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Open Mind

Website: http://thirteen.org/openmind
Next Airing: Mon, Sep 20th, 2021 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:

  • A Nuclear Threat from the Taliban?

    Guest: Vipin Narang. MIT Professor of Nuclear Security Vipin Narang discusses the global buildup of nuclear weapons and legacy of mutual assured destruction.

    Next Airing: Mon, Sep 20th, 2021 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:45
    Usage rights: 9/20/2021 to 9/19/2022

  • A Bad Science-Fiction Movie That Is Real

    Guest: Agustin Fuentes. Biological anthropologist Agustin Fuentes discusses the future of the pandemic and how culture must evolve.

    Next Airing: Mon, Sep 27th, 2021 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:45
    Usage rights: 9/27/2021 to 9/26/2022

  • How to Reform The Police

    Guest: Sandra Susan Smith. Harvard scholar Sandra Susan Smith discusses the next phase of criminal justice reform and public perceptions of mass incarceration.

    Next Airing: Mon, Oct 4th, 2021 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:45
    Usage rights: 10/4/2021 to 10/3/2022

  • Program TBA

    Next Airing: Mon, Oct 11th, 2021 at 11:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:28:45
    Usage rights: Fair Use

  • American Democracy and Economy in the Biden Age

    Guest: Melody Barnes. UVA Karsh Institute of Democracy executive director and former White House advisor Melody Barnes discusses U.S. domestic policy challenges.

    Length: 00:28:39
    Usage rights: 9/6/2021 to 9/5/2022

  • Domestic Terror Alert

    Guest: Mia Bloom. Terrorism expert and Georgia State University professor Mia Bloom discusses QAnon and the history of contemporary domestic fundamentalism

    Length: 00:28:57
    Usage rights: 5/31/2021 to 5/30/2022

  • How We Remember

    Guest: Lauren Aguirre. Science journalist Lauren Aguirre discusses her new book "The Memory Thief: And the Secrets Behind How We Remember--A Medical Mystery"

    Length: 00:28:45
    Usage rights: 6/14/2021 to 6/13/2022

  • Mapping Our Brain Processes in the Pandemic

    Guest: Rebecca Schwarzlose. Neuroscientist Rebecca Schwarzlose discusses her new book "Brainscapes: The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain-And How They Guide You."

    Length: 00:27:49
    Usage rights: 6/28/2021 to 6/27/2022

  • The End of Democracy In America

    Guest: Tom Nichols. U.S. Naval War College scholar Tom Nichols discusses his new book "Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from within on Modern Democracy".

    Length: 00:28:46
    Usage rights: 6/21/2021 to 6/20/2022

  • The Pandemic Public Health Divide

    Guest: Odis Johnson. JHU Center for Safe and Healthy Schools executive director Odis Johnson discusses educating during the pandemic.

    Length: 00:28:45
    Usage rights: 9/13/2021 to 9/12/2022

  • Why Crypto Matters

    Guest: Eswar Prasad. Cornell University trade economist Eswar Prasad discusses how cryptocurrencies are impacting the future of markets and global stability.

    Length: 00:28:46
    Usage rights: 6/7/2021 to 6/6/2022

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