Sixth & I LIVE

In The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change—the sequel to Solnit's enduring bestseller, Hope in the Dark—the climate and human rights activist surveys the breadth and scale of the social, political, scientific, and cultural change that has happened since 1960. In conversation with Bina Venkataraman, an executive leader, journalist, science and innovation policy strategist, and the author of The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age.
This program was held on March 25, 2026 in partnership with Politics and Prose. Watch on YouTube.

On the occasion of the paperback release of The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, the #1 New York Times bestselling author speaks about his chronicle of the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War. In conversation with Clint Smith, a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, How the Word Is Passed, and the poetry collections, Counting Descent and Above Ground.
This program was held on March 19, 2026 in partnership with Politics and Prose. Watch on YouTube.

In the anthology American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union, the Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer uses primary sources that take us back to critical moments when Americans fought over the meaning and direction of our country. In conversation with Amna Nawaz, co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour, and an NBC News and MSNBC contributor. 
This program was held on February 18, 2026 in partnership with Politics and Prose. Watch on YouTube and read a transcript of this conversation.

The former Wall Street trader turned CEO and founder of Your Rich BFF breaks down the biggest financial decisions of your late twenties, thirties, and beyond in Well Endowed: The Secrets to Strategic Spending, Building a Financial Foundation for You and Your Family, and Creating Lasting Generational Wealth. In converation with Hannah Williams, a social activist and co-founder of Salary Transparent Street.

Do you wake up with night sweats at 3:00 am, overstimulated, and mad at anything breathing? Do you forget the words you are saying as you are saying them? Then welcome to the club. Part survival manual and part rallying cry, The Official We Do Not Care Club Handbook: A Hot-Mess Guide for Women in Perimenopause, Menopause, and Beyond Who Are Over It is your life raft. In conversation with Dr. Sharon Malone, a nationally recognized expert in women's health, the Chief Medical Advisor at Alloy Health, host of the podcast "The Second Opinion with Dr. Sharon," and author of the New York Times bestseller,  Grown Woman Talk. 
This program was held on January 20, 2026. Watch on YouTube.