Jeffrey Goldberg doesn’t shy away from the heavy issues we face, talking candidly to Plum about the history and future of terrorism. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 4, 2008 in Local Life
Newsweek’s senior Washington correspondent and author of The Thirteen American Arguments, Howard Fineman, was in Aspen talking about his belief that arguing should be the essence of what we do as a country. Fineman also talks about how our political parties navigate (and neglect) our countries fundamental questions. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 3, 2008 in Local Life
Chef and founder of Chez Panisse Restaurant and Café in Berkeley, Alice Waters, talks to Diana Lane about her program Edible Education, which teaches children from kindergarten on a whole different way of thinking about food. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 3, 2008
About 2/3 of the American population cannot name the three branches of government, let alone what the branches do. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor addressed this when she talked with Graham Veysey about the importance of educating every generation about our system of government, during the Aspen Ideas Fest. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 3, 2008 in Local Life
Reverend Peter Gomes, from The Memorial Church of Harvard University, was in town to present Religion in the Modern World while in town for the Aspen Ideas Festival. Surprisingly, this minister speaks openly to Plum about his belief that religion is a problem in the modern world. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 2, 2008
Former assistant secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Joseph Nye, talked to Plum about power and leadership in the United States and the need for a bipartisan commission on climate change. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 2, 2008 in Local Life
The filmmaker, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and executive producer of the documentary Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination, Bob Compton seems to has his hangs in just about everything. Compton talked with Plum about the education differences between Indian and Chinese high school students compared to American students. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 2, 2008
Jane Wales, vice president of philanthropy and society at The Aspen Institute, talked to Plum about her upcoming interview with Bill Clinton, July 5, as part of the Aspen Ideas Festival. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 2, 2008 in Local Life
Actor, filmmaker, and advocate, Peter Coyote stresses the importance of arts in school and in life, and Plum had the opportunity to catch up with him while he was in town for the Aspen Ideas Festival. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 2, 2008
The political director of Atlantic Media Company, Ronald Brownstein, talked head on about the upcoming election and political strategies, as well as the media’s powerful influence on the political climate. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 2, 2008 in Local Life
Jonathan Alter, editor for Newsweek, and cancer survivor, was in town during the Ideas Festival to partake in the seminar What Does the Future hold for Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment? along with the media roundtable, A Critical Look at the Presumptive Presidential Nominees. Plum had the opportunity to sit down with Alter and discuss his views on the upcoming election. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 2, 2008 in Local Life
Plum caught up with author of The Bush Tragedy, Jacob Weisburg, who talked very openly about the state of our presidency and the parody between George W. Bush and his father. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 1, 2008 in Local Life
President and CEO of The Aspen Institute talks to Plum about the importance of the Aspen Ideas Fest and nonpartisan solutions to the biggest problems our world faces today. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 1, 2008 in Local Life
The Aspen Institute's Aspen Ideas Festival takes over town June 30- July 6, when world leaders, politicians, environmentalists, as well as other great thinkers and decision-makers come together for a week of discussions. Plum caught up with The Institute's festival director Kitty Boone to talk about what we can look forward to at this year’s event. Don't forget to check out all of Plum's in-depth and daily coverage of the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival.
June 30, 2008
Chris DeWolfe, cofounder and CEO of MySpace.com, sat down with Sari Tuschman during the Aspen Ideas Festival to talk about his internet phenomenon.
July 16, 2007 in Local Life
Goldman Sachs vice chairman Robert Hormats caught up with Dan Honan on the MorningNoon&Night Show during the Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 7, 2007 in Local Life
Kevin Nealer of The Scowcroft Group stopped by Plum's morning show during the Aspen Ideas Festival to talk about one of the event's hottest issues--China.
July 6, 2007 in Local Life
Stanford University history professor David Kennedy took some time with Plum while in Aspen for the Ideas Festival.
July 5, 2007 in Local Life
Jeremy Schaap, host of ESPN's Outside the Lines, caught up with Plum's Sari Tuschman during his first visit to the Aspen Ideas Fest.
July 5, 2007 in Local Life
The Atlantic publisher Elizabeth Baker Keffer talks to MNN host Sari Tuschman about the magazine's 150th anniversary and its involvement with the Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 2, 2007 in Local Life
Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith talks about her involvement with this year's event and about her time as the Harman-Eisner Artist-in-Residence last summer.
July 2, 2007 in Local Life
A compilation of the best moments from 2006's Aspen Ideas Festival.
July 2, 2007 in Local Life
Aspen Institute president/CEO Walter Isaacson sat down with Sari Tuschman to talk about the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival, the new Doerr-Hosier Center, and more on The MorningNoon&Night Show.
June 30, 2007 in Local Life
