Expert Panelists Debate Public Policy Issues - Viewers Comment Through Internet Webcams

Hoboken, NJ - Two-Way Street, a single-topic, hour-long debate focusing on critical public policy issues facing the United States, will debut across various Public Broadcasting System (PBS) stations this month. Unlike most policy shows where the conversation is only in one direction, with the panelists talking to viewers, on Two-Way Street the viewers get to talk back, through both Internet webcam submissions as well as via a live studio audience. The experts engage in lively debates on issues such as drug use and its decriminalization, the effect of corporate farming on public health, the costs of U.S. military presence abroad and the future of journalism in the Internet age.
 
Each episode begins with a clearly stated debate proposition by executive producer and host Bob Bowdon.  The panelists, all experts in their respective fields, include Nobel Prize-winning economists, policy experts from major think tanks, Ivy League academics and best-selling authors.
 
"We wanted to create a show where the audience is part of the debate, posing questions and comments on an equal footing with the pundits," stated Bob Bowdon. "We're giving a voice to the viewers that is usually unheard."
 
Two-Way Street is distributed by American Public Television and will be broadcast on PBS affiliates in: Washington DC, Los Angeles/San Bernardino, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New Orleans, and other cities. Viewers are encouraged to check their local listings for airdates and times.  Two-Way Street is an American Public Television distributed television show that airs on various PBS stations.  Panelists and viewers engage to discuss critical American public policy topics in a debate format.

For more information, please visit http://www.twowaystreet.tv

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