The UnConvention Live: Political correctness from Left to Right and Election 2016
92nd Street Y in New York
The UnConvention — a partnership of PRI, Mic and the92nd Street Y — has been raising the voices of millennials in this election through reporting, quizzes, polls, social videos and conversations. Now the UnConvention comes to New York City, with a week of live events.
On Tuesday, October 18, a panel explores Political Correctness From Left to Right at The Greene Space at WNYC. Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for The Takeaway, will lead a candid conversation challenging the notion of what is 'politically correct' on both sides of the political spectrum. Helping him will be CNN political commentator and The Daily Beast contributor Sally Kohn, Mic senior staff writer Jamila King and associate editor at Reason Robby Soave.
The best place to watch the final presidential debate on Wednesday, October 19 will be at theUnConvention Debate Watching Party at Housing Works. An all-star line-up of New York City stand-up comics will square off over the issues in a mock debate, followed by livestreaming of the final Clinton/Trump showdown from Las Vegas. Participants include comedians Aparna Nancherla, Connor Raitliff, Jo Firestone and Keisha Zollar.
Thursday, October 20 brings a more serious topic to the UnConvention. A World without Borders: Data in the 21st Century is a conversation with White House Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil. He’ll talk with Zwillich about the purpose of all of this information and how is it revolutionizing everything from healthcare to civil rights to security.
Ending the week on Friday, October 21, Live Wire with Luke Burbank appears at Brooklyn’s Littlefieldfor its first-ever New York taping. Luke talks with Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich on the theme of “unconventional wisdom.”
All the events will be live-streamed on Facebook and featured on PRI.org. Each event will also be preceded by a pre-show live stream on PRI's Facebook page — hosted by Rupa Shenoy, the host of the Otherhood podcast.
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