Meet Our Moderators and Interviewers
In addition to the authors, the 2025 MVBF features a stellar team of moderators, interviewers and special guests to facilitate the discussions and add expertise to the panels.
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Nancy Slonim Aronie
interviews Wally Lamb
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Elizabeth Barnes
interviews Rebecca Grant
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Aimée Bell
interviews Keith McNally
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Richard Bensinger
interviews Jaz Brisack
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Amy Brenneman
interviews Danzy Senna
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Lanny Breuer
interviews Geraldine Brooks
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Belle Burden
interviews Graydon Carter
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Andrew Celli
moderates Road to Autocracy Panel
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Ron Charles
interviews Adam Ross; panelist The Complicated Family Unit Panel
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Dawn Davis
interviews Safiya Sinclair
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Kate Feiffer
interviews Elinor Lipman
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr
interviews Martha Jones
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John Gennari
interviews Evan Osnos
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George Gibson
moderates Where the Power Lies Panel
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dream hampton
interviews Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
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Valerie Jarrett
interviews Jonathan Capehart
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Mitch Kapor
interviews John Abrams
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Alisa Levine
interviews Susan Dominus
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Mara Liasson
interviews Edward Fishman
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Samantha Look
introduces Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
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Ligaya Mishan
moderates Eating Our Stories Panel
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Khalil Muhammad
interviews Jason Stanley
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Joan Nathan
Special Guest, Lunch with the Cookbook Authors
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Michele Norris
moderates Out of Place in America Panel
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Lawrence O'Donnell
moderates The Press Under Pressure Panel
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Robert Perschel
interviews Jordan Thomas
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Barbara Phillips
moderates Changing the Rules Panel
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Daniel Schlozman
interviews Tyler Pager
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Taylor Smalley
interviews Joseph Lee
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Gabi Starr
interviews Nicholas Boggs
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Alexandra Styron
interviews Chris Hayes
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Patricia Sullivan
interviews Steven Hahn