NOTE: Programs 164-168 are new for 2009-10.
101. Dr. Willard Daggett [56:46]
Dr. Willard Daggett shares his knowledge about what students are going to need to know in the 21st century with a group of Iowa high school students. Following a presentation about the emerging challenges of a global economy, Dr. Daggett answers questions from the student audience.
104. Dr. Michael Bugeja: Interpersonal Divide [48:43]
ISU Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication Director Michael Bugeja speaks about his book Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age and how the digital era has impacted society and education specifically.
105. Dr. Louise Richardson: What Terrorists Want [46:10]
At a recent appearance at the University of Northern Iowa, Harvard professor Louise Richardson discussed terrorism in a lecture based upon her book What Terrorists Want. She concludes that the United States can't win a war on terrorism, any more than it could win a war against armed robbery or tornadoes. What it can do is contain the threat to the nation caused by a specific group of terrorists: Islamist radicals.
106. Peter Baker: Kremlin Rising [26:20]
On April 16, 2007, Washington Post White House correspondent Peter Baker spoke as part of the World Affairs Series and the First Amendment Day Celebration at ISU. He discussed his experiences in Russia as Moscow bureau chief and his book, Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin and Russian Counter-Revolution, which he co-authored with Susan Glasser.
107. Guy Kawasaki: The Art of Innovation [1:18:11]
Guy Kawasaki, managing director of Garage Technology Ventures and one of the marketing geniuses responsible for the success of the Macintosh computer, spoke at ISU’s Emerging Technologies Conference about the art of entrepreneurial thinking, referring to his book Art of the Start.
108. Sunni and Shi'ite Traditions Within Islam [1:08:10]
University of Iowa Assistant Professor of Islam, Ahmed Souaiaia, discusses the differences between Sunni and Shi’ite traditions in Islam. He teaches a variety of courses such as— Human Rights Law and Islam, Comparative Islamic Law, Modern Islamic Thought & Political Movements, Islamic Ethics and Moral Philosophy, and Women in Islam and the Middle East.
109. Former President Jimmy Carter [54:00]
Speaking to a crowd of 6,000 at University of Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 18, 2007, former President Jimmy Carter spelled out his proposal for peace between Israel and Palestine as outlined in his provocative book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid.
110. Peter Larson: The Science and Politics Behind T Rex [1:06:25]
Paleontologist Peter Larson, speaking at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, recounted his experiences as the leader of the team that discovered and excavated "Sue," the most complete specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex to date.
111. International Pollination Symposium [57:11]
On June 27, 2007 at the International Pollination Symposium at Iowa State University, Marla Spivak from the University of Minnesota and Jeff Pettis from the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, spoke about Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder.
112. Live from Prairie Lights: James Autry [58:00]
On June 21, 2007, author James Autry discussed his book Looking Around for God on Iowa Public Radio's Live From Prairie Lights.
113. Know the Score: From Monks to Masters [1:24:58]
On August 24, 2007, at the University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa Public Radio's Know the Score featured speakers at the exhibition titled From Monks to Masters: The Medieval Manuscript and the Early Printed Book.
114. Live From Prairie Lights: Rilla Askew [55:24]
On June 28, 2007, in Iowa City author Rilla Askew discussed her book Harpsong on Iowa Public Radio's Live From Prairie Lights.
115. Live From Prairie Lights: John Thompson [58:00]
On July 24, 2007, in Iowa City poet John Thompson discussed his book 99 Voices, 99 Lives on Iowa Public Radio's Live From Prairie Lights.
116. CNN's Peter Bergen at NIACC [1:11:05]
On September 13, 2007, at North Iowa Area Community College CNN terrorism analyst, Peter Bergen, delivered a speech titled Six Years After 9/11: Are We Winning the War on Terrorism?
117. Richard Florida [1:13:23]
On September 19, 2007, at Iowa State University author Richard Florida discussed his book The Flight of the Creative Class, an examination of the global competition for creative talent.
118. American Chica: Marie Arana [28:17]
On September 20, 2007, at Iowa State University author Marie Arana spoke about her experiences growing up as a hybrid American.
119. UNI Entrepreneurship Symposium Keynote [54:38]
On September 26, 2007, at the University of Northern Iowa's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center UNI alumna, Linda Lundstrom Cook, spoke about the joys and challenges of starting a business.
