This series presents interviews between David Rubenstein and some of the nation's most renowned scholars and public figures, including Ron Chernow, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Walter Isaacson, Annette Gordon-Reed, and others. In these in-depth conversations, Rubenstein illuminates the work of these influential historians and thinkers as well as the subjects of their scholarship.
In this second of a two episodes on Florence, we enjoy more of the exquisite artistic treasures of the city that propelled Europe out of the Middle Ages. Then we side-trip to a couple of rival cities and cultural capitals in their own right, Pisa and Lucca, where we'll marvel at a tipsy tower, circle a city on its ramparts, and enjoy some Puccini in his hometown.
WSRE has brought back the classic culinary program, GOURMET COOKING with Earl Peyroux. GOURMET COOKING aired for nearly two decades, premiering on WSRE in 1977 and on PBS stations nationwide in 1982.
Dee Dee Sharp and her guests examine the significant roles historically black colleges & universities have played in American history and in the African American experience, culture and heritage.
Sherri Hemminghaus Weeks is joined by Robert de Varona, Jerry Maygarden and Lester Spencer for a discussion on their personal experiences in Cuba, reflections on the island nation's past and thoughts on its present and future in light of recent developments toward the normalization of relations with the United States.
Author and photographer Laura Bogan discusses her book ?Homecomings?, a Blue Angels story in pictures which chronicles the Navy?s flight demonstration team and the connection they share with their home base in Pensacola.