Abigail Washburn: Building U.S. – China Relations by Banjo
Abigail Washburn wanted to be a lawyer improving US – China relations until she picked up a banjo. She tells a moving story of the remarkable connections she’s formed touring across the United States and China while playing that banjo and singing in Chinese.
Brenda Brathwaite: Gaming for Understanding
It’s never easy to get across the magnitude of complex tragedies so when Brenda Brathwite’s daughter came home from school asking about slavery, she did what she does for a living, she designed a game. She describes the surprising effectiveness of this game, and others, in helping the player really understand the story.
Frank Warren: Half a Million Secrets
Secrets can take many forms. They can be shocking, or silly, or soulful. Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com shares some of the half-million secrets that strangers have mailed him on postcards.
Barbara Kuhr: Wood, Rocks, Cats
Hers is a personal look at architecture and the purpose of design, as seen through the lens of lessons that Barbara Kuhr learned while growing up in the mid-century modern house that her father designed and built in 1958.
Stephen Lang: Beyond Glory: The Architecture of Acting
Stephen Lang speaks about the creative evolution of ‘Beyond Glory’, a solo play that he began working on in 2003 and has performed more than 300 times. At heart, the Play is a meditation on themes of courage, honour, fortitude, and humility. In his fifth decade as a professional actor, ‘Beyond Glory’ represents his most […]
