Charlie Rose sat down to speak with Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, for an hour about the current economic crisis and Buffett’s take on the situation. (Originally aired 10/1/2008.) Watch video now…

Besides the suit, bowler, and crown, Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors, the new exhibition at the Morgan Library, showcases the complexities and richness that have forged Babar the Elephant into a memorably poignant character. Read more…

Richard Wood, President of the Japan Society, speaks with Martin Savidge about the tense history of Japan-North Korea relations and Japan’s fear of a nuclear North Korea. North Korea has fired test missiles over Japan in the past. Watch interview…

In 1910, an American doctor named Hawley Crippen was convicted in England of poisoning and dismembering his wife. The vicious murder—and execution—made international headlines. Almost one hundred years later, investigators re-opened the files. Watch episode….

NY Voices examines how the downfall of major financial powerhouses will affect the city’s economy. The special also takes a personal look at the hardships in Queens, where the subprime mortgage crisis hit hardest in the city. Watch now…

Thirteen airs Austin City Limits on Friday nights at 1:00 a.m–the new season starts Oct. 10 with R.E.M. in the ACL studio. Other highlights include Gnarls Barkley, Lyle Lovett, Aimee Mann, Sharon Jones, and more. See site for more details; Thirteen schedule for performers and airdates.

Critical Condition puts a human face on the nation’s growing health care crisis by capturing the harrowing struggles of four critically ill Americans who discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, home, savings, and even their lives. Watch documentary now.

Brad Setser, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations speaks with Martin Savidge about the international credit crisis. Setser writes a blog called “Follow the Money.” Watch interview…

CERN’s massive particle collider in Geneva, Switzerland, may create tiny black holes when it goes back online — hopefully — in 2009. Not to worry, though: in this podcast, physicist Dave Wark explains that there’s no way these can destroy the world. Listen now…

A compelling, and scary look at the worsening situation in Pakistan–and on-the-ground report by Sharmeen Chinoy reports that members of the Pakistani press are receiving death threats. Watch and read report.