92y Talks

Jameela Jamil sits down with writer Ashley C. Ford for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about her role on the hit NBC show The Good Place and her work as founder of I Weigh—an internet community working toward radical inclusivity for generation Z and underrepresented communities everywhere. The conversation was recorded on September 26, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses his new book, Letters from an Astrophysicist, with Radiolab host Robert Krulwich. Every year, Tyson receives thousands of letters from people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers to questions about science, faith, philosophy, life and, of course, Pluto. His replies are by turns wise, funny and mind-blowing. The conversation was recorded on October 11, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof sits down with Congressman Adam Schiff, Chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. They discuss the issues behind today’s biggest news stories including the investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and its implications for 2020, the release of the Mueller report, and more. The conversation was recorded on October 14, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

New York Times-bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell discusses his new book, Talking to Strangers, with Jelani Cobb. Upending our fundamental assumptions about trust and deception, Gladwell makes a fresh, illuminating argument that our longstanding cultural assumptions about communication and familiarity are due for an update in 2019 and beyond. The conversation was recorded on September 27, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Wharton psychologist Adam Grant and his wife Allison Sweet Grant, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, sit down with Susan Cain to discuss their new book, The Gift Inside the Box. They share what they’ve learned from psychology evidence and personal experience about how we can care for others and ourselves, teach that value to kids, and prepare them to lead lives of meaning. The conversation was recorded on October 1, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Jillian Bell discusses the making of her new film, Brittany Runs a Marathon, how the role came her way, and much more with Kate McKinnon. The conversation was recorded on August 22, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Brent Smith, Zach Myers and Eric Bass of the multi-platinum, chart-topping band Shinedown sit down with comedian Chris Porter to talk about their new album, Attention Attention, and much more. The conversation was recorded on September 12, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Emmy-winning stand-up comedian Josh Gondelman discusses his new book, Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results, a hilarious laundry list of attempts to do the right thing, with fellow comic Aparna Nancherla. The conversation was recorded on September 15, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Preet Bharara, former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, discusses his new book, Doing Justice, about how our justice system works and why we need to find the humanity in our legal system and our society, with Jeff Greenfield. The conversation was recorded on June 6, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Emmy-nominated Billy Porter and Ryan Murphy, co-creater of Pose on FX, discuss how the series came to be and why it's shaping into a classic tale for our times. The conversation was recorded on August 13, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

The cast and creator of Netflix's Dear White People, including Justin Simien, Logan Browning, Antoinette Robertson and Ashley Blaine Featherson, discuss the new season of the hit series with BuzzFeed's Sylvia Obell. The conversation was recorded on July 29, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Lawyer and writer Linda Hirshman discusses her new book, Reckoning: The Epic Battle Against Sexual Abuse and Harassment, with author and New York magazine contributor Rebecca Traister. The conversation was recorded on June 19, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Comedian Julio Torres sits down with Fred Armisen to discuss his offbeat new special, My Favorite Shapes, his work on SNL, HBO's Los Espookys, and much more. The conversation was recorded on August 1, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling discuss the reboot of Beverly Hills, 90210, the show that helped define '90s TV, with Jessica Shaw, the host of EW Live on SiriusXM. The conversation was recorded on August 5, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Heidi Schreck, the whip-smart playwright and star of the Broadway hit What the Constitution Means to Me, sits down with Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe and award-winning journalist Dahlia Lithwick to discuss what the Constitution means today and how the play has brought it to life. The conversation was recorded on July 28, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Award-winning actress Shailene Woodley discusses her role in HBO's Big Little Lies and more with SELF editor-in-chief Carolyn Kylstra. The conversation was recorded on June 10, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Bestselling author David Epstein—who has studied the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters, and scientists—sits down with Malcolm Gladwell to discuss his new book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. The conversation was recorded on May 30, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, discuss the future of money with Bitcoin Billionaires author Ben Mezrich and the Wall Street Journal's Paul Vigna. The conversation was recorded on July 9, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

We go into our archives for a special reading of Howard Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States, highlighting the words of America's youngest rebels, dissenters and visionaries. In addition to Zinn, speakers include Tim Robbins, Amber Tamblyn, Staceyann Chin, and more. The event was recorded on May 13, 2009 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Michael Pollan—bestselling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food—discusses his latest book, How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, with journalist and pharmacologist Hamilton Morris. The conversation was recorded on May 29, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.