Podcasts by Bill Moyers in Conversation
New for 2016! This audio-only podcast from BillMoyers.com offers compelling and vital conversation about life and the state of American democracy, featuring some of the best thinkers of our time. A range of scholars, artists, activists, scientists, philosophers and newsmakers bring context, insight and meaning to important topics, like the 2016 Election. Subscribe to the podcast for an audio version of this Web-only series.
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REMEMBERING JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG from 2020-09-19T00:00:43
Bill Moyers sit down with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to discuss the most pressing global issues faced by present-day women leaders.
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John Lewis Marches On from 2020-08-21T15:15:36
On August 6, 1965, Rep. John Lewis looked on as President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. In this video, he reflects on how the March on Washington led to key civil rights laws.
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Meeting Moby Dick from 2020-07-24T13:03:12
Even if you haven’t read Herman Melville’s classic American novel, Moby Dick, you are probably quite familiar with the concept of “the white whale” — an obsessive search for a goal that is not atta...
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Fighting for the Four Freedoms from 2020-05-21T16:43:56
Historian Harvey J. Kaye talks to Bill about why FDR's "Four Freedoms” -- freedom from fear and want and freedom of speech and religion -- are more important now than ever.
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There Goes the Rule of Law from 2020-03-23T02:15:28
"So much of the rule of law, as it turns out, was built on soft norms, not on regulations and statutes and constitutional directives I think that we all think that this machinery is more robust tha...
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Losing Reality: Can We Get the Truth Back? from 2020-03-04T04:11:23
In the Trump era we find ourselves engulfed in two realities. Bill Moyers and Robert Jay Lifton in conversation.
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Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Our Crisis of Racial Justice from 2016-07-08T15:40:44
I paid a visit to New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture recently to help a large gathering of the Schomburg’s devoted friends and visitors say goodbye — very relu...
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The Book That Explains Why Voters Are So Angry (and Why They Have a Right to Feel That Way) from 2016-06-06T22:06:59
Here’s what the 2016 election should be about: Winner-Take-All Politics — How Washington Made the Rich Richer and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class. It’s a groundbreaking account of how our polit...
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Bill Moyers in Conversation: Eddie Glaude Jr. on Why Black Votes Matter from 2016-05-02T21:07:13
My guest is Eddie Glaude Jr., author of Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul. In the first part of our conversation, professor Glaude and I discussed the crisis that contin...
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Bill Moyers in Conversation: Eddie Glaude Jr. on America’s Racial ‘Value Gap’ from 2016-04-28T22:30:28
I’m holding in my hand what has been called “one of the most daring books of the 21st century,” a “book for the ages,” “bracing,” “unrelenting.” The title is Democracy in Black: How Race Still Ensl...
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Bill Moyers: Campaign Finance Reform — It’s Not Just Liberals Anymore from 2016-04-20T14:18:03
When I first met Richard Painter some months ago, I thought he must be the loneliest man in the Republican Party. He’s a conservative, and, of course, I’m not. But he believes, as I do, that there’...
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Bill Moyers in Conversation: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics from 2016-04-15T23:45:27
On the eve of the New York primary, Bill Moyers sat down to talk with Rick Shenkman, the historian, editor and publisher of the indispensable website History News Network. Shenkman tells Bill that ...
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The Children’s Climate Crusade from 2015-01-02T04:13:49
A new generation turns an ancient idea into a crusade to save the future.
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American Indians Confront “Savage Anxieties” from 2014-12-26T15:09:59
Legal expert Robert A. Williams Jr. says stereotypes about American Indians have been codified into laws and government policies, with devastating consequences.
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The New Robber Barons from 2014-12-19T13:50:03
Washington continues to reward wealthy donors and Wall St but what about everyday Americans? Author and historian Steve Fraser has answers.
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The United States of Ferguson from 2014-12-05T05:58:51
In an encore broadcast, journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about the nation’s legacy of slavery and white supremacy.
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The Long, Dark Shadows of Plutocracy from 2014-11-28T15:39:33
From luxury skyscrapers -- taller, more expensive and exclusive than ever before -- the dark shadows of plutocracy are spreading across the commons of democracy.
