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Paul Hawken: Carbon, Climate, and Humanity (EXPLICIT)
Join us live for a journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet. Your tour guide is New York Times bestselling author P…
1 year, 2 months ago
Alissa Wilkinson: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine
Joan Didion opened The White Album (1979) with what would become an iconic line: “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” Today this phrase is d…
1 year, 2 months ago
Justice and Faith: Catherine Coleman Flowers and Justin J. Pearson
Catherine Coleman Flowers has dedicated her life to fighting for the most vulnerable communities — people who have been deprived of the basic civil r…
1 year, 2 months ago
Art of Survival: A Vibrant Celebration of Black Culture and Resilience
Join us for "Art of Survival," a vibrant celebration of Black culture and resilience—an evening of music, art and culture.
This program acknowledges a…
1 year, 2 months ago
March 11, "Week to Week Politics Roundtable: March 11, 2025
Join us for the latest edition of our Week to Week political roundtable. We're two months into the new administration in Washington, new leadership i…
1 year, 2 months ago
False Beliefs in a Post-Truth World: Psychological Causes and Antidotes (EXPLICIT)
Why is the human brain so vulnerable to false beliefs and conspiracy theories despite evidence to the contrary? And what can be done to protect ourse…
1 year, 2 months ago
Former Ambassador Mark Brzezinski: The U.S., Poland and the Heart of Europe
In 1991–93, Mark Brzezinski was a Fulbright Scholar in newly post-communist Poland. Thirty years later he returned as the U.S. ambassador to Poland, …
1 year, 2 months ago
Making Cents Out of Watts: What’s Driving Up Your Energy Bills?
A third of Americans say that they've skipped food, medicine, or something else to be able to afford their energy bills. Much of the increase in the …
1 year, 2 months ago
Amanda Nguyen: Saving Five, A Memoir of Hope
In 2013, the trajectory of Amanda Nguyen’s life was changed forever when she was raped at Harvard.
Determined to not let her assault derail her goal o…
1 year, 2 months ago
Yoni Appelbaum: How the Privileged and Propertied Broke America
Has America ceased to be the land of opportunity? Many people here take it for granted that good neighborhoods—with good schools and good housing—are…
1 year, 2 months ago