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NU-Q: Northwestern University in Qatar

April 05, 2014 15:55

Everette E. Dennis, Dean and CEO of NU-Q, Northwestern University in Qatar discusses the heart of the university's mission in the Middle East … the advancement of knowledge …and using it to educate the next generation of global media … professionals" The post NU-Q: Northwestern University in Qatar appeared first on Richard Heffner's Open Mind Archive.

The Devil That Never Dies

March 29, 2014 15:55

Political scientist and historian Daniel Jonah Goldhagen discusses his disturbing new book, "The Devil That Never Dies: The Rise and Threat of Global Anti-Semitism." The post The Devil That Never Dies appeared first on Richard Heffner's Open Mind Archive.

Mandatory retirement… an age-old, or just an old-age problem?

February 24, 2014 15:39

Attorney Mark Zauderer discusses the pros and cons of the rigid mandatory retirement requirements as currently imposed upon the judiciary. The post Mandatory retirement… an age-old, or just an old-age problem? appeared first on Richard Heffner's Open Mind Archive.

Bringing palliative care into mainstream American medicine, Part II

February 15, 2014 16:55

Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, geriatrician Dr. Diane Meier continues to discuss the struggle to bring palliative care to the forefront of modern American medicine. The post Bringing palliative care into mainstream American medicine, Part II appeared first on Richard Heffner's Open Mind Archive.

Bringing palliative care into mainstream American medicine, Part I

February 08, 2014 16:55

GUEST: Dr. Diane Meier AIR DATE: 2/8/2014 VTR: 07/17/13 I’m Richard Heffner, your host on The Open Mind. And my guest today is Dr. Diane Meier, Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, a national organization devoted to increasing the number and quality of palliative care programs in the United States. Indeed, under her […] The post Bringing palliative care into mainstream American medicine, Part I appeared first on Richard Heffner's Open Mind Archive.

Religion and Social Activism in Modern America, Part II

February 01, 2014 16:55

GUEST: Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon AIR DATE:2/1/2014 VTR: 10/10/13 I’m Richard Heffner, your host on The Open Mind .. and today — as I did a few months ago — I would like so much to reprise – at least in tone and intellectual conviction – a well-remembered conversation I had at this table a […] The post Religion and Social Activism in Modern America, Part II appeared first on Richard Heffner's Open Mind Archive.

Journalism’s transition to the Digital Age

January 25, 2014 16:50 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MB

Guest: Stephen Shepard

Paying it forward

January 18, 2014 16:55 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MB

Guest: Dr. Sandip Kapur

America’s families have changed… its workplaces haven’t

January 11, 2014 16:55 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MB

Guest: Dr. Kathleen Christensen

World War I as “America’s Greatest Blunder”

January 04, 2014 16:50 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MB

Guest: Burton Yale Pines

An Intimate Perspective on Obamacare

December 28, 2013 16:55 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MB

GUEST: DR. DAVID BLUMENTHAL

The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office

December 21, 2013 16:55 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MB

GUEST: DR. DAVID BLUMENTHAL

Generation On A Tightrope

November 23, 2013 16:55 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MB

GUEST: Dr. Arthur Levine

Saving Lives, Saving Knowledge

November 16, 2013 16:55 - 27 minutes - 31 MB

Guests: Mark Angelson and Allan Goodman

More about the Future of American Medicine

November 09, 2013 15:55 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MB

GUEST: Dr. Herbert Pardes

The proper role of the American corporation

November 02, 2013 15:55 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MB

GUEST: Ralph Gomory

News in bits and bytes… how will the kids know what’s going on?

October 26, 2013 15:50 - 27 minutes - 38 MB

News in bits and bytes... how will the kids know what's going on?

The Art of Controversy

October 19, 2013 15:50 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MB

GUEST: Victor Navasky

Fighting for the Press

October 12, 2013 15:55 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MB

Attorney James C. Goodale discusses his book about the Pentagon Papers case.

Floyd Abrams, “Friend Of The Court”

October 05, 2013 15:55 - 26 minutes - 30.6 MB

GUEST: Floyd Abrams, Esq.

