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Here you’ll find audio recordings for most presentations and video for presentations for lectures after 2004.
Technology and the people behind it are having deep impacts on our democracy. Few people understand that better than legendary tech journalist Kara Swisher.
At this first-of-its kind Forum, a cast of diverse readers will help bring a collection of those stories to the stage. Following this dramatic reading, Ms. Norris will sit down for an in-depth conversation about her work with the Race Card Project.
with Raquel Willis Original Forum date: About Raquel Willis Raquel Willis is an award-winning activist, author, and media strategist dedicated to Black transgender liberation. She is the co-founder of The Transgender…
with Nancy Giles Original Forum date: About Nancy Giles Nancy Giles is a comedian, actress, and social commentator. Since 2002 she has been a regular contributor to the Peabody Award-winning…
with Steve Inskeep Original Forum date: About Steve Inskeep As cohost of the most listened-to radio program in the country for more than two decades, Steve Inskeep has mastered the…
with Emily Hanford Original Forum date: About Emily Hanford For more than a generation, schools across the U.S. embraced a specific methodology of teaching kids to read. The problem? Cognitive…
with Cornel West and Ifeoma Ike Original Forum date: About Cornel West and Ifeoma Ike Dr. Cornel West, affectionately known to many as Brother West, is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair…
with Pooja Lakshmin Original Forum date: About Pooja Lakshmin Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, M.D. is a board-certified physician psychiatrist, a Clinical Assistant Professor at George Washington University. She is a women’s mental…
with Elliot Ackerman Original Forum date: About Elliot Ackerman Elliot Ackerman is both a former Marine and White House Fellow. He served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan,…
with Ari Shapiro Original Forum date: About Ari Shapiro Ari Shapiro is the award-winning co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered. He has covered wars in Iraq, Ukraine, and Israel, and…
