THIRTEEN Forum: Recent Episodes
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An Imperfect Offering is a searing personal memoir that is also an urgent call to confront suffering in all its many forms, from one of the greatest living humanitarian activists. Having seen things we hope never to see, confronted suffering and evil we hope never to encounter, and faced deep personal torment, James Orbinski, […]
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Columbia School of Arts Dean Carol Becker speaking with visual artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat about her work, specifically her recent film “Women Without Men.” Bodies on the Line was a 9-day colloquium at New York University, bringing together 9 artists and writers from across genres and around the world to share work, ideas and […]
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A three-person panel discusses how 9/11 sparked a greater movement of volunteerism across the United States and led to President Obama’s declaration of Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service. The esteemed panelists include Jay Winuk of MyGoodDeed, Bill Keegan of H.E.A.R.T. 9/11 and Jeff Parness, Chairman of the New York Says Thank You […]
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Musician Michael Fitzpatrick calls out for compassion and world peace with his cello. He shares his music and discusses the power of good vibrations with Rabbi Irwin Kula. Bodies on the Line was a 9-day colloquium at New York University, bringing together 9 artists and writers from across genres and around the world to share […]
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Claudia Bernardi, artist, printmaker and human rights activist presents samples of her work and has a conversation with award winning journalist and author, Mark Danner as part of Anna Deavere Smith’s colloquium on borders, Bodies on the Line. Bodies on the Line was a 9-day colloquium at New York University, bringing together 9 artists and […]
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9/11 Memorial architect Michael Arad details what inspired him to design a national tribute to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the World Trade Center terror attacks in 2001 and 1993 as part of the “9/11, Today and Tomorrow” speakers series. Arad shares early designs of the memorial. Arad, a partner of Handel Architects, was […]
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New York Times best-selling author Peter Balakian reads a powerful selection of 9/11-themed poems at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site’s “Today and Tomorrow” speakers series. The poems conjur feelings and imagery of the World Trade Center before and after the attacks. Balakian, a professor in humanities and English at Colgate University, has authored five books […]
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One of the hottest reality shows, Project Runway, introduced the world to the suave and unflappable Tim Gunn, former chair of the Fashion Design department at Parsons School for Design. Gunn discusses how the show became an overnight success. This consummate multi-tasker managed to show up every week as the star of two television shows, […]
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Queen Latifah conducts a conversation with a group of outstanding urban high school students and invites them to share their perspectives on school, community, peers, family, and future. The Celebration—presented by THIRTEEN and WLIW21—is a premier professional development conference that brings together the world’s best thinkers, practitioners, and more than 8,500 educators to share their […]
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For the first time in over 200 years, a woman serves as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. This year, we witnessed the historic campaign of the country’s first viable female presidential candidate. Yet, women in elected office hold only sixteen seats in the U.S. Senate and seventy-one in the U.S. House of […]
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