92NY Talks
by 92NY
The 92nd Street Y, New York has harnessed the power of arts and ideas to enrich, enlighten and change lives, and the power of community to repair the world for 150 years. This podcast features many of the fascinating people and conversations from our stage.
Episodes
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Across the Divide: A Palestinian and an Israeli Father Choose Dialogue
October 7, 2023 forever changed the dynamics of the Middle East, the global conversation about Israel and Palestine, and the lives of so many in the region and beyond. Three years later, Jaser AbuMoussa and Jonathan Dekel-Chen — two fathers from Gaza and Israel whose families and communities have...
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Malcolm Gladwell with Katy Tur: The American Way of Killing
#1 New York Times-bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell takes our stage with a bold new lens on one of America's most urgent crises. The gun violence epidemic in America seems unstoppable. Why can we find no bipartisan consensus to stop this painful cycle? What are we missing? Deeply reported and...
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Francis Fukuyama with Shadi Hamid: In the Realm of the Last Man
What did Francis Fukuyama mean when he declared that the world had reached "the end of history" — and does he still believe it? One of the most consequential conservative political thinkers of our time, best known for his international bestseller The End of History and the Last Man and for his…
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Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov: Raging Moderates and I Disagree
American politics has never been louder, more polarized, or more exhausting. Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov are fed up with it. For a live recording of their hit podcast Raging Moderates, Galloway and Tarlov bring their signature mix of sharp analysis, candid debate, and unapologetic…
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An Evening with Netflix's Fauda
Fauda, the acclaimed Israeli action-drama, returns for a fifth season with a conversation with co-creators Lior Raz, who also stars in the series, and Avi Issacharoff. CNN's Bianna Golodryga moderates. Two years after the October 7 massacre, the members of the Fauda unit are still grappling with…
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Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan with Andrew Ross Sorkin: Regime Change
Award-winning New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan join us for an inside look at the forces driving President Trump in his second term — and their new book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump. No reporters have tracked Donald Trump more closely…
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Gloria Steinem with Budd Mishkin (2012)
Gloria Steinem talks about her travels in this and other countries as an organizer, lecturer and frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality and her work organizing across boundaries for peace and justice. Recorded Feb 28, 2012 at The 92nd Street Y, New York.
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Dave Portnoy with Erika Ayers Badan: Cancel Me If You Can
Dave Portnoy didn't set out to be a political lightning rod — but love him or hate him, he's here to stay. Join the Barstool Sports founder for the unfiltered story of how he created a media empire. Dave Portnoy built Barstool Sports by trusting his instincts — and refusing to soften his voice....
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Law of the Land: The Supreme Court Year in Review
Join us for a lively conversation about the 2025–2026 Supreme Court term — one of the most consequential terms in recent memory. The Court struck down President Trump's sweeping tariffs in a 6–3 ruling, issued an 8–1 First Amendment decision on conversion therapy, and unanimously ruled that…
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Erin Walsh with Gabby Bernstein: The Art of Intentional Dressing
Celebrity stylist Erin Walsh helps dress A-list stars including Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez. Now she wants to help you dress you. She joins us with New York Times-bestselling author and renowned spiritual speaker Gabby Bernstein to talk about her new book, The Art of Intentional Dressing: Your...
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Brian Tyler Cohen and Don Lemon: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World
What will political power look like after the Trump era? Brian Tyler Cohen — #1 New York Times-bestselling author, MSNBC contributor, and creator of one of the most-watched independent political platforms in the country — joins us for a conversation with Don Lemon about his new book, The Day…
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The Backlash: Anger, Affordability, and Corruption in the 2026 Midterms with Susan Glasser, Jane Mayer, Evan Osnos, and special guest David Remnick
Are corruption and economic inequality becoming the defining issues in American politics — and the weapons that could drive a Democratic comeback in the 2026 midterms? From Donald Trump's rise to Zohran Mamdani's insurgent win in New York City, economic anger has become one of the most powerful...
