The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner
The Open Mind on PBS
The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across media, politics, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.
Recent Episodes
The Manchin House RulesMay 07, 2021
When Will Congress End Citizens United? May 06, 2021
American Medicine in the PandemicMay 05, 2021
How to Make Our Platforms Less PolarizingMay 04, 2021
Extraconstitutional Supreme Court and New Jim CrowMay 03, 2021
American Seafood May 02, 2021
BBQ in the PandemicMay 01, 2021
Gentrification and Populism on the InternetApril 30, 2021
Light at the End of a Dark EpiphanyApril 29, 2021
Fighting Fire with Fire...and DignityApril 28, 2021
The Unreachable Supermajority for Constitutional ReformApril 27, 2021
Criminal InjusticeApril 26, 2021
Agriculture Policy in the Biden AdministrationApril 25, 2021
Substance and Symbols of Racial EquityApril 22, 2021
Enacting a Truth and Reconciliation Consensus April 21, 2021
High on PandemicideApril 20, 2021
Climate in the First 100 DaysApril 19, 2021
Messing Around with the Gumbo April 16, 2021
The Ugly DrumApril 15, 2021
The Ballad of Empathy and SoulApril 14, 2021
What is the Future of Sex Work? April 13, 2021
Freedom and Wokeness on CampusApril 12, 2021
Off to The Races...The 2022 MidtermsApril 09, 2021
Capitalism, The Coronavirus, and China's Quest for Global InfluenceApril 08, 2021
Vaccine Passports and the Global Pandemic PrognosisApril 07, 2021
When Will Congress End Citizens United? May 06, 2021
American Medicine in the PandemicMay 05, 2021
How to Make Our Platforms Less PolarizingMay 04, 2021
Extraconstitutional Supreme Court and New Jim CrowMay 03, 2021
American Seafood May 02, 2021
BBQ in the PandemicMay 01, 2021
Gentrification and Populism on the InternetApril 30, 2021
Light at the End of a Dark EpiphanyApril 29, 2021
Fighting Fire with Fire...and DignityApril 28, 2021
The Unreachable Supermajority for Constitutional ReformApril 27, 2021
Criminal InjusticeApril 26, 2021
Agriculture Policy in the Biden AdministrationApril 25, 2021
Substance and Symbols of Racial EquityApril 22, 2021
Enacting a Truth and Reconciliation Consensus April 21, 2021
High on PandemicideApril 20, 2021
Climate in the First 100 DaysApril 19, 2021
Messing Around with the Gumbo April 16, 2021
The Ugly DrumApril 15, 2021
The Ballad of Empathy and SoulApril 14, 2021
What is the Future of Sex Work? April 13, 2021
Freedom and Wokeness on CampusApril 12, 2021
Off to The Races...The 2022 MidtermsApril 09, 2021
Capitalism, The Coronavirus, and China's Quest for Global InfluenceApril 08, 2021
Vaccine Passports and the Global Pandemic PrognosisApril 07, 2021