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Hosted by Alexander Heffner, The Open Mind 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. These conversations are a primary resource to the public, students, teachers, researchers, and archivists.
Immigration, Dignity, and U.S.-Mexico Relations
KPBS investigative reporter Jean Guerrero on her new book “Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir.
RAND CEO Michael D. Rich and political scientist Jennifer Kavanagh on “Truth Decay.
Security, Nationalism, and the Four Freedoms
Jeffrey Prescott of National Security Action on an alternative to Trump's foreign policy.
Tiffany Muller of End Citizens United, on her mission to undo the Supreme Court decision.
News, Disinformation, and Free Expression
Richard Gingras, VP of News at Google, on journalism, citizenship, and disinformation.
Soraya Chemaly, Women's Media Center Speech Project, on her new book “Rage Becomes Her”
Manchurian President and Alternative Realities
Tom Nichols, U.S. Naval War College professor, on his book “The Death of Expertise.”
The Creative Wealth of Nations
Patrick Kabanda talks about his new book “The Creative Wealth of Nations” and the arts.
Guts, Heart and Minoritarian Rule
Al Cross, dir. Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, U Kentucky, on media
Joan Donovan of Data & Society on technologies that degrade democracy and civil society
Jack Smith IV, senior writer for Mic, on American nationalism and White Supremacy.
Stephanie DeGooyer, Fellow at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on authoritarianisim
Wikimedia Foundation’s Katherine Maher on preserving truth in a post-factual democracy
Mayor Peter Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana on democratic values of the American Midwest
Author Hesh Kestin on U.S.-Israel relations; moving from foreign correspondent to novelist
Chair of Presidential Studies at Texas A&M George Edwards III on President Trump.
'The Americans' and the New Cold War
Creator of FX's The Americans Joe Weisberg on Russian espionage, fact and fiction.
W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair Jason Franklin on how to reverse inequality.
Ambassador of the UAE to Russia Omar Saif Ghobash on his book "Letters to a Young Muslim"
Constitutionalism vs. Trumpism
Former presidential candidate Evan McMullin talks about his conservative manifesto.
Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation on safeguarding rights in a digital world
Ken Roth, executive director, Human Rights Watch, on securing liberty at home and abroad.
Jean Bordewich, Hewlett Foundation and Betsy Wright Hawkings of Democracy Fund on gridlock
A Free Press, If You Can Keep It
Joel Simon, of the Committee to Protect Journalists, on challenges to a free press in 2017
