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Library Talks Podcast

Join The New York Public Library and your favorite writers, artists, and thinkers for smart talks and provocative conversations from the nation’s cultural capital.

  1. 22 HR AGO

    Connie Chung with Walter Isaacson

    Connie Chung talks with Walter Isaacson about her new memoir, Connie. The book delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry. Chung is the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian to anchor any news program in the U.S.

    60 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    Taffy Brodesser-Akner: Long Island Compromise

    Brodesser-Akner, the author of Fleishman is in Trouble, came by the Library to talk about her latest novel, Long Island Compromise, the story of an American family and the dark moment that shatters the myth of their suburban paradise. She spoke with New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief, Jake Silverstein.

    58 min

  3. 3 SEPT

    Protecting Reproductive Freedoms: Lourdes Rivera, Meera Shah, Reva Siegel, and Jessica Bruder

    Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the future of abortion access, reproductive rights, and women’s healthcare is murkier than ever. In this episode of Library Talks, a panel of experts examines the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision, including what they’re seeing on the ground and where we might be headed in this significant election year. Featuring ​​Lourdes Rivera, President of Pregnancy Justice Dr. Meera Shah, Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Reva Siegel, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School Jessica Bruder, Journalist and Author

    59 min

  4. 20 AUG

    Jamaica Kincaid & Kara Walker with Hilton Als: An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children

    The renowned novelist and the revered artist discuss their new book, An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children, a unique collaboration that explores the hidden history of the plant world.

    47 min

  5. 6 AUG

    Michael Stipe with Taryn Simon: Portraits of Now

    Artist, producer, and former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe recently published his fourth book of photography, Even the birds gave pause, which features a series of works-in-progress in plaster, concrete, rotocast plastics, ceramics, bookmaking, and darkroom photographic printing. On this episode of Library Talks, Stipe sits down with artist Taryn Simon to discuss his book and creative practice.

    53 min

  6. 23 JUL

    Neel Mukherjee with Hanya Yanagihara: Choice

    Neel Mukherjee speaks with fellow author Hanya Yanagihara about his latest book, an explosive novel about the ramifications of choice.

    58 min

  7. 9 JUL

    Justice Stephen Breyer: Choosing Pragmatism Over Textualism

    In this episode of Library Talks, Stephen Breyer, retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, delivers the annual Robert B. Silvers Lecture. Breyer’s talk is inspired by his most recent book, Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism, which examines some of the most important cases in the nation’s history.

    1h 15m

  8. 25 JUN

    Tom Steyer with David Wallace-Wells: Winning the Climate War

    In this episode of Library Talks, investor and climate champion Tom Steyer sits down with New York Times columnist David Wallace-Wells to discuss his new book, Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We'll Win the Climate War.

    57 min
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Join The New York Public Library and your favorite writers, artists, and thinkers for smart talks and provocative conversations from the nation’s cultural capital.

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  • Creator
    The New York Public Library
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2024
  • Episodes
    307
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Library Talks

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