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Kevin Smith

Saturday, April 13
 

10:00am PDT

Festival Kickoff with the Trojan Marching Band USC StageThe Trojan Marching Band Los Angeles: The People and Places That Shaped A City - Conversation 1101 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5William Deverell • Lili Anolik • Tosh Berman • Lynell George • David Kipen

10:30am PDT

Laurie Halse Anderson, Author of "Shout," and Roxane Gay, Editor of "Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture," in Conversation with Robin Abcarian - Conversation 1041 - REQUIRES TICKET Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Robin Abcarian • Laurie Halse Anderson • Roxane Gay

12:00pm PDT

American History: Leaders & Moments that Shaped Our Modern Country - Conversation 1002 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Henry Weinstein • Susan Page • Miriam Pawel • Jon Ward A Swiftly Heating Planet: Writing Climate Change Across Genres, presented by the National Book Foundation - Conversation 1092 - REQUIRES TICKET Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Carolyn Kellogg • Arlie Russell Hochschild • Claire Vaye Watkins

1:00pm PDT

The Second Amendment: A Discussion of Guns In America - Conversation 1053 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Kurtis Lee • Jennifer Carlson • Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • Alex Kotlowitz • Igor Volsky

1:30pm PDT

WHEN NETWORKS FAIL. A discussion about how social media manipulates our perception of news and society with Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Executive Chairman of the Los Angeles Times, and Roger McNamee, author of “Zucked... Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Roger McNamee • Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong Writing The Epic American History - Conversation 1003 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Elizabeth Taylor • Anna-Lisa Cox • James Donovan • Duncan Ryuken Williams Print Journalism: Where Do We Go from Here? - Conversation 1133 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Christina Bellantoni • Will Hearst • Daniel Hernandez • Norman Pearlstine • Christa Scharfenberg

2:30pm PDT

The Internet: How Technology Shapes Our Lives - Conversation 1054 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Johana Bhuiyan • Jeff Kosseff • Roger McNamee • Jennifer Rothman • Andrew Smith

3:00pm PDT

The Impact of Environmental Storytelling with Scout Expedition Co. - Conversation 1064 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Jeff Leinenveber • Jarrett Lantz

3:30pm PDT

Adam Rubin, Author of "High Five" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Adam Rubin Lawrence O'Donnell, Author of "Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics," interviewed by Norman Pearlstine LA Times Main StageNorman Pearlstine • Lawrence O'Donnell

4:30pm PDT

Dave Barry, Author of "Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog," Interviewed by Patt Morrison LA Times Main StagePatt Morrison • Dave Barry

5:30pm PDT

Maddie Ross—Indie/Pop Musical Performance USC StageMaddie Ross
 
Sunday, April 14
 

10:15am PDT

Designing with Light: The Upcoming Wave of Ubiquitous Projection - Conversation 2121 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Phil Reyneri

10:30am PDT

Biography: The Lives of Legendary African Americans - Conversation 2001- REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Marcus Anthony Hunter • Raymond Arsenault • David W. Blight • Ron Rapoport • Jeffrey C. Stewart

12:00pm PDT

Aren't We American? Race, Class, Immigration, and Citizenship - Conversation 2132 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Jody Agius Vallejo • Duncan Ryuken Williams • Sam Erman • Juan De Lara • Elda María Román History: Terror on the Home Front - Conversation 2002 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Jonathan Kirsch • Julia Boyd • Patrick Radden Keefe • Charles Lane • Steven J. Ross

12:10pm PDT

California and the 2020 Campaign: Political Correspondents Brace for the Horse Race LA Times LiveMark Z. Barabak • Melanie Mason • Eli Stokols

1:30pm PDT

Sound Trip: An Immersive Experience - Conversation 2063 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Hernan Lopez • Rico Gagliano

2:30pm PDT

Justine Bateman, Author of "Fame: The Hijacking of Reality," interviewed by Deborah Vankin LA Times Main StageDeborah Vankin • Justine Bateman

3:00pm PDT

Cracks in the System? Social Justice In America - Conversation 2004 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Scott Kraft • Sandy Banks • Casey Gerald • Randy Shaw • Kyle Swenson

3:30pm PDT

Music Storytelling Unplugged with Linda Perry, Beatie Wolfe, Jason Flom and Kerry Brown - Conversation 2125 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Craig Marks • Beatie Wolfe • Linda Perry • Jason Flom • Kerry Brown A Singular Focus: Chasing The Hidden Story - Conversation 2104 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Laura Nelson • Mark Bowden • Margaret Leslie Davis • Kirk Wallace Johnson • Sarah Weinman