Allan Gregg in Conversation (Video)
269 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 11 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAllan Gregg in Conversation presents in-depth conversations with some of the world's most prominent authors, artists, and cutting-edge thinkers. Allan Gregg in Conversation airs Fridays at 10:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster.
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Margaret MacMillan - The Uses and Abuses of History
November 14, 2009 01:00 - 61.2 MB VideoWhat can we learn from history? Well, according to Margaret MacMillan, a lot depends on whose version of history we're given. The Canadian historian won acclaim for her bestsellers Paris 1919 and Nixon in China. In a new book, she warns against those who twist the past to serve their own interests. It's called The Uses and Abuses of History.
Richard Dawkins - The Greatest Show on Earth
October 24, 2009 03:00 - 59 MB VideoHis controversial bestseller The God Delusion angered some, inspired others. Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. Now the world's most famous atheist has come out with a new book that sets out to make the open-and-shut case for evolution. It's called The Greatest Show on Earth.
Dambisa Moyo - Dead Aid
October 17, 2009 03:00 - 60 MB VideoIn a controversial new book, Dambisa Moyo argues that foreign aid has been a disaster for Africa and must be stopped. Moyo was born and raised in Zambia, but educated at Oxford and Harvard. She has worked for both the World Bank and Goldman Sachs. Her book is called Dead Aid.
Nicholas Stern - The Global Deal
October 10, 2009 03:00 - 62.8 MB VideoFormer chief economist at the World Bank Nicholas Stern's landmark report on the economics of climate change was seen as a global call to action. Now, in a new book, he looks at how we can meet the massive challenges ahead -- and he's surprisingly hopeful. It's called The Global Deal: Climate Change and the Creation of a New Era of Progress and Prosperity.
Wayson Choy - Not Yet
June 13, 2009 03:00 - 55.1 MB VideoWayson Choy has cheated death not once, but twice, and lived to write about it. In his latest book, he recounts his brushes with death and how they changed him. It's called Not Yet: A Memoir of Living and Almost Dying.
Dan Hill - I Am My Father's Son
May 23, 2009 03:00 - 51.6 MB VideoBest-known for his smash hit Sometimes When We Touch, Dan Hill has also written and produced songs for stars like Celine Dion and Britney Spears. Yet for all his fame and fortune, there was one critic whose approval he yearned to win -- his father, civil rights activist Dan Hill the third. In a new memoir, Hill writes about their troubled relationship. It's called I Am My Father's Son: A Memoir of Love and Forgiveness.
Philip Norman - John Lennon
February 28, 2009 03:00 - 59.8 MB VideoJohn Lennon's fame has only grown since his death almost thirty years ago. In a massive new biography, journalist Philip Norman paints a more detailed picture than ever of the real man behind the legend. It's called John Lennon: the Life.
Gwynne Dyer - Climate Wars
February 07, 2009 03:00 - 56.4 MB VideoIn a new book, Gwynne Dyer offers a terrifying vision of the not-too-distant future, all driven by the effects of global warming. Dyer is a Canadian journalist and historian. His book is called Climate Wars.
Niall Ferguson - The Ascent of Money
January 24, 2009 03:00 - 61.4 MB VideoNiall Ferguson is one of Britain's most renowned economic historians, a professor at both Oxford and Harvard Universities. He is also a bestselling author and his latest book couldn't be more timely. It's called The Ascent of Money: a Financial History of the World.
Gabor Mate - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
January 10, 2009 03:00 - 60.2 MB VideoAccording to Dr. Gabor Mate, it's a difficult struggle for hard core drug addicts to kick their habit because their brains are impaired. In a new book, he looks at the common roots of addictive behaviours and what can be done about them. It's called In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction.
Paul Martin - Hell or High Water
December 20, 2008 03:00 - 59.6 MB VideoHe was Canada's prime minister for two years -- the Right Honourable Paul Martin. In a new memoir, he writes about his life in and out of politics. It's called Hell or High Water.
Christopher Plummer - In Spite of Myself
December 13, 2008 03:00 - 59.8 MB VideoHe's one of our greatest living actors -- Christopher Plummer. At the age of seventy-nine, Plummer's career is still in full swing and now he's written a memoir. It's called In Spite of Myself.
Richard Florida - Who's Your City?
November 29, 2008 03:00 - 27.2 MB VideoRichard Florida contends that the so-called "creative class" is key to a city's success. Florida is head of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. His new book is called Who's Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life.
Ted Rogers - Relentless
November 15, 2008 03:00 - 62.8 MB VideoTed Rogers is a legendary entrepreneur. In his new autobiography, he explains how he built Rogers Communications into one of the largest companies in Canadian history. It's called Relentless.
Margaret Atwood - Payback
November 08, 2008 03:00 - 61 MB VideoMargaret Atwood is one of Canada's leading activists on a wide range of environmental and cultural issues. Atwood delivered this year's Massey Lectures, which have been collected in a new book called Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth.
Salman Rushdie - The Enchantress of Florence
October 25, 2008 03:00 - 61.5 MB VideoSalman Rushdie has been knighted by the Queen and for the second time, his novel Midnight's Children has won the Best of Booker Award. His latest novel is called The Enchantress of Florence.
Devra Davis - The Secret History of the War on Cancer
October 04, 2008 03:00 - 62.6 MB VideoA scientist and public health expert, Devra Davis is head of the Centre for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh. In a provocative new book she argues that we have been too focused on treating cancer, while ignoring its environmental causes. It is called The Secret History of the War on Cancer.
Pico Iyer - The Open Road
April 12, 2008 03:00 - 62.1 MB VideoWith turmoil in Tibet as China prepares to host the Olympic games, the world's focus is on Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Journalist Pico Iyer has known him personally for more than thirty years and now he's written a book about him called The Open Road: the Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.
Irshad Manji - The Trouble with Islam Today
March 01, 2008 03:00 - 56.5 MB VideoShe's been called Osama bin Laden's worst nightmare. Journalist, feminist, Muslim activist -- Irshad Manji is world renowned as an outspoken advocate for Islamic reform. Manji is the author of The Trouble with Islam Today and now she's come out with a new DVD, Faith Without Fear.