92NY Talks

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...

New York Times -bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell discusses his new book, Talking to Strangers , with Jelani Cobb. Upending our fundamental assumptions about trust and deception, Gladwell makes a fresh, illuminating argument that our longstanding cultural assumptions about communication and familiarity are due for an update in 2019 and beyond. The conversation was recorded on September 27, 2019...

Wharton psychologist Adam Grant and his wife Allison Sweet Grant, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, sit down with Susan Cain to discuss their new book, The Gift Inside the Box . They share what they've learned from psychology evidence and personal experience about how we can care for others and ourselves, teach that value to kids, and prepare them to lead lives of meaning. The conversation was rec...

Jillian Bell discusses the making of her new film, Brittany Runs a Marathon , how the role came her way, and much more with Kate McKinnon. The conversation was recorded on August 22, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Brent Smith, Zach Myers and Eric Bass of the multi-platinum, chart-topping band Shinedown sit down with comedian Chris Porter to talk about their new album, Attention Attention , and much more. The conversation was recorded on September 12, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Emmy-winning stand-up comedian Josh Gondelman discusses his new book, Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results , a hilarious laundry list of attempts to do the right thing, with fellow comic Aparna Nancherla. The conversation was recorded on September 15, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Preet Bharara, former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, discusses his new book, Doing Justice , about how our justice system works and why we need to find the humanity in our legal system and our society, with Jeff Greenfield. The conversation was recorded on June 6, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Emmy-nominated Billy Porter and Ryan Murphy, co-creater of Pose on FX, discuss how the series came to be and why it's shaping into a classic tale for our times. The conversation was recorded on August 13, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

The cast and creator of Netflix's Dear White People, including Justin Simien, Logan Browning, Antoinette Robertson and Ashley Blaine Featherson, discuss the new season of the hit series with BuzzFeed's Sylvia Obell. The conversation was recorded on July 29, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Lawyer and writer Linda Hirshman discusses her new book, Reckoning: The Epic Battle Against Sexual Abuse and Harassment , with author and New York magazine contributor Rebecca Traister. The conversation was recorded on June 19, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Comedian Julio Torres sits down with Fred Armisen to discuss his offbeat new special, My Favorite Shapes , his work on SNL , HBO's Los Espookys , and much more. The conversation was recorded on August 1, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling discuss the reboot of Beverly Hills, 90210 , the show that helped define '90s TV, with Jessica Shaw, the host of EW Live on SiriusXM. The conversation was recorded on August 5, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Heidi Schreck, the whip-smart playwright and star of the Broadway hit What the Constitution Means to Me , sits down with Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe and award-winning journalist Dahlia Lithwick to discuss what the Constitution means today and how the play has brought it to life. The conversation was recorded on July 28, 2019 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.