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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.
  • Poets & Writers
    Come Celebrate with Me: Lucille Clifton and David Mura
    March 22, 1995 | The Language of Life
    In this episode, Lucille Clifton and David Mura explore their cultural histories, , childhoods, race and life in America today.
  • Poets & Writers
    Love's Confusing Joy: Coleman Barks on Poet Jelaluddin Rumi
    March 16, 1995 | The Language of Life
    The 13th-century Islamic mystic Jelaluddin Rumi is brought to life in this revealing look at his works.
  • Poets & Writers
    The Field of Time: Linda McCarriston and Sandra McPherson
    March 7, 1995 | The Language of Life
    This episode features two women who have turned pain and suffering into beautiful works of art and award-winning poetry.
  • Arts & Culture
    Pure Pete Seeger
    May 20, 1994 | Pure Pete Seeger
    The wit, wisdom, and song of Pete Seeeger, one of America's best-known bards.
  • US Poet Laureate Rita Dove
    April 22, 1994
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    The youngest poet laureate talks about her life, her poems and her efforts to take poetry to the people.
  • A Life Together: Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon
    December 17, 1993
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    This classic program profiled Donald Hall and his wife, Jane Kenyon, two celebrated American literary figures.
  • Facing Hate with Elie Wiesel
    November 27, 1991
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    Nobel Laureate and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel talks with Bill about the sources of hate and his own reluctance to feel it.
  • 20 Years of Listening to America
    October 4, 1991
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    In this 20-year compilation, Bill speaks to a wide range of people -- from average Americans to household names like David Rockefeller, Maya Angelou, Ronald Reagan and Joseph Campbell.
  • Poets & Writers
    Your Mythic Journey with Sam Keen
    April 15, 1991 | Your Mythic Journey with Sam Keen
    noted philosopher Sam Keen shares with Bill Moyers the importance of "personal storytelling" — a way of looking back at life to make sense of where you are today.
  • Arts & Culture
    The Songs Are Free
    February 6, 1991 | The Songs Are Free with Bernice Johnson Reagon
    Bernice Johnson Reagon discusses how black music has shaped the African-American experience and identity.


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