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Moyers & Company Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
42 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Episode 1
On Winner-Take-All Politics
Fri, Jan 13, 2012 57 mins
The gap between the rich and poor in the U.S. is discussed with political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson ("Winner-Take-All Politics") in the premiere of Bill Moyers' public-affairs series.
Episode 2
Crony Capitalism
Fri, Jan 20, 2012 57 mins
The Wall Street-Washington, D.C., relationship is discussed with former White House budget director David Stockman, who served in the Reagan administration. Also: Gretchen Morgenson (New York Times on how money and political clout enable industries to escape regulation.
Episode 3
How Big Banks Are Rewriting the Rules of Our Economy
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 57 mins
The relationship between big banks and government is discussed with former Citigroup chairman John Reed and former senator Byron Dorgan.
Episode 4
How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World?
Fri, Feb 3, 2012 57 mins
The ways that conservatives and liberals see the world is discussed with psychologist Jonathan Haidt (University of Virginia). Also: a Bill Moyers essay on why Newt Gingrich might be afraid of Saul Alinsky.
Episode 5
Economic Malpractice and the Millennials
Fri, Feb 10, 2012 57 mins
The financial realities faced by the millennial generation are discussed with Heather McGhee (Demos). Also: conservative economist Bruce Bartlett ("The Benefit and the Burden: Tax Reform—Why We Need It and What It Will Take") is interviewed.
Episode 6
Decoding the Campaigns
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 57 mins
Kathleen Hall Jamieson (Annenberg Public Policy Center) on political spin vs. facts; former U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove on American history, language, culture and ideas.
Episode 7
Where Do Movies End and Politics Begin?
Fri, Feb 24, 2012 57 mins
Historian-culture critic Neal Gabler on how pop culture reflects and influences political culture; Poetry Magazine editor Chris Woman on how finding true love and being diagnosed with a rare blood cancer reignited his religious passion and creativity. Also: personal liberty vs. the greater public health when it comes to vaccinations for children.
Episode 8
Moving Beyond War
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 57 mins
America's approach to Iran is discussed with Col. Andrew Bacevich (USA Ret.).
Episode 9
Standing Up for Democracy
Fri, Mar 30, 2012 57 mins
The 99% Spring initiative is discussed with activists George Goehl (National People's Action), Ai-Jen Poo (National Domestic Workers Alliance) and Sarita Gupta (Jobs With Justice). Also: how people can discover who's paying for political ads.
Episode 10
Gambling With Your Money
Fri, Apr 6, 2012 57 mins
Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker discusses efforts to overturn the Volcker Rule, a section of the Dodd-Frank Law that restricts banks from making certain types of speculative investments. Also: author Carne Ross ("The Leaderless Revolution") is interviewed.
Episode 11
An Optimist for Our Times
Fri, Apr 13, 2012 57 mins
PolicyLink founder-CEO Angela Blackwell is interviewed.
Episode 12
The Case for Old-School Faith & Politics
Fri, Apr 20, 2012 57 mins
Nation columnist Eric Alterman ("The Cause") on American liberalism; New York Times columnist Ross Douthat ("Bad Religion") on Christianity in America. Also: a Bill Moyers essay on keeping political and issue advertising off public TV and radio.
Episode 13
Big Money, Big Media, Big Trouble
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 57 mins
The impact of big money and big media on American democracy is discussed with Marty Kaplan, director of USC's Norman Lear Center. Also: modern-day McCarthyism.
Episode 14
Between Two Worlds: Life on the Border
Fri, May 4, 2012 57 mins
Writer Luis Alberto Urrea ("Queen of America") is interviewed.
Episode 15
Fighting for Fair Play on TV and Taxes
Fri, May 11, 2012 57 mins
The role that media misinformation may play in the 2012 presidential election is discussed with Kathleen Hall Jamieson (Annenberg Public Policy Center). Also: National Nurses United executive director RoseAnn DeMoro on economic inequality and a proposed tax on the financial sector that would fund social programs and job creation.
Episode 16
Tom Morello: A Troubadour for Justice
Fri, May 18, 2012 57 mins
Activist-guitarist Tom Morello is interviewed.
Episode 17
Reckoning With Torture
Fri, May 25, 2012 57 mins
The use of torture by the U.S. government is discussed with Larry Siems (PEN American Center), author of "The Torture Report," and filmmaker Doug Liman ("Reckoning With Torture").
Episode 18
Dark Money in Politics
Fri, Jun 15, 2012 57 mins
Big money and politics are discussed with Clara Jeffery and Monika Bauerlein (Mother Jones). Also: historian Thomas Frank ("Pity the Billionaire") on concentrated money and democracy.
Episode 19
How Big Banks Victimize Our Democracy
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 57 mins
Big banks and government are discussed by Matt Taibbi (Rolling Stone) and Yves Smith (Naked Capitalism). Also: author Peter Edelman ("So Rich, So Poor") on the fight to end poverty.
Episode 20
Confronting the Contradictions of America's Past
Fri, Jun 29, 2012 57 mins
The contradictions of America's past are discussed with historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad (Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture), author of "The Condemnation of Blackness."
Episode 21
Is Labor a Lost Cause?
Fri, Jul 6, 2012 57 mins
The future of unions is discussed with union organizers Stephen Lerner and Bill Fletcher Jr. ("They're Bankrupting Us!"). Also: the Supreme Court decision not to reconsider its Citizens United ruling; a conversation with poet Philip Appleman.
