92y Talks

Rose McGowan, the voice that gave rise to a watershed moment in Hollywood and beyond, talks with journalist Ronan Farrow about the experiences captured in her new book, BRAVE. The conversation was recorded on February 1, 2018 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Dan Rather discusses his new book, What Unites Us, with Andy Cohen. Rather offers commentary on the world we live in, what our core ideals have been and should be, and what it means to be an American. The conversation was recorded on January 23, 2018 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Melissa Rivers and Whoopi Goldberg discuss Melissa's new book, Joan Rivers Confidential, a rare compilation of never-before-seen personal archives from the collection of her mother, the late, multi-talented and iconic comedian Joan Rivers. The conversation was recorded on Oct 25, 2017 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Alec Baldwin and Kurt Andersen discuss their new book, You Can’t Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump (A So-Called Parody), with Brian Lehrer. The conversation was recorded at 92nd Street Y on November 9, 2017.

Richard Gere talks with bestselling authors, Daniel Goleman & Richard Davidson, about their new book Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body. They reveal the truth about what meditation can really do for us, as well as exactly how to get the most out of it. The conversation was recorded on Sep 5, 2017 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Best-selling writers Michael Gross and William D. Cohan (who is also a former Wall Street investment banker) discuss the power brokers, publishers, geniuses and visionaries who made New York City the center of the fashion and business world. The conversation was recorded on June 12, 2017 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Caitlyn Jenner and author Jennifer Finney Boylan discuss Jenner's new memoir, The Secrets of My Life, transgender identity and what it means to find one's courage. The conversation was recorded on Apr 25, 2017 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Richard Gere and writer-director Joseph Cedar discuss their new film, Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, with Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf. The conversation was recorded on Mar 23, 2017 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Iconic performance artist Marina Abramović discusses her life, work and memoir Walk Through Walls with New York magazine's Carl Swanson. It was recorded on Jan 25, 2017 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, co-founders of theSkimm, sit down with Today co-host Hoda Kotb to discuss how they are reimagining the idea of morning television and changing the way female millennials receive news and information. It was recorded on Jan 18, 2017 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Christina Ricci and author Therese Fowler discuss Amazon's new series, Z: The Beginning of Everything, a fictionalized bio series of the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, with film & tv critic Caryn James. It was recorded on Jan 24, 2017 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Author Roxane Gay reads from her latest short-story collection, Difficult Women, followed by a conversation with BuzzFeed's Saeed Jones. It was recorded on January 12, 2017 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Annette Bening and director Mike Mills discuss their new film, 20th Century Women, with Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf. The conversation was recorded on Dec 6, 2016 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Bestselling author Michael Lewis sits down with Malcolm Gladwell to discuss his new book, The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds, that examines how a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality. The conversation was recorded on Dec 12, 2016 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Jonathan Safran Foer and Rabih Alameddine read from, and discuss, their new works: Here I Am and The Angel of History, respectively. They are introduced by Rich Cohen and Jonathan Lee. It was recorded on Oct 20, 2016 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Actor Dev Patel discusses his role in one of the most anticipated releases of the year, Lion, with Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf. The conversation was recorded on Nov 21, 2016 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Actor/writer Pamela Adlon talks about her new show "Better Things," women in media, casting choices, and how to adapt your own life for the screen with Ali Wentworth. The conversation was recorded on Nov 2, 2016 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Actors Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning discuss their new film American Pastoral - adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Philip Roth - with Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf. The conversation was recorded on Oct 18, 2016 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil - the two legendary TV anchors and founders of the PBS NewsHour - sit down with their friend and author Roger Rosenblatt to discuss everything from the current presidential election to the nation and the world they covered and observed during their distinguished careers. The conversation was recorded on Oct 25, 2016 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd brings her trademark acerbic analysis and wry wit to Election 2016 in discussing her latest book, The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics, with Arianna Huffington. The conversation was recorded on Oct 24, 2016 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.