Brave New Conversations

Shepard Fairey

December 3rd

Street artist and creator of the iconic Obama HOPE poster, Shepard stopped by to chat with Brave New Foundation producer Christopher Sprinkle about his artistic journey.

How did Shepard Fairey go from Andre the Giant's posse to inspiring an entire nation?

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November 19th:

Daniel Ellsberg and Matthew Hoh - Part One

In this special two-part Conversation, Daniel Ellsberg (the Pentagon Papers) and Matthew Hoh (resigned in protest of Afghan war) share their unique insights on the war in Afghanistan.

November 19th:

The Yes Men

The Yes Men's Andy Bichlbaum chats with Brave New Foundation producer Christopher Sprinkle about the hilarious new documentary, The Yes Men Fix the World.

November 19th:

Daniel Ellsberg and Matthew Hoh - Teaser

In this special two-part Conversation, Daniel Ellsberg (the Pentagon Papers) and Matthew Hoh (resigned in protest of Afghan war) share their unique insights on the war in Afghanistan.

December 17th:

Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman takes on everything from the media to our broken healthcare system in this intimate talk with Robert Greenwald.

January 15th:

Henry Rollins

What came first, the politics or punk rock? Henry Rollins tackles this as well as Afghanistan, Obama and more in this talk with Brave New Foundation producer Christopher Sprinkle.

February 5th:

David Swanson

In this Conversation, David Swanson, activist and author of Daybreak, takes on the Imperial Presidency and presents the question: what if the country was run by Congress?

February 19th:

Tom Hayden

Seminal 60’s activist Tom Hayden talks "The Long Sixties" and creating social change then and now in this Conversation with Robert Greenwald.

March 10th:

Billy Bragg

Activist, punk rocker and Mr. Love & Justice; Billy Bragg graced our studios last summer while touring with his latest work Beethoven's 9th. He talked health care, racism, prison reform and everything in between.

March 26th:

Chris Shiflett

Chris Shiflett talks speaks his mind about his disappointment with wishy-washy Democrats, his personal experience with health insurance companies and of course Rock and Roll!

April 9th:

Moby

We were incredibly lucky to have Moby visit our studio early this year and sit in conversation with Brave New Foundation Associate Producer Crystal Page to talk philosophy, social justice, animal love and above all else – music.

April 28th:

Jackson Browne

Singer-Song writer Jackson Browne shared with us the importance of music in activism, talked about his inspirations and expressed some of his concerns about the world in which we live. It was an inspiring conversation for everyone in the room.

May 7th:

Marianne Williamson

In honor of Mother’s Day – Brave New Conversations brings you one of the most spiritual, peaceful, truly feminist mothers in the modern era; Marianne Williamson.