Listen to Past Headliners

If you missed previous Headliners events, you can still experience them with an audio download. Below you'll find a list of all past events, which date back to 2006.

Audio from the 2009 Series

The Journey of Solar Decathlon 2009: A View from the Trenches
Peter Hilger, architect and CCE Construction Management faculty
November 5, 2009
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Touching the Third Rail: The Politics of American Health Care
Larry Jacobs, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
October 1, 2009
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The Awful, Lawful Joyride: Minnesota's Budget Rollercoaster
Jay Kiedrowski, former state finance commissioner and co-chair, Minnesota Budget Trends Study Commission
March 5, 2009
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Living on a Shrinking Planet: Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future
Jonathan Foley, Director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota
February 5, 2009
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A Culture in Peril: Hmong Grave Desecration in Thailand
Professor Mai Na Lee
January 8, 2009
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Audio from the 2008 Series

Where Do We Go From Here?: Transition in the White House
J. Brian Atwood, Dean, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
December 4, 2008
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Election 2008: History in the Making
Professor Kathryn Pearson
November 6, 2008
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Petropolitics and the Middle East
Professor William O. Beeman
October 2, 2008
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The Foreclosure Crisis Hits Home
Professor Prentiss Cox
April 3, 2008
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The China Connection
Professor Yongwei Zhang
March 6, 2008
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On the Road in Search of Latino America
Professor Louis Mendoza
February 7, 2008
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Global Warming...Regional Impact: Minnesota's Role in an Environmental Crisis
Professor Deborah Swackhamer
January 10, 2008
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Audio from the 2007 Series

Game Theory in an Economic Maelstrom
Professor Varadarajan V. Chari
December 6, 2007
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A Discovery of Cosmic Proportion
Professor Larry Rudnick
November 1, 2007
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Bridges Fall Down
Professor John S. Adams
October 4, 2007
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How "Free" Is the Freedom of the Press?
Professor Jane Kirtley
April 5, 2007 
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Understanding the Conflict in Somalia
Professor Abdi Samatar
February 1, 2007 
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The Next Generation of Biofuels
Professor David Tilman
January 11, 2007 
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Audio from the 2006 Series

The Science, Politics, and Ethics of Stem Cell Research
Professor Meri T. Firpo
December 7, 2006 
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The Social Web
Professor John T. Riedl
November 2nd, 2006 
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The Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
Professor Michael Barnett
October 5th, 2006 
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