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Jim Lehrer talks about duty, shared experience, and what it means to serves one’s country.

Jim Lehrer writes about people fighting like hell to be successful.

Jim Lehrer, on why and how he writes.

Jim Lehrer talks about what goes into a broadcast, or a novel.

Jim Lehrer reflects on the impact of Ms. Litton.

A couple of athletes and Nelson Mandela.

Who do you blame?

If our talents are distributed randomly, how do we use them fairly?

Studying Shakespeare has given Anna Deavere Smith a deeper understanding of language and character.

Anna Deavere Smith discusses the state of American theater and the lack of diversity both on stage and in the audience.

Listening is the key to Anna Deavere Smith’s creative process.

Anna Deavere Smith says there isn’t.

Get involved, Lehrer says.

Jim Lehrer is optimistic that the next president will get a handle on today’s problems.

Anna Deavere Smith talks about the quirks of an individual’s language and voice.

Anna Deavere Smith once got some good advice from Ethel Merman’s son, and it has stuck with her ever since.

Everything flows from how America exercises its power.

America has suffered, Lehrer says, because we no longer have a shared experience and a sense of collective responsibility.

Jim Lehrer always assumes the good.

Jim Lehrer is of the Hemingway generation: he just sits down, and writes.

Jim Lehrer’s legacy is one of fostering civilized dialogue.

As a child, Anna Deavere Smith attended an all-white summer camp, and felt out of place. Her young niece, fortunately, hasn’t had such an experience.

Anna Deavere Smith discusses her childhood and the legacy of segregation.

Jim Lehrer talks about his work in TV journalism and how the media consumer should be more actively critical.

Anna Deavere Smith calls on us to take individual action.

Anna Deavere Smith talks about the importance of collaborating across the boundaries of class, race, nation and language.

Jim Lehrer talks about being a child of the Depression.

Anna Deavere Smith on the nobility of struggle

At the core of today’s big issues, Anna Deavere Smith says, is the question of justice.

Anna Deavere Smith on the balance between the gifts of nature, and their just distribution.