Closer to 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.
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 seasons22
No. of episodes280 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerRobert Lawrence Kuhn
ProducerPeter Getzels
Production companiesThe Kuhn Foundation, in association with Getzels Gordon Productions
Original release
NetworkSyndication, PBS
Release2000 (2000) –
present (present)
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Closer To Truth is a television series on public television[1] 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. Meaning.,[2] launched in 2008, with 22 seasons to date. Closer To Truth airs on over 200 PBS and public television stations and has had over 200,000 station broadcasts.[3]

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,[4] to the mystery of existence (i.e., why there is anything at all).[5][6]

Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the creator, executive producer, writer, and presenter of the series.[7] Peter Getzels is the co-creator, producer, and director.[8]

  1. ^ "Closer To Truth". NHPBS.org. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. ^ "Closer to Truth: Episodes Season 21". TV Guide. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  3. ^ "About Closer To Truth: Where To Watch". closertotruth.com. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  4. ^ University of Birmingham - Global Philosophy of Religion
  5. ^ "Closer To Truth | Executive Program Services". epstv.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  6. ^ International Business Times - Closer To Truth
  7. ^ "Robert Lawrence Kuhn « Chopra". Chopra.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  8. ^ "Reel Life - Bethesda Magazine - September-October 2013 - Bethesda, MD". Bethesda Magazine. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-17.