Black History Month (HD)

Academy of Achievement

Black History Month (HD)


My Path to Success

Academy of Achievement

My Path to Success


Social Justice

Academy of Achievement

Social Justice


Black History Month (SD)

Academy of Achievement

Black History Month (SD)


Oprah Winfrey

Academy of Achievement

Oprah Winfrey


Lessons of Leadership (Audio)

Academy of Achievement

Lessons of Leadership (Audio)


Authors and Poets

Academy of Achievement

Authors and Poets


Black History Month (Audio)

Academy of Achievement

Black History Month (Audio)


Lessons of Leadership (HD)

Academy of Achievement

Lessons of Leadership (HD)


Lessons of Leadership (SD)

Academy of Achievement

Lessons of Leadership (SD)


George Lucas

Academy of Achievement

George Lucas


Esperanza Spalding

Academy of Achievement

Esperanza Spalding


Nobel Prize Scientists

Academy of Achievement

Saul Perlmutter, Lisa Randall and Adam Riess - Part 1


Advocates of Human Rights

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Anthony Romero - Part 1


Athol Fugard

Academy of Achievement

Athol Fugard


Robert Lefkowitz

Academy of Achievement

Robert Lefkowitz


Tony Fadell

Academy of Achievement

Tony Fadell


William H. McRaven

Academy of Achievement

William H. McRaven


Women in Entertainment

Academy of Achievement

Women in Entertainment


Philip Breedlove

Academy of Achievement

Philip Breedlove


Natasha Trethewey

Academy of Achievement

Natasha Trethewey


Natasha Trethewey

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Natasha Trethewey


Educators

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Educators


Louise Glück

Academy of Achievement

Louise Glück


Jessye Norman Interview

Academy of Achievement

Jessye Norman Interview


Morgan Freeman

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Morgan Freeman


Johnny Mathis Interview & Live Performance Highlights (SD)

Academy of Achievement

Johnny Mathis Interview & Live Performance Highlights (SD)


Johnny Mathis Interview & Live Performance Highlights (HD)

Academy of Achievement

Johnny Mathis Interview & Live Performance Highlights (HD)


Jackson Browne Live Performance

Academy of Achievement

Jackson Browne Live Performance


Hal David Interview

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Hal David Interview


Women in Education (SD)

Academy of Achievement

Women in Education (SD)


Women in Education (HD)

Academy of Achievement

Women in Education (HD)


Nadine Gordimer

Academy of Achievement

Nadine Gordimer


Wole Soyinka

Academy of Achievement

Wole Soyinka


Alexander McCall Smith

Academy of Achievement

Alexander McCall Smith


Michael Ondaatje

Academy of Achievement

Michael Ondaatje


Frank McCourt

Academy of Achievement

Frank McCourt


Khaled Hosseini

Academy of Achievement

Khaled Hosseini


W.S. Merwin

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W.S. Merwin


John Mather

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John Mather


Toni Morrison

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Toni Morrison


Suzan-Lori Parks

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Suzan-Lori Parks


Arthur Golden

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Arthur Golden


Anthony Fauci

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Anthony Fauci


Dana Priest

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Dana Priest


Nora Ephron

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Nora Ephron


Carlos Fuentes

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Carlos Fuentes


Julie Taymor1

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Julie Taymor1


Gore Vidal

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Gore Vidal


Tim Russert

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Tim Russert


John Irving

Academy of Achievement

John Irving


Norman Mailer

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Norman Mailer


Meave Leakey

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Meave Leakey


Bill Clinton

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Bill Clinton


John Updike

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John Updike


Robert Strauss

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Robert Strauss


Leonard Lauder

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Leonard Lauder


Donald Johanson

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Donald Johanson


Bono

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Bono


George Mitchell

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George Mitchell


Gao Xingjian

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Gao Xingjian


Ernest J. Gaines

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Ernest J. Gaines


Sue Grafton

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Sue Grafton


Shelby Foote

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Shelby Foote


Tommy Hilfiger

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Tommy Hilfiger


Jean Auel

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Jean Auel


August Wilson

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August Wilson


Tracy Kidder

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Tracy Kidder


What It Takes®

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Best of (Nobel Prize Edition) - Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman: The Vaccine Revolution

The COVID-19 vaccine came out at warp speed because of the work of these two scientists. This week, they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. In celebration, we are re-posting our episode about Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman. For many, many years they investigated the secrets of messenger RNA (mRNA). And when the pandemic began, their research was ready and waiting. On this episode you’ll hear Katalin Karikó talk about her humble beginnings in Hungary, and the forces that enabled her to persevere, even though for decades people thought her ideas about mRNA were laughable.  She was denied grants, lost jobs and wasn’t taken seriously, but she never wavered. Fortunately, she met Drew Weissman one day at a copy machine, where they both worked at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Weissman was an immunologist, working on a vaccine for HIV.  He was interested in Karikó’s


Women in Entertainment (Audio)

Academy of Achievement

Women in Entertainment (Audio)


Women in Education (Audio)

Academy of Achievement

Women in Education (Audio)


Scott Berg

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Scott Berg


Elie Wiesel

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Elie Wiesel


Amy Tan

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Amy Tan (1998 Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming)


Amy Tan (1998 Symposium)

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Amy Tan (1998 Symposium)


Joyce Carol Oates

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Joyce Carol Oates


Heather Whitestone

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Heather Whitestone


Pat Conroy

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Pat Conroy


Louis Sullivan

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Louis Sullivan


Michael Crichton

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Michael Crichton


Oliver Stone

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Oliver Stone


Edward Stone

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Edward Stone


Martin Scorsese

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Martin Scorsese


Jerome Friedman

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Jerome Friedman


Elias Corey

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Elias Corey


Wallace Stegner

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Wallace Stegner


Steve Largent

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Steve Largent


Stephen Jay Gould

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Stephen Jay Gould


Ralph Lauren (Audio)

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Ralph Lauren (Audio)


Melvin Simon

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Melvin Simon


E. L. Doctorow

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E. L. Doctorow


Suzanne Farrell

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Suzanne Farrell


Herman Wouk (Audio)

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Herman Wouk (Audio)


Gloria Vanderbilt

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Gloria Vanderbilt


Rosalynn Carter

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Rosalynn Carter


Clayton Williams, Jr.

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Clayton Williams, Jr.


Olaf Wieghorst

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Olaf Wieghorst


Douglas Hofstadter

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Douglas Hofstadter


Mother Antonia

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Mother Antonia


Howard and Georgeanna Jones

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Howard and Georgeanna Jones