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Emily Wilson with Sarah Ruhl: The Odyssey Onscreen
"Tell me about a complicated man." So begins Emily Wilson's contemporary translation of Homer's Odyssey — establishing her as the definitive Homeric translator of our time and radically transforming how we understand a cornerstone of western literature. As The Odyssey enters the pop cultural…
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Jill Biden in Conversation with Whoopi Goldberg: View from the East Wing
Join us for a candid conversation with former First Lady Jill Biden about her life in the White House during a singular moment in US history — and her new memoir, View from the East Wing. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the shadow of the January 6 insurrection, Joe and Jill Biden…
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Andrew Weissmann with Lawrence O'Donnell: Liar's Kingdom
Join MS NOW legal analyst Andrew Weissmann — a lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller's Special Counsel's Office and FBI General Counsel — with MS NOW anchor Lawrence O'Donnell for a conversation about the political culture of deceit that threatens to undermine our democracy. These are the subject of...
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Showtime's Couples Therapy: Dr. Orna Guralnik in Conversation with Jessica Shaw
Join world-renowned psychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Orna Guralnik for an exclusive advance screening ahead of the Season 5 premiere of her hit docuseries, Couples Therapy, followed by a conversation. Following Dr. Guralnik as she deftly guides couples through real-life therapy sessions…
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Hillary Rodham Clinton in Conversation with David Remnick
Across decades of public life — as First Lady, Senator, Secretary of State, and presidential candidate — Hillary Rodham Clinton has become one of the most consequential American leaders of our time. She sits down with The New Yorker's David Remnick for a candid, live conversation — a taping of…
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Rachel Maddow with Steven J. Ross — The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy
Emmy Award winning MS NOW host Rachel Maddow and Pulitzer Prize finalist Steven J. Ross join us for an urgent conversation about the new threat of white supremacy and antisemitism in the US, and what the rise and fall of hate groups in the wake of WWII can teach us about fighting it — and Ross'…
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Alan Alda, Joy Behar, and Roger Rosenblatt: More Rules for Aging
Twenty-five years ago, Roger Rosenblatt published the national bestseller Rules for Aging, a wry, witty guide to growing older. Not one to rush things, Roger's sequel, More Rules for Aging will be out this spring. On May 21, he will sit with Joy Behar and Alan Alda to talk about the rules in...
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Conversations with Tyler: Tyler Cowen with Special Guest Craig Newmark
Join renowned economist Tyler Cowen for a live taping of his hit podcast Conversations with Tyler, featuring special guest Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Together, they'll explore trust, cybersecurity, and the building blocks of resilient civic…
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Adam Phillips with Jamieson Webster: The Life You Want
Adam Phillips, the foremost psychoanalytic writer of our time, joins renowned psychoanalyst and critic Jamieson Webster for a conversation about necessity, desire, and reimagining our lives — and Phillips' new book, The Life You Want. What do we really want from our lives — and what gets in the...
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From The Archives: Neil deGrasse Tyson and Alan Alda — Science and Communication
What does it mean to be a true communicator? Two of the best, Academy Award-nominated actor Alan Alda and astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson discuss Alda's book, If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? It's a guide to improving the way we relate to each...
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The World of Fake Values: Garry Kasparov with Bret Stephens
Few public intellectuals have anticipated the shape of the present moment with such prescience as Garry Kasparov. In a major live conversation, Kasparov joins Bret Stephens to discuss his bracing new book, The World of Fake Values: Ukraine Under Fire, A.I. Amok, and the Putinization of America...
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Marc Shaiman with Nathan Lane: Never Mind the Happy — Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner
Award-winning composer and co-lyricist Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, Sister Act, Smash and many others) joins fellow Tony Award winner Nathan Lane for a look behind the curtain of life on Broadway, in Hollywood and on Television, with a conversation about Shaiman's new memoir, Never Mind the Happy:...
