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Purchase and ordering information for DEBATESDEBATES: DEBATESDEBATES is filmed before a live audience at HBO Studios in New York City. The show is produced by Warren Steibel, producer of William F. Buckley's "Firing Line." DEBATESDEBATES is broadcast on 170 PBS television stations nationwide. Tapes of the shows (now over 60) are excellent for the university classroom. DEBATESDEBATES main office is handling the orders. Your tape will be mailed to you from PRODUCERS INC., offices in South Carolina. You may now purchase any of the one-hour shows for $35.00 each (includes shipping and handling). To place an order, send your check made out to PRODUCERS INC.
to Telephone (212) 849-2851, FAX (212) 447-9647. All of the shows are listed at the DEBATESDEBATES web site, The broadcast schedule for programs should be listed on the web site now. There are links to debatesdebates at the Szasz Site, Some of the shows you may be interested in are:
Purchase and ordering information for DEBATESDEBATES: "Is Extreme Racism A Mental Illness?" Taped: October 5, 1999 Show #411, Airs the week of October 10, 1999 YES NO Alvin Poussaint, M.D. Ben C. Toledano Clinical Professor of Attorney Psychiatry New Orleans, LA. Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA. Julian Lieb, M.D. Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Psychiatrist & Author Adjunct Professor "A Brotherhood of Tyrants" School of Public Affairs Woodbridge, CT. American University Washington, D.C. Hugh Butts, M.D. Ron Leifer, M.D. Psychiatrist Psychiatrist & Author New York, N.Y. The Happiness Project Ithaca, N.Y. "Should The Law Interfere, To Any Extent, With Parents' Rights To Rear Children?" Taped: October 5, 1999 Show #412 YES NO Alvin Poussaint, M.D. Ben C. Toledano Clinical Professor of Attorney Psychiatry New Orleans, LA. Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA. Julian Lieb, M.D. Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Psychiatrist & Author Adjunct Professor "A Brotherhood of Tyrants" School of Public Affairs Woodbridge, CT. American University Washington, D.C. Murray Straus, Ph.D.. Ron Leifer, M.D. Co-Director Psychiatrist & Author Family Research Laboratory The Happiness Project University of New Hampshire Ithaca, N.Y. "Should Hillary Clinton Be the Next Senator from New York?" Taped: August 18, 1999 -- show #407, Airs week of September 1, 1999 YES NO William Curry Christopher Hitchens Former Presidential Adviser Columnist, Hartford, CT The Nation New York, N.Y. Tony Bullock John Fund Chief of Staff Editorial page writer Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan The Wall Street Journal Washington, D.C. New York, N.Y. Julian Epstein Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Democratic Chief of Staff Adunct Professor House Judiciary Committee School of Public Affairs Washington, D.C. American University Washington, D.C. "Is Depression A Disease?" Taped: March 31, 1998 Show #235, Airs the week of May 13, 1998 NO YES Thomas S. Szasz, M.D. Donald F. Klein, M.D. Professor Psychiatry Emeritus Director SUNY Health Science Center Department of Therapeutics Syracuse, New York N.Y. State Psychiatric Institute Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Frederick K. Goodwin, M.D. Adjunct Professor Former Director, NIMH School of Public Affairs Center for Neuroscience, American University Medical Progress & Society Washington, D.C. George Washington Univ. Medical Center Wash., D.C. Ron Leifer, M.D. Peter Kramer, M.D. Psychiatrist & Author Professor & Author The Happiness Project Listening to Prozac Ithaca, N.Y. Brown University Dept. of Psychiatry & Human Behavior "Do We Need Prescription Drugs?" Taped: March 31, 1998 Show #238, Airs the week of June 10, 1998 NO YES Thomas S. Szasz, M.D. Charles A. Sanders, M.D. Professor Psychiatry Emeritus Former Chairman & CEO SUNY Health Science Center Glaxo, Inc. Syracuse, New York Durham, N.C. Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Frederick K. Goodwin, M.D. Adjunct Professor Former Director, NIMH School of Public Affairs Center for Neuroscience, American University Medical Progress & Society Washington, D.C. George Washington Univ. Medical Center Wash., D.C. Ron Leifer, M.D. Tia Powell, M.D. Psychiatrist & Author Director of Clinical Ethics The Happiness Project Columbia Presbyterian Ithaca, N.Y. Medical Center New York, N.Y. "Should The Insanity Defense Be Abolished?" Taped: August 26, 1996. View the transcript at http://www.debatesdebates.com. YES NO Thomas S. Szasz, M.D. Ronald (Ron) Kuby Professor Psychiatry Emeritus Civil Rights Lawyer SUNY Health Science New York