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Conversations on Controversial Issues moderated by Clay Jenkinson: Books under Siege in America PEN America, a first amendment watchdog group focused on the freedom to write, reported more book . . .

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Native Americans 101: Ten Things You Should Know
Native Americans 101: Ten Things You Should Know

Most Americans don’t know much about Native Americans beyond pow wows, dream catchers, poverty and a sense that Native Americans were mistreated through the frontier period of American history.

This is an opportunity to catch up on some important subjects. What do we mean by the Doctrine...Watch now »

Thu, 06/22/2023
Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties
Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties

A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II—and how America allowed them to get away with it.Watch now »

Fri, 08/25/2023
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Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties

A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II—and how America allowed them to get away with it.Watch now »

Wed, 11/22/2023
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No Strings Attached w/ Alex Honnold Mon, 01/21/2013
Preparing for the Worst: Eagle County Emergency Preparation with Barron, Vardaman, Bauer & Van Beek
Preparing for the Worst: Eagle County Emergency Preparation with Barron, Vardaman, Bauer & Van Beek

A pandemic that has raged for more than a year, annual wildland fires that are the new normal, and mudslides throughout the valley and in neighboring counties are a few of the emergency events Eagle County has confronted recently. Join the Vail Symposium and Vail Valley Partnership for a webinar...Watch now »

Fri, 10/08/2021
Mohammed al Samawi Escapes Yemen to Unite Jews, Muslims and Christians
The Fox Hunt: An Evening with Mohammed Al Samawi

During the Yemeni civil war, Mohammed Al Samawi became the target of death threats because of his work with interfaith groups promoting dialogue between Muslims, Christians and Jews. His pleas on social media galvanized a handful of people he barely knew. Over thirteen days, four ordinary young...Watch now »

Wed, 08/16/2023
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The Fox Hunt: An Evening with Mohammed Al Samawi

During the Yemeni civil war, Mohammed Al Samawi became the target of death threats because of his work with interfaith groups promoting dialogue between Muslims, Christians and Jews. His pleas on social media galvanized a handful of people he barely knew. Over thirteen days, four ordinary young...Watch now »

Wed, 11/22/2023
Vail Symposium presents “The Last Kings of Shanghai” with author Jonathan Kaufman
The Last Kings of Shanghai with Author Jonathan Kaufman

An epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century China surged into the modern era, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Kaufman, “The Last Kings of Shanghai” examines the little-known history of two extraordinary...Watch now »

Tue, 07/26/2022
The Latest From Ukraine with former Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor
The Latest From Ukraine with former Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor

As the harsh Ukrainian winter ends, Ambassador William Taylor will speak to the most recent developments on the ground and discuss what to look for moving into the spring. Ambassador William B. Taylor is vice president of Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He served as U.S....Watch now »

Fri, 03/17/2023
The Power and Beauty of the Brain w/ Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and Dr. Sue Morter
The Power and Beauty of the Brain w/ Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and Dr. Sue Morter

In 1996 at the age of 37, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey,” experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain. On the afternoon of this rare form of stroke (AVM), she could not...Watch now »

Fri, 06/03/2022

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