Allan Gregg In Conversation (audio)

Political economist Robert Skidelsky has completed the third and final volume of his biography of John Maynard Keynes. It is called "John Maynard Keynes: Fighting for Britain 1937-1946". In it he paints a vivid portrait of this brilliant economist and his impact on economics and the world economy. (Originally aired January 2007)

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt, completes his trilogy of memoirs which started with "Angela's Ashes", then "'Tis" and now finally "Teacher Man", which chronicles his life as a young teacher in New York. (Originally aired February 2006)

Jonathan Miller could rightly be described as a Renaissance man. Trained as a neurologist, he became heavily involved in the arts. In 1960, he co-wrote and appeared in a Britsh comedy revue series called "Beyond The Fringe". He went on to direct many theatre productions, including King Lear with Christopher Plummer and many operas. He talks about events in his life and of his dislike for Britian's Prime Minister, Tony Blair. (Originally aired May 2003)

Forensic anthropologist and novelist Kathy Reichs introduces her latest book "Death du Jour". Since this show, Fox television produced a series called "Bones" which is based on her novels. (Originally aired June 1999)

Canadian environmentalist and activist Tzeporah Berman's new book is "This Crazy Time", which is a personal and political memoir of her environmental battles, from Clayoquot Sound, to her present challenges as co-director of Greenpeace International's climate and energy campaign.

Jane Goodall, champion of the chimpanzee, talks about her ground-breaking work at Gombe, Tanzania. After spending many years observing chimpanzee behaviour in the wild, one thing that struck her particularly was their ability to form relationships between family members. She also witnessed the amazingly strong bonds between mothers and babies and that the experiences a young chimp faces in his early years, will determine its character as an adult. Jane also gives her views on teaching creationism alongside science. (Originally aired January 1996).

Mind-body guru Dr. Deepak Chopra, has written a new book, "The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire". According to Dr. Chopra, coincidences are not merely coincidental. Coincidences helped form the universe and when recognized, can help humans to achieve their personal destiny. (Originally aired February 2004)

Joshua Foer is the author of "Moonwalking with Einstein", in which he chronicles how he was able to improve his memory enough to win the U.S. Memory Championship and he reveals the techniques he used to improve it.

Former theologian Tom Harpur discusses his memoir "Born Again: My Journey From Fundamentalism To Freedom", about his evolution from ordained Anglican minister to controversial writer on religion and a critic of fundamentalism.

Former Anglican priest Tom Harpur, is the author of "The Pagan Christ". Harpur believes there is not enough evidence to prove Jesus existed. He also believes that the New Testament is rooted in Egyptian mythology, and that stories about a Jesus-like figure have been told for hundreds of years. As an example, he cites the miracle of the raising of Lazarus and maintains there is an almost identical story which had been written in Egyptian guise, seventeen centuries earlier. He also maintains that any proof of a link between pagan roots and the Christian gospels was deliberately detroyed by the Christian church. (Originally aired September 2004)

In his new book, "XXL: Obesity and the Limits of Shame", (co-authored with Patrick Luciani), Neil Seeman argues that the "shame and blame" public health campaign against obesity hasn't worked. He offers a radically different approach.

As Iraq descends closer to civil war, no-one doubts that George W. Bush's Iraq strategy has been an abysmal failure - just as Gwynne Dyer argued it would be in his books "Ignorant Armies" and "Future: Tense". What will happen not just in Iraq and the Middle East region once American troops are withdrawn? In his new book "The Mess They Made," Dyer predicts that the Middle East will go through the biggest shake up since the region was conquered and folded into the Ottoman Empire five centuries ago. (Originally aired November 2007)

Pierre Berton's new book is "Marching as to War", which covers Canada's involvement in four wars during the first half of the twentieth century.

In Michael Gelb's book "How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci", he displays his passion for applying genius thinking to our lives and believes that by using principles that were implicit to Da Vinci's work, we can become more creative and learn faster.

Bishop John Spong's provocative book is "The Sins of Scripture." In it, Bishop Spong deplores the way the bible has been used to justify most of the world's evils; from gender inequality, homosexuality and child abuse, to capital punishment, the environment, and birth control. In the interview, he discusses the rise of muslim fundamentalism and laments that congregations at mainstream churches are in freefall. (Originally aired May 2005)

Self-proclaimed spiritualist James Van Praagh recalls an early childhood anecdote which made him aware of his spiritual capacity and he describes how he honed his skills as a medium. His new book called "Healing Grief" suggests that contacting the spiritual world can help people cope with grief. (Originally aired March 2002).

Disgraced media baron Conrad Black's latest book is "A Matter Of Principle"; a revealing memoir covering his life from 1993 to 2011, including his time in prison.

Vitamin guru Earl Mindell talks about food, herbs, tablets, drops, powders and teas that can help in the quest for optimum health.

In "The Power of Beauty", Nancy Friday expounds her theory that there is a link between how we look and how we are perceived by others. She cites her own childhood, when, having a prettier sister and an attractive mothers, she often felt invisible. She recalls how in the 80s women were advised to subjugate their feminity when entering the workforce. She believes parents can help influence children's attitudes towards appearance. (Originally aired October 1996).

A decade after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, Irshad Manji, Muslim reformer and author of "Allah, Liberty and Love" talks about how relations between Muslims and non-Muslims have changed and the effect of the Arab Spring on Muslims and how they view the outside world.