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An interview with Fidel Castro
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
This June 25, 1985 special edition of the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour features highlights of a five-hour interview conducted with President of Cuba Fidel Castro conducted by Robert MacNeil. It was Castro's first interview on U.S. television in six years, and covers a range of topics, including some that Castro never before discussed in public. Read more
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Doing What You Love and Making Money Too!
By: Nancy Anderson
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Making a living while following one's bliss is too often seen as an impossible dream, too idealistic and pragmatically unattainable. Not so, according to Nancy Anderson, who provides a wealth of wisdom and myriad ways to discover your passion and follow your heart to a financially and personally rewarding career. Read more
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Interview with Gerald and Betty Ford
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 10 minutes
Abridged: No
In an interview at the 1984 Republican Convention, former President Gerald Ford and Betty Ford talk about the re-nomination of President Reagan and Vice President Bush, the conservative movement in the Republican Party, the rising federal deficit, women’s issues and more. Read more
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The Fourth World Community
By: Gregory McGee & John Papworth
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
In the midst of the Superpowers and the Third World, a new vision is emerging of a Fourth World, encompassing small communities as an alternative to the notion that “bigger is better.” Returning power to a personal level is one of the goals and Papworth provides some useful ways to meet the challenge he so eloquently describes. Read more
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Meditating in the Marketplace Or Living Ultimately
By: Charles Garfield, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 1 hour 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Here the founder of the Shanti Project, creator of "Peak Performance" seminars and founding president of the Peak Performance Center talks about ways to enhance life and realize one's personal potential in the middle of the marketplace or the "real" world. Read more
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The Neuronaut Returns
By: Timothy Leary
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Cosmic, crazy, and comic wisdom abound in this raucous romp through the galactic regions with the late Leary, Pied Piper of the sixties generation. His societal impact was undeniable. Whatever your belief system, Leary's thinking challenges our preconceptions and this conversation is no exception. Read more
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Prosperity Principles
By: Ruth Ross
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: No
If you’re looking for ways to live more fully and abundantly, you’ll want to listen closely to psychologist Ross, as she describes her own path to prosperity. Numerous insights and practical steps are revealed in the course of the conversation. Read more
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Buckminster Fuller: The 50-Year Experiment (documentary)
By: R. Buckminster Fuller
Narrated by: Phil Catalfo & Michael Toms
Length: 1 hour 21 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a special audio documentary of the life and work of a twentieth-century genius. Included is the story of how the late Bucky transcended failure and despair and devoted his life to serving humanity. There is also a commentary describing his contribution to our time. If you're interested in making the world work, you owe it to yourself to... Read more
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Avoiding Armageddon
By: Daniel Ellsberg
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Abridged: No
(A special "live" presentation with some listener call-ins.) One of the country's most intrepid, informed and articulate anti-war activists returns for an update on his travels and recent developments in the militarization of the planet. Ellsberg's words can be chilling yet empowering, sobering yet heartening - and always thought-provoking.... Read more
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Erotic and Social Transformation
By: George Leonard
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 1 hour 32 minutes
Abridged: No
George Leonard (1923-2010) was an American writer, editor, and educator who wrote extensively about education and human potential. Read more
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The Turning Point
By: Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
A renowned physicist and author of The Tao of Physics turns his attention to the sweeping social changes brought about by what he describes as "the rising culture." As in his book The Turning Point, Dr. Capra addresses the state of the environment, modern industrial economy, and the choices individuals make in everyday life. Read more
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Will The Real Economy Please Stand Up?
By: Hazel Henderson
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Some pundits would have us believe that the future belongs to big oil, big money - big business in general. Not so, argues Henderson, author of Creating Alternative Futures (Berkeley Windhover 1978) and Politics of the Solar Age (Anchor/Doubleday 1981). She takes on the IRS, the corporate powers-that-be, and our over-reliance on non-renewable... Read more
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Interview with Margaret Thatcher
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Prime Minister Thatcher was interviewed following two days of meetings in Washington with the newly-inaugurated President Ronald Reagan. She discusses the war in El Salvador, the prospects for a Reagan-Brezhnev summit, the nascent democracy movement in Poland and what western nations can do, Israeli/Palestinian relations, the possibility of... Read more
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A World of Our Own Making
By: Daniel Ellsberg
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 1 hour 50 minutes
Abridged: No
The protagonist in the Pentagon Papers case and intrepid anti-nuclear activist brings his special brilliance and background to bear in a discussion of the political realities and choices he sees all of us facing, now and in the years to come, and ways in which we can bring about the dawning of an era in which people matter. Read more
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The Corporate State
By: Charles Reich
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 1 hour 49 minutes
Abridged: No
The philosopher/author of The Greening of America and Sorcerer of Bolinas Reef reveals the essence and the dangers of the megalithic corporate conglomerate. An especially relevant conversation for our time. Read more
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Attaining Wholeness and Joy
By: Patricia Sun
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
A philosopher, human energizer and natural healer shows us ways to attain wholeness, and gives us keys to bring more joy into our daily life. Read more
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Interview with Ayatollah Khomeini
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 26 minutes
Abridged: No
A 1978 interview with Ayatollah Khomeini in which he discusses movement to overthrow the Shah of Iran. Originally broadcast on The MacNeil/Lehrer Report. Read more
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Interview with Menacham Begin
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 27 minutes
Abridged: No
In this 1978 interview, Menacham Begin discussses the breakdown of Middle East peace talks. Read more
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LSD: A Generation Later
By: Albert Hofmann, Ram Dass & Timothy Leary
Narrated by: Larry Geis
Length: 1 hour 33 minutes
Abridged: No
"A meeting of nobody special about nothing in particular." An exquisite gathering of rascals including Albert Hoffmann (discoverer of LSD), Ram Dass (Richard Alpert, Ph.D.), Timothy Leary, Ph.D., Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., John Lilly, Allen Ginsberg, Stephen Gaskin, David Smith, M.D., and Irving Oyle, M.D. This is an audio... Read more
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A Modern Political Promethean
By: Daniel Ellsberg
Narrated by: Re Couture
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A look into the motives, insights and visions of a modern political promethean and pacifist. Alive with inspirations and practical observations on the challenging times we live in. Read more
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Interview with Shah of Iran
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 26 minutes
Abridged: No
A 1977 interview with the Shah of Iran in which he discusses relations with the United States. Originally broadcast on The MacNeil/Lehrer Report. Read more
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Discurso del Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara en la XIX Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (completo)
By: Che Guevara
Narrated by: Che Guevara
Length: 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Histórico discurso completo del Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara en la XIX Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas efectuado el 11 de Diciembre de 1964 Read more
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