Podcasts

John Shelby Spong

2010-07-02T12:56:14Z

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Jim Lehrer

2010-06-29T16:28:04Z

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Chautauqua In Depth: Mark Roosevelt

2010-06-29T15:57:40Z

Chautauqua In Depth: Mark Roosevelt

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Preseason Podcast #1

2010-02-24T16:23:26Z

The Chautauqua Institution offers "a program specifically valuable to our time." It's a community of engagement "where passivity is non-existent." These are the words of Chautauqua President Tom Becker--and in our first podcast this year, President Becker briefly looks back at the 2009 season before sharing his insight on how 2010 is shaping up. Interview by Michael Sullivan, director of Institution Relations and Public Affairs.

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Colin Campbell

2009-08-30T13:52:33Z

Colin Campbell is Chairman, President, and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He has been at Chautauqua for the week entitled, "The History of Liberty." Chautauqua Institution is proud to have partnered with Colonial Williamsburg in order to bring in historical interpreters. Mr. Campbell explains what historical interpreters are, and what they do to prepare for a performance or an interview. Rev. Joan Brown Campbell, Director of the Department of Religion sits down with Mr. Campbell in the midst of this historic week.

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David McCullough

2009-08-30T13:33:29Z

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author David McCullough sits down with Chautauqua's Director of the Department of Education, Sherra Babcock. Having grown up in Pittsburgh, Mr. McCullough had always heard about Chautauqua and is pleased to be here, once again, with his family. Mr. McCullough shares Chautauqua's love of learning and notes that, "the more education you can get, the better." The interview concludes with a few details about the writing process and Mr. McCullough's new book on American's in Paris.

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Jim Lehrer

2009-08-30T13:23:16Z

Jim Lehrer, journalist and host of PBS’ News Hour with Jim Lehrer, sits down with Joan Brown Campbell during his first visit to Chautauqua. As an experienced journalist, Mr. Lehrer discusses how he remains unbiased during interviews, and how media can shape opinions. Mr. Lehrer concludes with a few notes about Senator Ted Kennedy.

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Annette Gordon-Reed

2009-08-27T18:31:00Z

Sherra Babcock, Director of the Department of Education is joined today by Annette Gordon-Reed, professor and author of a CLSC selection: The Hemings of Monticello. Mrs. Reed is a National Book Award, and Pulitzer Prize winner. Other works of hers include, Vernon Can Read! Memoirs of Vernon Jordan.

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Dr. Donald Johanson

2009-08-26T14:05:04Z

Dr. Donald Johanson, Director of the Institute of Human Origins and most famous for his discovery of the fossil remains of the earliest hominid known as “Lucy.” Chautauqua’s Director of Department of Religion, Joan Brown Campbell sits down with Dr. Johanson in this exclusive interview. After discovering Lucy, did Dr. Johanson run into conflict with the religious community? Is Lucy the answer to creation? What project is Dr. Johanson working on now? What questions does he hope to answer? These topics and more explored in this informative interview.

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Buzz Thomas

2009-08-25T18:36:00Z

Buzz Thomas

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