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Our guest this episode is Stuart Chafetz, the longtime principal timpanist of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra who has just been named as the ensemble’s first-ever principal pops conductor. A well-known and cherished presence on the Chautauqua
Our guest this episode is author, environmentalist and activist Bill McKibben, whose 1989 book The End of Nature is regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change. He is also a founder of 350.org, the first planet-wide,
Our guest this episode is J. Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier, the E Ola! Learning Designer and Facilitator at Kamehameha Schools Maui, where she provides campus support for a world-class Hawaiian culture-based education to students. A fluent speaker of
Our guest this episode is Julie A. Washington, chair of and professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Georgia State University’s College of Education and Human Development. Professor Washington specializes in langua
Our guest this episode is Trevor Cox, a professor of acoustic engineering at the University of Salford. Professor Cox’s research and teaching focuses on architectural acoustics, signal processing and audio perception. He has written several boo
Our guest on this episode is John Kasich, who served as Ohio’s 69th governor from 2011 until just this past January. Now a CNN political commentator, Gov. Kasich often speaks about the power of individuals to effect change at the local level, t
On this episode, we feature a conversation between interviewer John Merino and Maureen Rovegno, Chautauqua’s director of religion, on the little-known history of what has come to be called the “Burned-over District,” or the “on fire” religious
Our guest on this episode is Ambassador William J. Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States. Ambassador Burns retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2
For the second consecutive summer, Chautauqua Theater Company is producing a free, touring outdoor production of a Shakespeare classic. This summer, having started June 25 on our own Bestor Plaza, CTC is performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream at
Hugh Hewitt is a lawyer, law professor and political commentator who as of July 1 began his service as president of the Richard Nixon Foundation. His nationally syndicated radio show is heard in more than 120 cities across the United States eve
Dan Egan is author of the acclaimed book The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, in which he traces an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the Great Lakes with an examination of the perils they face
In The Christians by Obie Award-winning playwright Lucas Hnath, Pastor Paul has grown his church from a storefront to a mega-complex, but nothing prepared him or his congregation for the biggest change of all: a change of heart. The Christians
An internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture, Wynton Marsalis is a living legend. At 17, Marsalis became the youngest musician ever to be admitted to Tanglewood’s Berkshire Mus
Judy Collins has inspired audiences with sublime vocals and boldly vulnerable songwriting for over five decades, and her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 50-album body of work. Prolific as e
Bishop Gene Robinson joins us to reflect on his first season as Chautauqua's vice president of religion and senior pastor, and particularly the Interfaith Fridays initiative launched in 2018, which will continue in 2019. A full DVD set of the n
On today's episode guest interviewer David Griffith, vice president and Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education, speaks with Alexandria Marzano-Lesnovich, author of The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir, winner of the 2018 Chautauqua
On today's episode guest interviewer John Merino speaks with Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, chief executive officer of 20-first, where she works with the CEOs, executive committees and top management teams of some of the world’s best-known companies to
Today's episode features a conversation with Derek Ham, assistant professor of graphic design in the North Carolina State University College of Design. He is also the creator of the “I Am A Man” VR Experience, an interactive virtual reality exp
On today's episode we feature a conversation with author and professor Ralph Young, an expert on dissent and protest movements. As a history professor at Temple University, Ralph has taught the courses “Dissent in America,” “Recent U.S. History
On today's episode we hear from Alina Polyakova, the David M. Rubenstein Fellow at the Foreign Policy Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, where she specializes in Russian foreign policy, radical-right movements
On today's episode, guest interviewer John Merino speaks with Nina Khrushcheva, a professor in the Graduate Program of International Affairs at The New School in New York City, where her research interests include global media and culture, worl
On today's episode Chautauqua's Director of Literary Arts, Atom Atkinson, speaks with author Victor LaValle. LaValle's most recent book, The Changeling, is a captivating retelling of a classic fairy tale that imaginatively explores parental obs
On today's episode we feature two conversations: First is a discussion with Jill Vialet, founder and CEO of Playworks, who opened Chautauqua's week of lectures on "The Art of Play" on July 9. Then, Chautauqua Theater Company Artistic Director A
On today's episode we feature two conversations with presenters from Week Two of the Chautauqua season, themed "American Identity." First is a discussion with James and Deborah Fallows, who took the Amphitheater stage on the Fourth of July to p
Lexicographer Kory Stamper and playwright Lucas Hnath join interviewers Emily Morris and Andrew Borba in this packed episode featuring conversations with two presenters who helped shape the opening week of the 2018 Chautauqua Institution season
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