The Open Mind

Season 2018

TV-G

This public affairs talk show is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across politics, media, technology, the arts, and all realms of civic life. First broadcast in 1956, it explores challenges of the digital age, American politics and emerging issues.

Where to Watch Season 2018

46 Episodes

Representing Us
E1
Representing UsCongressional Candidate, Millennial and geologist Jess Phoenix on representative democracy.
Misinformation Crisis
E2
Misinformation CrisisUniversity of Amsterdam’s Claes de Vreese on global populism and the post-truth present.
Automating Inequality
E3
Automating InequalityPolitical scientist Virginia Eubanks on her new book, “Automating Inequality.”
Law, Order and Justice
E4
Law, Order and JusticeRoosevelt Institute Fellow Dorian Warren discusses the politics of inequality today.
All the President’s Twitter Blocks
E5
All the President’s Twitter BlocksKnight First Amendment Institute’s Katie Fallow on free speech violations in government.
Fascism Strikes Back
E6
Fascism Strikes BackShane Burley discusses his new book “Fascism Today: What It Is and How We End It.”
Solutions Journalism and Solutions for Journalism
E7
Solutions Journalism and Solutions for JournalismSolutions Journalism and NYTimes’ David Bornstein on the constructive force of journalism.
A Union of Concerned Technologists
E8
A Union of Concerned TechnologistsRenee DiResta of Data for Democracy on how antisocial media-tech companies are a threat.
Combating Extremism Online
E9
Combating Extremism OnlineCounter Extremism Project’s Mark Wallace and Dartmouth’s Hany Farid on online extremism.
Securing American Democracy
E10
Securing American DemocracyJamie Fly and Laura Rosenberger of the Alliance for Securing Democracy on Russia and US.
China’s Contentious Public Sphere
E11
China’s Contentious Public SphereHarvard University sociologist Ya-Wen Lei on her new book “The Contentious Public Sphere.”
Democrats vs. Authoritarians
E12
Democrats vs. AuthoritariansYascha Mounk on “The People vs Democracy: Why Our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It.”
Mother Internet
E13
Mother InternetClaire Evans on her new book “Broad Band: The Untold Story of Women Who Made the Internet.”
Guardians of the Web
E14
Guardians of the WebMicrosoft Research Principal Researcher Tarleton Gillespie on "Custodians of the Internet."
The Post-Millennial Wave
E15
The Post-Millennial WaveNextGen America’s executive director Heather Hargreaves on the 2018 midterm elections.
A Pro and Antibiotic Future
E16
A Pro and Antibiotic Future“Good Germs, Bad Germs” author Jessica Snyder Sachs on the rise of drug resistance.
At War With Cambridge Analytica
E17
At War With Cambridge AnalyticaDavid Carroll of Parsons School of Design on privacy, media, and suing Cambridge Analytica.
The Real Drug Crisis
E18
The Real Drug CrisisInvestigative reporter Katherine Eban on generic pharmaceutical manufacturing dangers.
Getting the Rust Belt Story Straight
E19
Getting the Rust Belt Story StraightFounder and director of Belt Publishing Anne Trubek on “Voices From the Rust Belt.”
Oversight, Partisanship, and 2018
E20
Oversight, Partisanship, and 2018John Lawrence, former Chief of Staff to Nancy Pelosi, on his book “The Class of ’74”.
Tech Troublemakers
E21
Tech TroublemakersLeslie Berlin of Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford, on “Troublemakers: Silicon Valley’s.
The Lore of Life
E22
The Lore of LifeBar-Ilan University chair in Science, Technology, and Society Oren Harman talks about his new book “Evolutions: 15 Myths That Explain Our World.”
Confronting Algorithms of Bigotry
E23
Confronting Algorithms of BigotryInvestigative reporter Julia Angwin on exposing technologies that injure society.
Our Galaxy and Beyond
E24
Our Galaxy and BeyondDr. Alan Stern and Dr. David Grinspoon on their book on Pluto: “Chasing New Horizons.”
The Future Caucus
E25
The Future CaucusSteven Olikara, founder of the Millennial Action Project on activating the next generation.
Democracy in the Internet Age
E26
Democracy in the Internet AgeDemocracy Works’ Kathryn Peters on election security, voter registration and democracy.
Building Bridges
E27
Building BridgesDavid Nevins of the Bridge Alliance, talks about reversing America's political disunity.
Sweet Little (and Big) Lies
E28
Sweet Little (and Big) LiesDaniel Dale of the Toronto Star on fact-checking President Trump and covering activism.
The Right to Have Rights
E29
The Right to Have RightsStephanie DeGooyer, Fellow at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on authoritarianisim.
Documenting a Fascist Ascent
E30
Documenting a Fascist AscentJack Smith IV, senior writer for Mic, on American nationalism and White Supremacy.
Quarantining Hate Speech
E31
Quarantining Hate SpeechJoan Donovan of Data & Society on technologies that degrade democracy and civil society.
Guts, Heart and Minoritarian Rule
E32
Guts, Heart and Minoritarian RuleAl Cross, dir. Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, U Kentucky, on media.
The Creative Wealth of Nations
E33
The Creative Wealth of NationsPatrick Kabanda talks about his new book “The Creative Wealth of Nations” and the arts.
Manchurian President and Alternative Realities
E34
Manchurian President and Alternative RealitiesTom Nichols, U.S. Naval War College professor, on his book “The Death of Expertise.”
Rage at the Ballot Box
E35
Rage at the Ballot BoxSoraya Chemaly, Women's Media Center Speech Project, on her new book “Rage Becomes Her.”
News, Disinformation, and Free Expression
E36
News, Disinformation, and Free ExpressionRichard Gingras, VP of News at Google, on journalism, citizenship, and disinformation.
United Against Citizens
E37
United Against CitizensTiffany Muller of End Citizens United, on her mission to undo the Supreme Court decision.
Security, Nationalism, and the Four Freedoms
E38
Security, Nationalism, and the Four FreedomsJeffrey Prescott of National Security Action on an alternative to Trump's foreign policy.
Truth Decay in America
E39
Truth Decay in AmericaRAND CEO Michael D. Rich and political scientist Jennifer Kavanagh on “Truth Decay.
Immigration, Dignity, and U.S.-Mexico Relations
E40
Immigration, Dignity, and U.S.-Mexico RelationsKPBS investigative reporter Jean Guerrero on her new book “Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir.
Truth and Lies of Education
E41
Truth and Lies of EducationFormer U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses his new book “How Schools Work.
The Microbes Among Us
E42
The Microbes Among UsNorth Carolina State scientist Rob Dunn discusses his new book “Never Home Alone.”
The Splintering of the American Mind
E43
The Splintering of the American MindPhilosopher William Egginton discusses his book "The Splintering of the American Mind."
Discovering Genes
E44
Discovering GenesCarl Zimmer discusses "She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potential of Heredity."
Disequilibrium on the Supreme Court
E45
Disequilibrium on the Supreme CourtKnight First Amendment Institute inaugural scholar David Pozen discusses the future of American law.
The Creative Wealth of Nations
E46
The Creative Wealth of NationsPatrick Kabanda, musician and consultant to the World Bank, talks about his new book “The Creative Wealth of Nations” and the importance of the arts in development.