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Lecture Three: "Putting a Price Tag on Life" Jeremy Bentham's late 18th century Utilitarian theory — summed up as "the greatest good for the greatest number" — is often used today under the name of "cost-benefit analysis." Sandel presents ...

T.J. Stiles, author of The First Tycoon, discusses the life of 19th century railroad magnate, Cornelius Vanderbilt. Born humbly on Staten Island, an un-schooled fist fighter, he lived to earn the respect of New York's social elite and amassed one of the ...

Judith Jones, Julia Child's longtime publisher and editor, discusses the new film Julie & Julia with Russ Morash, producer of Child's television show The French Chef, and chef Jasper White. Food writer Corby Kummer moderates this discussion of the film, ...

Frank McCourt discusses his long-awaited book about how his 30-year teaching career shaped his act as a writer. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and heartbreaking honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces ...

Antonio Lobo Antunes discusses the razor-thin line between reality and madness that is transgressed in his first novel to appear in English in five years. What Can I Do When Everything's On Fire?, is set in the steamy world of Lisbon's demimonde where ...

Jill McDonough reads from her first book, Habeas Corpus, which includes fifty sonnets, each about a historical execution, including those of Mary Dyer, Mary Surratt, and Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. Jill McDonough has taught incarcerated college ...

Thomas Newkirk discusses Michel de Montaigne's creation of the essay form, a writing style that encourages self-discovery. Thomas Newkirk is a professor of English at the University of New Hampshire, the former director of its freshman English program, ...

Caroline Moorehead and war correspondent turned novelist Ward Just (2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist) pay tribute to the groundbreaking career of journalist and writer, Martha Gellhorn, with NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg. Gellhorn was the third ...

Caroline Moorehead and war correspondent turned novelist Ward Just (2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist) pay tribute to the groundbreaking career of journalist and writer, Martha Gellhorn, with NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg. Gellhorn was the third ...

Susan Bullock reads from her poetry, which explores faith, hope, love, despair, and the lifeline of language, plunging into the depths of being and the complexities of life. Susan Bullock was born in Somerville, New Jersey, and attended Wellesley ...

Bapsi Sidhwa and Anosh Irani, two of the most highly praised contemporary Indian authors, discuss their new work.Two of the most highly praised contemporary Indian authors discuss their work. Irani's new novel, The Song of Kahunsha, follows his acclaimed ...

Mulatu is one of Ethiopia's major musicians. A multi-instrumentalist, mastering vibraphone, keyboards, organ, and percussion, Mulatu is credited with adding instruments associated with Latin styles such as bongos and congas to Ethiopian music. In New ...

Mulatu is one of Ethiopia's major musicians. A multi-instrumentalist, mastering vibraphone, keyboards, organ, and percussion, Mulatu is credited with adding instruments associated with Latin styles such as bongos and congas to Ethiopian music. In New ...

In 1969, Ayn Rand's Ford Hall Forum talk, 'Apollo and Dionysus,' addressed the near simultaneous events of Woodstock and the first lunar landing. Employing Greek mythology's god of the sun and god of wine, she compared the awe-inspiring accomplishments ...

In 1969, Ayn Rand's Ford Hall Forum talk, 'Apollo and Dionysus,' addressed the near simultaneous events of Woodstock and the first lunar landing. Employing Greek mythology's god of the sun and god of wine, she compared the awe-inspiring accomplishments ...

The Arab-Israeli conflict is a century old and still not resolved. The dispute between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs over the same land is bitter and deep, despite the fact that the disputed territory contains holy sites for the three major ...

The Arab-Israeli conflict is a century old and still not resolved. The dispute between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs over the same land is bitter and deep, despite the fact that the disputed territory contains holy sites for the three major ...

The Arab-Israeli conflict is a century old and still not resolved. The dispute between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs over the same land is bitter and deep, despite the fact that the disputed territory contains holy sites for the three major ...

This forum focuses on civil rights though the eyes of those on the front lines of the movement. The session features Marian Wright Edelman, founder and chairman of the Children's Defense Fund and an organizer of Dr. King's Poor People's March; Peter ...