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The Open Mind

Website: http://thirteen.org/openmind
Next Airing: Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 at 7:30 AM 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:

  • Living with (And Ending?) Pandemics

    Guest: Richard Conniff. Science journalist Richard Conniff discusses historical and contemporary public health policies.

    Next Airing: Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 at 7:30 AM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:41
    Usage rights: 12/4/2023 to 12/3/2024
  • A Multiplicity of Generational Crises

    Elder justice leader M.T. Connolly discusses her new book "The Measure of Our Age: Navigating Care, Safety, Money, and Meaning Later in Life."

    Next Airing: Mon, Apr 29th, 2024 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:48
    Usage rights: 10/2/2023 to 10/1/2024
  • American Amnesia

    Documentarian David France discusses his HBO documentary "How to Survive a Pandemic."

    Next Airing: Mon, May 6th, 2024 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:29:00
    Usage rights: 5/6/2024 to 5/5/2025
  • Decency In Decline

    Author Alexandra Hudson discusses her new book "The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves."

    Next Airing: Mon, May 13th, 2024 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:29:00
    Usage rights: 5/13/2024 to 5/12/2025
  • Surveillance, Truckers, and You

    Privacy expert Karen Levy discusses the future of workplace surveillance.

    Next Airing: Mon, May 20th, 2024 at 11:02 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:29:00
    Usage rights: 5/20/2024 to 5/19/2025
  • Peacekeeping at Home

    Civic le ader David McCullough III discusses the mission of the American Exchange Project.

    Next Airing: Mon, May 27th, 2024 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:29:00
    Usage rights: 5/27/2024 to 5/26/2025
  • The Alternative of Indigenous Economics

    University of Arizona economist Ronald Trosper discusses the Native American economic tradition.

    Next Airing: Mon, Jun 3rd, 2024 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:29:00
    Usage rights: 6/3/2024 to 6/2/2025
  • Addiction In America and the World

    Guest: Carl Erik Fisher. Physician Carl Erik Fisher discusses the past, present, and future of addiction.

    Length: 00:28:57
    Usage rights: 11/20/2023 to 11/19/2024
  • Math Rules The World

    Guest: Manil Suri. Mathematician Manil Suri discusses why the objectivity of math is essential to preserving civil society.

    Length: 00:28:38
    Usage rights: 11/13/2023 to 11/12/2024
  • Mom's and Dad's Brains

    Guest: Chelsea Conaboy. Science journalist Chelsea Conaboy discusses how parenthood evolves the brain.

    Length: 00:28:54
    Usage rights: 12/18/2023 to 12/17/2024
  • Optimizing Ourselves to Death

    Mathematician Coco Krumme discusses her new book "Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization"

    Length: 00:28:37
    Usage rights: 1/29/2024 to 1/28/2025
  • The Origin of the Fda Mandate

    Novelist Jennifer Vanderbes discusses her new book "Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and its Hidden Victims"

    Length: 00:28:57
    Usage rights: 2/5/2024 to 2/4/2025
  • The Persistence of Eugenics

    Guest: Ashley Smart. Undark magazine editor Ashley Smart discusses the groundbreaking digital outlet exploring the intersection of science and society.

    Length: 00:27:51
    Usage rights: 12/25/2023 to 12/24/2024
  • The Ponzi of Crypto

    Guest: Andy Greenberg. "Tracers in the Dark" author Andy Greenberg discusses crypto corruption.

    Length: 00:28:55
    Usage rights: 10/3/2022 to 10/2/2023

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