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"Dark and Tender": Aaron Johnson and Prentis Hemphill in Conversation
Join us for an interactive film screening with embodiment practice and conversation with Aaron Johnson and Prentis Hemphill.
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| Posted May 2025
Karen Russell discusses "The Antidote"
Join us to hear bestselling author Karen Russell discuss her new novel, a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town.
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(01:16:39)
| Posted March 2025
Omar El Akkad and Ijeoma Oluo discuss "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This"
Award-winning writer Omar El Akkad discusses his new book, a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values.
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| Posted March 2025
Schuyler Bailar Presents "He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters"
Schuyler Bailar Presents "He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters" at the Fremont Abbey in partnership with Charlie's Queer Books
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| Posted March 2025
Pico Iyer and David Guterson discuss "Aflame: Learning From Silence"
Join us for this conversation about the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreat.
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| Posted February 2025
Rebecca Nagle and Wudan Yan discuss "By the Fire We Carry"
Join us to hear Nagle discuss this powerful work that blends reportage and history and tells the story of the generations-long Native-led battle for justice.
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| Posted December 2024
Rachel Kushner presents "Creation Lake"
Rachel Kushner will discuss her new novel "Creation Lake" with local writer Phil Neel.
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| Posted November 2024
Paul Lynch and Paul Constant discuss “Prophet Song”
Winner of the 2023 Booker Prize, Lynch will discuss his highly original novel, which spins a terrifying, suspenseful vision of an Ireland careening towards authoritarianism.
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| Posted November 2024
Dr. Karen Tang and Jane Park discuss "It's Not Hysteria"
Join us for a discussion about this essential and inclusive resource for reproductive health: “It’s Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told)”.
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(01:09:30)
| Posted October 2024
Anna Zivarts discusses "When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency"
Disability advocate Zivarts discusses how improving our transportation system with nondrivers in mind will benefit everyone. Drawing from interviews with involuntary nondrivers from around the US and from her own experience, Zivarts explains how nondrivers get around and the changes necessary to make our communities more accessible.
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| Posted October 2024