92NY Talks

In this episode of 92NY talks, join Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning actor and singer Ben Platt with host Busy Phillips on becoming one of his generation's foremost entertainers — and his new album, Honeymind. The conversation was recorded on Oct 9, 2024, in front of a live audience at The 92nd Street Y, New York.

In this episode of 92NY talks, Join acclaimed actor Josh Brolin for a deeply personal conversation with Griffin Dunne about his life on and offscreen — and his new memoir,  From Under the Truck . Josh Brolin brings unmistakable gravity and grit to all his films, and  From Under the Truck  shows where it comes from. In this deeply candid conversation, hear him discuss the inspiration behind his wor...

In this episode of 92NY talks, Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf interviews Saoirse Ronan after a screening of her new film,  The Outrun . Even before reaching 30, Saoirse Ronan received 4 Oscar nominations, beginning with  Atonement  (2007) at the age of 13, and continuing with  Brooklyn  (2015), followed by Greta Gerwig's  Lady Bird  and  Little Women . Her other notable credits include  Han...

In this episode of 92NY talks, The GRAMMY Museum and 92NY present Ingrid Michaelson with ELLE Magazine's Samuel Maude for an intimate conversation about her album  For the Dreamers , composing music for  The Notebook , her creative process, and more, followed by a performance. The conversation was recorded on September 5, 2024, at The 92nd Street Y, New York.  

In this episode of 92NY talks, join social psychologist and New York Times-bestselling author Jonathan Haidt and renowned clinical psychologist and parenting expert Dr. Becky Kennedy with Stephanie Ruhle on the epidemic of anxiety in American children and the solutions that will bring back the play-based childhood.   The conversation was recorded in front of a live audience on October 1 st , 2024...

In this episode of 92NY talks, join #1  New York Times -bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell with  New Yorker  Editor-in-Chief David Remnick, discussing Gladwell's latest book,  Revenge of the Tipping Point ; a fresh look at his breakthrough book,  The Tipping Point .   The conversation was recorded on Tue, Oct 1, 2024, at the 92nd Street Y, New York.

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Kate McKinnon — the comedian, writer, actor, Saturday Night Live alum and Weird Barbie — for an evening of comedy and conversation with Seth Meyers for the launch of her debut novel, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science. Hear about how this long-term passion project developed, McKinnon's own fascination with science and nature,...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join award-winning host of the hit podcast Here's Where It Gets Interesting and "America's Government Teacher" Sharon McMahon with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns for a discussion on the ordinary Americans who form the backbone of our society — and her new book, The Small and the Mighty. The conversation was recorded on September 25 , 2024 in front of a live a...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join bestselling author David Rubenstein with Pulitzer Prize-winning  New York Times  reporter Maggie Haberman on the shifting history of the US presidency and the people who lived it — and Rubenstein's new book,  The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency . Ahead of a profoundly consequential US presidential election, hear Rubenstein and Haberman...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join award-winning actress Kelly Bishop for the launch of her captivating new memoir, The Third Gilmore Girl. Full of witty insights, it is a warm, unapologetic and spirited story from a woman who has left indelible impressions on her audiences for decades — and has no plans on slowing down. She is interviewed by a surprise guest moderator, THE Lauren Graham. The con...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, discusses his new collection of essays,  On Heroism: McCain, Milley, Mattis, and the Cowardice of Donald Trump , with MSNBC's Alex Wagner. Expanding on his explosive reporting about Donald Trump's trenchant disdain for military personnel, Goldberg draws upon decades of his own reporting, including key interviews with...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Pulitzer Prize-winning,  New York Times -bestselling author Anne Applebaum in conversation with historian and MSNBC opinion columnist Ruth Ben-Ghiat on the recent alarming rise of dictatorships across the world — and her new book,  Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World . They discuss the book's genesis from her widely-read Atlantic piece, "The...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Emmy nominees and stars of Showtime's Fellow Travelers , Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey, as they discuss the making of the show with Extra's Tommy DiDario. From LGBTQ history to love and relationships to the devastation Lavender Scare of the 1950s, they'll share behind-the-scenes insights and personal reflections about this powerful, acclaimed series.   The conv...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Brian Tyler Cohen, progressive YouTuber, podcast er, and MSNBC contributor, with former US Senator Al Franken for a deep dive into the heart of America's political dysfunction as posited in Cohen's new book, Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy.   The conversation was recorded on August 15, 2024 in front of a live a...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Stuart E. Eizenstat, former U.S. ambassador to the European Union and author of The Art of Diplomacy. He sits down with David Rubenstein to discuss what he's learned in the global halls of power, how it applies to the world we live in today, the secrets of political persuasion in a polarized world, and more. The conversation was recorded on June 30, 2024 in fron...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, the stars of Twisters, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, take us behind the scenes, sharing stories from the set, and discussing their challenges and inspiration for their roles in this summer blockbuster with MTV's Josh Horowitz. The conversation was recorded on July 18, 2024 in front of a live audience at The 92nd Street Y, New York.

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Colman Domingo who stars in the new film  Sing Sing  which is getting Oscar buzz for its stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art. He sits down with EXTRA's Tommy DiDario to discuss the making of the film, and the issues it so powerfully brings to the fore.   The conversation was recorded on July 21, 2024 in front of a liv...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join René Redzepi, award-winning chef and co-owner of the acclaimed restaurant Noma, when he talks with Phil Rosenthal about Omnivore, the Apple TV+ documentary that takes viewers through a world-traversing journey as we glimpse the beauty and complexity of the interconnected chain of food that binds us all. The conversation was recorded on July 15, 2024 in front of...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, we go back to 2019 when then Senator Kamala Harris sat down with artist/poet/activist Cleo Wade for an inspiring discussion about the core truths that unite us and the big challenges we face together. In her book,  The Truths We Hold , Harris draws on her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her to offer a master class in problem solving, crisis ma...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, we remember and honor Dr. Ruth Westheimer with one of her last appearances at the 92nd Street Y in 2019. Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf interviews Dr. Ruth about Ask Dr. Ruth, the acclaimed documentary about the trailblazing sex therapist and educator, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.   The conversation was recorded on November 20, 2019 in front...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates on her extraordinary life in letters — and her new book, Letters to a Biographer — when she sits down with author Jonathan Safran Foer, her former undergraduate writing student. Hear them discuss Oates' career, her influence, and the future of American literature.   The conversation was recorded on May 19, 2024 in fro...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join author and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Francis Barry and senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion Tim O'Brien for a journey across the United States and into the heart of American democracy. In a road trip from New York to San Francisco, Barry shares his travels from coast to coast, through rural towns and sprawling cities, exploring what divides but also wh...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join the News Team of Comedy Central's Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show — Ronny Chieng, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, and Desi Lydic — on politics, comedy, and their ongoing election year series, Indecision 2024.  The conversation, moderated by CBS's Vladimir Duthiers, was recorded on June 12, 2024 in front of a live audience at The 92nd Street Y, New York.

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Noah Hawley — among our most audacious and versatile storytellers — in conversation with Emmy® Award winner Jon Hamm. They discuss the latest critically-acclaimed installment of Fargo, starring Hamm, Juno Temple, and Jennifer Jason Leigh; as well as Hawley's career which includes his feature film directorial debut, Lucy in the Sky (starring Natalie Portman), his...

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join beloved actors Steve Guttenberg and Tony Danza on Guttenberg's life in Hollywood, their long friendship, and Guttenberg's new memoir about caring for his aging father, Time to Thank. Through the prism of the relationship with his father, Time to Thank looks back on his early life in Queens; his career as a rising Hollywood star, making those iconic films; and th...