Global Affairs
Perspectives on today's changed world and looking ahead to 2050
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Live, unscripted conversations among renowned experts and celebrities.
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José AndrésPerspectives on today's changed world and looking ahead to 2050
James Stavridis Anne ApplebaumReflections on a complex America
Heather Cox Richardson Nikole Hannah-JonesTop Chefs Dish on Food, Flavor, and Culture
Marcus Samuelsson Gail Simmons Priya KrishnaDebating Advances and Ethics
Kevin Roose Nita Farahany Kate CrawfordOn Defending Democracy and Finding a Path Forward
Liz Cheney David IgnatiusAmerica's Storyteller in Conversation with Journalist Audie Cornish
Ken Burns Audie CornishUConn Women's Basketball: Leadership, Teamwork & Life Off the Court
Geno Auriemma Sue Bird Morgan TuckReckoning with Today's Media Landscape
Ronan Farrow Brooke Gladstone Stephen HayesJustice Sotomayor will participate remotely in this live conversation.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia SotomayorRhiannon Giddens in Conversation with Allison Russell
Rhiannon GiddensA Night of Storytelling and Photos
Brandon StantonHow We'll Work and Live in the Future
Amy Webb David KongUnderstanding and Dismantling Systemic Racism
Cathy Park Hong Baratunde Thurston Julian CastroUnique Voices from Music, Art, and Television
Jeff Tweedy Tracy K. Smith Nick OffermanTruth, trust, and service: how culture connects us.
Yo-Yo MaThinking About What Really Matters
Esther Perel Suleika Jaouad Laurie SantosA Conversation That Will Speak Volumes
Colson Whitehead Jacqueline Woodson Lauren GroffA Conversation about Social Change and Citizenship
Jill Lepore Jelani CobbThe Life and Work of Extraordinary Photographers
Brian Skerry Pete Souza Lynsey AddarioDiplomacy and Leadership in an Age of Disruption
Julia Gillard Samantha PowerWhat is the Future We're Building?
Sherry Turkle Jaron Lanier Nicholas ThompsonRedefining Power in 2018
Sallie Krawcheck Cecile Richards Roxane GayAn evening with comedians
Marc Maron Fred Armisen Tig NotaroReflections on TV and film, art and life
Jason Reitman Alan AldaInnovators in business, media and culture
Danny Meyer Ezra Klein Anjali KumarCollege 2.0 - What will it look like? What needs to change?
Arne Duncan Daphne Koller Freeman HrabowskiThe changing role of religion in our culture, our politics and our lives
Irshad Manji Jon Meacham Michael Gerson Jennifer HechtAn evening with storytellers, creators & entertainers
Bill T. Jones Elizabeth Gilbert Nile RodgersWhy we are the way we are
Lisa Genova Dacher Keltner Susan CainTaking on race & racism
Morris Dees Jessica Williams Wes Moore Antonio VillaraigosaCutting edge technology & innovations that will change our lives
Fareed Zakaria Joi ItoLooking back and looking forward with two Pulitzer Prize-winning authors
Stacy Schiff David McCulloughPushing the limits of human potential
Diana Nyad Cheryl Strayed Paul NicklenBrilliant shows and the genius behind them
Vince Gilligan Tim Gunn Mitch HurwitzWhat's wrong and how to fix it
Charles Blow Doris Kearns Goodwin Karl RoveWhy Nerds Rule the World
John Moe Adam Savage Aisha Tyler Chuck KlostermanA conversation about perceptions, realities and what it's like to work and live with the stigma of mental illness.
Andrew Solomon Hank Schwartz Kay Redfield JamisonWho knows where a conversation will take you?
Malcolm Gladwell Douglas BrinkleyThe Personal & Political, Struggles & Triumphs
Jonathan Capehart Martina Navratilova Bishop Gene Robinson Dan SavageAn Evening of Laughter and Irreverence
Carrie Brownstein John Hodgman Baratunde ThurstonGetting to What Really Matters
Anna Quindlen Tim Shriver Larry BrilliantTime to Imagine and Think about Technology, Science, Design and the Future
Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil Gaiman Neri OxmanExploring Rights, Roles, Politics and Power
Michel Martin Michelle Bernard Gloria Steinem Ashley Judd Connie SchultzLooking for Answers To Sustain the Planet
Michael Pollan Majora Carter Dan EstyIts Beauty, Corruption and Power
Colin Cowherd Tedy Bruschi Rebecca Lobo William RhodenExplore, Think and Wonder with Artists and Visionaries
Lyle Lovett Dave Eggers Jonah Lehrer Miranda JulyA World of Revolution
Tom Ridge Anne-Marie Slaughter Robin WrightAn evening with authors we love.
John Irving Jonathan Franzen Azar NafisiExploring thoughts, memory, health, science and so much more.
