What's On UEN-TV
Continuing The Conversation
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The Fool's Paradise: to Where Does Travel Lead?Sunday, November 10
4:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1Why do writers travel? Why do some authors write their most influential works in foreign countries? Does the unknown bring new insights and transformation, or do new lands provide nothing more than romantic myths for the imagination? -
The Fool's Paradise: to Where Does Travel Lead?Friday, November 8
11:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Why do writers travel? Why do some authors write their most influential works in foreign countries? Does the unknown bring new insights and transformation, or do new lands provide nothing more than romantic myths for the imagination? -
The Thrill of Literature - and of the UniverseSunday, November 3
4:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1Is it important to feel when we read literature? Or when we learn math and science? On a related front, what is the role of order and disruption in literature, in life, and in our observation of the universe? -
The Thrill of Literature - and of the UniverseFriday, November 1
11:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Is it important to feel when we read literature? Or when we learn math and science? On a related front, what is the role of order and disruption in literature, in life, and in our observation of the universe? -
Lincoln's New Birth of FreedomSunday, October 27
4:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1How did the Civil War bring about a new birth of freedom? What about the lynchings, segregation, and deep economic inequalities that followed? Did Lincoln foresee the nation would need multiple new births to maintain its ideals and opportunities for all citizens? How has-and hasn't-the nation realized Lincoln's vision at Gettysburg? -
Lincoln's New Birth of FreedomFriday, October 25
11:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1How did the Civil War bring about a new birth of freedom? What about the lynchings, segregation, and deep economic inequalities that followed? Did Lincoln foresee the nation would need multiple new births to maintain its ideals and opportunities for all citizens? How has-and hasn't-the nation realized Lincoln's vision at Gettysburg? -
Can A Book Be A Friend?Sunday, October 20
4:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1Is a book dead or alive? Can one be friends with a book, or with the author behind the book? This episode explores the very personal relationships that humans have with books, and the complex questions they bring up in all of us. -
Can A Book Be A Friend?Friday, October 18
11:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Is a book dead or alive? Can one be friends with a book, or with the author behind the book? This episode explores the very personal relationships that humans have with books, and the complex questions they bring up in all of us. -
Sophrosyne: In Search of ModerationSunday, October 13
4:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1Sophrosyne is the ancient Greek word for moderation, one of the four classical virtues. But what does Socrates' definition of moderation really mean and how is it connected to another virtue: courage? -
Sophrosyne: In Search of ModerationFriday, October 11
11:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Sophrosyne is the ancient Greek word for moderation, one of the four classical virtues. But what does Socrates' definition of moderation really mean and how is it connected to another virtue: courage? -
Home and Hunger: The Crossroads of Food and ThoughtSunday, October 6
4:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1This episode, rich in metaphor and poetry, connects gastronomy, language, thought, and community to a theme to which all humans can relate: wanting to know and be at home in the world. -
Home and Hunger: The Crossroads of Food and ThoughtFriday, October 4
11:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1This episode, rich in metaphor and poetry, connects gastronomy, language, thought, and community to a theme to which all humans can relate: wanting to know and be at home in the world. -
What Is Freedom and How Do We Cultivate It?Tuesday, October 1
4:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1Liberal education is education for freedom. What kind of freedom does it or should it cultivate? A probing conversation into the nature of freedom, the ways in which individuals and communities can cultivate it, and the need for self-discipline in tempering our freedoms.