Closer to Truth

Closer to Truth is a television series on public television[1][2][3][4] originally created, produced and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn. The original series aired in 2000 for two seasons, followed by a second series aired in 2003 for a single season. The third series of the program, Closer to Truth: Cosmos. Consciousness. God, launched in 2008, with 20 full seasons to date. Closer to Truth airs on over 200 PBS and public television stations and has had over 200,000 station broadcasts.

Not to be confused with Closer to the Truth.
Closer to Truth
Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Peter Getzels and J. L. Schellenberg on the set of Closer To Truth
Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Peter Getzels and J. L. Schellenberg on the set of Closer To Truth
Also known asCloser to Truth: Cosmos. Consciousness. Meaning (God).
Created byRobert Lawrence Kuhn
Written byRobert Lawrence Kuhn
Directed byPeter Getzels
Presented byRobert Lawrence Kuhn
Theme music composerJoseph Schwantner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons20
No. of episodes257 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerRobert Lawrence Kuhn
ProducerPeter Getzels
Production companiesThe Kuhn Foundation, in association with Getzels Gordon Productions
Release
Original networkSyndication
Original release2000 (2000) –
present

The show is centered on on-camera conversations with leading scientists, philosophers, theologians, and scholars, covering a diverse range of topics or questions, from the cause, size and nature of the universe (or multiverse), to the mystery of consciousness and the notion of free will, to the existence and essence of God, to the mystery of existence (i.e., why there is anything at all).[5][6][7]

The Closer to Truth website features extensive conversations in addition to those that have been broadcast on TV (approximately 4,000 videos).[8] It is the world's largest archive of video interviews with leading experts in the philosophy of cosmology and physics, consciousness, and the philosophy of religion. Kuhn's presentation, Asking Ultimate Questions,[9] is the foundation of Closer To Truth.

The Closer To Truth YouTube channel has 446,000+ subscribers; 59 million+ Total views and 200 million+ minutes watch time.

Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the creator, executive producer, writer and presenter of the series.[10] Peter Getzels is the co-creator, producer and director.[11][12]

Content focus

Episodes
Main article: List of Closer to Truth episodes

References
  1. "Closer to Truth". Wgbh.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  2. "Closer to Truth schedule on MPTV". Mptv.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  3. "Colorado Public Television, Denver PBS, CPT12 (Formerly KBDI)". Cpt12.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  4. "Closer to Truth on Alabama Public Television". Apthd.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  5. "Closer to Truth | KQED Public Media for Northern CA". Kqed.org. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  6. "Science & Religion Today: We're Getting "Closer to Truth"". Scienceandreligiontoday.blogspot.com. 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  7. Luke Muehlhauser (2009-06-05). "Closer to Truth". Commonsenseatheism.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  8. "Content Guide". Closer to Truth. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  9. "Asking Ultimate Questions on Closer To Truth". YouTube.
  10. "Robert Lawrence Kuhn « The Chopra Foundation". Choprafoundation.org. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  11. "Reel Life - Bethesda Magazine - September-October 2013 - Bethesda, MD". Bethesda Magazine. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  12. "Peter Getzels". IMDb.
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