Q&A with Mike Daisey
Mike Daisey is a performer who does full-length extemporaneous monologues on a variety of issues. His latest, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," examines Apple as well as Americans' love for...
View ArticleProhibition, Civility, and Political Discourse
Ken Burns talked about his PBS series, [Prohibition], which chronicles the ratification, implementation, and eventual repeal of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the era in which...
View ArticleHistory of the Statue of Liberty
Edward Berenson, author of [Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story], talked about the beginnings, controversies and changing meanings of the national monument. He was interviewed by Melissa Martens...
View ArticleBook Discussion on [That Used to Be Us]
Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum talked about their book, [That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back]. They responded to telephone calls and...
View ArticleQ&A with Jack Doyle
Jack Doyle, founder of the Web site PopHistoryDig.com, talked about some of the stories he has written about popular culture and history. He describes the site as a collection of stories about a...
View ArticleQ&A with Tevi Troy
Tevi Troy talked about his new book, [What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted: 200 Years of Popular Culture in The White House], which he calls a tale of how presidents have been shaped by...
View ArticleQ&A with Gregg Easterbrook
Gregg Easterbrook talked about his book, [The King of Sports: Football's Impact on America], in which he assesses the role of football in America from a statistical point of view. He said that the...
View ArticleNational Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon
At an annual White House event, President Obama pardoned the national Thanksgiving turkey.
View ArticleDaughters of the American Revolution National Headquarters
Raina Boyd and Kendall Casey toured the headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, D.C., and spoke about the history of the organization. They spoke about and visited the...
View ArticleFree Market Economics and Happiness
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso participated in a conference on how free enterprise, ethical leadership, human happiness, and a greater understanding of the mind can help make for a better...
View ArticleOpen Phones with Robert Edsel
Robert Edsel, author of [The Monuments Men], responded to viewer comments and questions. In [The Monuments Men], Mr. Edsel tells the story of the Allied forces who were tasked with recovering European...
View ArticlePanel Discussion of Robert Edsel's [The Monuments Men]
Panelists discussed Robert Edsel's book, [The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History], in which Edsel recounts the story of the Allied unit tasked with...
View ArticleBaseball and American Life
Panelists talked about baseball, the great American game. U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito, [New York Times] columnist David Brooks, ESPN's Tim Kurkjian, [USA Today]'s Christine...
View ArticleLife in Revolutionary America
At Stratford Hall Plantation, birthplace of Robert E. Lee, a discussion was held on early life in revolutionary America, as part of the annual summer seminar for teachers. The teachers asked questions...
View Article45th Anniversary of Woodstock
William Greider talked about the 45th anniversary of the Woodstock festival and its enduring political and cultural legacy. Topics included Woodstock's impact on key aspects of American life,...
View ArticleCommunicators with Astra Taylor
Astra Taylor talked by video link from New York City about her book, [The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age], in which she examines the cultural evolution of the...
View ArticleBook Discussion on [Whatever Happened to the Metric System]
John Bemelmans Marciano talked about his book, [Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet], in which he discusses the reasons behind the U.S. choosing not to adopt the metric...
View ArticleJazz Age New York
Donald Miller talks about Manhattan's growth and transformation in the 1920s, including its growth from an urban backwater to a capital of culture and the people who made it possible. This event was...
View ArticleWhite House Halloween Festivities
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcomed local schoolchildren and children of military families to trick-or-treat at the South Portico of the White House.
View ArticleNational Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon
At an annual White House event, President Obama pardoned the national Thanksgiving turkey. He made remarks about national gratitude. He also made jocular remarks about topics such as executive actions.
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