Steve Allen's Meeting of Minds Author:Steve Allen The PBS television series Meeting of Minds, conceived and developed by Steve Allen, brought together the most provocative historical figures for conversations and conflict. The result was an outrageously stimulating exchange of ideas - the ultimate talk show. This program includes the unapologetic Cleopatra, a jovial Theodore Roosevelt, curmudge... more »only Thomas Paine, Father Thomas Aquinas, Frederick Douglas, Ulysses S. Grant, and Karl Marx. The PBS series won the Peabody Award, an Emmy Award, a TV Critics Award, and the Film Advisory Board Award.« less