120. Vicente Fox at Buena Vista University [1:02:31]
On October 26, 2007, former President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, spoke at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. Student panelists interviewed the former President in front of an audience of students and faculty.
121. Covering '08 - Sandy Johnson and Chuck Raasch [33:53]
On October 2, 2007, at Iowa State University Sandy Johnson, Washington Bureau Chief for the Associated Press, and Chuck Raasch, political editor for Gannett News Service, discussed the 2008 presidential campaign.
123. UNI Entrepreneurship Symposium Panel [52:31]
On September 26, 2007, at the University of Northern Iowa's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center a panel of speakers discussed their experiences as entrepreneurs.
124. More Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail [1:06:26]
On October 22, 2007, at Iowa State University professor of political science Steffen Schmidt spoke about the Iowa caucuses and the presidential candidate selection.
125. Former Congressman Jim Leach [1:02:18]
On October 16, 2007, at Drake University in Des Moines former Iowa congressman James A. Leach delivered a lecture on U.S. Relations with China.
126. High School Summit on Mathematics and Science [26:14]
On November 7, 2007, at the Price Lab School Field House in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Governor Chet Culver delivered the keynote speech for the High School Summit on Mathematics and Science.
127. Running on Ice: Stories from a Warming Arctic [27:09]
Iowa State University graduate Elizabeth Andre shares stories from her 1200-mile dogsled trek across Baffin Island with renowned polar explorer Will Steger and a team of Inuit hunters, explorers and educators. She also recounts Inuit stories of living in a rapidly warming climate and offers insights on meeting the challenge of global warming.
128. James Van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles [39:00]
A new biography of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa native James Van Allen by Northwestern University Professor Abigail Foerstner is the subject of this special edition of Live From Prairie Lights. Recognized as Iowa's greatest scientist, Van Allen was among the principle scientific investigators for 24 space missions and has been called the father of space science.
129. Beyond the Autism Diagnosis: How Professionals Can Help Parents [49:15]
Professor Marion O'Brien of the University of North Carolina discusses her research findings on children and families, particularly parenting practices and parental attitudes and their influence on parent-child relationships and child development. Her book, Beyond the Autism Diagnosis, was published in 2006.
130. Robert Ray and Kenneth Quinn: Tai Dam Refugee Relocation [53:04]
On February 21st at Simpson College, former Governor Robert D. Ray and former Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, discussed their roles in aiding the relocation of Tai Dam refugees from southeast Asia to Iowa in the 1970s. They also described their efforts to help Southeast Asian refugees through the Iowa SHARES program.
131. The Ioway Nation in the New Millennium [43:09]
Lance Foster, a member of the Ioway Nation, is a traditional storyteller, artist, teacher, and scholar and is involved in the cultural preservation and management of the Ioway culture and language. His presentation touched upon the history and culture of the Ioway Indians--the first tribe that inhabited the state of Iowa and parts of surrounding states. Today, there are Ioway Reservations in Kansas and Oklahoma.
132. David Plowden’s Vanishing Point: Fifty Years of Photography [45:08]
World-famous photographer David Plowden celebrates his 75th birthday with his new book Vanishing Point which includes his phenomenal black and white photographs of the prairie landscape and quiet Midwestern scenes. Mr. Plowden provided commentary about his art and technique for KSUI’s Know the Score radio program.
133. Three Cups of Tea Author Gregory Mortenson [48:01]
Gregory Mortenson is the author of the best-selling book “Three Cups of Tea” which recounts his lifelong dedication to promote education and literacy, especially for girls, in remote, volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. As of 2007, Mortenson has established over 61 schools in these areas, which provide education to over 25,000 children, including 14,000 girls, where few education opportunities existed before.
134. Russia After the Presidential Elections: Is There Hope for Democracy? [50:19]
David Satter is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. A former Soviet correspondent for the London Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Satter is the author of Age of Delirium: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union and Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State.
135. A Conversation About Race with James Autry & Clifton Taulbert [59:00]
James Autry and Clifton Taulbert are recognized forces in the contemporary literary world. Both award-winning authors grew up in racially torn Mississippi separated by fewer than 200 miles and the perceived chasm of skin color. After discovering each others’ works a decade ago, the writers met and made a commitment to use their words and lives to leave a legacy of how brotherhood should look.
