Season 1 (1991)

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Leonard Jeffries; The Jeffries Controversy; David Grubin; Remembering Miles Davis
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September 30, 1991 • 56m

Charlie talks to City College professor Leonard Jeffries about a controversial speech he delivered on July 20, 1991. Journalists J...Read more

C. Everett Koop; Condoms in Schools; Wendy Wasserstein
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October 1, 1991 • 56m

Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. surgeon general, discusses the AIDS epidemic in America. A conversation about the effect of condo...Read more

Crown Heights Riot; Conversation about Prejudice; Alan Dershowitz
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October 2, 1991 • 56m

New York City Councilman Noach Dear and Colin Moore, attorney for the Cato family, debate the events surrounding the accidental de...Read more

Calvin Trillin; Governor James Florio; Nadine Gordimer; Generation X
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October 3, 1991 • 56m

Calvin Trillin on his new book, "American Stories." Governor James Florio of New Jersey explains his state's tax policies. In an i...Read more

Dan Rather; Deforestation in Borneo
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October 4, 1991 • 56m

Dan Rather talks about his memoir, "I Remember." Thom Henley of The Endangered Peoples Project, Monica Whelan of Rainforest Action...Read more

Shifting Media Landscape; Tommy Tune; Mauricio Obregon
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October 7, 1991 • 56m

Journalists James Ledbetter, Nancy Collins, and Kevin Goldman discuss the shifting power in news and broadcast media. Choreographe...Read more

Shelby Steele; Clarence Thomas Hearing; David Halberstam
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October 8, 1991 • 56m

Shelby Steele talks about his book of essays, "The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America." Attorneys Judith Vl...Read more

Clarence Thomas Hearings; Terrence McNally; The Liberators
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October 9, 1991 • 56m

R. W. Apple of the New York Times comments on the current state of the Clarence Thomas hearings and the sexual harassment charges ...Read more

Senator Bill Bradley; Cornel West
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October 10, 1991 • 56m

Senator Bill Bradley talks about the state of politics in the United States. Cornel West on race and the sexual harassment charges...Read more

Anita Hill v. Clarence Thomas; Tibet and China; John Feinstein
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October 11, 1991 • 56m

A discussion of Anita Hill's testimony in the sexual harassment case against Judge Clarence Thomas with journalists Sheryl McCarth...Read more

Catharine MacKinnon; Clarence Thomas Controversy; Marsha Norman
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October 14, 1991 • 56m

Professor Catharine MacKinnon, an expert on sexual harassment and pornography, comments on the Clarence Thomas hearing and the "co...Read more

Clarence Thomas Confirmed; Thomas Hearings
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October 15, 1991 • 56m

Harriet Michel, formerly of the New York Urban League, and radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh debate Clarence Thomas's confirmatio...Read more

Gov. Mario Cuomo; Cuomo for President?
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October 17, 1991 • 56m

Governor Mario Cuomo discusses whether he will run for president in the '92 elections. Journalists Sam Roberts, Deborah Orin, Lee ...Read more

Jimmy Breslin; New York Chefs
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October 18, 1991 • 56m

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jimmy Breslin discusses his new book, "Damon Runyon: A Life." New York chefs Daniel Boulud, Andre So...Read more

Rick Smith; Son of Sam Law; Paul Taylor
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October 21, 1991 • 56m

Journalist Rick Smith updates Charlie on the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev's future role in politics with Yeltsin in ...Read more