Episode 22
Banking on Greed
Fri, Jul 13, 2012 57 mins
Reforming the banking system is discussed with former FDIC chair Sheila Bair; genetically modified seeds are discussed with scientist Vandana Shiva, who advocates the use of native seeds.
Episode 23
America's "Sacrifice Zones"
Fri, Jul 20, 2012 57 mins
Journalist Chris Hedges ("Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt") discusses areas of America that are mired in poverty, including Camden, N.J., and Immokalee, Fla.
Episode 24
What It's Like to Go to War
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 57 mins
Author and Vietnam veteran Karl Marlantes discusses the realities of war and the experiences of soldiers on and off the battlefield.
Episode 25
Suppressing the Vote
Fri, Aug 3, 2012 57 mins
Voter ID laws are discussed with the Brennan Center for Justice's Michael Waldman and Keesha Gaskins. Also: filmmaker Anthony Baxter ("You've Been Trumped!") is interviewed.
Episode 26
Nuns, Faith, and Politics
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 57 mins
A report on the "Nuns on the Bus" tour opposing the Ryan budget. Also: a conversation with Sister Simone Campbell of NETWORK, the Catholic lobbying group behind "Nuns on the Bus," and Catholic Thing editor in chief Robert Royal, who believes the nuns have become too outspoken and political.
Episode 27
The Resurrection of Ralph Reed
Fri, Aug 31, 2012 57 mins
Examining the return to power within GOP circles of Ralph Reed, the former Christian Coalition leader who now heads the Faith and Freedom Coalition. Also: ex-Republican congressional staff member Mike Lofgren discusses his book "The Party Is Over," about the increasing influence of religious fundamentalism within the GOP.
Episode 28
Challenging Power, Changing Politics
Fri, Sep 7, 2012 57 mins
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and vice-presidential candidate Cheri Honkala.
Episode 29
The One-Percent Court
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 57 mins
The Supreme Court is discussed with Katrina vanden Heuvel (Nation) and law professor Jamie Raskin (American University). Also: Craig Unger ("Boss Rove: Inside Karl Rove's Secret Kingdom of Power") is interviewed.
Episode 30
Elections for Sale
Fri, Sep 21, 2012 57 mins
Former FEC chairman Trevor Potter (Campaign Legal Center) discusses money and politics.
Episode 31
United States of ALEC
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 57 mins
An examination of the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council. Also: Kathleen Hall Jamieson (Annenberg Public Policy Center) on the 2012 presidential race.
Episode 32
Hispanic America's Turn
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 57 mins
Univision's Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas discuss their responsibilities as reporters and as representatives of their culture. Also: their approaches to the 2012 presidential race and such issues as immigration.
Episode 33
Justice Not Politics
Fri, Oct 12, 2012 57 mins
The erosion of glaciers in Switzerland, Greenland, Iceland and Alaska is discussed with nature photographer James Balog. Also: the politicization of state courts is discussed with Sally Pederson and Joy Corning of Justice Not Politics, a bipartisan group in Iowa that champions judicial independence.
Episode 34
Plutocracy Rising
Fri, Oct 19, 2012 57 mins
The political influence of the moneyed elite is discussed with Chrystia Freeland ("Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else") and Matt Taibbi (Rolling Stone).
Episode 35
What Did the Debates Tell Us?
Fri, Oct 26, 2012 57 mins
Analysis of the presidential debates with Kathleen Hall Jamieson (Annenberg Public Policy Center) and Marty Kaplan (Norman Lear Center). Also: former TARP special inspector general Neil Barofsky is interviewed.
Episode 36
The Election is Over - Now What?
Fri, Nov 9, 2012 57 mins
What's next for America now that the election is over. Guests include the Atlantic's James Fallows, former New York Times columnist Bob Herbert and National Review Online's Reihan Salam.
Episode 37
Hurricanes, Capitalism & Democracy
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 57 mins
Naomi Klein ("The Shock Doctrine") on how the destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy can be a catalyst for transforming politics and the economy; former FEC chairman Trevor Potter on the impact of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision on the 2012 and future elections.
Episode 38
Big Media's Power Play
Fri, Dec 7, 2012 57 mins
A proposed loosening of media-ownership rules by the FCC is discussed with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who opposes the plan. Also: former Republican congressman Mickey Edwards offers his take on the fiscal cliff debate.
Episode 39
Fiscal Cliffs and Fiscal Realities
Fri, Dec 14, 2012 57 mins
The fiscal cliff and jobs crisis are discussed with political-economic analysts Bruce Bartlett and Yves Smith. Also: poet James Autry on raising a child with autism.
Episode 40
What We Can Learn From Lincoln
Fri, Dec 21, 2012 57 mins
A discussion with "Lincoln" screenwriter Tony Kushner about Abraham Lincoln, compromise and American democracy. Also: Bill Moyers reflects on the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Episode 41
Rewriting the Story of America
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 57 mins
The evolution of the American story is discussed with author Junot Díaz ("This Is How You Lose Her").
Episode 42
Ending the Silence on Climate Change
Fri, Jan 4, 2013 57 mins
The influence of the NRA and gun lobby on Congress and state legislatures is discussed. Also: Anthony Leiserowitz of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication on galvanizing communities to act on climate change.