136. Dreams to Reality: Astronaut Clayton Anderson [37:14]
Astronaut and Iowa State University alum Clayton Anderson chronicles his 152 days in space as part of the 15th and 16th expeditions to the International Space Station (ISS). Mr. Anderson launched to the ISS in 2007 aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. During his stint, he performed three spacewalks for a total of 18 hours of extravehicular activity. He holds a master of science degree in aerospace engineering from ISU (1983).
137. Censoring Freedom: How the Quest for Security is Trumping Your Constitutional Rights [35:27]
Mark Goodman is the Knight Professor of Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University and an expert on student free expression in the United States. Mr. Goodman appeared as a featured speaker at ISU’s First Amendment Day Celebration.
139. The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming [52:30]
Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist and Cool It, is the director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center and an adjunct professor at the Copenhagen Business School. In 2004 TIME Magazine named him one of the 100 globally most influential people, and the UK's Guardian newspaper recently named him one of the 50 people who could save the planet. An environmental conservative, Lomborg has questioned the priority given to solving global climate change, arguing that we should first focus our resources on more immediate concerns, such as fighting malaria and HIV/AIDS and assuring a safe, fresh water supply. Mr. Lomborg appears as a featured speaker at ISU’s World Affairs Series.
140. Kerry Emanuel--Is Global Warming Affecting Hurricanes? [53:28]
Kerry Emanuel is an MIT Professor of Atmospheric Science and the author of Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes.
142. Women in Politics: Madeleine Kunin [44:58]
Madeleine Kunin is a former three-term governor of Vermont and Ambassador to Switzerland. She also served as U.S. deputy secretary of education. Ms. Kunin is currently the Marsh Scholar Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont, where she lectures on history and women's studies. She is the author of Living a Political Life, The Big Green Book, and, most recently, Pearls, Politics and Power, an insider's view of the role of women in politics.
143. Statecraft: And How to Restore America's Standing in the World [58:12]
Former U.S. Ambassador Dennis Ross gave a lecture at Drake University titled Statecraft: How to Restore America's Standing in the World. Ross is a counselor and the Ziegler distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute and has been active in shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process for more than 12 years. He played a major role in both the George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations and was instrumental in assisting Israelis and Palestinians to reach the 1995 Interim Agreement, successfully brokered the 1997 Hebron accord, facilitated the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty and intensively worked to bring Israel and Syria together.
144. Great Ape Trust Symposium: The Chimpanzee Mind [53:10]
A featured speaker at the 2008 Emergence of Mind Symposium sponsored by the Great Ape Trust of Iowa was Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa, a professor in the Language and Intelligence Section at the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University in Japan. Dr. Matsuzawa’s research has focused on chimpanzee intelligence and tool use, both in the wild and in laboratory settings.
145. Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind [44:43]
Dr. Robert Seyfarth, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia was a featured speaker at the 2008 Emergence of Mind Symposium sponsored by the Great Ape Trust of Iowa. Dr. Seyfarth began his research with vervet monkeys in Kenya, and since 1992 has been involved in a study of communication, cognition and behavior among baboons in the Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana.
146. Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think [45:21]
This lecture, sponsored by the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy, features Dalia Mogahed, the co-author of a new publication Who Speaks for Islam?, the culmination of a multi-year polling effort in 35 countries that disproves Western myths about Muslims. Ms. Mogahed’s lecture is followed by reactions from a panel of four Des Moines professionals: Dr. Mark Finkelstein, Dir. Of Community Relations, Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines; Khalid Khan, architect, HLKB Architects; Kyle Munson, writer/editor, The Des Moines Register, and Donna Scarfe, director of interpreting services, Deaf Action Center.
147. The Future of Pakistan [24:32]
The Iowa Council for International Understanding presents Mr. Khalid Hasan, former press secretary for President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and currently a senior journalist for a Lahore-based newspaper, The Daily Times. Mr. Hasan discusses the present state of affairs in Pakistan and what the future holds for Pakistan especially as it relates to the U.S. foreign policy.
148. T. Boone Pickens' Energy Plan [50:21]
On August 14, 2008, T. Boone Pickens discussed his plan for dealing with America’s energy issues at a town hall meeting in Le Mars, Iowa.
149. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts [31:10]
Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. delivered the 11th Opperman Lecture in Constitutional Law at Drake University on October 2, 2008.
