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Interviews

Revealing, intimate conversations with visionaries and leaders in the arts, science, technology, public service, sports and business. These engaging personal stories are drawn from interviews with the American Academy of Achievement, and offer...

Episodes

Cindy Sherman: Illusions of Identity

Tara VanDerveer: A Vision for Victory

Billie Jean King: Racquet Revolutionary

Jane Goodall In Memoriam: A Dedicated Pursuit

Lotte Bjerre Knudsen: Shivering with Curiosity

Gustavo Dudamel: The Power of Music

BestOf(2024)_Johnny Cash: True To His Own Voice

In Memoriam_James Earl Jones: The Voice of Triumph

In Memoriam_Edna O'Brien: Love, Loss and Literature

Pete Townshend: Who I Am

Willie Mays: For the Love of the Game_In Memoriam

Jeff Koons: Contemporary Art Phenomenon

Best of (Nobel Prize Edition) - Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman: The Vaccine Revolution

Best Of - Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

T.J. Stiles and David Blight: The Epic Life

Best of - Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding: Jazz Invention

Best Of - Neil Sheehan and David Halberstam: Truth Seekers

Best Of - Maya Angelou (Part 2): In the Spirit of Martin

Best Of - Nora Ephron: Unstoppable Wit

Best of - John Irving: A Literary Life