The Open Mind

The Open Mind - PBS

PBS

Talk Show

1956

TVG

Talk

Public affairs

A thoughtful excursion into civic life — the world of ideas across politics, media, technology, and the arts.

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1956– Talk Show 45 Seasons713 Episodes

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Upcoming TV Airings

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Sunday, March 8

Freedom, Inflation, and Deflation

Season 45 • Episode 5

MIT scholar Yasheng Huang talks about the inflation landscape in China vs. the United States.

Sunday, March 8

Freedom, Inflation, and Deflation

Season 45 • Episode 5

MIT scholar Yasheng Huang talks about the inflation landscape in China vs. the United States.

Monday, March 9

Freedom, Inflation, and Deflation

Season 45 • Episode 5

MIT scholar Yasheng Huang talks about the inflation landscape in China vs. the United States.

Saturday, March 14

Discovering Dinosaur Extinction and the Atom Bomb

Season 45 • Episode 6

Author Alec Nevala-Lee discusses his biography of physicist Luis Alvarez.

Sunday, March 15

Discovering Dinosaur Extinction and the Atom Bomb

Season 45 • Episode 6

Author Alec Nevala-Lee discusses his biography of physicist Luis Alvarez.

Sunday, March 15

Discovering Dinosaur Extinction and the Atom Bomb

Season 45 • Episode 6

Author Alec Nevala-Lee discusses his biography of physicist Luis Alvarez.

Monday, March 16

Discovering Dinosaur Extinction and the Atom Bomb

Season 45 • Episode 6

Author Alec Nevala-Lee discusses his biography of physicist Luis Alvarez.

Saturday, March 21

Exploring civic life with Alexander Heffner.

Sunday, March 22

When We Care About Climate -- and Not

Season 45 • Episode 7

Climate experts Ellen Prager and Dave Jones talk about perceptions and realities about the weather.

Sunday, March 22

When We Care About Climate -- and Not

Season 45 • Episode 7

Climate experts Ellen Prager and Dave Jones talk about perceptions and realities about the weather.

Monday, March 23

When We Care About Climate -- and Not

Season 45 • Episode 7

Climate experts Ellen Prager and Dave Jones talk about perceptions and realities about the weather.