2017 Aspen Ideas Festival

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Society

Susan Orlean: It's Okay to be Clueless

NY Times best-selling author Susan Orlean says ignorance about a subject is a powerful ignitor of curiosity.

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Podcast

01.16.2018
Society

What Would MLK Say About Today's America?

Henry Louis Gates speaks with Walter Isaacson about what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would think of today's black America.

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Podcast

01.11.2018
Society

The Next Big Challenge in Your Life

Columnist David Brooks speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival about how life's mountains and valleys shape who we are.

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Podcast

01.02.2018
Society

Coping with Disappointment, Setback, and Crisis.

Andrea Mitchell, Theo Padnos, and David Bradley discuss how to adapt to life's extreme lows.

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Podcast

12.13.2017
National Security

The US Government’s Doomsday Plans

Peter Feaver and Garrett Graff discuss how US leaders will survive armageddon.

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Podcast

12.06.2017
Small Business

What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur?

Kevin O'Leary talks about what he sees in entrepreneurs and why regulations are impeding companies.

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Podcast

11.29.2017
Media

The Future of News: Is There a War on Truth?

David Leonhardt, Joshua Johnson, Susan Page, and Campbell Brown discuss quality journalism.

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Podcast

11.22.2017
National Security

Being Muslim and American in 2017

Dept. of Homeland Security’s Haris Tarin joins Rabia Chaudry, for a discussion about being Muslim and American in 2017.

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Podcast

11.08.2017
Arts

The Imagination of Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson speaks with David Rubenstein about his new book on the life of Leonardo da Vinci.

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Podcast

10.18.2017
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