Historian H.W. Brands provided a dual biography of abolitionist John Brown and Abraham Lincoln. This was a virtual event hosted by the Atlanta History Center.
Author and University of California at Riverside professor Laila Lalami explored American citizenship through her own journey as a Moroccan immigrant. This program was part of the Wisconsin Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Madison Public Library.
Senator John McCain's former speechwriter and aide Mark Salter shared his thoughts on the life of the late Senator. This virtual program was hosted by the Poison Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The American Enterprise Institute's Kevin Kosar, Lee Drutman of the New American Foundation, and James Madison University professor Timothy LaPira weighed in on Congress's inability to legislate. This virtual event was sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
Authors Roxane Gay, Tracy K. Smith, and Mahogany Browne discussed the life and work of author and activist Audre Lorde. This virtual program was part of the Schomburg Center Literary Festival in New York City.
Northwestern University history professor Carl Smith looked at the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that left close to a 1/3 of Chicago's residents homeless. This was a virtual event hosted by the Book Stall Bookstore in Winnetka, Illinois.
George Washington University's Sarah Wagner talked about the search for the remains of American soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War and are unaccounted for and presumed dead. This virtual event was hosted by National History Center.
Author and librarian Nancy Pearl, "The Writers Library;" Janet Skeslien, "The Paris Library;" Ray Baker, director of the Miami-Dade Public Library System' and Audrey Chapuis, director of the American Library in Paris, offered their thoughts on the current issues facing libraries. This was a virtual event hosted by the Miami Book Fair.
Georgetown University international affairs professor Charles Kupchan looked back at American foreign policy and isolationism. This was a virtual event hosted by TownHall Seattle.
New York University photography chair Deborah Willis, Harvard University African American Studies professor John Stauffer, and Harvard University African American Studies professor Sarah Lewis discussed fifteen photographs of slaves from South Carolina that were taken in 1850 and rediscovered in the archives of Harvard's Peabody Museum in 1976. This was a virtual event hosted by Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Charlton McIlwain, author of "Black Software," Joanne McNeil, author of "Lurking," and Frank Pasquale, author of "New Laws of Robotics," discussed the past and future of technology. This video was provided by the Brooklyn Book Festival.
Authors and satirists P.J. O'Rourke, "A Cry from the Middle," and Dave Barry, "Lessons from Lucy," talked about their respective books. This was a virtual event hosted by the Miami Book Fair.
Physics professors Brian Greene and Janna Levin explored the origins and future of the cosmos. This program was part of the Wisconsin Book Festival, a virtual event hosted by the Madison Public Library.
Authors Stephanie Griest, Sahar Mustafah, and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess talked about immigrants, refugees, and the "American Dream." This was a virtual event hosted by the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville.
Michael Shellenberger, founder and president of Environmental Progress, offered his thoughts on what he calls "apocalyptic" environmentalism and provided some solutions on how to address environmental issues of today and into the future. He's interviewed by Andrew Revkin, author and Columbia University's DIirector of the Earth Institute Initiative on Communication and Sustainability..
Isabel Wilkerson, author of "Caste" and Michael Eric Dyson, author of "Long Time Coming" discussed race and caste in America. This video was provided by the Brooklyn Book Festival.
Dan Blumenthal, Asian Studies director at the American Enterprise Institute, talked about China's ambition to replace the United States as the world's leading power. This virtual event was hosted by the American Enterprise Institute.
Former FBI special agent Ali Soufan talked about the early years of the U.S. war on terror and the methods used to extract information from suspected members of al-Qaeda. This virtual event was hosted by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
New York University philosophy professor Michael Strevens looked at the evolution of scientific thought and how it is applied to modern issues, including COVID-19 and climate change. This virtual event was hosted by the Kansas City Public Library in Missouri.
Bloomberg News investigative reporter Susan Berfield recounted the fight between President Theodore Roosevelt and financier J.P. Morgan over the size of corporations and government intervention at the turn of the 20th century. This was a virtual event hosted by the Friends of Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, New York.
Historian Catherine Grace Katz looked at the relationship between the three women who attend the Yalta Conference with their fathers, Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, daughter to the US Ambassador to the Soviet Union. This was a virtual event hosted by Roosevelt House in New York City.
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America CEO Deanna Mulligan weighed in on the effects of workplace evolution and automation. This virtual event was hosted by The Economic Club of New York in New York City.
Texas A&M University-Central Texas history professor Luke Nichter recalled the political career of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., a Republican Senator turned foreign policy advisor to five Presidents. This was a virtual event hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston.
University of South Carolina Law School professor Derek Black talked about the history of public education in America and how he believes the right to a public education is being undermined today. This virtual program was hosted by Town Hall Seattle.
