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December 12, 2025

Rosie Stewart: Freedom-to-Read Revelations

Why is freedom to read so important? I think we take for granted the idea that a multiplicity of voices are accessible to us, and our libraries are places that…

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October 19, 2025

Lina AbiRafeh: Women’s Rights in Dark Times

Holding women back doesn't just harm women, it holds everyone back - our economies, our nations, our future. If inequality is limiting us all, why aren't we doing anything to fix…

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July 7, 2025

SEVENTEEN: Making Music Meaningful

I was pleasantly surprised and incredibly fulfilling when we brought kids who I interviewed down to Florida and thank you to the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra -- they gave us…

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May 28, 2024

Emily Mann: The Humanist Code of Theater

The theater is essential to the health of a nation - of any democracy. And perhaps we are so impoverished right now is because of our inability to communicate with…

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