James McPherson, the Princeton professor who is generally viewed as our leading historian of the Civil War, gives a fascinating account of the battle at Antietam in this conversation from 2003 and based on his book “Crossroads of Freedom.”

Our guests are Susan Clancy, psychologist from Harvard, and Paul Kurtz, founder of the Committee For The Investigation Of The Paranormal (PSICOP). The great modern myth of alien abduction is traced, examined, evaluated and interpreted by these two expert investigators who have many strange stories to tell.

Our guest is the man who was Moses, Michelangelo and Ben Hur. Back in 1995 Heston tells how his life “began” through experiencing “love at first sight” – and was sustained by that same enamorment for the rest of his life.

Timothy Ferris, a great science journalist and astrophysics specialist, matches Carl Sagan – who was his friend and colleague – in his capacity to make the ultimate sing and “zing.” A very good time was had by all on this particular night in 2007.

Historian Deborah Dwork and her colleague (an architectural scholar) focus in on the 20th century history of Auschwitz. They probe who was “processed” there, how, and (the unanswerable question) why.