THE 20TH NEW YORKER FESTIVAL

presents 

Saturday, October 12

10:00 am

Bill Nye talks with Elizabeth Kolbert

The Science Guy, Bill Nye talks with Elizabeth Kolbert. Bill Nye is a science educator, television host, author, and inventor. He hosted the Emmy-nominated Netflix show “Bill Nye Saves the World” and the Emmy Award-winning children’s series “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”

1:00 pm

And She Was Loved

The life and art of Toni Morrison. With Edwidge Danticat, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Farah Jasmine Griffin, and Tracy K. Smith. Moderated by Hilton Als.

4:00 pm

Hate in the Homeland

The rise of white nationalism. With Wajahat Ali, Andrew Marantz, Bree Newsome Bass, and Jose Antonio Vargas. Moderated by Jelani Cobb.

7:00 pm

Paul Rudd talks with Michael Specter

The superhero next door. Paul Rudd talks with Michael Specter. The superhero next door. Paul Rudd has appeared in the films “Clueless,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “I Love You, Man,” “Our Idiot Brother,” “This Is 40,” “Anchorman,” and “Anchorman 2,” as well as in the TV series “Friends” and “Parks and Recreation,” for which he won a Critics’ Choice Award. He plays the Marvel superhero Ant-Man, most recently featured in the blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame.” He co-wrote the movies “Ant-Man,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” and “Role Models,” all of which he also starred in.

10:00 pm

Liz Phair talks with Ariel Levy and performs live

“Horror Stories.”  Liz Phair talks with Ariel Levy and performs live. “Horror Stories.” Liz Phair, a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, composer, and guitarist, released her critically acclaimed début, “Exile in Guyville,” in 1993; the retrospective “Girly Sound to Guyville” was released last year, in celebration of the album’s twenty-fifth anniversary