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Past Events
Thu, May 13, 5pm PDT
Charlie Jane Anders
SCIENCE FICTION
Victories Greater Than Death
Past Events
Tue, Apr 13, HIGH NOON PDT
Chuck Wendig & Natalie Metzger
WEIRD SHIT
You Can Do Anything, Magic Skeleton!
Tue, Apr 6, 5pm PDT
Annalee Newitz
SCIENCE
Four Lost Cities
Thu, Apr 1, 5pm PDT
Gregg Bernstein
DESIGN
Research Practice
Thu, Mar 25, 5pm PDT
Beth Dunn
DESIGN
Cultivating Content Design
Thu, Mar 18, 5pm PDT
Sammy Warm Hands
MUSIC
How To Ruin Your Life
Thu, Mar 11, 5pm PST
Rebecca Heiss
PRODUCTIVITY
Instinct
Tue, Mar 2, 5pm PST
Jesse James Garrett & Peter Merholz
In Conversation
Tue, Feb 9, 5pm PST
Kristina Halvorson
The State of Content Strategy
We're going to talk about the state of content strategy in 2021 and about Kristina's amazing success pivoting Confab to a virtual event. But really, it's an excuse to hang out and talk shop with one of our favorite people.
Tue, Jan 12, 5pm PST
Mike Monteiro
BOOK LAUNCH!!
The Collected Angers
Mike’s book is dropping today and we are having a launch party! So wear something festive, like a hat.
Thu, Dec 17, 5pm PST
MULENOG!
It’s our annual holiday party, but you know — for these times. Mix your drink. Grab a snack. Join us for some storytelling about the times when we wandered the Earth, mouth holes exposed.
Tue, Dec 15, 5pm PST
Frederick Joseph
RACE
The Black Friend
Thu, Dec 10, 5pm PST
Ryan Rumsey
DESIGN
Business Thinking for Designers
Tue, Dec 8, 5pm PST
Kale Williams
CLIMATE CRISIS
The Loneliest Polar Bear
Thu, Dec 3, 5pm PST
Laurie Cinotto
REKKIDS
Teeny Tiny Vinyl
Tue, Dec 1, 5pm PST
Cheryl Platz
DESIGN
Design Beyond Devices
Tue, Nov 24, 5pm PST
Jenn Bane & Trin Garritano
SOCIAL SKILLS
Friendshipping
Mon, Nov 23, 1:30pm PST
Jim Ray
PANDEMIC REALNESS
How to Make Thanksgiving Dinner
Thu, Nov 19, 5pm PST
Chris Noessel
DESIGN
Designing Agentive Technology
Thu, Nov 12, 5pm PST
David Pearson
PUNK ROCK
Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire
Tue, Oct 29, 5pm PDT
Sara Faith Alterman
MEMOIR
Let's Never Talk About This Again
Tue, Oct 27, 5pm PDT
Matt Hongoltz-Hetling
GOVERNMENT, BEARS
A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear
Thu, Oct 22, 5pm PDT
Jessica Wapner
SCIENCE
Wall Disease: The Psychological Toll of Living Up Against a Border
Tue, Oct 20, 5pm PDT
Mike Monteiro
DESIGN, ESSAYS
The Collected Angers
Thu, Oct 15, 5pm PDT
Yolande Strengers & Jenny Kennedy
SEXIST TECH BULLSHIT
The Smart Wife: Why Siri, Alexa, and Other Smart Home Devices Need a Feminist Reboot
Tue, Oct 13, 5pm PDT
Gabe Levine
LEGAL Q&A
My Lawyer Gabe
Thu, Oct 8, 5pm PDT
Jim Coudal
THOSE LITTLE BOOKS
Field Notes
Tue, Oct 6, 5pm PDT
Margot Bloomstein
DESIGN
Trustworthy: How the Smartest Brands Beat Cynicism and Bridge the Trust Gap
Thu, Oct 1, 5pm PDT
Jay Bushman
HUMOR
Novel Advice
Tue, Sep 29, 5pm PDT
Scott Kubie
DESIGN
Writing for Designers
Thu, Sep 24, 5pm PDT
Emily Willingham
DICKS, SCIENCE
Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis
Tue, Sep 22, 5pm PDT
V. Vale
WEIRD SHIT
RE/Search
Thu, Sep 17, 5pm PDT
Ainissa Ramirez
SCIENCE
The Alchemy of Us
Tue, Sep 15, 5pm PDT
Kate Bingaman-Burt
ZINES, JOY, HANK!
