The Open Mind.

The Open Mind

Exploring civic life with Alexander Heffner.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sun, 7/6 at 6:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Big Bang and Us

Science journalist Dan Levitt talks about his book "What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner."

Sun, 7/6 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Big Bang and Us

Science journalist Dan Levitt talks about his book "What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner."

Mon, 7/7 at 12:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Big Bang and Us

Science journalist Dan Levitt talks about his book "What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner."

Sun, 7/13 at 6:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Future of American Education

George Washington University President Emeritus Stephen Trachtenberg talks about the future of American education.

Sun, 7/13 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Future of American Education

George Washington University President Emeritus Stephen Trachtenberg talks about the future of American education.

Mon, 7/14 at 12:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Future of American Education

George Washington University President Emeritus Stephen Trachtenberg talks about the future of American education.

Sun, 7/20 at 6:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Ruins of Winner-Take-All Governance and the Democratic Party's Dark Age

Author Lee Drutman talks about the urgency of electoral reform.

Sun, 7/20 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Ruins of Winner-Take-All Governance and the Democratic Party's Dark Age

Author Lee Drutman talks about the urgency of electoral reform.