92NY Talks

HBO's The Plot Against America with David Simon, Zoe Kazan, Winona Ryder, Morgan Spector and John Turturro Simon and cast members will sit for a conversation after a screening of the first hour of the six-part miniseries, which premiered on March 16. The conversation is moderated by NPR's Peter Sagal. Set in 1940s New Jersey, The Plot Against America imagines an alternate American history in which...

You've watched countless hours of the  Bon Appétit Test Kitchen  on YouTube. Now catch them IRL. Join Adam Rapoport in conversation with Andy Baraghani, Brad Leone, Carla Lalli Music, Chris Morocco, Christina Chaey, Claire Saffitz, Gaby Melian, Molly Baz, Priya Krishna, and Sohla El-Waylly to hear firsthand what it's really like to work inside the BA Test Kitchen, share behind-the-scenes stories,...

Legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld joins the film and television director Barry Sonnenfeld, to launch his new memoir, Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker . Outrageous and hilarious, the book traces Sonnenfeld's idiosyncratic upbringing in New York City, his breaking into film as a cinematographer with the Coen brothers, and his unexpected career as the director behin...

Award-winning producer and writer Richie Jackson and Netflix's Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski discuss Jackson's new book, Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son , with an introduction by Jordan Roth. Jackson reflects on his life as a gay man and compares it to the world his 18-year-old gay son is growing up in now. Being gay is a gift, Jackson says, but with its gains in jeopardy, the gay communi...

Edie Falco discusses her acclaimed career and her new role as the title character of CBS's new series, Tommy, with Michelle Miller. Falco is already generating buzz for her nuanced portrayal of the first female chief of the LAPD––a character navigating between her job in a male-dominated field, a fractured relationship with her estranged adult daughter and her life in the LGBTQ community. The conv...

Noah Centineo discusses his breakout role in Netflix's To All The Boys I've Loved Before and its sequel To All the Boys: PS I Still Love You with Evan Real. The conversation was recorded on January 24, 2020 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Ezra Klein, the co-founder of Vox, discusses his groundbreaking new book, Why We're Polarized , with bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell. Their conversation explores how and why American politics have become polarized around identity, why the system has become so toxic, why we participate in it, and what it means for our future. The conversation was recorded on January 30, 2020 in front of a live...

The stars of Outlander - Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, and Richard Rankin - are joined by author Diana Gabaldon and moderator Julie Kosin from ELLE magazine to discuss the trajectory of the series so far, adapting the story from Gabaldon's beloved books, stories from behind the scenes, and much more. The conversation was recorded on February 11, 2020 in front of a live audience at...

Ariel Foxman interviews Academy Award-winning writer and director of Fox Searchlight's Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi, and the film's producer Carthew Neal about their brilliant and darkly hilarious World War II satire. Waititi and Neal discuss the film's nomination for a Best Picture Academy Award, the joys of making anti-Nazi comedy, stories from behind the scenes, and much more. The conversation wa...

Moderator Annette Insdorf interviews Jonathan Pryce and director Fernando Meirelles about their Netflix film, The Two Popes . Pryce plays Pope Francis –– a liberal humanist from Argentina –– alongside Anthony Hopkins as his conservative predecessor Pope Benedict. The conversation was recorded on December 17, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Zadie Smith, beloved author of White Teeth , On Beauty , NW and Swing Time , reads from her first book of short fiction, Grand Union , and sits for a conversation with fellow novelist Jennifer Egan. The conversation was recorded on December 5, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Superstar chef and fresh food champion Jamie Oliver brings his signature effervescence and passion for pure, unprocessed, flavor-packed food as he talks with Carla Hall about his book, Ultimate Veg . From burgers and fritters to gorgeous curries to pies and bakes, Oliver shares his recipes, tips, and philosophy that veg-based food is no longer an "alternative" –– it's for us all. The conversation...

Greta Gerwig discusses her film Little Women with Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf. Gerwig received Oscar nominations for directing and writing Lady Bird , which starred Saoirse Ronan –– who also plays the spirited Jo March in this fresh adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel. The conversation was recorded on December 21, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

The artist KAWS discusses his process, his influences, his approach to creating art and merchandise, his collaborations with global brands, and more with Sam Shikiar. KAWS' prolific body of influential work straddles the worlds of art and design to include paintings, murals, graphic and product design, street art, and large-scale sculptures. The conversation was recorded on November 21, 2019 in fr...

Radhika Jones, Marie Brenner, and Tina Brown take a penetrating look at the last 35 years of Vanity Fair stories on women by women, as revealed in a new book, Women on Women , edited by Radhika Jones. They examine everyone from Gloria Steinem to Princess Diana to Michelle Obama to Lena Waithe –– as well as landmark essays on sexual harassment and #MeToo. The conversation was recorded on December 1...

Iconic actress Laura Dern sits down with film critic Caryn James for a wide-ranging conversation spanning her remarkable career –– including two of her newest projects, Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story and Greta Gerwig's Little Women . The conversation was recorded on December 1, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Former FBI Director James Comey and New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter James Stewart sit down for a conversation about the unprecedented battle between the presidency and the FBI. Building upon analysis laid out in Stewart's new book, Deep State , they discuss the President's obsession with conspiracy theories, its impact on our democracy, the future of our...

Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning star of the Netflix series The Politician, Ben Platt, discusses his life and career so far with Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and activist Judith Light. The conversation was recorded on October 2, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Actor Robert De Niro discusses the first monograph to fully explore his father's artistic oeuvre, Robert De Niro, Sr.: Paintings, Drawings, and Writings: 1942–1993 with art historian Robert Storr. The conversation was recorded on October 7, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Legendary actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg sits down with Bevy Smith for a warm and intimate talk about her new book, The Unqualified Hostess: I Do It My Way So You Can Too! The conversation was recorded on November 14, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Acclaimed producer, songwriter and performer Maggie Rogers speaks with founder of Rookie magazine Tavi Gevinson in a wide-ranging conversation about her critically-acclaimed major label debut album, Heard It in a Past Life . The conversation was recorded on October 3, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

A conversation with creator Ryan Murphy and the cast of the darkly hilarious new series  The Politician —including Ben Platt, Lucy Boynton, Julia Schlaepfer, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones, Laura Dreyfuss and Jessica Lange. Murphy and the cast discuss the genesis of the show, what a high school election can teach us about US politics in 2019, stories from behind the scenes and much more.

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...

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 Oct...

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, 2...