Steven Pinker Temple Grandin Paul BloomWe all win or we all lose.
Joel Klein Jon Schnur Lily Eskelsen Norah O`Donnell Davis Guggenheim Deborah GistHow our discourse got so down and dirty.
Gina Barreca Stephen Carter Christopher Buckley David GergenA Celebration of the Music in Our Lives.
John Forté John Legend Patti Smith Bill FlanaganFinding Our Footing as the Ground Shifts Beneath our Feet. An Evening of Insights and Answers.
Tina Brown Bob WoodwardLaughing at Ourselves, the News, Pop Culture, the Media and More!
Jason Alexander Samantha Bee David JaverbaumAn Amazing Assortment of Entrepreneurs and Innovators You Should Know.
Juan Enriquez Jessica Jackley Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Will AllenOur Panel of Experts Dishes on All Things Food... From What We're Eating to What's Eating Us.
Alice Waters Anthony Bourdain Colin McEnroe Duff GoldmanWhy God? A Provocative and Enlightening Journey Exploring the Role of God in People's Lives.
Rabbi Harold Kushner Rev Peter Gomes Christopher HitchensMovie Makers, Writer and Artists.
Suzan-Lori Parks Tony Kushner David Simon Bob EdwardsHistorians and Insiders Reflect on the Office, Democracy and the Future.
Joseph Ellis Matthew Dowd Elizabeth EdwardsYou and Us and Three Great Authors.
Alexander McCall Smith Amy Tan Daniel HandlerWhat Is It? Will Your Children Achieve It?
Laura Ingraham Roland Fryer Barbara EhrenreichA No-Holds-Barred Debate About Global Threats and Opportunities.
Reza Aslan Richard Armitage Richard Holbrooke Sheryl WuDunnFind The Future!
Jimmy Wales Craig Newmark Danah BoydAn Evening With Funny Folks Because You Know You Need It!
Nancy Giles Bob Saget Mo RoccaThe Environment Wars, Poverty, Pandemics.
Nicholas Kristof Rory Kennedy Tim Robbins Clark Kent ErvinPowerful People and Great Organizations.
John Read Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Randal Pinkett Wendy KoppA Great Evening. Two Great Minds.
Andrew Sullivan Bill MoyersTwo Great Minds, One Big Living Room.
Malcolm Gladwell Thomas FriedmanWhat Else Can We Say... Vonnegut, Oates and Weiner Together.
Joyce Carol Oates Kurt Vonnegut Jen WeinerPanelists 80 Years Young to 20 Years Old.
Omar Wasow Sue Bird Tina Brown Ben BradleeInspiration, Achievement and Passion.
Kyle Maynard Mia Farrow Rev. James Forbes, Jr. Bo Jackson Frank DefordValues, Decency, Marriage and More.
Margaret Carlson Ralph Reed David Brooks Frank RichThe Rivalry Alive on Stage!
Mike Francesa Bob Ryan Bucky Dent Carlton FiskHow Medical Science IS Life.
Lisa Sowle Cahill Gina Kolata Arthur Caplan Atul Gawande Francis FukuyamaFireworks on Stage.
Katty Kay Howard Dean Tony Blankley Walter IsaacsonNeed We Say More?
Al Franken Ann CoulterA Once in a Lifetime Evening With Voice Actors, Producers and Writers.
Harry Shearer Tim Long Yeardley Smith Al JeanUnique, Fascinating Perspectives on Life.
Julie Taymor Leonard Lopate Louise Leakey Story Musgrave Salman RushdieThe Delicate Balance Between Preserving Liberties and Wanting More Freedom.
Heather MacDonald Richard Perle Stephen Shapiro Fareed ZakariaAn Evening With World Class Chefs, Critics, and Lovers of Food!
Mario Batali Jacques Pépin Ruth Reichl Jacques PépinIn the Presence of Greatness.
Jody Williams Oscar Arias Elie Wiesel Juan WilliamsA Look Into the Scientific Mind.
Oliver Sacks E.O. Wilson Sylvia Earle Timothy FerrisThe Worlds of Power: Political, Economic, Religious, Intellectual, Personal, Social.
Julian Bond Kevin Phillips Gary Wendt Erin BrockovichTake a Break! FUN, IRREVERENCE, WIT & COMMENTARY.
Joe Queenan Mort Sahl P.J. O'RourkeLooking to the future of The United States and its people.
Jonathan Kozol Newt Gingrich Peggy Noonan Andrew CuomoMusic Connects With a Part of Our Being on so Many Levels, in so Many Ways...Emotionally, Physically, Intellectually.
Nicholas Payton Trey Anastasio Beverly Sills Bob WeirAn Unusually Candid, Revealing Look at the Personal Realities of Being Black in America Today
Spike Lee Jamila Wideman Stanley Crouch Anita Hill Bill RussellOnce in a Lifetime Evening with Two of Our Greatest Authors.
