Afternoon of Conversation
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The Afternoon of Conversation is the Aspen Ideas Festival's pinnacle programming moment. Over 2,000 people gather in the Benedict Music Tent, an open-air venue with acoustics that mimic an amphitheater, to hear from global leaders, community change-makers, journalists, politicians, and more.
Speakers
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Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident of Ukraine -
Erin McLaughlinCorrespondent for NBC News -
Erin TriebPhotojournalist -
Jervon HicksLife coach with Youth Peace Center of Roseland -
Aaron TaylorAlumnus of Chicago CRED -
Billy MooreAlumni coordinator at Chicago CRED -
Rob PortmanUS senator for Ohio -
Dan PorterfieldPresident and CEO of Aspen Institute -
Richard EngelChief foreign correspondent at NBC -
Mitch LandrieuWhite House infrastructure coordinator -
Arne DuncanFormer US secretary of education -
Jeffrey GoldbergEditor in chief of The Atlantic -
Katie CouricJournalist -
Mary Louise KellyCo-host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” -
César CondeChairman of NBCUniversal News Group
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Ukraine: Resilience, Resolve, and the Future of the War
Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and since then, the war has proven longer and costlier than what the Kremlin might have expected. Ukrainian resistanc...
21 items
Jul 20, 2022
A Firsthand Report of Ukrainian Suffering and Resolve
Podcast — 44m
Jul 15, 2022
Is the Supreme Court Still the Weakest Branch?
Podcast — 48m
Jul 14, 2022
Beyond Roe and Dobbs: the Future of Reproductive Rights
Podcast — 1h 13m
Jul 13, 2022
SCOTUS: Roe v. Wade is Overturned
Podcast — 39m
2022 Festival
What Good is the UN?
Video — 48m 12s
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Reimagining our Monuments, Retelling Our Narratives
Video — 45m 44s
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A Brief History of Lies: Government Deception from Watergate to Today
Video — 45m 13s
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The Generation Rewriting the Future: Gen Z
Audio — 3h 18m
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Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Begins Now
Video — 43m 48s
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There's Leading, and There's Leading with Purpose
Video — 47m 36s
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Beyond Roe and Dobbs: Understanding the New Reproductive Rights Landscape (Deep Dive)
Video — 1h 10m 37s
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Is the Weakest Branch Becoming the Most Dangerous?
Video — 46m 58s
2022 Festival
Political Identity Versus Truth: Can the News Help?
Video — 46m 31s
2022 Festival
How Do You Know if Your Vote is Counted?
Video — 46m 34s
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Can the Biden Administration Get Us on a Path to Net Zero?
Video — 46m 22s
2022 Festival
All Trust is Local
Audio
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Managing Amidst Global Uncertainty
Audio — 1h 6m
2022 Festival
Will the Next World War Be Cyber?
Video — 48m 28s
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Stopping Hate
Video — 48m 31s
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