Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, on-air political analyst for MSNBC, and publisher of The.Ink joins CHF for a conversation with David Corn, Washington DC Bureau Chief for Mother Jones and author of American Psychosis, about how to change people’s minds in order to change how things are. If you’ve been up at night wondering how to save democracy and communicate effectively with people on the opposite side of the political spectrum, come pick Giridharadas’s brain (and pick up a copy of his new book The Persuaders) for answers.
This program is generously sponsored by The Dolores Kohl Education Foundation as part of Morris & Dolores Kohl Kaplan Northwestern Day.
This annual lecture recognizes the significant contributions to the Chicago Humanities Festival made by its founder and chairman emeritus Richard J. Franke, and is presented in partnership with Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities.
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Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, on-air political analyst for MSNBC, and publisher of The.Ink joins CHF for a conversation with David Corn, Washington DC Bureau Chief for Mother Jones and author of American Psychosis, about how to change people’s minds in order to change how things are. If you’ve been up at night wondering how to save democracy and communicate effectively with people on the opposite side of the political spectrum, come pick Giridharadas’s brain (and pick up a copy of his new book The Persuaders) for answers.
This program is generously sponsored by The Dolores Kohl Education Foundation as part of Morris & Dolores Kohl Kaplan Northwestern Day.
This annual lecture recognizes the significant contributions to the Chicago Humanities Festival made by its founder and chairman emeritus Richard J. Franke, and is presented in partnership with Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities.
Donate now to support programs like this: chicagohumanities.org/donate
Explore upcoming events: chicagohumanities.org
Connect on Twitter: twitter.com/ChiHumanities
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![Comedians Maria Bamford and Aparna Nancherla [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YxXKZp6jyhE/mqdefault.jpg "Comedians Maria Bamford and Aparna Nancherla [CC]
The brilliant and frenetic comedian Maria Bamford has always wanted to belong. In her new book, Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult, she shares her stories of navigating through the wild world of show business, psychiatric institutions, and everything in between while on her quest to fit in. Bamford will sit down at Chicago Humanities with superstar comedianAparna Nancherla, author of Unreliable Narrator and expert on impostor syndrome, to get real about relationships, mental illness, the trials of stand-up comedy, and both of their books. Chicago’s own Greta Johnsen (of WBEZ’s Nerdette podcast) will moderate this conversation between two daring voices, as they take audiences on a journey of self-acceptance, belonging, and hilarity.
This program is presented as part of the Roger & Elaine Haydock Humor Series.
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