Toni Morrison Frank McCourtGet Inside the American Family Today.
John Rosemond Geoffrey Canada Michelle Shinsecki Sylvia Ann HewlettInsights and Anecdotes About the Impact of History.
Manning Marable David Halberstam Doris Kearns GoodwinFunny Folks, a Fun Evening of Laughter.
Joan Rivers Robert Klein D.L. HughleyA Civil Discussion About Difficult Issues.
Robert Reich William BennettAn Inspiring Evening of Adventure and Discovery.
Jean-Michel Cousteau Robert Ballard Susan Butcher Tom WhittakerLooking at the Issues that Affect Our World.
George Mitchell Jeane Kirkpatrick Jeane Kirkpatrick Benazir Bhutto Merle and Marshall GoldmanWhy is it Happening? Where do we Go From Here?
Gerry Spence William Pollack Alan Keyes Alec BaldwinStandards? Principles? Values? Iconic Figures Discuss.
Walter Cronkite Ben Bradlee Rita Braver Mike McCurryThe Changing World of Business...the Role of the Internet.
Laura D'Andrea Tyson Rosabeth Moss Kanter Stephan Paternot Todd KrizelmanA Delightful Evening with Creative Minds.
Gene Wilder Howard Gardner Jane Alexander Werner Pfeiffer Danny GloverAn Interesting Evening on the Human Genome.
Rabbi Marc Gellman Bonnie Steinbock David Kessler Willard GaylinThe Lessons and Loves of Long Full Lives.
Gloria Steinem Gordon Parks Studs Terkel William F. Buckley Jr.Spirituality and Faith, Answers and Questions.
M.T. Winter Joan Borysenko Thomas Moore Cornel WestA Fun Evening With Our Favorite TV Personalities.
Henry Winkler Edward Asner Flip Wilson Florence HendersonA Subject That Impacts so Many and Gets Discussed so Little.
George McGovern Art Buchwald Dick CavettTwo Giant Personalities Discuss Leadership.
Katharine Graham Norman Schwarzkopf Chris WallaceOrdinary People, Extraordinary Lives.
Marc Rubera Michelle Shinsecki Henry Fernandez William MageeThe Birth of the Internet, Will it Matter?
Mary Catherine Bateson Jaron Lanier Nicholas Negroponte Christopher JanneySometimes You Just Have to Laugh at the Political Landscape.
Jeff Greenfield Rob Bartlett Al Franken Bob EnglehartA Left/Right Preview of the 1996 Elections.
Michelle Shinsecki James Carville Oliver North Ralph Reed Molly IvinsA Discussion About Their Lives and the Issues of Our Times.
Mario Cuomo Jack KempWhat Are They and How Do They Matter?
Joe Marshall Joycelyn Elders Tony Snow Arianna HuffingtonAn Intimate, Behind-the-Scenes Look at our Sunday Evening Friends.
Lesley Stahl Michelle Shinsecki Morley Safer Andy RooneyAthletes...Who Are They and Why Do We Care So Much?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Rick Pitino Robin Roberts Sterling Sharpe Chris WebberIt Impacts Us All, We Never Get to Talk About It.
Margaret Farley Geoffrey Fieger Sherwin Nuland Derek HumphryThe Changing Profile of our Legal System.
Lani Guinier Ralph Nader Dan Quayle Edwin Meese IIITwo Giant Statesmen Discuss World Affairs.
Henry Kissinger Zbigniew BrzezinskiA Discussion With Five Incredible Women and the Lives They Are Living.
Sarah Brady Billie Jean King Eileen Kraus Ellen Goodman Faye Wattleton Deborah NorvilleGlobalization, Profits and People.
John Naisbitt Michael Bloomberg Jack Trout Jimmy Rogers Ron ComptonIs It Working, Can We Fix It?
Joseph Califano Senator Christopher Dodd Vincent Ferrandino Eddie DavisThe Shifting Role of News In Our Lives.
Mary Matalin Sam Donaldson Bernard Kalb Phil DonahueThe Most Honest Discussion About the Most Difficult Issue in our Country.
William Gray III William F. Buckley Jr. Chuck D Betty Shabazz Edward James Olmos Daryl GatesA Night of Entertainment and Dialogue with Bill Cosby.
Bill CosbyA Personal and Emotional Evening About an Issue We Are Afraid to Discuss; and Arthur Ashe's Last Personal Appearance.
Larry Kramer Mary Fisher Jeanne White Arthur Ashe Robert Gallo Bob ArnotThe Connecticut Forum Is Born- Left, Right, and Center Have a Candid, Open Discussion About the Presidential Election.
John Sununu Pat Buchanan Ron Brown William Proxmire Ann Lewis Bob BeckelWe will send you exciting updates about our season, panelist announcements, special events, news and information that will keep you "in the know."
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