Sixth & I LIVE

In a conversation for Juneteenth, contributors to The Atlantic’s “Inheritance” project about American history, Black life, and the resilience of memory share reflections on their writing to surface Black history that has been intentionally obscured, and shake our national memory. This program was held on June 16, 2021. 

In The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation, and The Longest Night of the Second World War, five-time New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell delves deep into questions of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war. In conversation with Dan Pink, the author of six books about business and human behavior including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell Is Human.  This program was held on April 29, 2021.  

In her bestselling debut cookbook, The Pepper Thai Cookbook: Family Recipes From Everyone’s Favorite Thai Mom, Pepper Teigen offers 80 stir-fried, saucy, sweet and tangy Thai-style recipes and shares stories from her life, from the early days of adjusting to living in the U.S. to what it’s like to live with America’s favorite food family. In conversation with Priya Krishna, a food reporter at The New York Times and bestselling author of the cookbook Indian-ish.  This program was held on May 13, 2021. 

In The Wreckage of My Presence, Casey Wilson, the actor and co-host of the hit podcast “Bitch Sesh,” shares her thoughts on modern-day womanhood and motherhood and argues that lowbrow pop culture is the perfect lens through which to examine human nature. In conversation with “Happy Endings“ co-star and actor, writer, and comedian Adam Pally.  This program was held on May 6, 2021. 

In Let’s Talk About Hard Things, Anna Sale, the host of WNYC’s award-winning podcast “Death, Sex, & Money,” employs the best of what she’s learned from her podcast to share why having tough conversations is important and how to have them in a thoughtful and generous way. In conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber, an ordained Lutheran Pastor, founder of House for All Sinners & Saints, the creator and host of “The Confessional” podcast, and three-time New York Times bestselling author including most recently, Shameless: A Sexual Reformation. This program was held on May 4, 2021. 

In Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity, actor and director Justin Baldoni digs deep within himself and the scripts he’s learned since childhood to tackle difficult topics including strength and vulnerability, relationships and marriage, body image, sex and sexuality, racial justice, gender equality, and fatherhood. In conversation with his wife Emily Baldoni, an actress and the co-founder of Amma. This program was held on April 28, 2021. 

The biracial daughter of an American father and a Thai-Chinese mother, Sen. Duckworth faced discrimination, poverty, and the horrors of war—all before the age of 16. She joined the Army as one of a few female helicopter pilots at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving eight months before an attack that nearly took her life. From childhood to public service to motherhood, Every Day is a Gift shares the amazingly resilient stories from an incomparable life. In conversation with Weijia Jiang, the Senior White House Correspondent for CBS News. This program was held on April 1, 2021. 

In Eat Better, Feel Better: My Recipes for Wellness and Healing, Inside and Out, Emmy award-winning television personality Giada de Laurentiis walks you through how to select food that can actually make you feel better and how to curate a personalized wellness routine to support a healthy mind, body, and spirit. In conversation with Alex Guarnaschelli, the executive chef at Butter in New York City, and a frequent judge on the Food Network’s Chopped.  This program was held on March 18, 2021. 

From Mari Andrew, the writer and artist with over 1 million Instagram followers, comes My Inner Sky: On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between, a collection of essays and illustrations that parallel the phases of the sky—twilight, golden hour, night, and dawn—with all of the moments, be they small, momentous, heartbreaking, anxiety inducing, or healing, that life brings our way. In conversation with Mary Laura Philpott, the author of the nationally bestselling memoir-in-essays I Miss You When I Blink, one of NPR’s Favorite Books of 2019. This program was held on March 8, 2021. 

In Jew-ish: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch, self-described “nice Jewish Boy” Jake Cohen reinvents the food of his Ashkenazi heritage and draws inspiration from his husband’s Persian-Iraqi traditions to offer fresh takes for a whole new generation of eaters. In conversation with Pati Jinich, a Mexican chef, author, and host of PBS’s three-time James Beard award-winning and Emmy nominated series, Pati’s Mexican Table.  This program was held on March 9, 2021.