Federal Funding for Public Broadcasting
Patrick Butler talked about current efforts in the House of Representatives to cut funding for public broadcasting, as well as public opinion since recent events at NPR.
March 18, 2011 : 41 min. 36 sec.

March 2011 Political Issues
Laura Meckler and Patricia Murphy talked about recent political issues from budget issues, jobs, rising gas prices, and Middle East turmoil.
March 12, 2011 : 44 min. 27 sec.

The Future of Digital Media
Clay Shirky talked about the future of Internet access, the growth of “smartphone” use, and the use of social media in political revolutions.
February 26, 2011 : 21 min. 39 sec.

FCC Passes New Rules for Internet
Lynn Stanton talked about the details of the new rules passed by the FCC concerning “net neutrality” and the legal and Congressional challenges the new rules face.
December 26, 2010 : 37 min. 18 sec.

Education and Digital Learning
Bob Wise on the ways in which he believes that digital learning can help student learning and transform the current education system.
December 21, 2010 : 44 min. 40 sec.

Sir David Frost Oral History Interview
Sir David Frost talked about the famous interviews he conducted with former President Richard Nixon, three years after his resignation.
December 11, 2010 : 31 min. 12 sec.

Net Neutrality
FCC Chair Julius Genachowski outlined a plan for regulating broadband networks. "Net neutrality" aims to address the ways large I.S.P.'s manage their networks.
December 1, 2010 : 12 min. 6 sec.

Journalistic Integrity in the New Media Era
Vivian Schiller, President and CEO of National Public Radio (NPR), talked about journalistic integrity in the era of new media.
November 27, 2010 : 58 min. 56 sec.

Children and Online Privacy
The FCC, FTC, and the Dept. of Ed on a new study that finds most parents don’t think that social media networks are doing enough to protect their children’s privacy.
October 8, 2010 : 54 min. 6 sec.

The Impact of Political Ads on 2010 Mid-Term Elections
Evan Tracey talked about the impact of political ads on the 2010 midterm elections, the messages that the ads send, and voter response to them.
August 31, 2010 : 43 min. 28 sec.