The WBUR Festival

The WBUR Festival

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9:00am EDT

FESTIVAL HUB: Live Screenprinting The Hub FESTIVAL HUB: Pop-up Bookstore The Hub FESTIVAL HUB: Pop-up Merch Store The Hub FESTIVAL HUB: Check In & Badge Pickup The Hub

10:00am EDT

Punk for the People: A Conversation with Ken Casey WBUR CitySpaceRobin Young • Ken Casey

10:30am EDT

How Deep Friendships Build Resilience: A Conversation with Demond Martin CFA Concert HallMartha Bebinger • Demond Martin The Ultimate Insider: A Conversation with Rahm Emanuel Tsai Performance CenterEvan Smith • Amb. Rahm Emanuel

11:15am EDT

Fantasy and Fact: Inside the Emotional Marketplace of OnlyFans WBUR CitySpaceGracie Canaan • Amory Sivertson • Ben Brock Johnson • Leon Neyfakh Safety First: A Conversation with Jake Sullivan College of General Studies AuditoriumMary Louise Kelly • Jake Sullivan

11:30am EDT

Visioning a Better Climate: An Interactive Session with Grist Student LoungeLisa Jurras-Buchanan • Tory Stevens

11:45am EDT

Leading Through Crisis: A Conversation with Dr. Rochelle Walensky Tsai Performance CenterDr. Rochelle P. Walensky • Tiziana Dearing Blue and Red and What's Left Unsaid in a Polarized America CFA Concert HallJoshua Greene • Anthony Brooks • Colin Woodard • Lilliana Mason Work Rewired: How AI is Changing Jobs and Business Booth TheatreAshley Maceli • Jen Stave • Andrew Hogue • Scott Kirsner

12:00pm EDT

FESTIVAL HUB: La QChara Food Truck Pop-up The Hub

12:30pm EDT

After the NEA: Rethinking Public Support for the Arts WBUR CitySpaceAsian American Ballet Project • Jen Hughes • Jenn Chang • Tania Ralli Why Facts Matter: A Conversation with Yvonne Rolzhausen Marsh ChapelLisa Mullins • Yvonne Rolzhausen State Terror and Family Fear: A Conversation with M. Gessen College of General Studies AuditoriumIndira Lakshmanan • M. Gessen

1:00pm EDT

Performance by Nadia Washington The HubNadia Washington Mission, Margin, Momentum: A Conversation with Neil Blumenthal CFA Concert HallZeninjor Enwemeka • Neil Blumenthal From the Lab to Low-Carbon: Is Climate Tech the Next Mass. Boom? Booth TheatreBarbara Moran • Joey Fiore • Ted Wiley • Ben Downing

1:45pm EDT

Craft, Commerce and Community: A Conversation with Tristan Walker Marsh ChapelShirley Leung • Tristan Walker Creative Climate: Art That Makes the Crisis Visible WBUR CitySpaceRyan Edwards • Erin Genia • Lani Asunción • Arielle Gray Reimagining Public Media’s Future: A Conversation with Katherine Maher College of General Studies AuditoriumEvan Smith • Katherine Maher

2:15pm EDT

Dr. Vivek Murthy’s Staying Human - Live Taping CFA Concert HallRobert D. Putnam • Dr. Vivek Murthy Foreign Policy and the Use of Force: A Conversation with John Bolton Tsai Performance CenterAmb. John Bolton • Meghna Chakrabarti Powering A.I.: The True Cost of the Data Center Boom Booth TheatreDaniel Goetzel • Ari Peskoe • Ella Nilsen

2:30pm EDT

FESTIVAL HUB: Have a Beer with Mary Louise Kelly The HubMary Louise Kelly • Indira Lakshmanan

3:00pm EDT

Sweet Success: How Jeni Britton Built a Food Empire Marsh ChapelMeagan McGinnes-Bessey • Jeni Britton Left, Right & Center - Live WBUR CitySpaceSarah Isgur • Mo Elleithee • David Greene Networking Reception Presented by Takeda Student Lounge

3:30pm EDT

It’s the Economy, Stupid: How Seismic Shifts Hit Wallets Tsai Performance CenterJason Furman • Tiziana Dearing Next Stop: The Future of the T CFA Concert HallAndrea Perdomo-Hernandez • Lynsey M. Heffernan • Brian Kane • Kate Dineen Spark or Slowdown?: Creativity in the Age of AI Booth TheatreSasha Stiles • Cloe Axelson • Jane Rosenzweig • Ann Handley

4:00pm EDT

The Buzz About NA Beer The HubChris Furnari • Andrea Shea FESTIVAL HUB: Mix & Mingle The Hub

4:15pm EDT

Reverse Course! Solutions for the Climate Crisis WBUR CitySpaceTik Root • Leah Bamberger • Chris Bentley • Peter O'Dowd Growing Up Underground: A Conversation with Zayd Ayers Dohrn Marsh ChapelRobin Young • Zayd Ayers Dohrn

4:45pm EDT

Spain José’s Way: A Culinary Conversation with José Andrés Tsai Performance CenterSam Sanders • José Andrés Profit & Planet: Making Green and Going Greener Booth TheatreStephen Lease • Kate Williams • Miriam Wasser

5:30pm EDT

The Game Show (Members & VIPs Only) George Sherman Union - Metcalf BallroomMeredith Goldstein • Laurence Louie • Dart Adams • Candice Springer • Ally Jarmanning