Uncommon Knowledge is a weekly 30 minute current affairs show hosted by Peter Robinson and that airs on San Jose, California, PBS affiliate KTEH . It is distributed by American Public Television stations throughout the United States and internationally by NPR Worldwide.

The show is funded by the conservative John M. Olin Foundation and is produced by the Hoover Institution. However, its format and involvement with PBS helps insure a fair hearing from both sides of the issue.

Format

Typically the show will have two or three expert guests with opposing points of view on controversial issues and/or matters of international/public policy. Peter will moderate and put forward points, quotations and questions for thought provoking in-depth discussion. After several segments the show concludes with Peter asking the guests to predict what the future holds for the issue in question.

Recent episodes

Streaming video, transcripts and mp3 audio are available on the website for most episodes after 2000.

2004-2005

• RED AND BLUE ALL OVER: The Political Divide in America
• AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 WAYS: Affirmative Action around the World
• HELTER SWELTER: The Debate over Global Warming
• MIND THE GAP: The Racial Gap in Education
• THE RIGHT NATION: The Conservative Ascendancy
• IS THE NEW LEFT HISTORY? The Past, Present, and Future of the Left
• A SPACE CASE: The Future of Nasa
• THE NEXT GREAT LEAP: China and Democracy
• SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY: The Global AIDS Crisis
• UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM: Torture and the War on Terror
• WHAT, U.S. WORRY? Is the United States Losing Its Competitive Edge?
• TIME HAS COME TODAY: Global Population and Consumption
• VIVE LA DIFFERENCE: Gender Differences and Public Policy
• A LINE IN THE TEST TUBE: The Debate over Stem Cells
• AN AMERICAN HIROSHIMA: Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
• DIVORCE, TRANSATLANTIC STYLE? The Future of the Transatlantic Alliance
• HOMELAND INSECURITY: Homeland Security
• GREAT EXPECTATIONS: The Future of the European Union
• WHO NEEDS THE UNITED NATIONS? Reforming the United Nations
• COMMANDING HEIGHTS: American Empire
• LATIN AMERICA GOES SOUTH: Political Reform in Latin America
• RIAL POLITIK: Defusing the Iranian Nuclear Crisis

External links

• UncommonKnowledge.com
• MediaTransparency.org - John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.