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Maggie Haberman and Alex Burns with Jeff Greenfield: American Politics 2026
Pulitzer Prize-winning The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman and Politico's Alex Burns return with moderator Jeff Greenfield for an illuminating conversation about Donald Trump and what lies on the horizon of American politics ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. How far will Donald Trump…
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92NY's Goodbye to Starz's Outlander
Join the stars of Outlander — Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, David Berry, plus executive producers Maril Davis and Matthew B. Roberts — for a conversation about the eagerly-awaited eight and final season of Starz's smash hit series, including clips from the show....
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Malcolm Gladwell, Michael Lynton and Joshua Steiner in Conversation: From Mistakes to Meaning
Join Michael Lynton, former CEO of Sony Entertainment, and Joshua Steiner, former US Treasury Department Chief of Staff, for a conversation with Malcolm Gladwell about transforming failure into discovery — and Lynton and Steiner's new book, From Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn't...
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The Novels of Toni Morrison and Language as Liberation: Kevin Young, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Sasha Bonét, and Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison helped Americans of all races see themselves with radical clarity in modern classics like Sula and Beloved. Her lectures on American literature and racial imagination, now available for the first time, have never been more necessary. Join The New…
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Michael Douglas with TCM's Alicia Malone: Wall Street (1987)
Michael Douglas embodied the ruthless extremes of 1980s capitalism with his Oscar-winning portrayal of investor Gordon Gekko, the coldly calculating corporate raider who takes eager young stockbroker Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) under his wing. "There's no nobility in poverty anymore," Bud tells his...
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Governor Josh Shapiro with Gayle King: Where We Keep the Light
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joins us for a conversation about the intersection of public service, personal faith, and Jewish values — and his new memoir, Where We Keep the Light: Stories from a Life of Service. From an early age, Josh Shapiro learned and practiced the power of showing up,...
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The Mystery of Consciousness: Antonio Damasio & David Chalmers with Marcelo Gleiser
A neuroscientist, a philosopher and a physicist convene to discuss one of the biggest and most significant questions of all time: human consciousness, what we know and don't know about it, and whether science will ever be able to understand what makes you, you.
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Joanna Coles and Michael Wolff: Inside Trump's Head
Join bestselling Trump biographer Michael Wolff (author of Fire and Fury and All or Nothing) and the Daily Beast's Joanna Coles for a live recording of their hit podcast, Inside Trump's Head. Combining expert reportage and in-depth character analysis, Coles and Wolff dissect the singular...
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Rose Matafeo & John Oliver - On and On and On
Join award-winning comedian Rose Matafeo for a screening and conversation with John Oliver on her hilarious new Max Original comedy special, Rose Matafeo: On and On and On. Rose Matafeo's stand-up special crackles with insightful, self-deprecating wit as she gets candid on life in her 30s —…
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Ethan Hawke in Conversation with Annette Insdorf: Blue Moon
Moderator Annette Insdorf will interview Ethan Hawke about his new film, Blue Moon. The prolific actor, writer, director and musician offers a tour-de-force performance as the acerbic lyricist Lorenz Hart, whose songs include "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," and "Blue Moon." In…
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LORNE: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live with Susan Morrison and Bob Odenkirk
As Saturday Night Live marks its 50th anniversary, celebrate the genius behind one of television's most enduring cultural institutions — Lorne Michaels. In her definitive biography, Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Life, Susan Morrison — articles editor at The New Yorker — gains...
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Kate Winslet in Conversation with MTV's Josh Horowitz
Kate Winslet never stops. From classic roles in films like Titanic to her indelible work on television in shows like Mare of Eastown, her acting is versatile as it is magnetic. Lee is the most recent chapter in an iconic career. Based on a true story, and following a pivotal decade in the life of...
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I Am You: Sarah Jessica Parker with novelist Victoria Redel and editor Adam Moss
Join acclaimed novelist and poet Victoria Redel with Sarah Jessica Parker and editor Adam Moss for a conversation about Redel's absorbing new novel, I Am You, published by Parker's literary imprint, SJP Lit. In this gorgeously crafted historical fiction set in 17th-century Holland, Redel…
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Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis with Nicolle Wallace: Injustice
Join Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis for a riveting conversation about their explosive new book, Injustice. With unparalleled access to sources inside both the Trump and Biden administrations, they pull back the curtain on the Department of Justice —...