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How Public Power Can Defeat Plutocrats from 2014-11-21T14:01:44
Lawrence Lessig and Zephyr Teachout return to talk about the corrupting influence of money in politics, and their push to change the system.
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The Bare Knuckle Fight Against Money in Politics from 2014-11-14T12:41:54
Two college professors leave academia for the rough-and-tumble world of electoral politics. What did they learn?
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Facing Down Corporate Election Greed from 2014-11-07T14:57:17
On Election Day, a small California city took on one of the biggest corporations in America… and declared victory.
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Bernie Sanders on Breaking Big Money’s Grip on Elections from 2014-10-31T12:01:26
The only independent member of the US Senate tells Bill big money’s purchase of political power is a grave threat, and shares his plan to put government back in voters' control.
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The Fight — and the Right — to Vote from 2014-10-24T14:09:29
Two experts on American elections talk to Bill about the plot to keep citizens away from the ballot box. And don't miss: Exclusive web-extra video
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Keeping Faith in Democracy from 2014-10-17T14:02:14
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson talks to Bill about what the title character of her new book Lila, says about the state of democracy in America.
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Restoring an America That Has Lost Its Way from 2014-10-09T17:19:28
Reporter Bob Herbert on his new book, Losing Our Way, an intimate and heartrending portrait of America in economic despair.
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Too Big to Jail? from 2014-10-03T17:01:43
A veteran bank regulator lays bare how Washington and Wall Street are joined in a culture of corruption.
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America’s New War in the Middle East from 2014-09-26T13:50:12
Two experts on American foreign policy talk to Bill about our deepening engagement in the fight against jihadists in Iraq and Syria.
Kelsey Juliana on Climate Change: The Next Generation from 2014-09-19T15:27:57
Kelsey Juliana, an 18-year-old activist, is fighting climate change in the courts and walking across the country to spread the word on global warming.
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Climate Change — Faith and Fact from 2014-09-12T13:07:50
Christian and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bill about ending the gridlock between politics, science and faith.
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Elizabeth Warren on Fighting Back Against Wall St. Giants from 2014-09-05T13:54:55
The Massachusetts senator talks to Bill about taking on the entrenched political and Wall Street interests that have rigged the game against the rest of us.
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Encore: How Tax Reform Can Save the Middle Class from 2014-08-28T15:59:13
In part two of his interview, Joseph E. Stiglitz says corporate abuse of our tax system has helped make America unequal and undemocratic. But the Nobel Prize-winning economist has a plan to change ...
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Encore: Joseph E. Stiglitz Calls for Fair Taxes for All from 2014-08-21T12:41:47
The Nobel Prize-winning economist explains why America’s future prosperity depends on tax reform today.
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Maya Angelou on Facing Evil from 2014-08-14T16:24:51
Bill Moyers revisits a 1988 documentary in which he and Maya Angelou attended a conference held in the Hill Country of central Texas. Watch the first program: Going Home With Maya Angelou
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Going Home With Maya Angelou from 2014-08-07T16:03:42
Revisit clips from an episode from over 30 years ago, in which Bill joined the legendary writer on her return to Stamps, Arkansas, the small town where she grew up.
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John Lithgow, ‘King Lear’ and Our Uncertain World from 2014-08-01T12:35:19
John Lithgow joins Bill to talk about the challenges and triumphs of playing Shakespeare's greatest role, and why we are so drawn to the tale of this flawed, contradictory leader at this moment.
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The Conscience of a Compassionate Conservative from 2014-07-25T12:16:05
The president of the American Enterprise Institute says free enterprise is good for the poor – and good for the soul.
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The Crusade Against Reproductive Rights from 2014-07-18T13:17:07
With new state laws and Supreme Court rulings, the battle over women’s reproductive rights is being fought more fiercely than ever. Roe v. Wade itself may be in peril. Planned Parenthood's Cecile R...
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Is the Supreme Court Out of Order? from 2014-07-11T13:41:14
Following several high-profile, controversial decisions, Bill speaks to NY Times columnist Linda Greenhouse and Slate's Dahlia Lithwick about the agenda of the Roberts court.
