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• Can We Save the World? Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin (#177)

  Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin is president of the Middle East Institute and former U.S. Ambassador to ...

  • Tue, February 9, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Sun, February 14, 9:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Mon, February 15, 8:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Sun, March 14, 5:00 PM on IPTV World

• Bill Gates at the 2009 World Food Prize (#173)

  In October 2009, Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, spoke at the World Food Prize Symposium in Des Moines to encourage sustainability and productivity in the fight against hunger in impoverished nations.

  • Fri, February 12, 8:00 PM on IPTV World

• An Evening with Cloris Leachman (#168)

  On May 8, 2009 at the Des Moines Public Library, celebrated actress and Des Moines native Cloris Leachman regaled fans with anecdotes from her illustrious career.

  • Sun, February 14, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, March 17, 12:25 AM on IPTV World
  • Fri, March 26, 8:25 PM on IPTV World

• Thomas Friedman: Grinnell College Commencement Address (#164)

  In May 2009, three-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas Friedman challenged Grinnell College graduates to embrace their liberal arts education to "rejuvenate, renew, and refresh America."

  • Sun, February 14, 1:35 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, March 17, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Fri, March 26, 8:00 PM on IPTV World

• The Future of Pakistan (#147)

  Mr. Khalid Hasan, former press secretary for President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and currently a senior journalist for a Lahore-based newspaper, discusses the present state of affairs in Pakistan and what the future holds for Pakistan.

  • Wed, February 17, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Sun, February 21, 12:30 PM on IPTV World

• PepsiCo Chief at the 2009 World Food Prize (#175)

  In October 2009, Indra Nooyi, chariman and CEO of PepsiCo, spoke at the 2009 World Food Prize Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa.

  • Wed, February 17, 5:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Sat, February 20, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Sun, March 14, 9:00 PM on IPTV World

• Jeffrey Sachs at the 2009 World Food Prize (#174)

  For more than 20 years, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs has promoted policies to help all parts of the world benefit from expanding economic opportunities and well-being. In October 2009 he spoke at the 2009 World Food Prize Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa.

  • Wed, February 17, 5:30 PM on IPTV World
  • Sat, February 20, 12:30 AM on IPTV World
  • Wed, March 3, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Wed, March 24, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, March 31, 12:00 AM on IPTV World

• Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species (#178)

  In February 2010, at Iowa State University, Professor Sean Carroll, award-winning scientist, author and educator,talked about his latest book, "Remarkable Creatures" which was a finalist for the 2009 National Book Award.

  • Thu, February 18, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Sun, February 21, 9:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Thu, February 25, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Thu, March 4, 8:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Thu, March 18, 8:00 PM on IPTV World

• Running on Ice: Stories from a Warming Arctic (#127)

  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.

  • Thu, February 18, 8:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Sun, February 21, 10:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, March 17, 1:00 AM on IPTV World

• International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson (#152)

  In September 2008, NASA astronaut and Iowa native Peggy Whitson addressed a standing-room-only audience at Simpson College in Indianola.

  • Sat, February 20, 7:00 PM on IPTV World

• Is Global Warming Affecting Hurricanes? (#140)

  Kerry Emanuel is an MIT professor of atmospheric science specializes in studying atmospheric convection and the mechanisms acting to intensify hurricanes.

  • Thu, February 25, 8:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Mon, March 15, 8:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Tue, March 16, 12:00 AM on IPTV World

• Recovering from an Eating Disorder and Falling in Love with Life (#179)

  • Fri, February 26, 8:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Sat, February 27, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Sun, February 28, 9:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Sat, March 6, 5:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Thu, March 11, 8:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Sat, March 27, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Sun, March 28, 9:00 PM on IPTV World

• The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming (#139)

  An environmental conservative, Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist and Cool It, has questioned the priority given to solving global climate change.

  • Sat, February 27, 6:00 PM on IPTV World

• American Gothic: A Life of America's Most Famous Painting (#160)

  Author Steven Biel and Filmmaker Sasha Waters Freyer team up to present a fascinating glimpse at Grant Wood's most famous work -- American Gothic.

  • Tue, March 2, 6:00 PM on IPTV World

• Tony Wagner: “The Global Achievement Gap” (#172)

  In September 2009, Dr. Wagner addressed Iowa educators at the "Leading, Learning and Teaching in the 21st Century" conference in Des Moines.

  • Sat, March 6, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Mon, March 15, 10:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Wed, March 31, 7:00 PM on IPTV World

• "Three Cups of Tea" Author Gregory Mortenson (#133)

  Gregory Mortenson recounts his lifelong dedication to promote education and literacy, especially for girls, in remote, volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

  • Sun, March 7, 9:00 PM on IPTV World

• Khrushchev Biographer William Taubman (#170)

  In August 2009, Harvard and Columbia educated scholar and author William Taubman gave a presentation at the Des Moines Public Library. Over the course of his career, Mr. Taubman has become the official biographer of Nikita Khrushchev.

  • Wed, March 10, 7:57 PM on IPTV World

• 2009 World Food Prize Laureate Gebisa Ejeta (#176)

  The 2009 World Food Prize was awarded to Dr. Gebisa Ejeta of Ethiopia, whose work has enhanced the food supply of hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Sun, March 14, 9:30 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, March 24, 7:30 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, March 31, 12:30 AM on IPTV World

• The Global Agricultural Crisis of the 21st Century (#151)

  Agricultural ecologist Sir Gordon Conway delivered the 2008 Norman Borlaug Lecture from Iowa State University.

  • Wed, March 17, 7:59 PM on IPTV World

• Dr. Willard Daggett (#101)

  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.

  • Sun, March 21, 9:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Thu, March 25, 10:00 PM on IPTV Learns

Past Episodes

These episodes of Intelligent Talk Television aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.

• Can We Save the World? Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin (#177)
• "Three Cups of Tea" Author Gregory Mortenson (#133)
• The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming (#139)
• Running on Ice: Stories from a Warming Arctic (#127)
• Tony Wagner: “The Global Achievement Gap” (#172)
• Thomas Friedman: Grinnell College Commencement Address (#164)
• PepsiCo Chief at the 2009 World Food Prize (#175)
• How the Financial Markets Are Driving Globalism (#153)
• Peter Carlson, Author of "K Blows Top" (#169)
• The Future of Journalism? (#157)
• Investigative Journalist Jane Mayer: “The Dark Side” (#171)
• Jeffrey Sachs at the 2009 World Food Prize (#174)
• Producer Dayton Duncan Previews "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" (#165)
• International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson (#152)
• Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln (#159)
• Who Speaks for Islam? What A Billion Muslims Really Think (#146)
• 2009 World Food Prize Laureate Gebisa Ejeta (#176)
• Bill Gates at the 2009 World Food Prize (#173)
• The Global Agricultural Crisis of the 21st Century (#151)
• Governor Robert Ray: Tai Dam Refugee Relocation (#130)
• The Adversity Paradox: Achieving Uncommon Success in Business (#162)
• Great Ape Trust Symposium: The Chimpanzee Mind (#144)
• An Evening with Cloris Leachman (#168)
• Master of Mystery Lawrence Block (#166)
• The Future of Pakistan (#147)
• The Ioway Nation in the New Millennium (#131)
• Khrushchev Biographer William Taubman (#170)
• James Van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles (#128)
• Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (#149)
• American Gothic: A Life of America's Most Famous Painting (#160)

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