Up to date with a PR Guru

September 14, 2013 15:55 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MB

GUEST: Howard Rubenstein

FDR and the Jews

September 07, 2013 15:50 - 27 minutes - 31.2 MB

GUEST: Elie Wiesel

Religion and Social Activism in Modern America

August 31, 2013 15:55 - 27 minutes - 31.1 MB

GUEST: Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon

History as “An act of faith” or as “Bunk,” Part II

August 24, 2013 15:55 - 26 minutes - 30.5 MB

GUESTS: Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick

History as “An act of faith” or as “Bunk,” Part I

August 17, 2013 15:55 - 27 minutes - 31.5 MB

GUESTS: Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick

The Election of 1940 – FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh and Hitler

July 27, 2013 15:55 - 28 minutes - 32.3 MB

GUEST: Susan Dunn

To Be A Journalist, Part II

July 20, 2013 16:55 - 27 minutes - 30.9 MB

GUEST: Steve Coll

To Be A Journalist, Part I

July 13, 2013 15:52 - 27 minutes - 30.9 MB

GUEST: Steve Coll

Too Big To Jail, Part II

July 06, 2013 15:55 - 26 minutes - 30.3 MB

Guest: Journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin

Too Big To Jail, Part I

June 29, 2013 15:50 - 26 minutes - 30.5 MB

Guest: Journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin

Does media violence contribute to real life violence?

June 22, 2013 15:55 - 26 minutes - 30.5 MB

GUEST: Richard A. Friedman, M.D.

Bill Keller, Man for all Times (Part I)

May 18, 2013 16:00 - 26 minutes - 30.4 MB

Bill Keller, Man for all Times

Steven Brill on the American Medical Marketplace

May 11, 2013 16:00 - 28 minutes - 32.1 MB

Steven Brill discusses "Bitter Pill - Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us."

In Memoriam: Mike Wallace, 1918 – 2012

May 04, 2013 16:00 - 28 minutes - 32.9 MB

Thirty Minutes with Mike Wallace

In Memoriam: Tom Wicker, 1926 – 2011

April 27, 2013 16:00 - 28 minutes - 32.6 MB

Tom Wicker discusses his Civil War novel, Unto This Hour

The Good Girls Revolt

April 20, 2013 16:00 - 26 minutes - 15.2 MB

Journalist Lynn Povich discusses her book "The Good Girls Revolt."

Washington’s Culture of Secrets, Sources and Leaks

April 13, 2013 15:45 - 26 minutes - 16.1 MB

Max Frankel discusses state secrets and the future of independent journalism.

goodenoughmothering: The Best of the Blog

April 06, 2013 15:30 - 26 minutes - 15.1 MB

Dr. Elaine Heffner discusses parenting and her new book.

Achieving a Civil Society

March 30, 2013 15:35 - 26 minutes - 15.8 MB

John Sexton discusses American culture and the future of civil society.

Baseball as a Road to God

March 25, 2013 00:35 - 27 minutes - 15.6 MB

John Sexton discusses baseball and how it can connect us to the spiritual.

Robert Caro’s “The Years of Lyndon Johnson – The Passage of Power” (Part III)

February 23, 2013 16:45 - 25 minutes - 16.1 MB

Robert Caro discusses his latest installment on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson.

Robert Caro’s “The Years of Lyndon Johnson – The Passage of Power” (Part II)

February 16, 2013 16:30 - 26 minutes - 15.7 MB

Robert Caro discusses his latest installment on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson.

Robert Caro’s “The Years of Lyndon Johnson – The Passage of Power” (Part I)

February 09, 2013 16:30 - 26 minutes - 15.9 MB

Robert Caro discusses his latest installment on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson.

The Future of American Medicine

February 02, 2013 16:30 - 26 minutes - 16 MB

Dr. Herbert Pardes discusses the promises and challenges of American medicine.

“Open Heart” by Elie Wiesel

January 26, 2013 16:45 - 27 minutes - 14.9 MB

Elie Wiesel discusses his new book "Open Heart."

Doctor and Patient

January 19, 2013 16:00 - 26 minutes - 14.4 MB

Dr. Pauline Chen discusses the doctor-patient relationship.

FINAL EXAM, A Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality

January 12, 2013 16:00 - 26 minutes - 14.8 MB

Dr. Pauline Chen discusses the medical profession and its approach to life and death.

The Price of Everything

January 05, 2013 16:30 - 26 minutes - 14.6 MB

Economist Eduardo Porter discusses money in electoral politics.

Does the Doctor Know Best?

December 29, 2012 15:55 - 26 minutes - 15.4 MB

Dr. Peter Bach B. Bach discusses the issue of terminally ill patients.

In the Name of the Law…

December 22, 2012 15:29 - 26 minutes - 15.5 MB

Mark Zauderer discusses changes in law schools and law firms.

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