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Grass Roots Grow Against Greed from 2014-07-02T14:29:53
This week on Moyers & Company, organized people versus organized money: the battle continues.
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The Lies That Lead to War from 2014-06-27T13:17:19
This week Bill speaks with investigative journalist Charles Lewis about why facts, logic and reason are often missing in the rush to war.
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Chaos in Iraq from 2014-06-20T13:21:04
While armchair warriors in Washington cry “back to Iraq,” former combat veteran and military historian Andrew Bacevich says no way. Watch the extended interview
A World Cup for the Wealthy, Not the People from 2014-06-18T12:46:45
Dave Zirin discusses the Brazilian people's protests against huge sporting events that catch the world's eye but deepen inequality and divert resources from where they're needed most in a country s...
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Too Big to Fail and Getting Bigger from 2014-06-13T11:26:01
Our banks are larger than before the 2008 crash and they're still living dangerously, economist Anat Admati tells Bill.
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How Tax Reform Can Save the Middle Class from 2014-06-06T13:40:11
In part two of his interview, economist Joseph E. Stiglitz says corporate tax abuse has helped make America unequal and undemocratic. But the Nobel Prize-winner has a plan to change that. Watch par...
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Joseph E. Stiglitz Calls for Fair Taxes for All from 2014-05-30T11:20:38
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz on why America’s future prosperity depends on tax reform today. Watch part two of Bill's interview with Stiglitz
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Facing the Truth: The Case for Reparations from 2014-05-22T02:34:24
This week Bill speaks with Ta-Nehisi Coates, a senior editor for The Atlantic about his cover story on why America needs to reconcile with its racist past.
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The War on Climate Scientists from 2014-05-16T13:16:10
In part two of his interview, scientist David Suzuki says there's still hope for the planet, despite the obstruction and greed of politicians and corporations. Watch part one of their conversation
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Time to Get Real on Climate Change from 2014-05-09T13:13:43
A geneticist who has made science exciting to millions of TV viewers warns that we’re burning up the planet, but there’s still a chance we can make it. Watch part two of their conversation
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Is Net Neutrality Dead? from 2014-05-02T15:18:22
Democracy loses if the Internet’s sold to the highest bidder -- and that may be exactly what's about to happen.
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Putting the Freeze on Global Warming from 2014-04-25T13:21:20
Two leaders of the climate change divestment campaign are urging institutions to break ties with the fossil fuel industry.
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What the 1% Don’t Want Us to Know from 2014-04-18T16:11:48
Economist Paul Krugman explains how the United States is becoming an oligarchy - the very system our founders revolted against.
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All Work and No Pay from 2014-04-04T16:05:47
Did you know the federal minimum wage for millions of restaurant workers is $2.13 an hour? Advocate Saru Jayaraman says that's not only unfair but unsafe.
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Public Schools for Sale? from 2014-03-28T14:45:38
Preeminent education historian and public school advocate Diane Ravitch talks to Bill this week about the private sellout of public schools.
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Who’s Buying our Midterm Elections? from 2014-03-21T15:08:15
Two investigative journalists talk to Bill about the role of dark money -- and the wealthy donors behind it -- in this year's midterm elections.
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No Escaping Dragnet Nation from 2014-03-14T15:18:13
A year ago, Edward Snowden leaked classified documents on America's mass surveillance program. Investigative reporter Julia Angwin tells Bill what surprised her most about the revelations.
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Snowden’s Legal Counsel: Forget About Orwell, Worry About Kafka from 2014-03-11T13:03:26
The ACLU's Ben Wizner discusses his growing concern with our surveillance state, what could happen if NSA programs aren't rolled back and the deep impact of Edward Snowden’s revelations.
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The Dog Whistle Politics of Race (Part II) from 2014-03-07T16:23:53
Bill continues his conversation with author and legal scholar Ian Haney López about how politicians use strategic racism to win votes. Watch part one.
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Ian Haney López on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race (Part I) from 2014-02-28T15:38:13
Author and legal scholar Ian Haney López tells Bill that dog whistle politics is “the dark magic” by which middle-class voters have been seduced to vote against their own economic interests. Don't ...
