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Forum Archives

Our archive preserves the wisdom, insights, and ideas of more than 250 leading thinkers, analysts, innovators, artists, and activists sharing ideas on the issues that shape our world. 

Here you’ll find audio recordings for most presentations and video for presentations for lectures after 2004.

Recent Forums

Art in the Urban Environment

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with Martin Friedman Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Martin Friedman Martin Friedman is the director of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. He joined the Walker in 1958 and became…

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Cultural Barriers in China

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with Nien Cheng Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Nien Cheng Nien Cheng is the author of the bestselling book Life and Death in Shanghai, a memoir recounting her experiences during…

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Confronting Major Health Issues

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with C. Everett Koop Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About C. Everett Koop C. Everett Koop was appointed Surgeon General of the U. S. Public Health Service in 1982. Before that,…

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Art and Religion

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with Frederick Buechner Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Frederick Buechner Frederick Buechner is a writer, theologian, and ordained Presbyterian minister. He is the author of more than thirty books ranging…

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Music and Government

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with Eskil Hemberg Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Eskil Hemberg Eskil Hemberg is Sweden’s premier choral director and composer. He was recently appointed the director of the Royal Swedish Opera…

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America After Reagan: End of an Era

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with Daniel Schorr Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Daniel Schorr Daniel Schorr is one of America’s most honored print and broadcast journalists. After a half-century of national and international reporting,…

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