OutletPDX (and more!)
Thu, Sep 10, 5pm PDT
Cyd Harrell
CIVIC TECH
A Civic Technologist’s Practice Guide
Tue, Sep 8, 5pm PDT
Kevin Smokler & Chris Boone
FILM
Vinyl Nation
Thu, Sep 3, 5pm PDT
Lara Hogan
DESIGN
Resilient Management
Tue, Sep 1, 5pm PDT
Sara Hendren
DESIGN
What Can a Body Do?
Thu, Aug 20, 5pm PDT
Milk Barn Farm
SELF-CARE FIELD TRIP
We Are Visiting a Motherfucking Goat Farm!
Thu, Aug 13, 5pm PDT
Perfect Records
PANEL DISCUSSION
What Makes a Perfect Record
Wed, Aug 12, 5pm PDT
David Heska Wanbli Weiden
THRILLER
Winter Counts
Tue, Aug 11, 5pm PDT
Betsy Streeter
COMICS
Sloth & Manatee
Mon, Aug 10, 5pm PDT
Jennifer Mercieca
THE IDIOT
Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump
Thu, Aug 6, 5pm PDT
Lisa Maria Marquis
DESIGN
Everyday Information Architecture
Wed, Aug 5, 5pm PDT
Marieke Hardy
Australian Writer & Powerhouse
Tue, Aug 4, 5pm PDT
Stephen Graham Jones
HORROR
The Only Good Indians
Mon, Aug 3, 5pm PDT
Erika Hall
DESIGN
Just Enough Research
Thu, Jul 30, 5pm PDT
Pat Blashill
PUNK ROCK! PHOTOGRAPHY!
Texas Is the Reason: The Mavericks of Lone Star Punk
Wed, Jul 29, 5pm PDT
Alex Hillman
BIDNESS
Tiny MBA
Tue, Jul 28, 5pm PDT
Erika Wurth
FICTION
Buckskin Cocaine
Mon, Jul 27, 5pm PDT
Emily Anthes
SCIENCE!
The Great Indoors
Thu, Jul 23, 5pm PDT
Vali Chandrasekaran
COMICS
Genius Animals
Wed, Jul 22, 5pm PDT
David Dylan Thomas
DESIGN
Design for Cognitive Bias
Tue, Jul 21, 5pm PDT
Lydia Millet
NOVEL
A Children’s Bible
Mon, Jul 20, 5pm PDT
Mike Monteiro
DESIGN
You’re My Favorite Client
Thu, Jul 16, 5pm PDT
C. Spike Trotman
COMICS
Iron Circus Comics
Wed, Jul 15, 5pm PDT
Claire L. Evans
SEXIST TECH BULLSHIT
Broadband: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
Tue, Jul 14, 5pm PDT
Bill Campbell
COMIX
Baaad Muthaz
Mon, Jul 13, 5pm PDT
Jason Santa Maria
DESIGN
On Web Typography
Thu, Jul 9, 5pm PDT
Aarron Walter
SECOND EDITION
Designing For Emotion
Wed, Jul 8, 5pm PDT
Self-Publishing Panel
Tue, Jul 7, 5pm PDT
Queen Esther
MUSIC
The Other Side
Mon, Jul 6, 5pm PDT
Chuck Tingle
SEXY BUCKAROOS
Not Pounded by Anything While I Practice Responsible Social Distancing
Thu, Jul 2, 5pm PDT
Jon Lewis
NEWSLETTER
Anti-Racism Club
Wed, Jul 1, 5pm PDT
Katherine Maher
EVERY SCHOOL REPORT
Wikipedia
Tue, Jun 30, 5pm PDT
Jelani Memory
KIDS
A Kids Book About Racism
Mon, Jun 29, 5pm PDT
NAVEL GAZING FUCKERY
100th Show Extravaganza!
