In 1942, at the height of World War II, Martin Heidegger, the most influential philosopher of the twentieth century, delivered a series of lectures on The Ister, Friedrich Holderlin's poem about the Danube River, which referred to the waterway by its ancient Greek name. Heidegger had achieved…
The Italian Character: a film within music and about music. The Italian Character is the story of one of the most renowned orchestras in the world, enriched by archive material of the last thirty years about the great conductors who have been performing on the most famous rostrum in Rome. Today, this…
The Jackie Stiles Story is an inspirational film about a 5’8” girl from a small Kansas town who became a basketball legend in the Midwest. Against all odds, Jackie became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history and the WNBA Rookie-of-the-Year.
Effects of nuclear testing fall-out The crew of the fishing boat The Lucky Dragon, caught in the fall-out 70 miles from the Bikini test bomb area. Warnings of the likely effects of contamination of the sea, rain, food and drink. Commentary by Tom Driberg.
A Film by Terry Sanders 52 Minutes This film explores the efforts made by six American firms (Compaq Computer, McDonald's, Chrysler, Barney's of New York, L.L. Bean, and Amway Asia) to set up business in Japan. Includes insights by Japan specialists such as T.R. Reid of the Washington…
A Film by Terry Sanders 52 Minutes This film explores the paths taken by four Japanese corporations - Sony, Benihana of Tokyo, Honda, and Sega - to enter the American market. Listen to Akio Morita of Sony on how he first came to build the pocket radio after observing an American family at home.…
SEASON 1 AVAILABLE NOW!!! SEASON 2 EPISODES RELEASE WEEKLY STARTING NOV 12, 2021!!! Join Jay Bartlett and Rob McCallum for discussions on anything and everything possible from the world of toys. Expect action figure spotlights, toy room tours, insight from toy industry pros and much more!
In the late 1970s, after thousands of years of longing and prayer for Jerusalem, the first Ethiopian Jews began to arrive in Israel. After 40 years, they open their closed hearts and tell of the loss and pain, of those who died of thirst, hunger and epidemics, in the refugee camps in Sudan. For those…
Brothers LeRoy, Haini and Rudy Wolfgramm share the story behind the 1980’s pop sensation The Jets. As they make their way from Tonga to America, the Wolfgramm family becomes more than just another musical group. See where they came from, their rise to fame, and where they are now.
Schumacher College is 40% self-sufficient in food. The students in the 6-month residential horticulture course, known as Growers, are the ones who grow the vegetables and legumes for the college. For six months, they live together, eat together, play together, and work together in the field to grow food.…
One Day University presents a series of video lectures recorded in real-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award-winning professors and experts in their field, these recorded lectures dive deep into the worlds of religion, government, literature, and social justice. Until…
The rise of Islam was a shock to the Christian world. The Islamic conquest swept through Persia, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and north Africa. The Christian world became split between east and west. The rise of the Norman power gave the western church strong fighting force. A monk named Peter the Hermit…
