Arts

Believing a love for the arts is as basic to the health of the body politic as spirited debate and discussion around the issues of the day, Bill Moyers has devoted many broadcasts to performances and interviews with artist both known and new in the worlds of theater, film, TV, music and dance.

EXPLORE Arts

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July 6, 2012

The writer behind Perfidious Proverbs talks with Bill and reads some of his poems. Continue reading

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July 3, 2012

Watch and listen as the honored poet reads from his works, including “A Simple Explanation for Everything.” Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Thomson via Flickr
June 22, 2012 | Nuns on the Bus

A precursor to today’s “radical feminist nuns,” Sister Corita spread the good word through 1960s pop art. Continue reading

Chuck D , from the group Public Enemy, performs at the BET Awards Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
May 18, 2012 | Q&A

Author Jeff Chang on the history of hip hop and revolutionary rap music. Continue reading

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May 18, 2012

Tom Morello leads an army of guitarists through the streets of New York City. Continue reading

Bruce Springsteen gestures to the audience after a live performance in Asbury Park, N.J., Tuesday, April 25, 2006, during a live appearance on Good Morning America. Springsteen's latest album,"We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions," pays tribute to folk music legend Pete Seeger. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)
May 18, 2012

Watch and listen to some of the most famous and influential protest songs in modern history, and suggest your own. Continue reading

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May 4, 2012 | Moyers & Company

Storyteller Luis Alberto Urrea talks with Bill about crossing borders of all kinds. Continue reading

A display of challenged or banned books in the Youth Services department at the Lansing Public Library in Lansing, Ill.
April 12, 2012 | News & Notes

To Kill a Mockingbird and The Hunger Games make the American Library Association’s list of books receiving the most complaints in 2011. See the top ten. Continue reading

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March 30, 2012 | The Language of Life with Bill Moyers (1995)

Acclaimed poets, including Rich, talk with Bill Moyers about poetry and modern life, and also read from their work. Continue reading

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March 23, 2012 | On Democracy

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship urge viewers to express support for PBS’ continued dedication to documentary programming on TV. Continue reading

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