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SERIES: A World of Ideas
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4 minutesA conversation with the filmmaker behind The Killing Fields, The Mission and Chariots of Fire explains how he sees American movies as the reflection of a nation at odds with itself.A World of IdeasFilmmaker David Puttnam (Part One)September 12, 1988 -
9 minutesIn his 63rd year as a teacher, the professor and historian offers historical context for understanding American society.A World of IdeasHenry Steele Commager: Patriarch of HistoriansSeptember 15, 1988 -
4 minutesPart two of Bill's conversation with the British filmmaker about popular movies, their power to change society, and moviemakers and their values.A World of IdeasFilmmaker David Puttnam (Part Two)September 16, 1988 -
4 minutesThe Mexican writer has created a role for himself as interpreter of North and South America, explaining each to the other.A World of IdeasCarlos Fuentes: A Conversation With the Great NovelistSeptember 19, 1988 -
4 minutesThe 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.A World of IdeasJoseph Heller: The Absurdity of PoliticsSeptember 26, 1988 -
6 minutesPhilosopher John Searle takes a detailed and passionate look back on the student activism of the 1960s.A World of IdeasJohn SearleSeptember 28, 1988 -
5 minutesAuthor Chinua Achebe talks with Bill about the challenges of forging cultural identity in postcolonial Africa.A World of IdeasAfrican Author Chinua AchebeSeptember 29, 1988 -
5 minutesThe renowned ethicist talks about breaking and keeping the public trust.A World of IdeasSissela Bok: The Psychology and Ethics of Lying and DeceptionOctober 3, 1988 -
7 minutesThe 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.A World of IdeasReverend F. Forrester Church on the Separation of Church and StateOctober 5, 1988 -
8 minutesIn this 1988 interview, the author discusses how the best writers are a nuisance to society, always preferring the uncomfortable truth to the comfortable lie.A World of IdeasE.L. Doctorow on the Role of Writers in SocietyOctober 11, 1988 -
8 minutesThe writer and professor discusses philosophies of education, what makes some schools good and some teachers memorable, and her mother's extraordinary journey to a career as a child psychoanalyst.A World of IdeasSara Lawrence-Lightfoot: Problems and Promise of School TodayOctober 12, 1988 -
5 minutesThe political scientist and historian on politics, parties, and leadership.A World of IdeasJames MacGregor Burns: Strengths and Weaknesses of the American Political SystemOctober 14, 1988
