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  • Harvard professor Michael Sandel

    The Harvard professor assesses whether morality is in play in U.S. markets and discusses his best-selling book, What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets.

    24:32
    Air Date: May 9, 2012
    Harvard professor Michael Sandel
    24:32
    May 9, 2012
  • Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer-turned-business exec and entrepreneur discusses her best-selling book, Half the Sky, and shares why she believes that the oppression of women is the moral issue of our time.

    24:36
    Air Date: May 8, 2012
    Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn
    24:36
    May 8, 2012
  • Microsoft VP Anthony Salcito

    Microsoft’s VP of Worldwide Public Sector Education explains how technology saved his life and weighs in on whether his industry can advance education.

    10:00
    Air Date: May 7, 2012
    Microsoft VP Anthony Salcito
    10:00
    May 7, 2012
  • Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt

    The University of Virginia professor discusses his text The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion and expands upon his Moral Foundations theory across political party lines.

    15:26
    Air Date: May 7, 2012
    Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt
    15:26
    May 7, 2012
  • Actor Damian Lewis

    The British actor reflects on portraying American history in Band of Brothers and weighs in on President Obama’s comment on Lewis’ latest star vehicle, Showtime’s Peabody Award-winning drama series Homeland.

    24:26
    Air Date: May 4, 2012
    Actor Damian Lewis
    24:26
    May 4, 2012
  • Columnist-author Anna Quindlen

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer discusses her memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, shares her views on aging and offers insight on how certain women-related political issues will play out on the 2012 campaign trail.

    24:39
    Air Date: May 3, 2012
    Columnist-author Anna Quindlen
    24:39
    May 3, 2012
  • Actor Ed Helms

    The actor-comedian-writer discusses the 3rd annual L.A. Bluegrass Situation, his role on The Office and whether there will be another season for the hit NBC sitcom.

    23:43
    Air Date: May 2, 2012
    Actor Ed Helms
    23:43
    May 2, 2012
  • Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz

    The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter discusses the challenge of making an album of love songs, how he hones his craft as a songwriter and the backstory of the title of his latest CD, “Love Is a Four Letter Word.”

    11:14
    Air Date: May 1, 2012
    Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz
    11:14
    May 1, 2012
  • Journalist-author Robin Roberts

    The Emmy-winning Good Morning America co-anchor reflects on the experience of writing her latest text, My Story, My Song, with her mother and how, through their collaboration, they learned more about each other.

    12:41
    Air Date: May 1, 2012
    Journalist-author Robin Roberts
    12:41
    May 1, 2012
  • Former education secretary Bill Bennett

    The former education secretary and host of the syndicated radio show Morning in America shares his inspiration for writing the text The Book of Man and assesses the growth in education inequality and the “Race to the Top” program.

    24:11
    Air Date: April 30, 2012
    Former education secretary Bill Bennett
    24:11
    April 30, 2012
  • Singer-songwriter Steve Tyrell

    The Grammy-winning artist-producer-songwriter highlights his career and his R&B background and reflects on developing his own sound as an artist, as heard on his newest CD, “I’ll Take Romance.”

    24:42
    Air Date: April 27, 2012
    Singer-songwriter Steve Tyrell
    24:42
    April 27, 2012
  • Actor-writer Ayad Akhtar

    The actor-writer talks about the real-life experiences that inspired his first novel, American Dervish, relates Islam to Christianity and discusses his challenges as a storyteller to expose new truths that readers would not normally consider.

    24:36
    Air Date: April 26, 2012
    Actor-writer Ayad Akhtar
    24:36
    April 26, 2012
  • Author Judy Blume

    The award-winning and controversial author discusses book censorship in the Internet age, how she can continue to connect with children as she grows older and what’s next on her agenda.

    24:31
    Air Date: April 25, 2012
    Author Judy Blume
    24:31
    April 25, 2012
  • Writer Robert Draper

    The best-selling author explains the inspiration behind the title of his new book, Do Not Ask What Good We Do, comments on whether the media has an impact on Congress and shares his thoughts on this year’s “freshman class” on Capitol Hill.

    24:36
    Air Date: April 24, 2012
    Writer Robert Draper
    24:36
    April 24, 2012
  • Actor-writer-director Clark Gregg

    The actor-writer-director discusses the development of his character in the much-buzzed-about feature The Avengers and relates his career to that of the NBA’s Jeremy Lin.

    11:29
    Air Date: April 23, 2012
    Actor-writer-director Clark Gregg
    11:29
    April 23, 2012
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