The WBUR Festival

The WBUR Festival

3:00pm EDT

Early badge pickup Festival Hub

4:00pm EDT

Perfect Pairings: Lessons in Leadership WBUR CitySpaceTiziana Dearing • Eric Ripert • Keith Lockhart

7:30pm EDT

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Boch Center - Wang TheatrePeter Sagal • Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

9:00am EDT

Boston Press Photographer's Association: Pictures of the Year Exhibit George Sherman Union Pavillion

9:30am EDT

The Future of Innovation in Massachusetts FitRecJulie Kim • Scott Kirsner Nicholas Burns in Conversation with Asma Khalid Tsai Performance CenterAsma Khalid • Nicholas Burns

10:00am EDT

Amicus WBUR CitySpaceDahlia Lithwick On with Kara Swisher Tsai Performance CenterKara Swisher

11:00am EDT

The Color of Capital: Closing the Gap for BIPOC Founders Booth TheatreScott Tong Misinformation and Disinformation, Explained CFA Concert HallCostanza Sciubba Caniglia

11:30am EDT

Behind the Scenes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Tsai Performance CenterJennifer Mills • Doug Berman • Peter Sagal Dying Well Dance TheatreRobin Young • Sebastian Junger • Suzanne O'Brien Is Business Broken? WBUR CitySpaceCurt Nickisch

12:30pm EDT

Viet Thanh Nguyen in Conversation with Ailsa Chang CFA Concert HallAilsa Chang • Viet Thanh Nguyen Frontiers of Medicine Booth Theatre

1:00pm EDT

New York Times Games WBUR CitySpace A Conversation with Emily Oster Tsai Performance CenterEmily Oster • Alyssa Rosenberg Our Unhoused Neighbors Dance TheatreDr. Jim O'Connell • James Parker

2:00pm EDT

Powering New England Booth Theatre

2:30pm EDT

A Conversation with Roxane Gay Tsai Performance CenterRoxane Gay Have a Beer with the People Behind WBUR's Newsletters Festival HubMeagan McGinnes-Bessey • Nik DeCosta-Klipa • Hanna Ali On Point WBUR CitySpaceMeghna Chakrabarti • Dr. Kevin Simon

3:30pm EDT

Higher Education Today CFA Concert HallDanielle Holley • Dr. Melissa Gilliam

4:00pm EDT

Ina Garten in Conversation with Michael Barbaro Tsai Performance CenterMichael Barbaro • Ina Garten

5:30pm EDT

Design Matters WBUR CitySpaceDebbie Millman The Future of Reproductive Rights Tsai Performance CenterTiziana Dearing • Darcy Roake • Busy Philipps • Jessica Weitz

10:30am EDT

Art in Public Dance TheatreKate Gilbert

11:00am EDT

Modern Love with Leslie Odom, Jr. FitRecAnna Martin • Leslie Odom, Jr.

11:30am EDT

The Future of Journalism CFA Concert HallEvan Smith • Marty Baron • Nancy Barnes • Kevin Merida Backing Black Arts in Boston Booth TheatreDawn Simmons • Catherine Morris • Ty-Juana L. Flores

12:00pm EDT

Reimagining Boston: Building a Livable, Equitable, Resilient City Dance TheatreTheodore Landsmark • Darryl C. Murphy • Marie-Frances Rivera • David Gamble Behind-the-Scenes of Car Talk Tsai Performance CenterDoug Berman • Ray Magliozzi • Robert Siegel Atlas Obscura WBUR CitySpaceAtlas Obscura Nan's Kitchen Pop-Up Festival Hub

12:30pm EDT

A Conversation with Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw and Jamelle Bouie FitRecDr. Kimberlé Crenshaw • Jamelle Bouie

1:00pm EDT

Street Fair Stage: Pranav Swaroop Street FairPranav Swaroop Sandwiches of History Booth TheatreBarry Enderwick Immigration in Crisis CFA Concert HallSimón Rios • Matt Cameron • Gladys Vega

1:30pm EDT

Feeding the Future: Serving Up Food and Climate Justice Dance Theatre Casuals with Katie Nolan Tsai Performance CenterKatie Nolan Sing for Science with Josh Ritter & Avi Loeb WBUR CitySpaceAvi Loeb • Josh Ritter • Matt Whyte

2:00pm EDT

Dr. Anthony Fauci in Conversation with Meghna Chakrabarti FitRecMeghna Chakrabarti • Dr. Anthony Fauci

2:15pm EDT

Street Fair Stage: Hush Club Street FairHush Club

2:30pm EDT

Have a Beer with Bob Oakes Festival HubBob Oakes A Conversation with Katie Gatti Tassin CFA Concert HallKatie Gatti Tassin

3:00pm EDT

A Conversation with Kristen Kish Tsai Performance CenterKaren Akunowicz • Kristen Kish Decoder Ring WBUR CitySpaceWilla Paskin

3:15pm EDT

Street Fair Stage: Neta Weiner Street FairNeta Weiner

3:30pm EDT

Have a Beer with Amy Schneider Festival HubAmy Schneider

4:00pm EDT

Why Museums Matter Booth TheatreStephen Reily • Lynda Roscoe Hartigan

4:15pm EDT

Street Fair Stage: Naomi Westwater Street FairNaomi Westwater

4:30pm EDT

Have a Beer with Hannah Selinger Festival HubHannah Selinger A Conversation with Gina McCarthy Tsai Performance CenterAyana Elizabeth Johnson • Gina McCarthy Vibe Check WBUR CitySpaceVibe Check

5:15pm EDT

Street Fair Stage: Beef Street FairBeeef

5:30pm EDT

Have a Beer with Chuck Hogan Festival HubChuck Hogan From Spark to Spotlight: Inside the Creative Process CFA Concert HallAmory Sivertson • Alisa Amador • Porsha Olayiwola Massachusetts: A Song of Itself Booth TheatreRegie Gibson

6:00pm EDT

A Conversation with Ira Glass FitRecIra Glass Owning the Outdoors: Conservation, Recreation and Stewardship Dance Theatre The Crossword Show WBUR CitySpaceMeghna Chakrabarti • Zach Sherwin Wild Card Tsai Performance CenterRachel Martin