- 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.
- October 31, 1988 | A World of IdeasThe physics Nobelist discusses how the East and West approach scientific study and the understanding of scientific phenomena.
- October 28, 1988 | Updated March 31, 2015 | A World of IdeasThe literary critic on our common and uncommon mythologies, cultural differences, and Canada’s struggle to establish a separate identity beyond being America’s neighbor.
- October 27, 1988 | A World of IdeasNovelist and cultural critic Tom Wolfe shares his thoughts on Wall Street greed, "media ricochet," and the power of neighborhood politics.
- October 26, 1988 | A World of IdeasThe author and sociologist discusses how most inner-city blacks stay poor not because they are black, but because they live in the wasteland of the inner city.
- October 25, 1988 | Updated March 31, 2015 | A World of IdeasThe doctor and child researcher is worried about the way the marketplace is treating families.This part of the conversation focuses on daycare and childcare options.
- October 24, 1988 | Updated March 31, 2015 | A World of IdeasThe doctor and child researcher is worried about the way the marketplace is treating families.
- October 21, 1988 | A World of IdeasOne scientist calls the writer the greatest explainer of the age. In this second part, Bill Moyers talked to Dr. Asimov about science, education and the universe.
- October 20, 1988Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson on blackness and how his characters find nobility in struggle.
- October 19, 1988 | A World of IdeasThe historian and early refugee from Hungarian communism on the government's encroachment on public and private life.