Hello, everybody. Im alison cuddy, the artistic director of the chicago humanities festival and delighted to be here welcoming you to todays program. Maria hannah joseph, trend i picked this program and many more are free and open to the public throughout our fall season. You can learn more about our Upcoming Events at checkout eumenides. Org and i encourage you to lend your support, make a donation or become a member. You can also learn more about our commitment to accessibility there thanks to support from our audiences come all of our Digital Events have close captioning which can be controlled through youtube. Thank you to our caption are today, and good news. This program are both spanish and english subtitles. In my previous life in public radio the voice of Maria Hinojosa was a constant presence come one that is compassionate, grounding and groundbreaking. Im delighted shes back at chf and with another such a voice, Jose Antonio Vargas. Together theyre two of the most compelling