- April 15, 1990 | A World of IdeasOn World of Ideas, the professor, writer and John D. Rockefeller descendent talks faith and democracy.
- March 11, 1990Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison on the lack of discourse about race in literary criticism and the silent history of black characters in books.
- March 11, 1990The writer talks about subjects that inspire both her life and writing with Bill Moyers in this classic 1990 conversation.
- March 4, 1990In the second part of this 1990 interview with Bill Moyers, author Maxine Hong Kingston explains how she blends tales of tradition and her own American experience in her writing.
- February 25, 1990In part one of this 1990 interview with Bill Moyers, acclaimed author Maxine Hong Kingston explains how she blends tales of tradition and her own American experience in her writing.
- February 11, 1990 | A World of IdeasPatricia Churchland brings together philosophy and neuroscience to deepen our understanding what goes on inside our heads.
- January 8, 1990 | A Gathering of Men with Robert BlyBill Moyers and poet Robert Bly explore the changing role of men in modern America.
- October 20, 1989Poets Robert Bly, Lucille Clifton and W.S. Merwin discuss their works.
- October 13, 1989A talk with Stanley Kunitz, "the dean of American poetry."
- October 6, 1989Poets Li-Young Lee and Gerald Stern resurrect the past throgh poetry.