Essays

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, Former Supreme Court Justice William O. Doug...

Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher reflects on humanity’s interdependence...

Professor and author Azar Nafisi remembers empathy from unexpected sources in "Mysterious...

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger e...

A daughter's question about their dead cat leads Jamaica Ritcher to realize her beliefs, ...

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, restaurateur George Mardikian tells of his i...

Fashion designer Jane Hamill describes the endless possibilities of clothes and imaginati...

Cecile Gilmer explains how she found a loving family when her biological one failed her i...

Mary Cook explains how her recovery from grief taught her that grieving is not a battle, ...

Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson describes his mother's dedication to his lifelong dream of...

Greg Chapman describes the power of crafting his own story as a gay man from a conservati...

Harold Hongju Koh describes how the partition of Korea and his role as a human rights off...

Susan Cosio talks about finding God during "A Daily Walk Just to Listen" to Him in her co...

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein exp...

Phyllis Allen reflects on tumultuous decades and the changing vocabulary of race in "Leav...

Teenager Josh Rittenberg contemplates the past his ancestors overcome and the future his ...

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, baseball legend Jackie Robinson reflects on ...

Surgeon Pius Kamau describes caring for patients regardless of their racial views in "A D...

Filmmaker Errol Morris contemplates the lengths people may go to uncover--or deny--the fa...

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, legendary modern dance and ballet choreograp...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams reflects that average people can unite to create a...

Poet Joy Harjo reflects on the importance of maintaining her ancestors' connection to the...

Harold Taw explains an unusual birthday tradition in "Finding Prosperity by Feeding Monke...

Colleen Shaddox explains how music unites her family even during difficult times in "Jazz...

Ted Gup reflects on the value of confusion in "In Praise of the 'Wobblies'", his contribu...

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, novelist and screenwriter Niven Busch discus...

Oscar Award-winning producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) talks about "Disr...

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, novelist and essayist Thomas Mann expresses ...

Ruth Kamps finds solace in nature and inspiration in the pine tree growing outside her ki...

Dr. Anthony Fauci reflects on the meaning of knowledge, excellence, and service in his li...

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, Elizabeth Deutsch (then 16 years old) became...

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, deaf and blind author, activist, and lecture...

Psychologist Debbie Hall values the simple act of "being there" as a form of connection i...

Jackie Lantry describes meeting her adopted Chinese son for the first time in "The Power ...

Radio producer and screenwriter Norman Corwin reflects on small but contagious acts of ki...

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, Polish-American director Maximilian Hodder t...

Former Secretary of State, and first generation American, Colin Powell explains the impor...

Eboo Patel discusses the importance of active interfaith support in addition to tolerance...

Steve Porter uses his experience on the family farm to explain his "50-Percent Theory of ...

Political commentator Mark Shields expresses his faith in politics and admiration for pol...

Astrophysicist and novelist Alan Lightman explains how the unknown fuels human creativity...

Mel Rusnov describes the delight of discovering "The Artistry of Hidden Talents", especia...

Poet Gregory Orr reflects on the power of poetry to help people endure traumatic events a...

Frank X. Walker sees many supposed survival skills as "Creative Solutions to Life’s...

Physicist Brian Greene describes how an awareness of our small place in the universe can ...

Paul Iarrobino was compelled to create this new body of work based on his personal experi...

This world famous book contains several essays on race and their way of life.

I have strung these things together on a slight enough thread; but as the things themselv...

This collection includes two of Emerson’s essays: History and Intellect. Emerson wr...

The real significance of this book lies in the fact that it tells us more about the every...