Living with the news: A conversation with Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt

Moderator: David Maraniss
Panelist: Al Hunt
Panelist: Judy Woodruff

Location: Tripp Commons in Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.

Two of our nation’s most astute journalists tell stories about their five decades covering national and world events and reflect on the unsettled politics of modern America, how we got here and what might be next. For this special fundraiser, David Maraniss, longtime acquaintance of the couple, will talk with Woodruff and Hunt in the ornate and intimate setting of Memorial Union’s Tripp Commons. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served starting at 6 p.m.

Tickets: VIP

Other Sessions

Free speech at UW-Madison: 175 years of sifting and winnowing

Sept. 19, 7:00 p.m.

David Maraniss, Jennifer Mnookin, Paul Soglin, Daniel Tokaji

The University of Wisconsin has been on the bleeding edge of debates about free speech for almost all of its 175 years. Hear an all-star panel including the university’s chancellor and law school dean plus the city’s longtime mayor (and a former campus protester) talk with Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss about the past and the future of freedom of expression.

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One-on-one with Bernie Sanders

Sept. 22, 7:00 p.m.

John Nichols, Bernie Sanders

Join Cap Times associate editor John Nichols for a fascinating discussion with Bernie Sanders, the iconic Vermont senator whose outspoken leadership on progressive ideals made him a formidable candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020.

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