- May 19, 1990 | A World of IdeasBill Moyers' talk with Ruth Macklin about the health-related philosophical problems we can face.
- April 15, 1990 | A World of IdeasOn World of Ideas, the professor, writer and John D. Rockefeller descendent talks faith and democracy.
- February 11, 1990 | A World of IdeasPatricia Churchland brings together philosophy and neuroscience to deepen our understanding what goes on inside our heads.
- May 21, 1989 | A Second LookBill Moyers explores how America’s largest Protestant denomination is locked in a fierce theological and political fight.
- November 18, 1988 | A World of IdeasAfter a series of earnest conversations with great American thinkers, Bill Moyers looks back on what he's learned.
- November 16, 1988 | A World of IdeasA professor of philosophy and classics at Brown, Nussbaum discusses what it takes to lead a moral life (sometimes mostly luck), and what we can learn from the ancient Greeks on virtue and tragedy.
- November 7, 1988A professor of religion at Princeton University finds in the story of Adam and Eve more than a parable from ancient faiths.
- November 6, 1988A professor of religion at Princeton University finds in the story of Adam and Eve more than a parable from ancient faiths.
- November 2, 1988 | A World of IdeasThe geneticist discusses her concerns with the ethics of science and genetic engineering, the dilemmas of choice, and the consequences that so often accompany scientific progress.