAPP
Season 12
"You can't choose your family. You know, I hear that all the time. I'm always amazed when I see families that stick together and wind up being friend…
2 years ago
Exploring American Rust: Broken Justice w/ DAN FUTTERMAN & ADAM RAPP - Award-winning Screenwriters/EPs
Season 12
What role do the families we’re born into or the traumas we experience shape the people we become? Do good deeds offset bad deeds? How can the arts i…
2 years ago
How has travel contributed to the ecological degradation of the planet? - Highlights - MICHAEL CRONIN
Season 12
"The Judeo-Christian idea is of Adam in the Garden of Eden, where he's given dominion over all things on the Earth, including plants and animals, and…
2 years ago
Eco-Travel: Journeying in the Age of the Anthropocene w/ MICHAEL CRONIN - Author, Prof. of Culture, Literature & Translation
Season 12
How has tourism and writing about travel contributed to the ecological degradation of the planet?How does language influence perception and our relat…
2 years ago
How can music help us expand our understanding of consciousness & AI? - Highlights - DUSTIN O’HALLORAN
Season 12
"I think it's really a crossroads between knowledge and wisdom. And I think that wisdom for me is so connected to nature and the information that we …
2 years ago
Consciousness, AI & Creativity with DUSTIN O’HALLORAN - Emmy Award-winning Composer
Season 12
What will happen when Artificial General Intelligence arrives? What is the nature of consciousness? How are music and creativity pathways for reconne…
2 years ago
How to Live a Good a Life - Stoic Wisdom & the Founding Fathers - Highlights - JEFFREY ROSEN
Season 12
""That idea of planting seeds for future generations came from the Tusculan Disputations. There’s something especially empowering about Cicero. And i…
2 years ago
The Pursuit of Happiness - JEFFREY ROSEN - President & CEO of the National Constitution Center
Season 12
What is the true meaning of the pursuit of happiness? What can we learn from the Founding Fathers about achieving harmony, balance, tranquility, self…
2 years ago