Bill Moyers In Conversation

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New for 2016! This audio-only podcast from BillMoyers.com offers compelling and vital conversation about life and the state of American democracy, featuring some of the best thinkers of our time. A range of scholars, artists, activists, scientists, philosophers and newsmakers bring context, insight and meaning to important topics, like the 2016 Election. Subscribe to the podcast for an audio version of this Web-only series.

Episódios

  • The War on Climate Scientists

    16/05/2014 Duração: 22min

    In part two of his interview, scientist David Suzuki says there's still hope for the planet, despite the obstruction and greed of politicians and corporations. Watch part one of their conversation

  • Time to Get Real on Climate Change

    09/05/2014 Duração: 22min

    A geneticist who has made science exciting to millions of TV viewers warns that we’re burning up the planet, but there’s still a chance we can make it. Watch part two of their conversation

  • Is Net Neutrality Dead?

    02/05/2014 Duração: 22min

    Democracy loses if the Internet’s sold to the highest bidder -- and that may be exactly what's about to happen.

  • Putting the Freeze on Global Warming

    25/04/2014 Duração: 22min

    Two leaders of the climate change divestment campaign are urging institutions to break ties with the fossil fuel industry.

  • What the 1% Don’t Want Us to Know

    18/04/2014 Duração: 22min

    Economist Paul Krugman explains how the United States is becoming an oligarchy - the very system our founders revolted against.

  • All Work and No Pay

    04/04/2014 Duração: 22min

    Did you know the federal minimum wage for millions of restaurant workers is $2.13 an hour? Advocate Saru Jayaraman says that's not only unfair but unsafe.

  • Public Schools for Sale?

    28/03/2014 Duração: 22min

    Preeminent education historian and public school advocate Diane Ravitch talks to Bill this week about the private sellout of public schools.

  • Who’s Buying our Midterm Elections?

    21/03/2014 Duração: 22min

    Two investigative journalists talk to Bill about the role of dark money -- and the wealthy donors behind it -- in this year's midterm elections.

  • No Escaping Dragnet Nation

    14/03/2014 Duração: 23min

    A year ago, Edward Snowden leaked classified documents on America's mass surveillance program. Investigative reporter Julia Angwin tells Bill what surprised her most about the revelations.

  • Snowden’s Legal Counsel: Forget About Orwell, Worry About Kafka

    11/03/2014 Duração: 36min

    The ACLU's Ben Wizner discusses his growing concern with our surveillance state, what could happen if NSA programs aren't rolled back and the deep impact of Edward Snowden’s revelations.

  • The Dog Whistle Politics of Race (Part II)

    07/03/2014 Duração: 22min

    Bill continues his conversation with author and legal scholar Ian Haney López about how politicians use strategic racism to win votes. Watch part one.

  • Ian Haney López on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race (Part I)

    28/02/2014 Duração: 22min

    Author and legal scholar Ian Haney López tells Bill that dog whistle politics is “the dark magic” by which middle-class voters have been seduced to vote against their own economic interests. Don't miss: Part II of their conversation

  • The Deep State Hiding in Plain Sight

    21/02/2014 Duração: 22min

    Former GOP congressional analyst Mike Lofgren talks to Bill about America's "Deep State," in which elected and unelected figures collude to serve powerful vested interests. Also, an exclusive essay on the Deep State, by Lofgren.

  • Putting Political Corruption on Ice

    14/02/2014 Duração: 22min

    This week we feature two Americans fighting against corruption: David Simon, creator of The Wire and activist Lawrence Lessig, who has taken an unconventional approach to highlight the need to get money out of politics.

  • Bill McKibben to Obama: Say No to Big Oil

    07/02/2014 Duração: 22min

    As the showdown nears for the Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalist Bill McKibben says it’s time for President Obama to stand up to oil companies and just say no.

  • Full Show: America Is a Horror Show

    31/01/2014 Duração: 22min

    Journalist and creator of the TV series The Wire talks about the crisis of capitalism in America and how it's dividing our country.

  • Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Literacy (Part Two)

    24/01/2014 Duração: 22min

    Bill talks with the astrophysicist about why science literacy is critical to the future of our democracy, economy and standing in the world.

  • Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe

    17/01/2014 Duração: 22min

    Bill talks with the astrophysicist about our mysterious universe and whether faith and science can be reconciled. Don't Miss: Watch part three of Bill's interview with Tyson

  • Neil deGrasse Tyson on the New Cosmos

    10/01/2014 Duração: 22min

    In part one of Bill's interview with the astrophysicist, Tyson talks about his upcoming redux of the famous Carl Sagan series, and why science literacy matters in a democracy. Don't miss: Watch part two of Bill's interview with Tyson

  • State of Conflict: North Carolina

    03/01/2014 Duração: 51min

    North Carolina, long considered the South's most moderate state, has taken a hard right turn, but Moral Mondays protesters are fighting back. Is this where American politics is heading? Also on the show, the paint industry is ordered to clean up its mess.

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