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Saturday, April 21
 

10:25am

Beatie Wolfe’s The Art of Music — A Full Day of Storytelling Across Music, Art & Technology Newstory StageDavid Birnbaum • Kerry Brown • Donick Cary • Phil Crowe • Dan Goods • Ross Harris • Domhnaill Hernon • Dre Koval • David Mason • David McIntyre • Hélène Muddiman • Linda Perry • Matthias Röder • Walter Werzowa • Allee Willis • Beatie Wolfe • Dean Zimmer

10:30am

A Conversation with KRS-One on Hip-Hop, Philosophy and Storytelling, Conversation 1161 School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by NewstoryKRS-One Welcoming Aging: New Possibilities for Living Long and Living Well, Conversation 1141 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Pinchas Cohen • Alison Balbag • Caleb Finch • Valter Longo Writing Big Science, Conversation 1091 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Carol Tavris • Antonio Damasio • Cornelia Dean • Leonard Mlodinow

12:00pm

Spotify’s Secret Genius Showcase with Grammy Award-winning Songwriters and Producers Larrance Dopson (Justin Timberlake, Sam Smith) and James Fauntleroy (Bruno Mars, Rihanna), Conversation 1132 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Larrance Dopson • James Fauntleroy II The Bob Lefsetz Podcast with Special Guest Moby, Musician and Animal Rights Activist, Conversation 1082 Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3Bob Lefsetz • Moby

12:30pm

Grammy & Emmy Winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame ‘18 Inductee Allee Willis Shares Her Life in Song Newstory StageBeatie Wolfe • Allee Willis To Die For: Scientific and Cultural Responses to Death, Conversation 1112 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Alex Cohen • Gabrielle Birkner • Caitlin Doughty • Michael Shermer

1:30pm

Ain’t Life Sweet? Four People Who’ve Lived to Talk About Death, in Conversation with Dear World’s Founder RX Fogarty. Conversation 1135 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5RX Fogarty • Angel Colon • Paige More • Ray Young Rebel Radio Podcast: Ali Shaheed Muhammad in Conversation with Josh Levine, Conversation 1083 Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3Josh Levine • Ali Shaheed Muhammad Resilience and Survival in the Face of Disaster, Conversation 1143 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Leo Braudy • Rita Burke • Barry Glassner

2:00pm

German DJ Remute Makes Techno Music on Floppy Disks, Performs via Live Stream, Conversation 1164 School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by NewstoryDenis Karimani AKA DJ Remute The Power of Music as Medicine – Celebrating the True Power of Music to Heal, Connect and Restore Newstory StageBeatie Wolfe • Walter Werzowa Poetry: Trauma and the Problem of Beauty, Conversation 1043 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4David Baker • Alessandra Lynch • Shane McCrae • Carol Muske-Dukes • Patricia Smith

3:00pm

National Geographic Presents A Screening of One Strange Rock from Executive Producers Darren Aronofsky & Jane Root, Conversation 1085 Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3 Singer-Songwriter Lucinda Williams in Conversation with The Grammy Museum’s Scott Goldman, and Special Performance, Conversation 1133 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Scott Goldman • Lucinda Williams

3:20pm

The Women's Movement: Where Do We Go From Here? Live from Define American's Chicago Film Festival, Conversation 1163 School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by NewstoryPaola Mendoza • Erika Andiola • Anuria Bhargava • Michaela Angela Davis • Ai-jen Poo • Bethany Yellowtail

4:00pm

Producers Kerry Brown (The Smashing Pumpkins) & Linda Perry (Gwen Stefani) Present We Are Hear Newstory StageKerry Brown • Linda Perry

4:45pm

Surprise Secret Session Newstory Stage
 
Sunday, April 22
 

10:30am

Music Performance & Videos with Inara George, Singer-Songwriter (The Bird and the Bee) Newstory StageInara George • Jeremy Cohen

11:45am

Netflix's "We Speak Dance": Show Creator Vandana Hart Shares Dance Styles from Around the World Newstory StageVandana Hart

12:00pm

Young Leaders Rising: The Movement to End the Weaponizing of America, presented by bigSTORY, Conversation 2132 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Mike Bonifer • Students from March for Our Lives • Students from MUSE High School • Students from Rock Your World

1:30pm

Creative Activism: Filmmakers that Ignite Action and Social Awareness, Presented by Creative Visions, Conversation 2153 School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by NewstoryIsabella Alexander • Kathy Eldon • Megha Kadakia • Florencia Krochik • Emily Rose Laochua How to Make a Space Opera: Death of Cassini (A Work in Progress), Conversation 2133 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Shane Myrbeck • Emily Shisko • Kristen Jones

2:30pm

Poetry Slam presented by Anansi Writers Workshop Newstory StageAKOLDPIECE • Shonda Buchanan • Peggy Dobreer • V. Kali • Ymasumac Maranon • D Hideo Maruyama • Romus Simpson • Hiram Sims

3:00pm

Hip-Hop as Storytelling: The Four Elements, presented by the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Conversation 2134 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Marq "DJ Cli-N-Tel" Hawkins • Hector "Hex" Rios • James "J-Ro" Robinson • Mone "Medusa" Smith • Chris "The Glove" Taylor • OG TicTac • Ms. Toi • Alonzo "Grandmaster Lonzo" Williams

4:00pm

"Cover to Cover": Musicians, Comedians and Authors Perform the Works that Inspired Them Newstory StageBen Blacker • Inara George • Jordan Katz • Yassir Lester • Madeline Miller • Tawny Newsome