2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: The Evolution OF The Automobile

We caught up with Steve Cannon, Vice President of Marketing for Mercedes Benz, at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival. He describes the evolution of the automobile since it's creation and discusses Mercedes Benz's big ideas for the future...

Jul 27, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: The History Of Media

Biz Stone, James Bennet, Michele Norris and James Fallow offer their views on changing media norms at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival.

Jul 13, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Lauren Walters

Lauren Walters, the Founder and CEO of Two Degrees, sits down with Kate Brosnan during the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival. They discuss his company's bars which are medically formulated to help fight malnutrition in babies and young children.

Jul 12, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Dean Ornish

University of California, San Francisco Professor and Founder & President of the Preventive Medical Research Foundation spoke with us at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival. He talks about how most chronic diseases can be stopped...

Jul 7, 2011 in Videos (1 Comments)

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: James Bennet

James Bennet, the Editor of The Atlantic sits down with Oliver Sharpe and Ken Adelman to talk about what he most looks forward to at the Aspen Ideas Festival. They discuss both the importance of long-form journalism and how the social media...

Jul 5, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Eric Spiegel

President & CEO of Siemens, Eric Spiegel, talks about his company's exhibition which showcases new technology around sustainability at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival. He discusses the importance of sharing and spreading knowledge globally...

Jul 5, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Thomas Friedman

Thomas Friedman was interviewed by the Aspen Institute's President & CEO, Walter Isaacson, at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival. They discussed his new book, That Used To Be Us, which tackles the question...

Jul 5, 2011 in Videos (4 Comments)

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Doug Ulman

President & CEO of Livestrong, Doug Ulman, describes his organization's mission to help people with cancer through direct service programs and advocacy during the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival.

Jul 5, 2011 in Videos

Hope In The Face Of Disaster

Photojournalist Andrea Booher joins Oliver Sharpe on the set of Plum Daily during the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival. Andrea shares her recent experience in North Dakota after the floods. She also talks to Oliver about what it was like covering 9/11...

Jul 5, 2011 in Plum Daily

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Maria Bartiromo

Maria Bartiromo of CNBC's Closing Bell talks about the two biggest issues facing America today - debt and unemployment - at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival.

Jul 5, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Kitty Boone

Oliver Sharpe and Ken Adelman sit down with Kitty Boone, the Vice President of Public Programs at the Aspen Institute. They discuss the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival, including what makes this year so unique from previous years.

Jul 1, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Chris Hyzy

Oliver Sharpe is joined by Chris Hyzy, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at the U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, on the set of Plum Daily during the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival. They discuss the economy...

Jul 1, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: James Fallows

We caught up with James Fallows, writer for The Atlantic. He describes his experiences at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival, including what he learned from his favorite panels and discussions.

Jul 1, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: All Things Considered's Michele Norris

We caught up with co-host of NPR's All Things Considered and author of The Grace of Silence, Michele Norris, at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival. She describes her ongoing project of collecting postcards from around the world...

Jun 30, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Clive Crook

At the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival, Clive Crook, writer for The Atlantic and The Financial Times, discussed the most important question in world economics today: How long will global investors be willing to lend to the US at low interest rates?

Jun 30, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Walter Isaacson

We caught up with the President of the Aspen Institute Walter Isaacson during the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival. He talks about what sets this event apart from others like it. Walter also describes his upcoming book which is about Steve Jobs.

Jun 30, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Damian Woetzel

Damian Woetzel, the Director of the Aspen Institute's Arts Program, talks about how the Aspen Ideas Festival is an ideal place to show how the arts contribute to society and how they bring people together.

Jun 30, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Biz Stone

At the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival, co-founder of Twitter Biz Stone, spoke about the philosophy of his company which is that the open exchange of information can have a positive impact on the world. Biz believes people need tools for social change...

Jun 30, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Josh Viertel

There's always a story behind the food we eat whether or not we hear it. Slow Food USA's President Josh Viertel describes the poor diet of most Americans, the obstacles to eating good, clean, fresh and fair foods and how we can make a change...

Jun 29, 2011 in Videos (2 Comments)

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Michele Norris

Michele Norris, host of All Things Considered on NPR, literally created a race card. She asked people to think about their experiences, thoughts, observations and dreams about race and write them down on a card in one sentence...

Jun 29, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Sal Kahn

How can we make university education more affordable and accessible? Educator Sal Kahn's big idea at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival is to have institutions across the country evaluate peoples' skills...

Jun 29, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: David Leonhardt

Economic Columnist for the New York Times David Leonhardt's talk at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival concluded that while we have made enormous progress as a society against traditional sexism, we haven't made nearly enough progress against mom-ism...

Jun 29, 2011 in Videos

2011 Aspen Ideas Festival: Hanna Rosin

Hanna Rosin's big idea is that the American family is long overdue for a definitional overhaul. A writer for The Atlantic, Hanna discussed a consequence of the recession at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival...

Jun 29, 2011 in Videos

Aspen Ideas Festival: A Look Back

Just in time for the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival, Oliver Sharpe shares highlights from last year's event.

Jun 24, 2011 in Videos

2011 Summer Events Calendar

Tune into Plum TV for coverage of all of the awesome events happening in Aspen this summer. Highlighted events include the Chili Pepper & Brew Festival, the Food & Wine Classic, Jazz Aspen Snowmass' June and Labor Day Festivals, the Thursday...

May 12, 2011 in Video