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On early film "shorts" he enjoyed as a child, enjoying radio in the days before television

On his love of school, an early interest in political science

On his father's coffee business; early influences from his teachers

On the social changes surrounding the "Iron Curtain" and early McCarthyism

On going to college at Stamford University; majoring in philosophy; his activity in the Democratic Party

On why he decided to pursue law school

On starting a family; meeting his first wife (later married to animator Chuck Jones)

On passing the bar; focusing on entertainment law

On what intellectual property means

Dixon Dern on why he decided to study and pursue law at Stanford Law School, and what about the law interested him

Dixon Dern on what he loves about the intellectual aspects of the study of law and the legal profession

On what he loves about the legal profession

On what intellectual property means

On the development of Double Dare; on Nickelodeon's programming philosophy

On the birth of the Oxygen Network; Oprah Winfrey and Marcy Carsey

Geraldine Laybourne on Nick News and Linda Ellerbee's contribution to the show

Geraldine Laybourne on how Marcy Carsey came to be a partner on the Oxygen network

Geraldine Laybourne on the early programming mandate to "program only to boys because girls will watch anything" while at Nickelodeon

Geraldine Laybourne on how Ren and Stimpy came to be on Nickelodeon

Geraldine Laybourne on Nick News and Linda Ellerbee's contribution to the show

Geraldine Laybourne on the genesis of Rugrats

On the basis for the lawsuit from the Hollywood chapter and the National Academy over the Emmy voting process, initiated in 1975; attempts at settlement

On the negotiation between Marvin Burns and Dern in attempt to solve the lawsuit by the creation of two separate academys: NATAS in New York and ATAS in Hollywood; the "divorce" of the Emmys into primetime and daytime awards

On how the Emmy award itself was divvied up in the negotiation between NATAS and ATAS; unusual for a trademark

On the membership of the Television Academys; the broadcast rights to the Emmy awards

Dixon Dern on the lawsuit over the Emmy Awards settling by the creation of two separate academies: NATAS in New York and ATAS in Hollywood; the "divorce" of the Emmys into primetime and daytime awards how the Emmy award itself was divvied up in the negotiation between NATAS and ATAS; unusual for a trademark