150. America's Role in the World: Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President [01:01:01]
Ambassador Thomas Pickering was the featured speaker at Drake's Knapp Center on October 5, 2008, in the Bucksbaum Distinguished Lectureship series.
151. The Global Agricultural Crisis of the 21st Century [01:00:52]
Agricultural ecologist Sir Gordon Conway delivered the 2008 Norman Borlaug Lecture from Iowa State University.
152. International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson [01:08:33]
On September 2, 2008, NASA astronaut and Iowa native Peggy Whitson addressed a standing-room-only audience at Simpson College in Indianola. Commander Whitson recounted her recent experiences in space as the first female commander of the International Space Station.
153. How the Financial Markets Are Driving Globalism [01:02:56]
On September 10, 2008, Iowa State University presented a lecture by James Bernard, Jr., general manager of MarketWatch.com, part of the Wall Street Journal Digital Network, as part of their Technology, Globalization and Culture series.
154. 2008 Iowa Student Stem Symposium [37:49]
On November 5, 2008, former science teacher of the year and international speaker Shannon C'de Baca addressed teenagers from across the state at the 2008 Iowa Student STEM Symposium on the UNI campus in Cedar Falls.
155. Globalization and Trade [01:21:51]
On October 21, 2008, Iowa State University hosted Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch as part of their Technology, Globalization and Culture series. Ms. Wallach, an internationally recognized expert on globalization and trade, has been dubbed the "Trade Debate's Guerilla Warrior."
156. Putin's Petrostate: Power, Patronage and the New Russia [01:09:08]
On November 3, 2008, as part of their World Affairs Series, Iowa State University hosted Dr. Marshall Goldman, noted authority on Russian economics and politics and author of "Putin's Petrostate: Power, Patronage and the New Russia."
157. The Future of Journalism? [01:11:38]
On October 29, 2008, Drake University and the National Press Club co-hosted a panel on the future of journalism featuring key industry leaders -- Laura Hollingsworth, Des Moines Register; Steve Buttry, Cedar Rapids Gazette; Michael Gartner, Former President NBC News & Des Moines Register; David Busiek, KCCI, and Gil Klein, National Press Club. The event was part of the NPC's Centennial Forum project, "The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press and the Future of Journalism."
158. Understanding the Economic Meltdown [31:00]
On September 10, 2008, Iowa State University presented a lecture by James Bernard, Jr., general manager of MarketWatch.com, part of the Wall Street Journal Digital Network. Mr. Bernard sheds light on the current financial crisis by explaining in layman's terms how a series of events led to an economic meltdown.
159. Giants: The Parallel Lives Of Frederick Douglass And Abraham Lincoln [49:58]
On the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, Iowa native Dr. John Stauffer of Harvard University, discusses comments on his most recent book,"Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln" at the Des Moines Public Library.
160. American Gothic: A Life of America's Most Famous Painting [1:18:24]
Author Steven Biell and Filmmaker Sasha Waters Freyer team up to present a fascinating glimpse at Grant Wood's most famous work -- American Gothic.
162. The Adversity Paradox: Achieving Uncommon Success [49:56]
Des Moines business executives J. Barry Griswell and Bob Jennings discuss their new book “The Adversity Paradox,” a guide for achieving personal and business success. The book explores the paradox of how many people from difficult and unstable backgrounds leverage adversity into success. Much of the book examines how readers can turn adversity into an asset instead of a liability.
163. U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan [41:20]
On April 24, 2009, newly-appointed US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan addressed a near-capacity crowd at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Secretary Duncan outlined his education goals and the measures already in place to reach them.
164. Thomas Friedman: Grinnell College Commencement Address [24:23]
Three-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas Friedman challenged graduates to embrace their liberal arts education to "rejuvenate, renew, and refresh America" at Grinnell College in May 2009.
165. Producer Dayton Duncan Previews "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" [58:14]
Award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker Dayton Duncan addressed a capacity crowd in May 2009 at Lekberg Hall on the campus of Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
166. Master of Mystery Lawrence Block [54:24]
Lawrence Block, one of the most widely recognized names in mystery, appeared at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines in May 2009 to discuss his latest book, "Step by Step."
168. An Evening with Cloris Leachman [34:09]
Celebrated actress and Des Moines native Cloris Leachman regaled fans with anecdotes from her illustrious career at the Des Moines Public Library on May 8, 2009.
