Language as a Window Into Human Nature
Renowned experimental psychologist Steven Pinker shows how the mind turns the finite building blocks of language into infinite meanings.
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The Moral March on Raleigh
Tens of thousands of people attended the Feb. 8, 2014 Moral March on Raleigh.
Melissa Harris-Perry reports on the spread of Moral Monday's to other states.
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Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Are We Descended From Martians?
Is there life elsewhere in the universe? In our solar system? Neil DeGrasse Tyson makes a series of striking, amusing, compelling arguments.
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Pete Seeger: In His Own Words
Legendary folksinger Pete Seeger spoke at the National Press Club in 1998 on song, politics, environment, civil rights ... and why there is hope.
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Jerry: A Portrait of a Graffiti Artist
In January 2014, Nomadic Wax released a new short on the Port-au-Prince-based graffiti artist, Jerry Moise Rosembert to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Haitian earthquake.
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What Did You Learn in School Today?
Pete Seeger sings Tom Paxton's song live on the "Tonight In Person" Show (1964).
I learned that Washington never told a lie.
I learned that soldiers seldom die.
I learned that everybody's free.
And that's what the teacher said to me.
That's what I learned in school today.
That's what I learned in school.
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Perhaps Pete Seeger's best known song, composed shortly before Pete was cited for contempt of Congress in 1956 (373 to 9) for refusal to cooperate with HUAC. Pete and Arlo Guthrie here perform it live at Wolftrap. Where Have All the Flowers Gone has been performed in at least 25 languages.
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Woody Guthrie Sez What Songs He Hates
Woody Guthrie's declaration about songs that tear people down, and songs that give people strength. Studs Terkel with Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie, and Fred Hellerman. An excerpt from a 1976 PBS tribute to Woody Guthrie.
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Abiyoyo
With Pete and children, it was always one young soul to another ... decade after decade. In this song, one young hero helps to defeat a giant that threatens the whole village. More Pete Seeger tribute here.
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