Bill Moyers talks with Bill T. Jones, the artistic giant who revolutionized modern dance. The son of migrant farm workers in the South – the 10th of 12 children – Jones grew up to win two Tony Awards, receive the National Medal of Art and a MacArthur Genius Fellowship and to be honored by the Kennedy Center.
October 28, 2013From Amnesty to Occupy, the Velvet Underground singer was on the frontlines when it mattered.
April 11, 2013The National Book Award winner talks candidly about how his mental illness has influenced his work.
September 21, 2007Artist Chris Jordan explores feelings about consumerism with his incredible garbage photographs that attempt to quantify how much stuff Americans throw away each minute.
November 1, 1988 | Updated March 24, 2015 | A World of IdeasThe Caribbean-born writer speaks of poets' obsession with language and truth telling and the "divine discontent" at the heart of all art.
September 30, 1988 | A World of IdeasOne of America’s best-known historians talks about how modern politicians differ from those of the American Revolution.
September 16, 1988 | A World of IdeasPart two of Bill's conversation with the British filmmaker about popular movies, their power to change society, and moviemakers and their values.
