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Spring 2026

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

Rick Steves: On the Hippie Trail

Politics and Society

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi & Mayor Brandon Johnson in Conversation

Literature and Poetry

R.F. Kuang in Conversation

Fall 2025

Literature and Poetry

Kate McKinnon: Secrets of the Purple Pearl

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

Cheech Marin: Culture, Comedy, and Chicano Art

Art, Architecture, and Design

The Wrigley Building: The Making of an Icon

Literature and Poetry

Salman Rushdie: The Eleventh Hour

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

Disability Advocate and Online Creative Molly Burke: Unseen

Art, Architecture, and Design

Chefs Jesse Valenciana and Rick Bayless Celebrate Mexican Cuisine

Spring 2025

Politics and Society

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson on Abundance

Literature and Poetry

Ocean Vuong: The Emperor of Gladness

Politics and Society

Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy Awakening

Politics and Society

Timothy Snyder: On Freedom

Politics and Society

The Sirens' Call: Chris Hayes on the Attention Economy

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

Kristen Kish: Accidentally on Purpose

Art, Architecture, and Design

Heavy Pages Press with Andrew and Kelsey McClellan

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

Jeff Hiller in Conversation

Fall 2024

Literature and Poetry

Jamaica Kincaid: The Hidden History of Gardens

Literature and Poetry

John Green and Rebecca Makkai in Conversation

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

Hoop Dreams at 30

Literature and Poetry

Kaveh Akbar: Seeking Meaning in Faith, Art, and Others

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

R.L. Stine: A Modern Master of Horror

Literature and Poetry

Movement and Collaboration: Claudia Rankine in Conversation with Shamel Pitts

Literature and Poetry

U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey in Conversation

Spring 2024

Sociology, Race, and Gender

Eddie Glaude Jr.: We Are the Leaders

Science and Technology

John Maeda and Anijo Mathew: Redefining Design in the Era of AI

Art, Architecture, and Design

Hebru Brantley: The Art of Representation

Sociology, Race, and Gender

Joy Reid: A Love Story that Awakened America

Art, Architecture, and Design

Jeanne Gang: The Art of Architectural Grafting

Fall 2023

Literature and Poetry

Naomi Klein in Conversation with V (Eve Ensler)

Politics and Society

Rachel Maddow in Conversation with Kathleen Belew

Politics and Society

Poverty in America with Matthew Desmond

Art, Architecture, and Design

Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

Walter Isaacson on Elon Musk with David Axelrod

Literature and Poetry

Bob, Nate and Erin Odenkirk in Conversation with Peter Sagal

Science and Technology

Will AI Kill Creativity?

Science and Technology

Language Models and AI: A Guide for the Perplexed

Food and Lifestyle

Chefs Anna Voloshyna and Rick Bayless Celebrate Ukrainian Cuisine

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

Being Henry Winkler

Food and Lifestyle

Chef José Andrés and Mark Bittman

Politics and Society

Adam Kinzinger on the January 6th Insurrection

Food and Lifestyle

Chef Eric Ripert: Seafood Simple

History

Roman History with Mary Beard

Literature and Poetry

Erika Sánchez

Politics and Society

A Conversation with Teju Cole

Politics and Society

David Brooks in Conversation with Jonathan Capehart

Music and Performing Arts

Celebrating the Etudes of Philip Glass

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

Comedians Maria Bamford and Aparna Nancherla

Pop Culture, TV, and Film

Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Connecticut in the Movies

Literature and Poetry

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Tracy K. Smith

Literature and Poetry

Joyce Carol Oates

Science and Technology

Life Beyond Earth

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