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The Deep State Hiding in Plain Sight from 2014-02-21T16:28:05
Former GOP congressional analyst Mike Lofgren talks to Bill about America's "Deep State," in which elected and unelected figures collude to serve powerful vested interests. Also, an exclusive essay...
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Putting Political Corruption on Ice from 2014-02-14T16:54:57
This week we feature two Americans fighting against corruption: David Simon, creator of The Wire and activist Lawrence Lessig, who has taken an unconventional approach to highlight the need to get...
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Bill McKibben to Obama: Say No to Big Oil from 2014-02-07T14:40:41
As the showdown nears for the Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalist Bill McKibben says it’s time for President Obama to stand up to oil companies and just say no.
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Full Show: America Is a Horror Show from 2014-01-31T15:02:57
Journalist and creator of the TV series The Wire talks about the crisis of capitalism in America and how it's dividing our country.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Literacy (Part Two) from 2014-01-24T14:06:43
Bill talks with the astrophysicist about why science literacy is critical to the future of our democracy, economy and standing in the world.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe from 2014-01-17T15:55:15
Bill talks with the astrophysicist about our mysterious universe and whether faith and science can be reconciled. Don't Miss: Watch part three of Bill's interview with Tyson
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on the New Cosmos from 2014-01-10T15:27:19
In part one of Bill's interview with the astrophysicist, Tyson talks about his upcoming redux of the famous Carl Sagan series, and why science literacy matters in a democracy. Don't miss: Watch par...
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State of Conflict: North Carolina from 2014-01-03T17:21:42
North Carolina, long considered the South's most moderate state, has taken a hard right turn, but Moral Mondays protesters are fighting back. Is this where American politics is heading? Also on the...
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The Pope, Poverty and Poetry from 2013-12-27T15:44:16
Bill talks to best-selling author Thomas Cahill about why Pope Francis has conservatives up in arms, and to Philip Levine, who explores how his years working on Detroit's assembly lines inspired hi...
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Incarceration Nation from 2013-12-20T15:44:24
Bill Moyers speaks with activist Michelle Alexander about the key to unlocking our dehumanizing system of incarceration, and shares a clip from a film about an ex-convict who helps women get back o...
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Gunfighter Nation from 2013-12-13T20:02:31
As the anniversary of the Newtown tragedy approaches, Bill speaks with cultural historian Richard Slotkin about violence in America. Plus, a Moyers essay on our gun culture.
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Encore: America’s Gilded Capital from 2013-12-06T16:51:02
Bill talks with New York Times journalist Mark Leibovich about This Town, his book on how money rules Washington, DC.
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Zombie Politics and Casino Capitalism from 2013-11-22T16:22:34
This week on Moyers & Company, scholar Henry Giroux connects the dots between our politics and "casino capitalism," Bill previews a new documentary and a tribute to writer Doris Lessing.
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The Path of Positive Resistance from 2013-11-15T16:49:30
Two Green Shadow Cabinet members talk about their fight against dysfunctional government policies. Plus, a preview of Following the Ninth, a new film about Beethoven's masterpiece and viewer mail.
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How Dollarocracy is Destroying America from 2013-11-08T16:58:48
Bill examines two major threats to democracy: the money and media election complex destroying our politics and the extraordinary surveillance invading our privacy.
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The Top Secret Trade Deal You Need to Know About from 2013-11-01T15:40:39
Secrets… The innocent lives lost in drone wars and the trade deal Washington and big business are trying to hide.
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Saving Democracy is Up to Citizen Activists from 2013-10-25T16:04:08
Historian Peter Dreier talks about outraged citizens fighting corruption and financial columnist Gretchen Morgenson on why JPMorgan may be getting off easily.
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America’s Political Breakdown from 2013-10-18T15:07:28
Economics commentator Martin Wolf views the debt ceiling as the legislative equivalent of a nuclear bomb the US has aimed at itself. Bill also speaks with media scholar Sherry Turkle about the impa...
