Media feet, nonprivate industry, americans Cable Television company is a Public Service and brought to you by your television provider. Please welcome executive director of chicago ideas, Megan Mcdonald. [applause] good evening, happy wednesday. How is everyone feeling . Rate. Happy friday. Just making sure you are paying attention. Welcome, my name is Megan Mcdonald im the new director of chicago ideas. Born and raised in this amazing city that now, raising my own family, just on the street, i feel incredibly proud to call myself a true blue chicagoan. Anybody else feel that way . [applause] it makes me even powder to be part of this fantastic chicago ideas team, who works each and every day to challenge our city and the world beyond, to share ideas and inspire action and ignite change. Chicago ideas is all about curiosity and pursuing conductivity. In the spirit, who doesnt love a good friday night icebreaker . I like to ask you to take a moment to turn to a person you dont know and
Ideas. Having been born and raised in the amazing city and now raising my own family down the street i feel incredible by proud to call myself a true blue chicagoan. Anybody else feel that way . [cheers and applause] thank you. Makes me prouder to be part of the fantastic chicago idea team who works each and every day to challenge our city and the world beyond, to share ideas and inspire action and ignite change. Chicago ideas is all about deep curiosity and pursuing connectivity, so in that spirit because who doesnt love a good friday night ice breaker, i would like for you to take a moment to turn to a person that you dont know and introduce yourself and share why you are here tonight and share what youre most trusted source of political news might be. [laughter] might be a little bit of oxymoron. I will give you 60 seconds. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] okay. All right. Its tough for me to try to get the room back, you guys. If i can, everyone. If i can get eve
I am the new executive director of chicago ideas. Being born and raised this amazing city and now raising my own family just down the street come i feel incredibly proud to call myself a true blue chicago in. Anybody else feel that way . [applause] the makes me even prouder to know this team that works each and every day to challenge our city in the world beyond to share ideas and inspire actions and ignite change. Chicago ideas is all about piquing curiosity and pursuing connectivity so in that spirit i would like you to turn to a person you dont know and introduce yourself and share why you are here tonight and share your most trusted source of political news might be. It could be an oxymoron. [laughter] i will give you 60 seconds. [inaudible conversations] it will be tough for me to try to get this room back. So if i can, everyone. I love you are getting to know each other. Theres plenty of time after the program. This is also a good time witnesses a good time for me to take a quick
To ask a question because we after susans talk today she is taking questions and if you like to ask a question you are asked to line up at the microphone here. She will speak for about half an hour. Please dont ask your question from your seat but from your microphone. As someone who has written about civil rights in the south and my next book takes place in 1936 in nazi germany at the olympics. I cannot could not be more excited about being here in nashville with susan to hear about her new book. Shes one of the leading philosophers of the time. This is such an important book for these times. She studied at harvard. Shes taught at yale and tel aviv university. She is now the director of the Einstein Forum outside of berlin. Shes been in the u. S. On her book tour for about five weeks. I know shes looking forward to getting back home after a long book tour. Please join me in welcoming susan neiman to nashville. Thank you so much for coming. [applause] thank you. I am delighted to be he
We are going to talk about something thats very popular right now. Podcasts. I dont know what they are, you dont know what they are. Nobody knows. But these people know and they will help walk us through what we need to do to create a podcast. Joining me today , i have the take off the glasses. Is a journalist. She relocated from chicago. Shes the host of the promise podcast which is about life in nashville Public Housing. Covers manufacturing in the rustbelt. Aviation and transportation. New york times, the new yorker, and on and on. Actually i have six cats. I have five cats. Ive gone full crazy. At the end is former director of nonfiction programming for slate sister company. She has hosted probably by the book. When megan met harry appeared in the Washington Post, collects im a dog person. But im allergic to all animals. No offense. Stephen is Program Coordinator for fm for memphis, tennessee. Because he apparently angered the gods at one point, stephen has on more than one occasio