Video Archive (2007-2008 Season)
Show 1101: Mike Gravel
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation with Democratic presidential candidate & former Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK) about the war in Iraq, his reasons for running, and his goals for America.
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Show 1102: Jimmy Carter
- join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States & author of the new book "Beyond the White House".
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Show 1103: Ban Ki-moon
- join host Dennis Wholey for an exclusive conversation with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Show 1104: Wendy J. Chamberlin
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation about the Middle East with former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Wendy J. Chamberlin, President of the Middle East Institute.
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Show 1105: Marian Wright Edelman
- join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with Marian Wright Edelman, Founder & President of the Children's Defense Fund.
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Show 1106: Lou Dobbs
- join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with Lou Dobbs, anchor of CNN'S Lou Dobbs Tonight & author of "Independents Day: Awakening the American Spirit".
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Show 1107: David Frost
- join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with Sir David Frost about his historic 1977 interview with former President Richard Nixon.
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Show 1109: Jonathan Kozol
- join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with educator and education advocate Jonathan Kozol, author of the new book "Letters to a Young Teacher".
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Show 1110: Edward Albee
- join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee.
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Show 1111: Akbar Ahmed
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation about the misconceptions between the Islamic World and the West with Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington DC & former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Great Britain.
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Show 1114: Daniel Schorr
- join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr, author of "Come to Think of It: Notes on the Turn of the Millennium".
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Show 1115: Robert Novak
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation with syndicated columnist Robert Novak, author of "The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington".
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Show 1116: Dennis Ross
- join host Dennis Wholey for conversation about Israel and Palestine with Amb. Dennis Ross of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, former Middle East Envoy and Chief Peace Negotiator under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
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Show 1117: Steven Pearlstein
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation about the U.S. economy with Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein.
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Show 1118: Stephen Hess
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation with Stephen Hess of the Brookings Institution about the U.S. electoral process and the ways in which campaigning has changed in the last 100 years.
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Show 1119: Said T. Jawad
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation about Afghanistan and the Afghan-U.S. relationship with His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, Afghan Ambassador to the United States.
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Show 1120: David Sandalow
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation about the United States' addiction to oil with David Sandalow, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of "Freedom from Oil".
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Show 1121: Carlos Gutierrez
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation about free trade agreements, the work of the Commerce Department, and Cuba with Carlos Gutierrez, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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Show 1122: Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson & Loretta Sanchez
- join host Dennis Wholey for a discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of the two Democratic presidential candidates with Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), who has endorsed Barack Obama, and Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), who has endorsed Hillary Clinton.
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Show 1123: William F. Buckley, Jr.
- in memory of his life and career, THIS IS AMERICA presents a 2003 conversation with William F. Buckley, Jr. from the offices of the National Review in New York.
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Show 1125: 2008 Democratic Campaign
- join host Dennis Wholey for a roundtable discussion about the Democratic candidates and their ongoing fight for the nomination with Eleanor Clift of Newsweek, David Boaz of the Cato Institute, Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune, Fox News political analyst & columnist Linda Chavez, TV news political analyst & columnist Bob Franken, and Deborah Simmons of the Washington Times.
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Show 1126: 2008 Republican Primary Campaign
- join host Dennis Wholey for a roundtable discussion about the Republican campaign for the White House with Eleanor Clift of Newsweek, David Boaz of the Cato Institute, Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune, Fox News political analyst & columnist Linda Chavez, TV news political analyst & columnist Bob Franken, and Deborah Simmons of the Washington Times.
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Show 1127: Race in America (Part 1)
- join host Dennis Wholey for the first of two roundtable conversations about race in America with civil rights leader Roger Wilkins, Deborah Simmons of the Washington Times, Jabari Asim of the NAACP's Crisis magazine, Michelle Bernard of the Independent Women's Forum, Rev. Dr. Morris L. Shearin Sr. of the Israel Baptist Church, and Fath Davis Ruffins of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Show 1128: Race in America (Part 2)
- join host Dennis Wholey for the second of two roundtable conversations about race in America with civil rights leader Roger Wilkins, Deborah Simmons of the Washington Times, Jabari Asim of the NAACP's Crisis magazine, Michelle Bernard of the Independent Women's Forum, Rev. Dr. Morris L. Shearin Sr. of the Israel Baptist Church, and Fath Davis Ruffins of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Show 1129: Richard Stearns
- join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with Richard Stearns, President of World Vision (U.S.), a humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children.
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Show 1130: Sen. Arlen Specter
- join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) about his battle with cancer and his new book - "Never Give In".
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Show 1131: Eleanor Clift
- join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with Newsweek Contributing Editor Eleanor Clift about her book “Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Politics”.
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Show 1132: Amre Moussa
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation with Amre Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States.
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Show 1133: Afif Safieh
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation with Afif Safieh, Head of the PLO Mission to the United States of America.
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Show 1136: Susan Page
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation with Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today, about the conclusion of the 2008 Presidential Primary campaign as we head towards the general election with Barack Obama and John McCain.
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Show 1137: Zbigniew Brzezinski
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation about the foreign policy issues facing a new administration with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor for President Jimmy Carter.
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Show 1138: NYC Roundtable (Part 1)
- join host Dennis Wholey for the first of two roundtable conversations with Carl Bernstein, Joyce Carol Oates, Geraldo Rivera, Rev. Al Sharpton, Kiron Skinner, and Gay Talese.
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Show 1138: Reg Weaver
- join host Dennis Wholey for a conversation about public schools and public education with Reg Weaver, President of the National Education Association.
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