VPR Presents
VPR Presents
Gloria Steinem
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Vermont Woman Newspaper brought feminist and author Gloria Steinem to Burlington June 11th in celebration of the Magazine’s sixth year and Steinem’s 75th birthday.VPR Presents
Same-Sex Marriage & the Family
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Three Supreme Court Justices from different New England states each address their participation in landmark rulings from their respective courts on same-sex marriage.VPR Presents
Ken Burns: No Ordinary Lives
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Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns’ "The War"explores the most intimate human dimensions of World War II. This worldwide catastrophetouched the lives of every family in America. In this presentation, Burns talks about the film and demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives. Presented in collaboration with the Vermont Humanities Council’s "First Wednesdays" Lecture Series.VPR Presents
The Sounds of Spanglish
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Spanglish – the intercourse of Spanish and English – is used daily by millions of Americans. This emergence of Spanglish as a form of communication is one of the more influential markers of an America gone Latino. In a Vermont Humanities Council "First Wednesdays" Lecture, Amherst College Professor Ilan Stavans explores the Spanglish and its political clout.VPR Presents
Joseph Ellis: American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic
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Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph Ellis shares his view that the politically active late eighteenth century was a time of triumphs and tragedies. All of which contributed to the shaping of our burgeoning nation. This Vermont Humanities Council "First Wednesdays" lecture was presented December 5, 2007 in Manchester.VPR Presents
The Coming Pandemics
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VPR collaborates with the Vermont Council on World Affairs to present this panel discussion about how a flu pandemic will affect Vermont and the United States.VPR Presents
Retired General Anthony Zinni
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Retired Marine General Anthony Zinni offers his views on what he calls “the new world disorder.â€VPR Presents
Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts
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Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts reflectes on his time spent with the man he considers his mentor, William Rehnquist.VPR Presents