Sixth & I LIVE
Sixth & I LIVE
Sixth & I LIVE
Sixth & I celebrates the unexpected convergence of arts, culture, and spirituality by hosting impactful, entertaining, and thought-provoking programs for the Washington, DC community and beyond. Sixth & I LIVE brings you exclusive access to the conversations on our stage with today’s leading authors, politicians, comedians, artists, journalists, actors, and thought leaders. Learn more at sixthandi.org.
Jared Freid, comedian, on dating, apps, and red flags
In Walking Red Flag: Dating Advice from Your Favorite Guy Friend, the stand-up comedian and podcast host explains what men are thinking, without defending them. He covers how to meet people in real life, dating apps, hooking up, breaking up, loving being single, staying hopeful, and more. This program was held on June 11, 2026. Watch on YouTube.
Jun 25
1 hr 10 min
Jen Psaki, MSNBC host, with Kara Swisher
In Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World. the former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host shares the surprising lessons she’s learned on her path to success and offers advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation. In conversation with Kara Swisher, an award-winning journalist, the host of “On with Kara Swisher” and co-host of “Pivot,” and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.  This program was held on May 9, 2024 in partnership with Politics and Prose.
Jun 6, 2024
1 hr 16 min
Andy Cohen, Bravo executive producer, with Rep. Robert Garcia
The executive producer of “The Real Housewives” franchise and host and executive producer of “Watch What Happens Live” returns to Sixth & I for his fifth appearance to celebrate the paperback release of his New York Times bestselling memoir, The Daddy Diaries, talk about the latest Housewives happenings, and answer your questions about everyone’s favorite Bravolebrities. In conversation with Rep. Robert Garcia, who represents California and is the first LGBTQ+ immigrant to win a congressional seat. Rep. Garcia has also been known to quote from “The Real Housewives” in congressional hearings. This program was held on May 8, 2024.
Jun 3, 2024
1 hr 2 min
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist, with Timothy Noah
In The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society, the Nobel Laureate dissects America’s current economic system and the political ideology that created it, laying bare their twinned failure. In conversation with Timothy Noah, a staff writer for the New Republic and a contributing editor at The Washington Monthly.  This program was held on April 25, 2024 in partnership with Politics and Prose.
May 30, 2024
1 hr 14 min
Becky Lynch, WWE star, with Lauren Ober
Culled from decades of journal entries, Becky Lynch, The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl delves into the WWE star's earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame—offering a raw and honest depiction of the complex woman behind the character played on TV. In conversation with Lauren Ober, a podcast creator, host, and executive producer, most recently of “The Loudest Girl In The World.” This program was held on March 28, 2024. 
Apr 19, 2024
55 min
Liberal American Jews and Israel: An Inflection Point
Leading American Jewish thinkers on Israel—Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Peter Beinart, journalist and political commentator, and Michael Koplow, Chief Policy Officer at the Israel Policy Forum—offer differing perspectives on how some American Jews have been reevaluating their identities as liberals and their relationships to Israel in a conversation moderated by Senior Rabbi Aaron Potek, Executive Director of Jewish Life at Sixth & I. This program was held on April 7, 2024. 
Apr 12, 2024
1 hr 15 min
Kara Swisher, tech journalist, with Laurene Powell Jobs
From the award-winning journalist, host of “On with Kara Swisher,” and cohost of “Pivot” comes Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, a history and an accounting of the tech industry and its most powerful players who wanted to change the world but broke it instead. In conversation with Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder & President of Emerson Collective.  This program was held on February 29, 2024 in partnership with Politics and Prose. 
Apr 8, 2024
1 hr 6 min
Dolly Alderton, bestselling author, with Karin Tanabe
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love comes Good Material, a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both. In conversation with Karin Tanabe, the author of seven novels including The Sunset Crowd, A Woman of Intelligence, and The Gilded Years. This program was held on February 28, 2024.
Apr 1, 2024
1 hr 10 min
The Golden Age of American Jews Is Ending
Continuing the conversation sparked by his April 2024 cover story for The Atlantic, “The Golden Age of American Jews Is Ending,” Atlantic staff writer and bestselling author Franklin Foer is joined by Dr. Pamela Nadell, Professor of History and Jewish Studies and Director of the Jewish Studies Program at American University, in a dialogue lead by Sixth & I’s Senior Rabbi, Aaron Potek. This program was held in partnership with The Atlantic on March 18, 2024. 
Mar 25, 2024
1 hr 7 min
Asking for a Friend with Rhaina Cohen and Dr. Marisa Franco
Amidst declining marriage rates and a loneliness epidemic, friends and authors Rhaina Cohen and Dr. Marisa Franco illuminate friendship’s power to transform how we define a fulfilling life. In conversation with Sixth & I's Senior Rabbi Aaron Potek. This program was held on February 13, 2024.
Mar 22, 2024
1 hr 12 min
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