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Free online lectures: Explore a world of ideas

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Public Broadcasting Atlanta's (PBA) Forum Network is an online, on-demand archive of discussions given by some of the world's foremost scholars, authors, artists, scientists, policy-makers and community leaders. These discussion events are hosted by cultural and educational organizations in metro Atlanta and beyond. Through the Forum Network, people across the world can now listen and watch these events online. We encourage our audience to browse our featured, new, and popular lectures. Explore all lectures by Topics, Series, Partners, and Speakers. To provide our viewers with added information lectures are further augmented with speaker biographies, related lectures and books, captions and transcripts, and downloadable audio. **About Atlanta Public Broadcasting ** Great cities are known by their museums, theaters, symphonies and parks. But the greatest impact on a city's cultural life radiates invisibly through the air. For Atlanta, that cultural force is Public Broadcasting Atlanta. WABE 90.1 FM and PBA 30, brings NPR News, music, the arts and PBS programming to hundreds of thousands of listeners and viewers each year. Today, people turn to public broadcasting for their news, music, arts and entertainment. Yet, few people realize that public broadcasting began as "educational television" -- strictly a learning resource. As a broadcast service of Atlanta Public Schools in partnership with the Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collaborative (AETC), PBA has never lost sight of its original mission. Education remains at the core of our operation at every level, from preschoolers to our elders.

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  • Janice Simon discusses what makes artist J.M.W. Turner so important to the history of watercolor. This event was hosted by the Madison Gallery in Atlanta.
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  • National Public Radio President Kevin Klose speaks to a group of supporters at Public Broadcasting Atlanta studios. He talks about NPR's achievements and goals, and also describes some of its challenges, like harnessing new technology in broadcasting, podcasting, and the Web. He also discusses the state of the media today and NPR's commitment to serious, fact-based journalism. **Kevin Klose** is a former editor, and national and foreign correspondent with *The Washington Post*. He also served as director of US international broadcasting, overseeing the United States' global radio and television news services from 1997-98.
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  • Lt. Col. Lee Archer and Lt. Col. Hiram Mann, two of the WWII Tuskegee Airmen, share their stories. Under pressure in 1941, the Army set up an all-black pursuit squadron to train for combat duty. The Red-Tail Angels (named for the markings on their aircraft) were born. The Tuskegee Airmen are known for never having lost a bomber to enemy aircraft. According to US Army Col. Nathan Thomas (ret.), the Tuskegee Airmen paved the way for full integration of the US military. *This event is sponsored by the Invest Financial Corp. and hosted by the Downwind Restaurant in Atlanta.
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  • President and founder of The Southern Center for International Studies Peter White delivers remarks on suggested next steps for the new White House administration in 2009.
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  • Dating columnist Lisa Daily talks about her debut novel, *Fifteen Minutes of Shame* and how its heroine fits into Daily's professional shoes. In this novel, the lead character's 15 minutes of fame quickly become 15 minutes of shame when the story of her divorce is splashed across supermarket tabloids.
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  • John Chandler, his spouse Beth Tanis, and his colleagues at the Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan law firm represent seven men from Yemen who have been detained by the US government at Guantánamo, some for five years now. The Sutherland group has visited Guantánamo a dozen times, has traveled to Yemen to meet the families of these men and has filed habeas petitions in the US district court for the District of Columbia. During this luncheon presentation, Chandler talks about one such case. He is recognized in the *International Who's Who for Lawyers*, a Top 100 super lawyer by *Atlanta Magazine* and has been named to *Georgia Trend Magazine's* Legal Elite since its inception. This event is hosted by the Atlanta Council on International Relations.
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  • In *Farm Sanctuary*, Gene Baur provides an investigation of the ethical questions involved in the production of beef, poultry, pork, milk, and eggs -- and what each of us can do to stop the mistreatment of farm animals and promote compassion. He details the triumphs and the disappointments of more than twenty years on the front lines of the animal protection movement. Gene Baur is the president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, the first animal rescue organization dedicated to farmed animals. He has been at the forefront of animal rights since he began the sanctuary in 1986. Borders Books in Buckhead hosted this event.
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  • Dr. Kathleen Hall, stress reduction and work-life balance expert, discusses the stressors facing today's working women and gives practical, actionable advice on lifestyle, career, home, and food changes that will lead to a more balanced life. This *Own Your Happiness* event is hosted by Mom Corps, providing companies direct access to professionals who have opted out of the traditional workplace and enabling professionals to work in their respective fields, while simultaneously meeting familial needs and responsibilities.
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  • Karen Glatzer moderates this *Own Your Career* discussion with Vivian Brown, Dabney Hollis, Rebecca Kaufman, Henna Inam, and Stacie Mundahl. This event is hosted by Mom Corps, providing companies direct access to professionals who have opted out of the traditional workplace and enabling professionals to work in their respective fields, while simultaneously meeting familial needs and responsibilities.
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  • Mark Douglas shares his expertise as it pertains to today's current events.
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