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EDITORS' PICKS

  • Pure Pete Seeger
    In these clips from interviews with Bill Moyers, Seeger discusses dissent, environmentalism and his hope for a better world.
  • Maya Angelou on Facing Evil
    In this second of two programs celebrating the life and work of the late writer, Bill Moyers revisits a 1988 conference on evil.
  • Keeping Faith in Democracy
    Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson talks to Bill about what the title character of her new book Lila, says about the state of democracy in America.
  • Faith & Reason
    Islam
    April 16, 1996 | The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith
    The religious historian on Islamic conceptions of order, justice, mercy, and compassion.
  • Faith & Reason
    Christianity and Judaism
    April 9, 1996 | The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith
    The religious historian considers the "dense and palpable" spirit of Christianity and the intimate relationship between Jews and their God.
  • Faith & Reason
    Confucianism
    April 2, 1996 | The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith
    Confucius was no God, but his teachings were the invisible mortar holding together a society containing one quarter of the world's population.
  • Faith & Reason
    Hinduism and Buddhism
    March 26, 1996 | The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith
    The religious historian takes us from India to Tibet to Japan to explore two great religions — Hinduism and Buddhism.
  • The Heart of Things: Adrienne Rich, Michael Harper and Victor Hernández Cruz
    July 28, 1995 | The Language of Life
    Three acclaimed poets, including Adrienne Rich, talk with Bill Moyers about the power of poetry including it's ability to tell the truth.
  • Welcome to the Mainland: Sekou Sundiata and Naomi Shihab Nye
    June 23, 1995 | The Language of Life
    The poets talks about the music, culture, history, and everyday moments that have inspired their prose.
  • Poets & Writers
    Here in the Mind: Daisy Zamora and Gary Snyder
    May 26, 1995 | The Language of Life
    Bill Moyers interviews poets Daisy Zamora and Gary Snyder in front of a live audience at the fifth annual Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in Waterloo, New Jersey.
  • Swirl Like A Leaf: Jimmy Santiago Baca, Marilyn Chin and Robert Bly
    May 18, 1995 | The Language of Life
    Expressions of rage and forgiveness by Jimmy Santiago Baca, of identity and duality by Marilyn Chin, and of aging and wisdom by Robert Bly.
  • Poets & Writers
    Some Can Sing: Claribel Alegría, Robert Hass and Carolyn Forché
    May 1, 1995 | The Language of Life
    This episode features three very different artists who share an ability to transport audiences and instill hope with their poetry.
  • Arts & Culture
    Decoding the Rap
    April 21, 1995 | Solutions to Violence
    This program examines the correlation between gang activity and gangster rap.


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