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The Open Mind
Website: | http://thirteen.org/openmind |
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Next Airing: | Mon, Jun 23rd, 2025 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV |
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A half hour weekly public affairs broadcast, THE OPEN MIND is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas, exploring issues of national and public concern with the most compelling minds of our times. Hosted by Alexander Heffner.
Episodes:
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The Threat to Discovery
University of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery director Jo Handelsman discusses threats toscientific research.
Next Airing: Mon, Jun 23rd, 2025 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 6/23/2025 to 6/22/2028 -
The Big Bang and Us
Science journalist Dan Levitt discusses his book "What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner."
Next Airing: Mon, Jun 30th, 2025 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 6/30/2025 to 6/29/2028 -
The Future of American Education
George Washington University president emeritus Stephen Trachtenberg discusses the future of American education.
Next Airing: Mon, Jul 7th, 2025 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 7/7/2025 to 7/6/2028 -
The Ruins of Winner-Take-All Governance and the Democratic Party's Dark Age
"Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop" author Lee Drutman discusses the urgency of electoral reform.
Next Airing: Mon, Jul 14th, 2025 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 7/14/2025 to 7/13/2028 -
Tokyo Vice and Virtue
Investigative reporter Jake Adelstein discusses the Japanese government, yakuza, and fight against corruption.
Next Airing: Mon, Jul 21st, 2025 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 7/21/2025 to 7/20/2028 -
Stopping Nuclear Inevitability
Counterproliferation leader Emma Belcher discusses how to reverse the increasing probability of nuclear violence.
Next Airing: Mon, Aug 4th, 2025 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 3/17/2025 to 3/16/2028 -
A Memory of Political Violence
Chicago Project on Security & Threats founder Robert Pape discusses the January 6th pardons and legacy.
Next Airing: Mon, Aug 11th, 2025 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:28:56 Usage rights: 4/21/2025 to 4/20/2028 -
The Politicization of Everything
TYT Network CEO Cenk Uygur discusses the second Trump administration, Democratic Party, and future of populism.
Next Airing: Mon, Aug 18th, 2025 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 4/14/2025 to 4/13/2028 -
Wikipedia's Survival and Resilience
Wikimedia Foundation Vice President Rebecca MacKinnon discusses the future of the encyclopedia platform and information freedom.
Next Airing: Mon, Sep 1st, 2025 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:28:19 Usage rights: 11/4/2024 to 11/3/2027 -
American Redemption
Redemption Project of Washington legal counsel Jeffrey Ellis discusses sentencing reform.
Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 5/26/2025 to 5/25/2028 -
Cures and Shams
Investigative journalist Charles Piller discusses his new book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's."
Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 6/16/2025 to 6/15/2028 -
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Texas Defender Service executive director Burke Butler discusses the legal system in the second most populous state.
Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 5/19/2025 to 5/18/2028 -
Demonetizing The Prison Industry
Worth Rises founder Bianca Tylek discusses the campaign to demonetize the prison industrial complex.
Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 5/5/2025 to 5/4/2028 -
Knowing The Nocturnal
New York Times bestselling author Leigh Ann Henion discusses her book "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark."
Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 5/12/2025 to 5/11/2028 -
The Great Buildup
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace fellow Tong Zhao discusses the central and rogue nuclear powers of Asia.
Length: 00:28:46 Usage rights: 10/21/2024 to 10/20/2027 -
The Rehabilitated Citizen
Full Citizens Coalition James Jeter discusses the educational and democratic rights of systemimpacted people.
Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 6/2/2025 to 6/1/2028 -
The Sleeping In Humanity
Science writer Lynne Peeples discusses her book "The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms."
Length: 00:29:00 Usage rights: 6/9/2025 to 6/8/2028