Mark Tercek is president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, the world’s leading conservation organization committed to a science-based approach to conserving critical lands, restoring the world’s oceans, securing fresh water, and reducing the impact of climate change. Before he joined The Nature Conservancy, he was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, heading the firm’s Environmental Strategy Group and Center for Environmental Markets, which worked to develop and promote market-based solutions to environmental challenges. A graduate of Williams College, he holds an MBA from Harvard University. Co-sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.

Stream Audio: Mark Tercek 2013/04/18

Anna Lappé leads the Real Food Media Project, a collaborative movement which works for sustainable food and farming across the U. S. With her mother, Frances Moore Lappé, she co-founded the Small Planet Institute, which researches and provides education on the root causes of hunger and poverty around the globe. She is the author or co-author of three books, including Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork. A graduate of Brown University, she holds an M.A. in Economic and Political Development from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Co-sponsored by Minnesota FoodShare.

Stream Audio: Anna Lappe´ 2013/03/14

Libby Larsen is a Grammy Award-winning composer who has created a catalogue of over 500 works, ranging from vocal and chamber music to orchestral works and opera. More than fifty CDs of her work have been released, and she is sought after for commissions and premieres by major artists, ensembles, and orchestras around the world. An advocate for the music and musicians of our time, she co-founded the Minnesota Composers Forum, now the American Composers Forum, which nurtures the creative spirit of living composers and engages communities in the performance and enjoyment of music. Co-sponsored by the Leagueaires and The Suzanne Holmes Hodder Legacy Fund.

Stream Audio: Libby Larsen 2013/02/21

Al Gore is co-founder and chairman of Generation Investment Management and The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit organization committed to solving the climate crisis. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives four times and to the U. S. Senate twice, and he served as Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, he is the author of five books, including Earth in the Balance, An Inconvenient Truth, Assault on Reason, Our Choice, and his newest book, The Future, which examines six critical forces that are reshaping our world.


Music with Mason Jennings at 11:30 AM

Stream Audio: Al Gore 2013/02/07

Donna Brazile is a political commentator on CNN’s The Situation Room and American Morning and holds the position of Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. She has worked on innumerable state and local political campaigns and on every presidential campaign from 1976 to 2000, when she served as campaign manager for presidential candidate Al Gore. She has been a lecturer at the University of Maryland, a fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, and is Adjunct Professor of Women and Gender Studies at Georgetown University. She has written for Roll Call and is a contributing writer for Ms. Magazine.

Stream Audio: Donna Brazile 2012/11/29

Joan Chittister is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, PA, and founder of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality. She is the author of more than 40 books on church and society, peacemaking and social justice, and spirituality and the religious life, including The Gift of Years and The Radical Christian Life. She is co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the U.N., which facilitates a worldwide network of women peace builders. She holds an M.A. from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in speech communication theory from Penn State University. 
Co-sponsored by WomenSpirit.

Stream Audio: Joan Chittister 2012/11/01

Michael Feinstein is an Emmy and Grammy-nominated musician and entertainer who is widely recognized for his commitment to preserving the legacy of America’s popular song. He serves on the Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Board. He is director of the Jazz and Popular Song Series for New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Artistic Director of the Palladium Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana. He hosts the public radio program Song Travels, and his PBS specials include Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook. His new book, The Gershwins and Me, is a tribute to the brothers who most influenced his career.

Stream Audio: Michael Feinstein 2012/10/25

Michael Duffy is an executive editor at TIME, directing the coverage of presidents, politics, and national affairs. A graduate of Oberlin College, he joined TIME in 1985 as a Pentagon correspondent. Over the past 15 years, he has appeared regularly on PBS’s Washington Week.

Nancy Gibbs, co-author of The Presidents Club, will be appearing with Mr. Duffy at the Forum. She is the deputy managing editor of TIME and has been its lead writer for the last five presidential campaigns. She and Mr. Duffy are co-authors of an earlier bestseller, The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House, and their latest book, The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity, explores the political and personal relationships among America’s presidents.

Stream Audio: Michael Duffy & Nancy Gibbs 2012/09/27

E.J. Dionne is a columnist for the Washington Post, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a professor at Georgetown University. He serves as a political commentator for NPR, MSNBC, and NBC’s Meet the Press. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including the bestseller Why Americans Hate Politics and his latest book, Our Divided Political Heart, which explores America’s tradition of balancing the love of individualism with concern for community.

Stream Audio: E.J. Dionne 2012/06/15

Patrick McGrann is a social entrepreneur and founder of Kitegang, a non-profit organization that develops creative toys and events for young people living in the midst of violence. A native of Minnesota, he has worked in Sudan, Iraq, Somalia, and Yemen. He currently lives in Gaza where he has taught in the Islamic University, assisted the U. S. government in rebuilding the American School after its bombing by Israeli and Palestinian militants, and organized a soccer association and radio station for young people.  In collaboration with Westminster Presbyterian Church’s Palestinian Art Festival.. Please visit www.ewestminster.org for more information

Stream Audio: Patrick McGrann 2012/05/03