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Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg

Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg

Description: Host Ben Wattenberg examines public-policy issues and ideas. Weekly episodes focus on a single current event news topic, and encourage discussion amongst historians, scholars, demographers and social philosophers on the show. Ben and guests assess and examine the impact of public policy on people's lives.
Genre: Talk-Show
Year Released: 1994
Number of seasons: 5
Number of episodes: 128
First episode air date: April 2, 1994
Network: PBS
Genre: Chat show
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