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CNBC's Jim Cramer in Conversation with Sara Eisen: How to Make Money in Any Market
Join renowned personal finance expert Jim Cramer for a crash course in how to make the most of their finances and invest smart — a conversation about his new book, How to Make Money in Any Market. Except for the one percent of the one percent, nobody learns how to make your money grow in the…
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Salman Rushdie with Daniel Kehlmann: The Eleventh Hour
Salman Rushdie, longtime friend of 92NY's storied literary community, returns to our stage for a reading and conversation with Daniel Kehlmann about The Eleventh Hour — a supremely inventive new collection about survival, death, and what comes into focus at the proverbial eleventh hour of life....
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Anthony Bourdain as a Writer: An Intimate Gathering of Bourdain's Friends Read His Work
Friends of the great Anthony Bourdain gather for a celebratory reading and conversation spanning the worlds of literature, food, and travel, in honor of Bourdain's restless creative spirit — and launching The Anthony Bourdain Reader: New, Classic, and Rediscovered Writing. Legendary chef,...
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Robin Givhan and Monica L. Miller: The Genius of Virgil Abloh
Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural critic Robin Givhan joins Monica L. Miller, professor and co-curator of Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, the Costume Institute exhibition now on view at The Met, for a conversation about the crossroads of fashion, culture, identity, and art — and the life of the...
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Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry with Donny Deutsch: Future Boy
Go behind the scenes of two iconic roles — and the wild ride in between — as Michael J. Fox joins longtime collaborator and co-author Nelle Fortenberry to discuss their new book, Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum. In the early months of 1985, Michael…
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The John Waters Screenplays: A Reading and Conversation with The New Yorker's Michael Schulman
Legendary filmmaker and writer John Waters joins us for a reading and conversation spanning the arc of his remarkable career, in celebration of the new reissue of his classic early screenplays, with The New Yorker's Michael Schulman. From the shocking Pink Flamingos, which established him as a...
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Joyce Vance with Preet Bharara: Giving Up Is Unforgivable
Join former US attorneys Joyce Vance and Preet Bharara for a conversation and special live podcast taping of Stay Tuned with Preet, about history, the law, and what it will take to save our democracy — and Vance's first book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable. "We're in this together." For the past two...
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Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation with Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey: Revenge of the Tipping Point
Join #1 New York Times-bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell discuss his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point; a fresh look at his breakthrough book, The Tipping Point. In 1996, Malcolm Gladwell published a piece in The New Yorker that became the seed of The Tipping Point. Twenty-five years...
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Ian McEwan in Conversation with David Remnick: What We Can Know
The Booker prize-winning author of Atonement and Saturday joins us for the launch of his audacious new novel — a genre-bending, time-traveling tour de force. For decades, Ian McEwan's novels have probed the depths of the human heart, creating unforgettable and utterly relatable characters of...
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Summer of Our Discontent: Thomas Chatterton Williams with Jonathan Haidt
The Atlantic's Thomas Chatterton Williams joins #1 New York Times-bestselling social psychologist Jonathan Haidt (The Anxious Generation) for a searching conversation about the evolution, paradoxes, and taboos of American social justice movements in the years since 2020 — and Williams' bracing…
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Trymaine Lee with Nikole Hannah-Jones: A Thousand Ways to Die
Join Pulitzer Prize winning writers Trymaine Lee and Nikole Hannah-Jones for a conversation about mortality, the weight of journalistic witness, and the enduring power of family in the face of violence — and Lee's new book, A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in…
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Universities in the Crosshairs: Larry Summers and Lee Bollinger with Robert Costa
In a moment when campus culture wars dominate headlines and government is putting enormous pressure on universities to change, two titans of American academia meet for a rare public conversation at 92NY. Lawrence H. Summers, President Emeritus of Harvard University and former US Treasury…
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The 92nd Street Y, New York has harnessed the power of arts and ideas to enrich, enlighten and change lives, and the power of community to repair the world for 150 years. This podcast features many of the fascinating people and conversations from our stage.
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