Jul 09 Watch 8:43 Former President Jimmy Carter shares his full, lucky life in new memoir By PBS News Hour Now the author of his 29th book, “A Full Life: Reflections at 90,” former President Jimmy Carter joins Judy Woodruff to discuss race relations in America, the Democratic candidates for the upcoming presidential race, growing up wishing for more approval… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 6:40 Why Scott Simon shared his mother’s death with an unseen audience By PBS News Hour Scott Simon is known as the voice of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, but he also gained an audience when he used Twitter to document his mother’s final days. His 140-character observances of the life and death of his mother led… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Memoir marks the moment when parent and child roles are reversed By PBS News Hour George Hodgman left a fast-paced life as an editor in Manhattan for small town Missouri to care for his elderly mother. Judy Woodruff sits down with Hodgman to discuss his poignant memoir of caretaking, “Bettyville.”… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 5:16 Diva Deborah Voigt on the ‘lonely business’ of opera that led to addictions By PBS News Hour Opera performer Deborah Voigt has starred on some of the world’s great stages, rising to be one of the most prominent singers of her generation. But she’s also made headlines for her figure, which has sometimes stopped her from portraying… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 7:10 Photojournalist Lynsey Addario focuses on war and love in her new memoir By PBS News Hour Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has traveled the world, capturing images of war, famine, brutality and displacement, from Darfur to Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. She joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss her career, how she managed her fear and a new memoir, "It's… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 6:37 Author Alexandra Fuller on how growing up in Africa inspired a ‘very honest’ divorce memoir By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 6:26 Readers relate to New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s personal book on aging parents By PBS News Hour Known for her dry wit, cartoonist Roz Chast finds humor in caring for aging parents in her first graphic memoir, "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" Jeffrey Brown speaks with the New Yorker artist about taking on more personal… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Sitcom creator Norman Lear talks dangerous television, ‘Family’ inspirations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch How ‘Hard Choices’ may help Clinton define herself ahead of possible presidential run By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 09 Weekly Poem: Pulitzer winner Vijay Seshadri reads ‘Memoir’ By Frank Carlson Vijay Seshadri opens his poem "Memoir" by paraphrasing George Orwell, writing that "no one ever writes the real story of their life. The real story of a life is the story of its humiliations."… Continue reading