Dunham considers the power and limits of painting and its ability to materialize both personal and historical visions of the world.

Soren discusses journalism and art as different kinds of storytelling and her embrace of more complex notions of truth.

This episode is dedicated to some of the remarkable guests and moments that were part of Twilight Talks in 2019.

Caleb Crain explores the dark side of internet privacy and the fate of the novel in the 21st century.

Filmmaker Jacquline Goss discusses her fascination with folly in relation to scientific ambition and American politics.

Steciw discusses our alarmingly expanding and fractured media universe and attempts at momentary stasis and wholeness through play, humor, and irreverence.

Nisenbaum talks about painting as a mode of being present to others and, in those situations, confronting complex feelings as social beings.

Fred Tomaselli discusses the creation of tranquil and mystical spaces in his art as a protection against the onslaught of chaotic world events and toxic news.

David Benjamin Sherry mourns the loss of species on the planet and describes his approach to sensing the deep wisdom embedded in nature as a mild form of comfort.

Documentary filmmaker and City College professor Dave Davidson discusses his latest film, Cinema and Sanctuary, and CCNY as the first documentary film school in the US, led by German avant-garde artist Hans Richter during the 1940s.