Synopsis
Scheer Intelligence features thoughtful and provocative conversations with "American Originals" -- people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.
Episodes
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![Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Sympathizer]()
Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Sympathizer
20/10/2017 Duration: 30minThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses his acclaimed novel and the legacy of the Vietnam War.
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![Brett Morgen: Jane]()
Brett Morgen: Jane
13/10/2017 Duration: 30minThe filmmaker discusses his most recent film about primatologist Jane Goodall.
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![Norman Lear: A bleeding heart conservative, (part 2)]()
Norman Lear: A 'bleeding heart conservative,' (part 2)
06/10/2017 Duration: 30minThe 95-year-old television icon talks about politics and mortality. [Contains mature language.]
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![Norman Lear: A lifetime of changing TV and its audience (part 1)]()
Norman Lear: A lifetime of changing TV and its audience (part 1)
29/09/2017 Duration: 35minThe 95-year-old television icon talks about his time in the military and his shows' biggest controversies. [Contains mature language]
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![James Cromwell: The consequences of doing nothing]()
James Cromwell: The consequences of doing nothing
22/09/2017 Duration: 31minThe Oscar-nominated actor discusses his social activism.
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![Dolores Huerta: A tireless voice for workers]()
Dolores Huerta: A tireless voice for workers
15/09/2017 Duration: 31minThe 87-year-old labor icon discusses her life and career as well as a new film about her.
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![Scott Hamilton Kennedy: Food Evolution]()
Scott Hamilton Kennedy: Food Evolution
08/09/2017 Duration: 33minThe documentary filmmaker discusses his new film about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the organic food industry.
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![William J. Perry: The real risk of nuclear war]()
William J. Perry: The real risk of nuclear war
01/09/2017 Duration: 34minThe former Secretary of Defense discusses the current nuclear threats the world faces and how we got to this point.
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![Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis: Whose Streets?]()
Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis: Whose Streets?
25/08/2017 Duration: 32minThe documentary filmmakers discuss their film about the Ferguson, Missouri protests after the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in 2014.
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![Sarah Pillsbury: Breakthrough films and Liberty Hill]()
Sarah Pillsbury: Breakthrough films and Liberty Hill
18/08/2017 Duration: 29minThe film producer discusses her career in entertainment and her Los Angeles foundation.
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![Jonathan Taplin: Move Fast and Break Things]()
Jonathan Taplin: Move Fast and Break Things
11/08/2017 Duration: 36minThe professor and music industry insider discusses the downside of the tech industry's rise.
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![Robert Rosenthal: Embracing new forms of journalistic storytelling]()
Robert Rosenthal: Embracing new forms of journalistic storytelling
04/08/2017 Duration: 32minThe executive director of the Center for Investigative Reporting discusses new ways to reach more people.
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![Hamilton Fish: Breathing fresh life into journalism]()
Hamilton Fish: Breathing fresh life into journalism
28/07/2017 Duration: 34minThe publisher of the New Republic discusses the changing landscape of the fourth estate.
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![Brian Knappenberger: Nobody Speak]()
Brian Knappenberger: Nobody Speak
21/07/2017 Duration: 32minThe documentary filmmaker discusses his latest film about the end of Gawker and the billionaire who helped bring it down.
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![Danny Goldberg: In Search of the Lost Chord]()
Danny Goldberg: In Search of the Lost Chord
14/07/2017 Duration: 32minThe music industry insider discusses his new book about the summer of love and the changing business of music.
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![Melvin A. Goodman: A truth-teller at the CIA]()
Melvin A. Goodman: A truth-teller at the CIA
07/07/2017 Duration: 31minCIA insider Melvin A. Goodman discusses his new book and restarting a constructive dialogue with Russia.
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![Rebecca Carroll: Writing as a way to figure things out]()
Rebecca Carroll: Writing as a way to figure things out
30/06/2017 Duration: 31minThe columnist and author discusses how writing has been integral to her life after growing up as a black girl adopted by a white family.
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![James Forman, Jr.: Locking up Our Own]()
James Forman, Jr.: Locking up Our Own
23/06/2017 Duration: 33minProfessor and former public defender James Forman, Jr. discusses his new book about the mass incarceration of black men.
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![Peter Moskowitz: Gentrification is killing cities]()
Peter Moskowitz: Gentrification is killing cities
16/06/2017 Duration: 32minThe journalist and writer talks about the downside of gentrification.
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![Mark Lloyd: Communications are Essential to a Democracy]()
Mark Lloyd: Communications are Essential to a Democracy
09/06/2017 Duration: 33minThe professor and former broadcaster discusses the current obstacles to communications in the United States.
