Since 1956, the longest-running PBS series 📺 hosted by @heffnera, maker of “Mayors of the World 🌎” and “Breaking Bread 🥖 w/Alexander”
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For 70 years, @PBS's The Open Mind has championed thoughtful conversations that stand the test of time.
We're honored to have @RollingStone spotlight the legacy of the series and its newest chapter, Mayors of the World with Alexander Heffner (@heffnera).
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tells PBS's @heffnera that he’s looking for a federal partnership like FDR and LaGuardia’s.
Could that be AOC?
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In PBS’s The Open Mind’s Mayors of the World with Alexander Heffner, @NYCMayor Zohran Mamdani considers a question at the heart of the city’s future: who gets to live here?
đź”— Link in bio
#NewYork #Affordability #WorkingClass #TheOpenMind #PBS
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In a column for SCOTUSblog, @heffnera shared several things he's learned from being part of a series, @OpenMindTV, that has spent seven decades covering the Supreme Court.
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CORREO | Carta a la directora: Michelle Bachelet, la mejor candidata para prevenir los peligros de la IA
Por Alexander Heffner (@heffnera), conductor de @OpenMindTV
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Jonas Salk considers what the manipulation of DNA might mean for humanity, from extending human survival to developing new ways of sustaining a growing global population.
Watch more conversations from 70 years of The Open Mind on PBS
đź”— Link in bio
#JonasSalk #TheOpenMind #PBS
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After 70 years of The Open Mind, leaving Bernie Sanders speechless may be one of the more impressive accomplishments in the program’s history.
Watch more conversations from 70 years of The Open Mind on PBS.
đź”— Link in bio
#TheOpenMind #BernieSanders #AlexanderHeffner #PBS
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“As the federal government fails to address skyrocketing costs, the case for a mayor-president has never been stronger,” writes Alexander Heffner time.com/article/2026/09/16/…
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For Edward I. Koch, effective leadership began with speaking plainly, treating people as equals, and resisting the temptation to tell them what they wanted to hear.
Watch more conversations from 70 years of The Open Mind on PBS.
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🗣️ En el marco de una entrevista para la cadena pĂşblica estadounidense PBS, la expresidenta Michelle Bachelet analizĂł el actual escenario polĂtico internacional y planteĂł una profunda autocrĂtica sobre el retroceso de los consensos democráticos y el avance de discursos autoritarios a nivel global.
đź“ą Gentileza @OpenMindTV / @heffnera
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REPORTAJE | “Lo importante es organizarse y no ser silente”: El documental sobre Bachelet que preparan en EE.UU. que aborda la huella de la dictadura y su rol en la ONU
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What can mayors teach us about rebuilding trust in democracy?
The @nytimes with references @Heffnera’s recent work interviewing mayors across 10 global cities for @PBS’s The Open Mind’s Mayors of the World.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel reflects on sacrifice, suffering, and what societies must be willing to endure when their future - and their freedom - are at stake.
From the archives of @PBS’s The Open Mind with @Heffnera.
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In the March 6, 2026 episode of @PBS’s The Open Mind with @Heffnera, @MITSloan scholar Yasheng Huang compares how the United States and China approach inflation and the fundamentally different roles government institutions play in each system.
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In the February 27, 2026 episode of @PBS’s The Open Mind with @Heffnera, The Stronger Sex author @StarreVartan discusses emerging research into women’s physical capabilities and how childhood experiences can shape athletic development.
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In the March 20, 2026 episode of @PBS’s The Open Mind with @Heffnera, climate experts @Elprager and Dave Jones discuss concerns over changes to how pollution and environmental impacts are measured and considered.
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In the April 10, 2026 episode of @PBS’s The Open Mind with @Heffnera, geographer and Wild Cities author @ChrisFitchChris explores the surprising ecosystems thriving within some of the world’s largest metropolitan areas.
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In the March 13, 2026 episode of @PBS’s The Open Mind, Collisions author Alec Nevala-Lee discusses the remarkable life of physicist Luis Alvarez with @Heffnera. (@nevalalee)
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More than three decades ago, Oliver Stone joined The Open Mind for a debate over where filmmaking ends and history begins.
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More than 30 years ago, Gloria Steinem made the case for why equality under the law matters.
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More than 30 years ago, Robert Redford was already asking questions about truth, technology, and the images shaping what we believe.
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