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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
    Leon Kass: The Moral Implications of Biology in the Modem World (Part One)
    October 6, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    On this episode of World of Ideas, Bill Moyers talks with the physician-philosopher about the questions science can't answer, including the idea of soul.
  • Faith & Reason
    Reverend F. Forrester Church on the Separation of Church and State
    October 5, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The liberal religious leader talks about why even the faithful should cultivate doubts, how to question our virtues, and what we'd learn from an evening with Jerry Falwell.
  • Society
    Sissela Bok: The Psychology and Ethics of Lying and Deception
    October 3, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The renowned ethicist talks about breaking and keeping the public trust.
  • History
    Barbara Tuchman: Changes Since George Washington
    September 30, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    One of America’s best-known historians talks about how modern politicians differ from those of the American Revolution.
  • African Author Chinua Achebe
    September 29, 1988
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    Author Chinua Achebe talks with Bill about the challenges of forging cultural identity in postcolonial Africa.
  • Democracy & Government
    Robert Bellah: The Changing Face of Elections
    September 27, 1988 | Updated March 27, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    In this episode, Bellah talks to Bill Moyers about the relationship of religion to politics and society.
  • Arts & Culture
    Joseph Heller: The Absurdity of Politics
    September 26, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The author of the literary classic Catch-22 joins Bill Moyers to talk about democracy, American politics and why he hasn't voted in 20 years.
  • Health & Science
    Steven Weinberg on the Relationship Between Scientific Inquiry and Everyday Living
    September 23, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The physicist and astronomer talks with Bill about scientific inquiry, modern breakthrough in science, and the threat of nuclear war.
  • Arts & Culture
    Carlos Fuentes: A Conversation With the Great Novelist
    September 19, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The Mexican writer has created a role for himself as interpreter of North and South America, explaining each to the other.
  • Arts & Culture
    Filmmaker David Puttnam (Part Two)
    September 16, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    Part two of Bill's conversation with the British filmmaker about popular movies, their power to change society, and moviemakers and their values.


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