Syracuse, N.Y. Dr. George J. Alexander Susan Boleyn Professor of Law Asst. Attorney General University of Santa Clara State of Georgia School of Law Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Robert H. Berger, M.D. Adjunct Professor Psychiatric-Legal Consultation School of Public Affairs New York, N.Y. American University "Do Drugs Cause Addiction?" Taped: August 26, 1996 View the transcript at http://www.debatesdebates.com NO YES Thomas S. Szasz, M.D. Richard S. Shottenfeld, M.D. Professor Psychiatry Emeritus Assoc. Prof. of Psychiatry SUNY Health Science Yale Univeristy School of Med. Syracuse, N.Y. New Haven, Conn. Dr. George J. Alexander Profesor Ernest Van den Haag Professor of Law New York, N.Y. University of Santa Clara School of Law Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Anne Geller, M.D. Adjunct Professor Smither Addiction Center School of Public Affairs New York, N.Y. American University "Should States Be Allowed To Confine Sex Offenders To Mental Hospitals After They've Served Their Criminal Sentences?" Taped: August 19, 1997 -- show # 213 NO YES Thomas S. Szasz, M.D. Carla Stovall Professor Psychiatry Emeritus Attorney General SUNY Health Science State of Kansas Syracuse, N.Y. Dr. George J. Alexander Joanne McCracken Professor of Law District Attorney University of Santa Clara Santa Clara, California School of Law Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Ernie Allen Adjunct Professor Executive Director School of Public Affairs National Center for Missing and American University Exploited Children Arlington, Va. "Is An Egalitarian Healthcare Workable?" Taped: August 19, 1997 -- show #210 NO YES Thomas S. Szasz, M.D. Victor Sidel, M.D. Professor Psychiatry Emeritus Professor of Social Medicine SUNY Health Science Montefiore Medical Center Syracuse, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y. Dr. George J. Alexander Ron Pollack Professor of Law Executive Director University of Santa Clara Families U.S.A. Foundation School of Law Washington, D.C. Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Barry Levy, M.D., M.PH. Adjunct Professor President, School of Public Affairs American Public Health Ass. American University Washington, D.C. "Is Abstinence The Answer To Alcoholism?" Taped: November 19, 1997 -- show #219 NO YES Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Doublas Talbott, M.D. Adjunct Professor President, School of Public Affairs American Society of Addiction Medicine American University College Park, Georgia Washington, D.C. Morris E. Chafetz, M.D. Ernest Noble, M.D., Ph.D. Founding Director, Former Director, NIAAA NIAAA President and Founder, Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry Health Education Foundation University of California - Los Angeles Washington, D.C. Los Angeles, Ca. Joseph Gerstein, M.D. Nicholas A. Pace, M.D. Medical Director Asst. Professor of Clinical Medicine Tufts Health Plan New York University School of Medicine Founding Board of Directors New York, N.Y. SMART Recovery, Boston, M.A. "Should Employers Have to Accommodate the Mentally Ill?" Taped: June 3, 1997 -- show #202 NO YES Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Allan Lans, M.D. Adjunct Professor New York, N.Y. School of Public Affairs American University Washington, D.C. Eamonn McGeady Ron Honberg, J.D. President, Director of Legal Affairs Martin G. Imbach, Inc. National Alliance for the Baltimore, Md. Mentally Ill (NAMI) Arlingon, Va. Lawrence Z. Lorber, J.D. Peggy Mastroianni Attorney Associate Legal Counsel Verner, Liipfert & Assoicates Equal Employment Opportunity Washington, D.C. Commission Washington, D.C. "Should Tobacco Companies Be Liable For the Health Consequences of Smoking?" Taped: July 9, 1997 -- show #203 NO YES Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Edwin Rubenstein Adjunct Professor Forbes Magazine School of Public Affairs New York, N.Y. American University Ben Toledano, Esq. Steve C. Mitchell Mississippi Van O'Steen & Partners Arizona David Ramsay Steele, Ph.D. Brad Krevor Editorial Director Executive Director Carus Publishing Co. Tobacco Control Resource Center Chicago, Ill. Boston, MA. "Are 'Sin' Taxes Unfair Taxes?" Taped: July 9, 1997 -- show #206 YES NO Ben Toledano, Esq. Brad Krevor Mississippi Executive Director Tobacco Control Resource Center Boston, MA. Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. Steve C. Mitchell, J.D. Adjunct Professor Attorney, School of Public Affairs Van O'Steen & Partners American University Arizona Washington, D.C. David Ramsay Steele, Ph.D. Edwin Rubenstein Editorial Director National Review Magazine Carus Publishing Co. New York, N.Y. Chicago, Ill. |