Past Events
Recent events with recordings are listed below. Click on Play Event to view. To see Closed Captions, move your cursor to the lower right corner of the video to see available options, click on the “cc” icon, and then click on the “English (auto-generated) cc” option in the pop-up menu. To view other event recordings, beginning with October 2020, scroll down to Current Events, click on a month and scroll down to the event of interest.
March 6 – Speaker is Jason Ferris. His topic ‒ Christianity and Democracy: Can This Relationship Be Saved? Play Event
February 27 – Speaker is James Timberlake. His topic – The Fullness of Architectural Practice, Part One Play Event
February 27 – James Timberlake, Part Two – Q&A Play Event
February 21 – Speaker is Inga Saffron. Her Topic – Print City: How Newspaper Buildings Shaped Philadelphia’s Downtown Play Event
November 15 – Speaker is Jacques deLisle. His Topic – How Will China Challenge the International Order? Play Event
November 7 – Speaker is Ben Yagoda. His Topic – Gobsmacked: The British(isms) Are Here! Play Event
October 31 – Speaker is Dick Polman. His Topic – Democracy at the Crossroads. Play Event
October 24 – Speaker is Paul Steinke. His Topic – Philadelphia Reveal: Unpacking the Attic. Play Event
October 10 – Speaker is Page Talbot. Her Topic – Philadelphia Reveal: Unpacking the Attic. Play Event
October 3 – Speaker is David Young. His Topic – Germantown: A Battleground for Effective Public History. Play Event
September 13 – Speaker is Peter Barberie. His Topic – Early Photography: Through the Lens in Philadelphia and Beyond. Play Event
September 6 – Speaker is Larry Platt. His Topic – Could Voter Turnout in Philadelphia Be a November Shocker? Play Event
June 23 – Speaker is Steven Conn. His Topic – The Dubious, Durable Myths of Rural America. Play Event
June 13 – Speaker is Lane Savadove. His Topic – Retelling Ramayana: An Extraordinary Collaboration. Play Event
June 6 – Speaker is David Hyman. His Topic – City Hall: A New Generation of Leadership. Play Event
May 30 – Speaker is Mike Sielski. His Topic – The Changing Place of Sports in American Society. Play Event
May 2 – Speaker is Jerry Prout. His Topic – Chasing Automation: Technology and Politics in mid 20th Century America. Play Event
April 25 – Speaker is Greshem Riley. His Topic – Life in Mississippi: Growing Up in the Rural South. Play Event
April 11 – Speaker is Ian S. Listici. His Topic – What Makes Talking about Israelis and Palestinians so Difficult? Play Event
April 4 – Speaker is Steven Ujifusa. His Topic – The Last Ships from Hamburg: A Pre-WWI Race to Save Russia‘s Jews. Play Event