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Citizens United — The Sequel from 2013-10-11T17:11:06
What's the potential fallout from McCutcheon v. FEC, the campaign finance case currently before the Supreme Court.
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Wendell Berry, Poet & Prophet from 2013-10-04T16:38:07
In a rare television interview, environmental legend and writer Wendell Berry leaves his Kentucky farm for an inspiring conversation.
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Saving the Earth from Ourselves from 2013-09-27T17:34:03
Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo discusses the politics of climate change and the urgency of environmental activism. Plus, a Bill Moyers essay on a recent speech by the pope ...
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‘Inequality for All’ from 2013-09-20T17:14:21
Bill Moyers talks with Robert Reich about the film Inequality for All. Opening in theaters across the country next week, it aims to be a game-changer in our national discussion of income inequality.
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The Collision of Sports and Politics from 2013-09-13T17:02:11
Dave Zirin, The Nation magazine’s first ever sports writer, joins Bill to discuss the collision of sports with politics and why it’s newsworthy. Also: An essay from Bill on a potential military st...
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What Are We Doing in Syria? from 2013-09-06T17:19:06
Guest host Phil Donahue examines the deadly civil war in Syria and the consequences of another American intervention in the Middle East. Our guests include NPR Middle East correspondent Deborah Amo...
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America’s Gilded Capital from 2013-08-23T16:39:57
Bill talks with author and New York Times journalist Mark Leibovich about his latest book, This Town, in which he writes that money rules D.C., and status is determined by who you know and what the...
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Fighting for Farmworkers from 2013-07-19T19:12:55
Baldemar Velásquez discusses the struggle to ensure fairness for American farmworkers, and Tom Diaz describes how self-defense and concealed-carry laws makes us more vulnerable to gun violence.
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Distracted from Democracy from 2013-07-12T14:30:50
Marty Kaplan discusses media distractions that keep us from focusing on inequality, and Gary May puts American voting rights in historical context.
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Surviving the New American Economy from 2013-07-05T16:30:30
Two decades in the making, the intimate story of two American families struggling to find their places in the new economy.
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The Faces of America’s Hungry from 2013-06-28T17:22:05
The tragic truth about hunger, food insecurity and poverty in America.
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United States of ALEC — A Follow-Up from 2013-06-21T16:53:31
Get updated on the secretive scheme to remake America by changing its laws, one state house at a time.
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Big Brother’s Prying Eyes from 2013-06-14T18:59:46
Lawrence Lessig and Bill explore how we can protect our privacy when Big Government and Big Business morph into Big Brother.
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Encore: Taming Capitalism Run Wild from 2013-06-07T17:14:30
Economist Richard Wolff talks about battling rampant capitalism and fighting for economic justice.
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Encore: Living Outside Tribal Lines from 2013-05-31T13:39:51
Bill reports on striking extremes of wealth and poverty in California’s Silicon Valley, and writer Sherman Alexie discusses the influence of his Native American heritage.
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Going to Jail for Justice from 2013-05-24T16:15:42
Tim DeChristopher tells why he spent nearly two years in prison in the name of environmental justice, and Gretchen Morgenson discusses how banks are still too big to fail and too big to trust.
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The Toxic Politics of Science from 2013-05-13T15:13:13
Bill explores why lead and other toxins continue to threaten America. Also, how money still secretly rules Washington.
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How People Power Generates Change from 2013-05-10T18:14:13
Activists Marshall Ganz, Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis share how organized people can successfully fight organized money.
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The Sandy Hook Promise from 2013-05-03T20:11:58
Newtown parents and a legendary folk singer lift their voices to end gun violence.
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Trading Democracy for ‘National Security’ from 2013-04-26T16:20:59
Glenn Greenwald talks about the Boston bombings and government secrecy, and two political scholars explain who's to blame for Congressional dysfunction.
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The Toxic Assault on Our Children from 2013-04-19T15:02:14
Biologist, mother and activist Sandra Steingraber discusses her fight against fracking and toxins contaminating our air, water and food.
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Living Outside Tribal Lines from 2013-04-12T14:44:29
A hard look at the state of American economic inequality, and writer Sherman Alexie on living in two different cultures at the same time.
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