If Krista Tippett was to free associate with “grace,” the first word that comes to mind is “amazing” — amazing grace. Using that “amazing grace,” Tippett set out to pursue the answers to three
Comedian and actress, Maria Bamford, left, talks about her life journey in an interview with Ophira Eisenberg, host of NPR's 'Ask Me Another' during the morning lecture Friday, August 2, 2019 in the Amphitheater. VISHAKHA
He was the Marx Brothers, but in one person — a naughty little boy, a genius, a nut, manic, utter magic — these were all words used by David Steinberg and Lewis Black to describe
Author, James Geary, prepares as Mike Wheeler, throws him a ball for his juggling act during the morning lecture "5 Ways to be Witty" on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in the Amphitheater. MHARI SHAW/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
From left, Executive Producer and Showrunner of the CNN documentary series “The History of Comedy” Stephen J. Morrison interviews director, producer and performer Frank Oz about his comedic career Tuesday July 30, 2019 at the
James Geary thinks wit can serve as a tool to navigate the world’s complexities — just one way Geary has come to understand the “serious business” of joking around. Geary, deputy curator of the Nieman
Make no mistake, it was not the original Smothers Brothers who appeared at Chautauqua Institution Monday — that Dick and Tom died in 1969, along with their beloved show, “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.” Now,
A blue whale has a heart the size of a car. It’s a fact, but to Joshua Bennett, it’s also a metaphor for love, a love as big as a Volkswagen Beetle. A fact, a
The women of the New York State Summer School of the Arts choir perform Seikilos on Sunday, July 22, 2018, in the Amp. The choir is comprised of high school students from across New York
J. Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier talks about the importance of Hawaiian language and how she and many others have been working towards making it normal again for the language to be spoken in Hawaii, during the morning
Professor and chair of the Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders at Georgia State University, Julie Washington, speaks during her lecture "The Power of Spoken Word," about the effect of different dialects within the english
Larry Arnn Larry Arnn said college campuses in September and October are as “happy as Disneyland,” but by late March and April, they’re “madder than Hell.” Given those seasonal extremes, Arnn said there is no
Julie Washington has devoted her career to leveling the playing field in America’s public education system — filling in the gaps that separate lower income, African American students from the academic achievements of their white
Inventions like sound recording and the synthesized voice have changed human communication forever, and while advances in artificial intelligence are hinting toward an even greater transformation, Trevor Cox can’t help but notice the consequences of
Great stories happen to those who can tell them. With a sense of humility and some self-deprecating humor, Ira Glass does not consider himself one of those people. Glass, creator and host of NPR’s
Over time, Scott Kelly has become “smarter and more handsome” than his identical twin brother, Mark. What’s his secret? A year in space. With one brother on Earth and the other 254 miles above