Thu, Jun 25, 5pm PDT
Rebecca Brooker & John Hanawalt
QUEER DESIGN CLUB
Queer Design Count 2019
Wed, Jun 24, 5pm PDT
Wendy Liu
CAPITALISM / TECH
Abolish Silicon Valley
Tue, Jun 23, 5pm PDT
Jeff Sharlet
POVERTY & HOMELESSNESS
This Brilliant Darkness: A Book of Strangers
Mon, Jun 22, 5pm PDT
Jon Lewis
NEWSLETTER
Anti-Racism Club
Thu, Jun 18, 5pm PDT
Regine Gilbert
DESIGN
Inclusive Design for a Digital World
Wed, Jun 17, 5pm PDT
Arlan Hamilton
PERSONAL GROWTH, SUCCESS
It’s About Damn Time
Tues, Jun 16, 5pm PDT
Steven Levy
INTERNET IDIOTS
Facebook: The Inside Story
Mon, Jun 15, 5pm PDT
Safiya Umoja Noble
INTERNET, RACISM
Algorithms of Oppression
Thu, Jun 11, 5pm PDT
Alex S. Vitale
CURRENT EVENTS
The End of Policing
Wed, Jun 10, 5pm PDT
Peter McGraw
BUSINESS
Schtick to Business
Tues, Jun 9, 5pm PDT
Kat Vellos
FRIENDSHIP
We Should Get Together
Mon, Jun 8, 5pm PDT
Amos Kennedy Jr
ART/PROTEST
Kennedy Prints
Wed, Jun 3, 9am PDT
Compassionate Design Panel
Mon, Jun 1, 5pm PDT
Karen Wickre
BUSINESS
Taking the Work Out of Networking
Thurs, May 28, 5pm PDT
Sarah Kendzior
POLITICS
Hiding in Plain Sight
Thu, May 28, 9am PDT, 17:00 BST
Mike Monteiro
DESIGN / ACTIVISM
Ruined by Design
Wed, May 27, 5pm PDT
Dan Brown
DESIGN
Practical Design Discovery
Tues, May 26, 5pm PDT
Sara Wachter-Boettcher & Eric Meyer
DESIGN
Design For Real Life
Mon, May 25, 5pm PDT
Steven Johnson
HISTORY, PIRATES!
Enemy of All Mankind
Thu, May 21, 5pm PDT
Kelli Anderson
DESIGN
This Book Is a Planetarium
Wed, May 20, 5pm PDT
Dan Cederholm
DESIGN
Twenty Bits I Learned About Design, Business & Community
Tue, May 19, 5pm PDT
Susanne Tedrick
RACE, TECH
Women of Color in Tech
Mon, May 18, 5pm PDT
Jon Yablonski
DESIGN
Laws of UX
Fri, May 15, 5pm PDT
Anna Merlan
CONSPIRACY
Republic of Lies
Thu, May 14, 5pm PDT
Liam McEvoy
LGBTQI+ DESIGN
Out!
Wed, May 13, 5pm PDT
Indi Young
DESIGN
Practical Empathy
Wed, May 13, 9am PDT
Erika Hall
DESIGN
Conversational Design
Special UK/EU-friendly time!
Tue, May 12, 5pm PDT
Anna Mehler Paperny
MEMOIR, MENTAL HEALTH
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me
Mon, May 11, 5pm PDT
Katel LeDu
DESIGN
A Book Apart
Fri, May 8, 5pm PDT
Alia Volz
MEMOIR
Home Baked
Thu, May 7, 5pm PDT
Eric Nusbaum
SPORTS, RACE
Stealing Home
Wed, May 6, 5pm PDT
Lisa Welchman
DESIGN
Managing Chaos
Tue, May 5, 5pm PDT
Steve Silberman
SCIENCE
NeuroTribes
Mon, May 4, 5pm PDT
Erika Hall
DESIGN
Conversational Design
Fri, May 1, 5pm PDT
Elisa Camahort Page
ACTIVISM
Road Map for Revolutionaries
Thu, April 30, 5pm PDT
Melody Moezzi
MEMOIR
The Rumi Prescription
Wed, April 29, 5pm PDT
Ellen Lupton
DESIGN
Health Design Thinking & Design Is Storytelling
Tues, April 28, 5pm PDT
Andy Welfle and Michael J Metts
DESIGN
Writing Is Designing
Mon, April 27, 5pm PDT
Yesenia Perez-Cruz
DESIGN
Expressive Design Systems
Fri, April 24, 5pm PDT
Baratunde Thurston
MEMOIR
How To Be Black
Thu, April 23, 2pm PDT
Mike Monteiro
DESIGN
Design Is a Job
Thu, April 23, 11am PDT
Chuck Wendig
FICTION
Wanderers
Wed, April 22, 5pm PDT
Randy Ribay
YA FICTION
Patron Saints of Nothing
Wed, April 22, 11am PDT
Jeff Tidwell and Carole McManus
BUSINESS
Next For Me: A Guide to Change for Everybody
Tue, April 21, 5pm PDT
Audra J. Wolfe
HISTORY, SCIENCE
Freedom’s Laboratory
Tue, April 21, 2pm PDT
Lulu Miller
BIOLOGY, MEMOIR, and MURDER!
