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Rick Mercer Host of The Rick Mercer Report
Rick Mercer chronicles, satirizes, and ultimately celebrates all that is great and irreverent about this country. Known as "Canada's Unofficial Opposition," Mercer is our most popular comic, a political satirist who knows exactly what matters to regular Canadians and what makes them laugh.
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Patti Smith One of the Seminal American Artists of Our Time
Named one of the most influential people in the world in TIME Magazine's TIME 100, Patti Smith is a poet, singer, songwriter, photographer and fine artist. A seminal American artist, Smith has produced a body of work whose influence branches out through generations, across disciplines, and around the ...
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Ken Burns One of America's Greatest Filmmakers
Ken Burns is without a doubt one of America's most exceptional filmmakers. But he is also one of our great public speakers—a passionate and insightful auteur who reminds us of the timeless lessons of history and the enduring importance of the United States in the course of human events.
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Lisa Ling Host of Our America With Lisa LingLisa Ling has spent her life telling stories. Using powerful anecdotes in her keynotes and lively Q&A sessions, she shares her 20-year career in the media: providing unique insight into how reporting stories that change our world ultimately changed her life. Ling pushes audiences to think globally, get out...
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Kal Penn Actor, Former Associate Director at the White House Office of Public Engagement
Called "the world's most famous Indian actor" by New York Magazine, Kal Penn is a rising actor in Hollywood. But what sets Penn apart is his off-screen eloquence, his passion for the intersection of pop culture, politics and race—and the fact that he stopped his career midstream to work full time for the...
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Mike Rowe Former Host of Dirty Jobs on The Discovery Channel
Recounting his adventures in the field of skilled labor—which make for great entertainment—Mike Rowe produces a vibrant portrait comprising the daily experiences of thousands of regular, happy Americans whose unsung toil makes civilized life possible for all of us. After working in virtually...
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Arlene Dickinson CEO of Venture Communications, co-star of Dragons' DenArlene Dickinson is one of Canada's most renowned independent marketing communications entrepreneurs. After joining Venture as a partner in 1988, she took over sole ownership in 1998 and has grown the company into a strategic and creative powerhouse for a blue-chip client list. Dickinson believes strongly that marketing’s...
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Maulik Pancholy Co-Star of 30 Rock and Weeds
A rising star, Maulik Pancholy is among a handful of Indian-American actors changing the character, and the face, of Hollywood. Taking on smart, select roles, he is helping, in his own way, to broaden the cultural and racial diversity on film and in television.
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Steven Page Singer, Songwriter, and Canadian Icon
An articulate and mesmerizing speaker, Steven Page is utterly at home on the stage. Page—a singer, songwriter, and Canadian icon—has made an indelible mark on our country's music scene as well as its cultural landscape. He's spent years entertaining audiences, telling stories, and carving out his place...
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Spike Lee Director of Do the Right Thing and When the Levees Broke
Spike Lee needs no introduction. In person, the provocateur and media icon is never at a loss for words. As one of the most outspoken African American voices, he talks candidly, and with authority, about issues of race in mainstream media and Hollywood, using as a backdrop a rare behind-the-scenes look at his celebrated...
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