Contemporary Issues Audio & Video

With this podcast, Harris hosts discussions with a range of experts in fields that reflect his varied interests, including the current conflict with ISIS, the shifting American religious landscape, ethical philosophy in the wake of globalization, scientific progress and his lifelong interest in mindfulness meditation.

To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has...

In this new video symposium from Yale University, former Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren hosts a few panels of journalists in this lively discussion of "Truth in the Internet Age".

I Am Malala is the memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school.

The most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core “free market” ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems.

He's irrepressible, opinionated and, of course, politically incorrect... and he's airing the world's dirty laundry live, uncensored and exclusively on HBO. Bill Maher, one of the most distinctive and provocative humorists on the comedy scene, host this one-hour talk show that allows him and his guests total freedom of speech without fear of network recrimination or criticism!

A show about politics with No Agenda, by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak.

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.

In this popular daily podcast from The New York Times, host Michael Barbaro covers one of the day's top news stories with journalists' interviews about this story and audio clips of the news events spliced in.

Each week C-SPAN airs and podcasts their After Words program which features the authors of the latest nonfiction books being interviewed by journalists, public policy makers, and legislators.