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Open Minds

Open Minds

2012–Ongoing18 seasons21 episodesTV-GMidcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

Host Regina Meredith conducts interviews with thought-provoking luminaries, cutting-edge visionaries and tireless researchers, providing crucial information to awaken viewers to new perspectives that spark awareness, understanding and ultimately, transformation.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch Open Minds?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Open Minds streaming on Gaia via Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Open Minds?

Open Minds earns 1 badge: Thought-provoking.

Reception

Is Open Minds worth watching?

Open Minds' Midcredits score is the 75th percentile of all shows, from 40 ratings (very few ratings yet, so treat it as provisional). 70% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

75th percentile

Better received than 75% of shows

Very few ratings yet, so treat it as provisional.

87th percentile among Talk-Show73rd percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)96th
Approval (how many liked it)50th

Acclaim

Divisive: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

85 /100

Very few ratings yet, so treat it as provisional.

96th percentile of all shows

98th percentile among Talk-Show96th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

Big peaks at both ends — people either love this or bounce off it hard.

Approval

How many liked it

70% liked it

50th percentile of all shows

76th percentile among Talk-Show48th percentile among 2010s
70% rated it 7–1030% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

15th percentile

40 ratings across platforms

23rd percentile among Talk-Show22nd percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The host, Regina Meredith, is highly knowledgeable and well-researched, but her interviewing style is domineering.

Fans praised

  • thoughtful, well-researched host
  • curated and high-quality content
  • interesting and high-caliber guests

Detractors panned

  • host constantly interrupts and speaks over guests
  • interview style is condescending and self-absorbed
  • guests barely get to speak, host dominates

What stands out

OriginalityDivisive50

unique format but marred by host's behavior

AtmosphereDivisive40

host's discomfort-inducing interview style

Pacing30

host cuts off guests, disrupting flow

Characters15

host portrayed as self-absorbed, condescending, and controlling

Emotional impact15

host triggers discomfort and frustration in viewers

Dialogue10

host's monologue instead of genuine dialogue; guests barely speak

Episodes

3 seasons

Season 24 · 2023 · 4 episodes

  • S24E1
    S24E1

    Shadow Work & the Higher Self

    Mar 9, 202347 min
  • S24E2
    S24E2

    The Valiant Thor Contact

    Mar 16, 202347 min
  • S24E3
    S24E3

    Homeopathy: Before Psychiatry Lost Its Mind

    Mar 23, 202345 min
  • S24E4
    S24E4

    The New Timeline of Humanity

    Mar 30, 202348 min

Watch experience

What is Open Minds like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, light and gentle — a slow-burn watch that leaves you thinking.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
ContemplativeHopefulWarm
Heaviest: throughout
Register
Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.Cold and cerebral · 6% of shows: Detached and precise; keeps the viewer at arm's length.
Told as
Unscripted · 15% of showsStatus quo each season
ToneThe show treats its subjects with gravity and intellectual curiosity, though its interview style can feel controlling to some viewers.
The rideThe mood is consistently calm, inquisitive, and uplifting across episodes, without dramatic shifts.
StructureStandard interview format; no unconventional storytelling devices.
Episode formatEach episode is a non-fiction interview format with no continuing story, fitting the unscripted format classification.
Season formatSeasons are interchangeable; each episode follows the same talk-show format without season-long arcs.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Thought-provokingHopeful
Why it leaves you this wayLeaves viewers with new perspectives and a sense of possibility.
How it ends · evidence
Ambiguous ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40% (this title)

No archetype fits — true of 40% of shows: ensemble pieces, satire, slice-of-life.

Why this archetypeNon-narrative talk show format; no plot archetype applicable.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfTruthIdeas
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% (this title) · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5% (this title): Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% (this title) · Hope 4% (this title) · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Ideas

Truth · 6% of showsHope · 4% of showsCommunity: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Societal stakes: Consequences reach a whole social order.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe series explores hidden or unconventional knowledge and perspectives, aiming to spark awareness and transformation in viewers.
StanceThe series questions conventional frameworks of truth and perception, inviting viewers to reconsider accepted knowledge.

The world

ContemporaryInstitutionalRealistic
AmbientWorldBackground music · original score
SettingTelevision studio interview setting with occasional remote or on-location segments.

Content guide

Is Open Minds okay for kids?

TV-G

Open Minds is rated TV-G.

No detailed content scores for this title yet.

What content warnings does Open Minds have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Open Minds?

Cast

Regina Meredith
as Self - Host
Cynthia Larson
as Self
Paul Wallis
as Self
Michael Tellinger
as Self - Interviewee
Andrew Basiago
as Self - Interviewee
Craig Campobasso
as Self
Richard Dolan
as Self - Interviewee
Adam Curry
as Self - Interviewee
Paul Hellyer
as Self - Interviewee
Corey Goode
as Self - Interviewee

Crew

Cinematography

Dillon Mortensen

Edited by

Alexis Evelyn

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