Sixth & I LIVE

In On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg offers a crucial new perspective to navigating conflict, applying an ancient framework to the country's most painful contemporary issues—from systemic racism and the legacy of enslavement to the #MeToo movement and Native American land rights—as well as personal transgressions. In conversation with Soraya C...

Please note this conversation includes discussion of miscarriage and may not be suitable for all listeners.  In  All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions,  the award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and producer shares a collection of hilarious and insightful essays about the exasperating issues of everyday life. In conversation with Leila Fadel, a host of NPR's "Morning Edition" as well as N...

From the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature comes  Afterlives, a sweeping, multi-generational saga of displacement, loss, and love, set against the brutal colonization of East Africa and illuminating a legacy of dislocation that is still with us today. In conversation with Tope Folarin, the Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Studies, the Lannan Visiting Lecturer in Creative W...

For the answers to the rest of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask, the  New York Times  bestselling author is back with  What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. In conversation with Derek Thompson, a staff writer at  The Atlantic, where he writes the "Work in Progress" newsletter, host of the weekly news podcast "Plain English," and author o...

Listen to Rabbi Nora Feinstein's 5783 Yom Kippur sermon, delivered on October 5, 2022. 

Listen to Rabbi Nora Feinstein's 5783 Kol Nidre sermon, delivered on October 4, 2022. 

Listen to Rabbi Aaron Potek's 5783 Kol Nidre sermon, delivered on  October 4, 2022. 

Relive Rabbi Aaron Potek's Rosh Hashanah sermon, delivered on September 26, 2022. 

Relive Rabbi Aaron Nora Feinstein's Rosh Hashanah sermon, delivered on September 26, 2022.   

Relive Rabbi Aaron Potek's Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon, delivered on September 25, 2022. 

From Mohsin Hamid, the New York Times  bestselling author of  Exit West,  comes  The Last White Man, which follows the events set in motion when a man named Anders wakes up one day to find that his skin has suddenly turned dark, raising provocative questions about race, identity, and tribalism in a radically changing world. In conversation with Wajahat Ali, a columnist for  The Daily Beast , host...

In How to Not Die Alone, Logan Ury draws on years of research to reveal what's really holding you back in dating, offering a data-driven, step-by-step guide to help you get closer to the relationship of your dreams. In conversation with Sixth & I's Rabbi Aaron Potek, Senior Rabbi and Executive Director of Jewish Life. This program was held on July 26, 2022. 

In the  New York Times  bestseller  This Is Your Mind on Plants —now out in paperback—Michael Pollan radically challenges the way we think about all drugs, from psychedelics to tea and coffee, and explores the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants and their equally powerful taboos. In conversation with Ari Shapiro, a host of NPR's "All Things Considered." This program was held on July 2...

Daniel Silva, the prolific #1  New York Times  bestselling spy novelist, continues his long-running thriller series starring spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon with  Portrait of an Unknown Woman, a spellbinding account of a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever lived. In conversation with Wolf Blitzer, the anchor of "The Situation Room" on CNN. This program was held on July 19, 2...

Ottessa Moshfegh, the New York Times  bestselling author of  My Year of Rest and Relaxation,  returns with a spellbinding novel that represents her most exciting leap yet. In  Lapvona, a motherless shepherd boy in a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test. In conversation with Ba...

In  Rough Draft, Katy Tur charts her path from local reporter to globe-trotting foreign correspondent and writes about her eccentric and volatile California childhood—all seen from a thousand feet in the air with her pioneering helicopter journalist parents. In conversation with Jake Sherman, founder of Punchbowl News and co-author of the  New York Times  bestseller,  The Hill to Die On: The Battl...

From Pulitzer Prize -winning  Atlantic  science writer and  New York Times bestselling author Ed Yong comes  An Immense World, presenting a grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses—aggregated through the eyes, ears, whiskers, and noses of animals—that will transform the way you perceive the world. In conversation with Clint Smith, a staff writer at  The Atlantic  and the author of the...

Linda Holmes, the New York Times  bestselling author of  Evvie Drake Starts Over and host of NPR's "Pop Culture Happy Hour," returns with  Flying Solo, a novel about growing up, coming home, and learning to make a life for yourself on your own terms. In conversation with Ari Shapiro, a host of NPR's "All Things Considered." This program was held virtually on June 14, 2022 in partnership with Polit...

In  Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote—A History, a Crisis, a Plan, Eric Holder, a former U.S. Attorney General, civil rights leader, and chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, presents a chronicle of the brutal, bloody, and at times hopeful history of the vote; a frontlines account of how opponents are fighting to take it away; and a powe...

In Battling The Big Lie, "Pod Save America" co-host Dan Pfeiffer dissects how the right wing built a billionaire-funded disinformation machine powerful enough to nearly steal the 2020 election. Pfeiffer and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki lay out how the right-wing media apparatus works and what can be done to fight back against disinformation. This program was held on June 8, 2022 in...

In  Translating Myself and Others, Jhumpa Lahiri reflects on her emerging identity as a translator and bilingual writer in a collection of candid and disarmingly personal essays. In conversation with Nicoletta Pireddu, a professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Georgetown University, the Inaugural Director of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative, and the director of Georgetown's Global a...

In  The Modern Loss Handbook: An Interactive Guide to Moving Through Grief and Building Your Resilience, Rebecca Soffer offers candid, practical, and witty advice for confronting a future without your person, honoring their memory, dealing with trigger days, managing your professional life, and navigating new and existing relationships. In conversation with Hanna Rosin, the editorial director for...

In his first cookbook,  My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef, Kwame Onwuachi , the acclaimed author of  Notes from a Young Black Chef shares over 125 dishes showcasing the true diversity of American food. In conversation with Nina Oduro, a co-founder at Dine Diaspora, an agency that connects people and brands to African food culture. This program was held on May 17, 2022. 

From Jonathan Van Ness, the New York Times  bestselling author of  Over the Top and grooming expert on Netflix's "Queer Eye," comes the candid and curious essay collection,  Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life.  In conversation with Chasten Buttigieg, the  New York Times  bestselling author of  I Have Something to Tell You .  This program was held on April 11, 2022. Please b...

Emily St. John Mandel, the bestselling author of Station Eleven  and  The Glass Hotel,  returns with  Sea of Tranquility, a novel of art, time, love, and plague spanning centuries and space from Vancouver Island in 1912 to a dark colony on the moon five hundred years later. In conversation with with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's  Fresh Air , reviewer and columnist for the  Washington Pos...