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11:15am EDT

Fantasy and Fact: Inside the Emotional Marketplace of OnlyFans

Friday May 29, 2026 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT

WBUR CitySpace @ 890 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA

The creator of the podcasts Slow Burn and Fiasco dives into the making of OnlyFantasy, his new series on digital intimacy, along with the show’s co-host.

Speakers

Gracie Canaan

Co-Host, Only Fantasy, Audible

Gracie Canaan is a writer and comedian based in New York. She is the writer and lead actor in the Oscar-qualifying short film BOOTIE'S. She is an alumnus of the NBC's Late Night Writer's Workshop and wrote for Season 1 of the talk show The Green Room with Nadia Brown on Ovation TV... Read More →

Amory Sivertson

Host and Senior Producer, WBUR Podcasts

Amory Sivertson is the host/reporter of Beyond All Repair and the co-host and senior producer of Endless Thread. She's one of the founding producers of Modern Love: The Podcast and the former producer of Dear Sugar Radio (now called Dear Sugars).

Previously, Amory was the studio d... Read More →

Ben Brock Johnson

Director, Digital Audio, WBUR

Ben Brock Johnson is the director of digital audio at WBUR, where he helps direct strategic and editorial initiatives involving digital audio across the organization. Ben also co-hosts the podcast Endless Thread, serves as a tech correspondent for Here & Now, and is a guest host for WBUR programs... Read More →

Leon Neyfakh

Co-founder, Prologue Projects & Co-host, OnlyFantasy

Leon Neyfakh is a journalist best known as the co-creator of Slow Burn, the host of Fiasco, and the co-host of Think Twice: Michael Jackson and Backfired. Before starting Prologue Projects, a podcast production company based in New York, he was a reporter for Slate, The Boston Globe, and The Ne... Read More →

Friday May 29, 2026 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
WBUR CitySpace

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12:30pm EDT

Why Facts Matter: A Conversation with Yvonne Rolzhausen

Friday May 29, 2026 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT

Marsh Chapel @ 735 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA

The Atlantic’s research chief discusses fact-checking, truth and fairness in an age of misinformation and disinformation.

Speakers

Lisa Mullins

Host, All Things Considered, WBUR

Lisa Mullins is the voice of WBUR’s All Things Considered. She anchors the program, conducts interviews, and reports from the field. Mullins is also guest anchor of the WBUR and NPR midday show Here & Now.
From 1998 through 2012, Mullins was chief anchor of the daily international news program, “The World,” co-produced by the BBC, WGBH and PRI. Her foreign reporting has taken her to Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Cuba, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Hong Kong, South and North Korea and... Read More →

Yvonne Rolzhausen

Research Chief, The Atlantic

Yvonne Rolzhausen is the Research Chief at The Atlantic and the head of the fact-checking department. She started as an intern at the magazine while attending Tufts University and has been with Atlantic Media for over 30 years. Rolzhausen frequently lectures at various universities and overseas on... Read More →

Friday May 29, 2026 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT
Marsh Chapel

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1:45pm EDT

Reimagining Public Media’s Future: A Conversation with Katherine Maher

Friday May 29, 2026 1:45pm - 2:30pm EDT

College of General Studies Auditorium @ 871 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA

NPR’s president & CEO discusses the future without federal funding.

Speakers

Evan Smith

Managing Director for Events, The Atlantic

Evan Smith is the former CEO of The Texas Tribune and host of the weekly interview program Overheard with Evan Smith. He is currently the Managing Director of Events for The Atlantic.

Katherine Maher

CEO, NPR

Katherine Maher is the President and CEO of NPR, with deep experience leading public interest institutions through technological disruption and strategic transformation. Her areas of expertise include information and media, good governance and democracy, civil and human rights, international development... Read More →

Friday May 29, 2026 1:45pm - 2:30pm EDT
College of General Studies Auditorium

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