“I have every intention of asking him difficult questions and engaging in a serious and even combative conversation,” said Remnick, who is one of…
“I have every intention of asking him difficult questions and engaging in a serious and even combative conversation,” said Remnick, who is one of the publication’s largest critics of the Trump administration. “The audience itself, by its presence, puts a certain pressure on a conversation that an interview alone doesn’t do. You can’t jump on and off the record.”
Another notable political guest is David Hogg, who has become one of the nation’s largest critics of gun policies after his survival during a school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Hogg will be taking part in a conversation about social activism with police-reform advocate Brittany Packnett and the iconic entertainer and social activist Harry Belafonte.
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The publication has also announced actor John Krasinski, former Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates, late-night host Jimmy Fallon, artist Kehinde Wiley, comedian Bo Burnham, and the musician and filmmaker Boots Riley will also take part in the festival. Musicians Kelela, Miguel, and Kacey Musgraves will be on hand to give interviews followed by a musical performance.
Remnick emphasized the appeal of such an eclectic lineup and encouraged audiences to attend, as they “get to be in the middle of the spontaneity of a conversation in the way that a written piece, despite its virtues, doesn’t offer. The possibility of fireworks is there.”
