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Independence Week: July 4 – July 8
Slavery, Emancipation, and the American Revolution
Richard Bell – University of MarylandJuly 5, 2022, 4:00 pmThe New Longevity: ROAR Into the Second Half of Your Life
Michael Clinton – Hearst CommunicationsJuly 6, 2022, 4:00 pmAaron Copland and America's Musical Identity
Gil Harel – Brandeis UniversityJuly 7, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Politics and Philosophy of Kurt Vonnegut
Mark Lannigan – Tufts University (Student Instructor)July 8, 2022, 4:00 pm
July 11 – July 15
Why Homer Matters: Reading the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey' Today
Joseph Luzzi – Bard CollegeJuly 11, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Psychology of Money
Jeffrey Hancock – Stanford UniversityJuly 12, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Rise and Fall of the British Empire
Patrick Allitt – Emory UniversityJuly 13, 2022, 4:00 pmImage and the Gerald Ford Presidency
Scott Kaufman – Francis Marion UniversityJuly 14, 2022, 4:00 pmRachel Carson and the Birth of the Environmental Movement
Susan Lindee – University of PennsylvaniaJuly 15, 2022, 4:00 pm
July 18 – July 22
Tammany Hall and the Battle for New York
Edward O’Donnell – College of Holy CrossJuly 18, 2022, 4:00 pmLeonard Bernstein: An American Musical Icon
Orin Grossman – Fairfield UniversityJuly 19, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Psychedelic Revolution: Can Hallucinogenic Drugs Transform Medicine?
Jacob Appel – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiJuly 20, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Undersea War: Germany, Britain, America, and the WW1 U-Boat Campaigns
Spencer Jones – University of Wolverhampton, UKJuly 21, 2022, 4:00 pmClay v. The United States: The Legal Battles of Muhammad Ali
David Goldenberg – University of HartfordJuly 22, 2022, 4:00 pm
Brain Week: July 25 – July 29
What We Know About the Brain (and What We Don't)
Jessica Payne – University of Notre DameJuly 25, 2022, 4:00 pmUnderstanding Intelligence
Catherine Sanderson – Amherst CollegeJuly 26, 2022, 4:00 pmManaging Stress: The Power of Mindset
Nicole Weekes – Pomona CollegeJuly 27, 2022, 4:00 pmHow Music Shapes the Brain
Indre Viskontas – University of San FranciscoJuly 28, 2022, 4:00 pmUnderstanding Memory: How it Works and How to Improve It
Thad Polk – University of MichiganJuly 29, 2022, 4:00 pm
August 1 – August 5
World's Fair 1964-65: Imagining the Future
Stephanie Yuhl – College of the Holy CrossAugust 1, 2022, 4:00 pmFranz Kafka and the Absurdity of Everyday Life
Vernon Cisney – Gettysburg CollegeAugust 2, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America's Story
Kermit Roosevelt III – University of PennsylvaniaAugust 3, 2022, 4:00 pmPromise and Polarization: The Presidency of Barack Obama
Jeremi Suri – University of TexasAugust 4, 2022, 4:00 pmMarilyn Monroe: The Sixty Year Itch
Amanda Hallay – LIM CollegeAugust 5, 2022, 4:00 pm
August 8 – August 12
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Re-Evaluating the Atomic Bomb and the Last Days of WWII
Jeffrey Engel – Southern Methodist UniversityAugust 8, 2022, 4:00 pmThoreau, Emerson, Walden and More: Answering Big Questions
Caroline Winterer – Stanford UniversityAugust 9, 2022, 4:00 pmDogs and Humans: Why Has This Bond Been So Long-Lasting?
Catherine Sanderson – Amherst CollegeAugust 10, 2022, 4:00 pmGeorge Orwell’s Enduring Legacy: '1984' and 'Animal Farm'
Joseph Luzzi – Bard CollegeAugust 11, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Berlin Wall: From Construction to Demolition
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius – University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleAugust 12, 2022, 4:00 pm
August 15 – August 19
Woodstock: How it Happened (and Why It Almost Didn't)
William McKeen – Boston UniversityAugust 15, 2022, 4:00 pmAndy Warhol: Window on the World
Matthew Palczynski – Temple UniversityAugust 16, 2022, 4:00 pmAncient Egypt's King Tut: Understanding Our Obsession
Kara Cooney – UCLAAugust 17, 2022, 4:00 pmGeorge Washington and Religious Liberty: The Hidden History of the Newport Letter
Andrew Porwancher – University of OklahomaAugust 18, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Wright Brothers and the Race to Be First
Paul Glenshaw – Smithsonian, Air & SpaceAugust 19, 2022, 4:00 pm
August 22 – August 26
The Mona Lisa: The World's Most Famous Painting
Tina Rivers Ryan – Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), Formerly Columbia UniversityAugust 22, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Four Phases of Retirement…and the Psychological Challenges
Dr. Riley Moynes – University of TorontoAugust 23, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Pompeii Excavation: Whispers from the Ashes
Michael Anderson – San Francisco State UniversityAugust 24, 2022, 4:00 pmFrom the Earth to the Moon and Beyond: The Writing and Legacy of Jules Verne
Peter Schulman – Old Dominion UniversityAugust 25, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Lost City of Petra: Unlocking its Hidden Mysteries
Thomas Paradise – University of ArkansasAugust 26, 2022, 4:00 pm
August 29 – September 2
Revisiting Three Iconic American Speeches: The Words of FDR, JFK, and MLK
Stephanie Yuhl – College of the Holy CrossAugust 29, 2022, 4:00 pmMary Shelley: The Girl Who Created Frankenstein
Fiona Sampson – University of RoehamptonAugust 30, 2022, 4:00 pmThurgood Marshall: Fighting for Civil Rights and Racial Justice
David Hudson – Belmont University College of LawAugust 31, 2022, 4:00 pmLewis and Clark's Brilliant Failure: An Exploration of the Famous Expedition
Patrick Allitt – Emory UniversitySeptember 1, 2022, 4:00 pmJ.R.R. Tolkien and the World of Modern Fantasy Literature
Joseph Luzzi – Bard CollegeSeptember 2, 2022, 4:00 pm
September 5 – September 9
Why We Work: An Eye-Opening Tour of the Purpose of Work in Our Lives
Barry Schwartz – UC BerkeleySeptember 5, 2022, 4:00 pmAmerica First: The History of an Idea
Christopher Nichols – Oregon StateSeptember 6, 2022, 4:00 pmThe Blitz of 1940: Germany's Attacks on London
Don Brown – Dir, London SocietySeptember 7, 2022, 4:00 pmTravel in America: From Wagon Trains to the Interstate Highways
Allen Pietrobon – Trinity Washington UniversitySeptember 8, 2022, 4:00 pmWar Without the Shooting: The Olympics Past and Future
Matthew Andrews – University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSeptember 9, 2022, 4:00 pm
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