In season’s final lecture, Ella Al-Shamahi presents reasons for human dominion by Gabriel Weber on August 23, 2025
Sabrina Lynn Motley and Jeffrey Rosen discuss who tells story of history and why it matters by Gabriel Weber on August 21, 2025
Morgan Freeman discusses creation of blues club, previews ‘Symphonic Blues’ by Liz DeLillo on August 19, 2025
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin shares how to look to past for perspective by Susie Anderson on August 18, 2025
Moment of peril, moment of opportunity: Thomas Friedman closes week by Cody Englander on August 16, 2025
Celebrated author Ted Chiang shares how ‘literature of change’ shapes idea of future by Nick Danlag on July 6, 2021
Political scientist, author Dexter Roberts examines Chinese wealth gap between urbanites, rural migrant workers; delves into country’s economic future by Nick Danlag on July 2, 2021
Longtime policy adviser Michael Pillsbury discusses multiple questions Biden administration must consider in U.S.-China diplomacy by Nick Danlag on July 1, 2021
Too Old, Too Few, Too Male: Pulitzer-winning reporter Mei Fong explores China’s long-term consequences of one-child policy by Nick Danlag on June 30, 2021
With stories from the front lines of climate change, Somini Sengupta covers connected, competing national interests of China and the US in morning lecture by Nick Danlag on June 29, 2021
‘Our lives depend on it:’ Former U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power concluded the 2020 Chautauqua Lecture Series with a plan for how America can reach ‘diplomacy at its best’ by Jamie Landers on August 29, 2020
Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Fabrizio Hochschild discusses efforts of UN75 Initiative to learn people’s hopes, fears, priorities for the future by Nick Danlag on August 28, 2020
UNICEF’s Henrietta Fore examines challenges children face across globe, how COVID-19 has changed her work, and importance of education in global context by Nick Danlag on August 28, 2020
Rachel Bowen Pittman discusses the United Nations Association of the USA’s mission, shares actions each person can take to create a better world by Nick Danlag on August 27, 2020
UN Foundation CEO Elizabeth Cousens discusses founding, purpose of UN, accomplishments during 75-year history, and need for greater global cooperation by Nick Danlag on August 25, 2020
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham traces struggles of Founding Fathers to create a stronger system, to current partisan political climate by Nick Danlag on August 22, 2020
New York Times Magazine’s Emily Bazelon discusses how voting was laid out by the Founding Fathers, and how the pandemic and voting suppression may affect the 2020 election by Nick Danlag on August 21, 2020
Cato Institute’s Robert Levy explores how libertarians agree and disagree liberals and conservatives on the role of the federal government by Nick Danlag on August 20, 2020
Hopkins scholar Martha Jones discusses history of voter suppression before and after ratification of 19th Amendment by Nick Danlag on August 19, 2020
National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen opens week on ‘Reframing the Constitution’ by tracing founders’ ideals to present day by Nick Danlag on August 18, 2020
Author, international human rights attorney Flynn Coleman discusses making AI more empathetic, the importance of non-human intelligence by Nick Danlag on August 16, 2020
