Worldview was an hour-long news program that focused on international events, issues, and social issues across the world. The program, hosted by Mike Maus, was broadcast from 1991-1993.
Worldview was the pilot program that launched the PRI syndicated program, The World.
August 10, 1992 - A Worldview interview with artist and author Carroll Dunham about the book she co-authored, Mamatoto: A Celebration of Birth. The published work is a compilation of international lore, legends, remedies, and advice, revealing different cultures' conceptions of the mysteries of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
August 19, 1992 - A Worldview interview with American journalist and historian John R. MacArthur, who talks about how the media was manipulated during the Gulf War. MacArthur is author of the book, Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War.
August 25, 1992 - Worldview’s Mike Maus talks with author Marian Shaw about Haiti’s political turmoil. Shaw spent her youth in Haiti and has written Land of Hunchbacks: A Novel, a story of a summer in Haiti in the 1950's, weaving together Haitian folktales, proverbs, song, and history.
October 1, 1992 - A Worldview interview with local playwright Jim Stowell about his work in the rain forest of Brazil.
October 2, 1992 - Worldview Host Mike Maus has a conversation with Latin composers Arthur Kampela & Carlos Sanchez. The two composers detail their compositional process and present music audio examples.
October 7, 1992 - Worldview presents part two of an interview with Nadine Gordimer, South African writer, activist, and Nobel Prize winner. Gordimer discusses her activities as a Nobel Prize recipient and the political and social changes taking place in South Africa.
October 12, 1992 - A Worldview interview with Jack Weatherford, anthropology professor at Macalester College and author of the book, Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America. As part of revisionism of American history, especially the story of Columbus, Weatherford discusses the importance and influence of Native people on America as two continents.
October 14, 1992 - Worldview’s Mike Maus interviews Peter Wintonick, co-director of the documentary film, Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media.
October 14, 1992 - Worldview’s Mike Maus talks with educator Ralph J. Mehnert-Meland about his book, User's Guide to the Ecu, which looks at the European Currency Unit and push for a single currency in Europe.
October 15, 1992 - Barbara Nelson, editor of the book Women and Politics Worldwide, discusses the environment for women in democracies and higher political office. Nelson breaks down the finding from study that book presents.