Shefali Luthra is a distinguished health reporter known for her insightful and impactful investigative journalism. With a focus on reproductive health and policy, Luthra’s work sheds light on complex issues surrounding abortion access, maternal health, and healthcare disparities. Her writing provides a voice to those facing challenges in accessing care, making her a respected advocate… Read more »
For years, you heard Michele Norris anchor NPR’s All Things Considered. You heard her eke the truth out of tough interviews she conducted for NPR. She’s earned countless major awards for her journalism, including Emmy, Peabody, Dupont, and Goldsmith awards. And if you don’t remember her Race Card project, it was brilliant in its simplicity. She… Read more »
Please join Writer’s Bloc and The Ebell of Los Angeles for an evening of discussion with the best-selling author Ann Patchett about her new book Tom Lake. A mother recounts her younger years to her adult daughters, including a whirlwind romance with a guy who is now a world-famous movie star. It’s a story of family… Read more »
In a perfect world, “nice” is good. And experts might argue that “nice” should be more than good enough. But in the land of the New York Times Spelling Bee, “nice” just doesn’t cut it. So, if you’re a Bee, what’s good enough for you? Great? Amazing? Or must you be certified as a genius, or even… Read more »
What happens when the CIA’s top brass ignores their women analysts? What happens when brilliant women, fluent in many languages, and adept in the field of intelligence, have to sit on the sidelines when their husbands are paid to act in official capacities, and they need to fight for years to even get accepted into… Read more »
World renown visionary filmmaker Werner Herzog’s own story could almost best that of his greatest films, which include the astonishing Fitzcarraldo; Aguirre: The Wrath of God; and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Herzog’s memoir, Every Man For Himself and God Against All, recounts one revelation after another: growing up in extreme poverty after WWII in Germany without running water,… Read more »
Amy Schneider’s impressive forty-game winning streak on Jeopardy was accompanied by an even greater prize—the joy of being herself on national television and blazing a trail for openly queer and transgender people worldwide. Join Amy, in conversation with writer, actor and producer Guy Branum, as she shares the singular journey that led to her becoming… Read more »
What a time to be President of the United States. With impending elections for the Senate, House, and Presidency, The Atlantic National Correspondent Franklin Foer opens up the first two years of the Biden presidency to us with his new book of sweeping political reporting, The Last Politician. Consider what Biden emerged from when he walked into the… Read more »
Imagine being the chief national correspondent for one of the major networks in the country. Imagine what far flung international posts you covered in paying your dues. Then imagine suffering frequent and severe panic attacks as you cover the news. Imagine covering sniper fire, or innumerable natural disasters, or captivity by hostile secret police in… Read more »
What happens when four old friends—Boomer feminists—get together for a reunion for brunch in Brentwood? Imagined by Sandra Tsing Loh, brunch becomes a lot dicier, and we’d say more fraught and more fun, than your run of the mill Sunday meet-up of longtime friends. Sandra Tsing Loh is a playwright, radio host, actor, and author…. Read more »