Why Fish Don't Exist
Mon, April 20, 5pm PDT
Richard Rothstein
HISTORY, RACE
The Color of Law
Mon, April 20, 2pm PDT
Cecilia Muñoz
LEADERSHIP/WOMEN OF COLOR
More Than Ready
Fri, April 17, 2pm PDT
Mikki Kendall
COMIC, HISTORY
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists
Fri, April 17, 11am PDT
Mike Isaac
TECH APOCALYPSE
Super Pumped
Thu, April 16, 5pm PDT
Amy Spalding
YA FICTION
We Used To Be Friends
Thu, April 16, 2pm PDT
Jessica Hische
CHILDREN
Tomorrow I’ll Be Kind
Wed, April 15, 4pm PDT
Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE
The Faceless Old Woman Who Lives In Your House
Wed, April 15, 2pm PDT
Madeline Ashby
SCIENCE FICTION
ReV: The Third Machine Dynasty
Tue, April 14, 5pm PDT
Lesly-Marie Buer
SOCIOLOGY
RX Appalachia: Stories of Treatment and Survival in Rural Kentucky
Tue, April 14, 11am PDT
Dana Chisnell
DEMOCRACY
Field Guides for Ensuring Voter Intent
Mon, April 13, 2pm PDT
Ken Barber
DESIGN
House Industries Lettering Manual
Mon, April 13, 11am PDT
Jason Fried
BUSINESS
Remote
Fri, April 10, 2pm PDT
Zan Romanoff
YA FICTION
Look
Fri, April 10, 11am PDT
Gerry McGovern
DESIGN
World Wide Waste
Thu, April 9, 2pm PDT
Kevin Smokler
MOVIES
Brat Pack America
Thu, April 9, 11am PDT
Tim Maughan
SCIENCE FICTION
Infinite Detail
Wed, April 8, 2pm PDT
Kayla Cagan
YA FICTION
Art Boss
Wed, April 8, 11am PDT
Gemma Milne
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
Smoke & Mirrors
Tue, April 7, 2pm PDT
Marcia Chatelain
HISTORY
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Tue, April 7, 11am PDT
Jeff Gothelf
DESIGN
Forever Employable
Mon, April 6, 2pm PDT
Erika Hall
DESIGN
Just Enough Research
Mon, April 6, 11am PDT
Kristen R. Ghodsee
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
Fri, April 3, 2pm PDT
Kimberly A. Hamlin
GENDER, HISTORY
Free Thinker
Fri, April 3, 11am PDT
Mike Monteiro
DESIGN, ACTIVISM
Ruined by Design
Thu, April 2, 3pm PDT
Charlene Carruthers
MANIFESTO
Unapologetic
Thu, April 2, 11am PDT
Om Malik
TECH
Om.co
Wed, April 1, 3pm PDT
Cory Doctorow
SCIENCE FICTION
Radicalized
Wed, April 1, 11am PDT
Alberto Cairo
DATA VISUALIZATION, DESIGN
How Charts Lie
Tue, March 31, 2pm PDT
Austin Kleon
CREATIVITY
Keep Going
Tue, March 31, 11am PDT
Jessica Helfand
DESIGN
Face: A Visual Odyssey
Mon, March 30, 5pm PDT
Rita Therese
MEMOIR
Come
Mon, March 30, 11am PDT
Douglas Rushkoff
TECHNOLOGY
Team Human
Fri, March 27, 2pm PDT
Mikki Kendall
FEMINISM, HISTORY
Hood Feminism
Fri, March 27, 10am PDT
Lou Downe
DESIGN
Good Services
Thu, March 26, 11am PDT
Annie Finch
ANTHOLOGY
Choice Words: Writers on Abortion
Thu, March 26, 9am PDT
Jeremy Keith
DESIGN
Resilient Web Design
Wed, March 25, 2pm PDT
Rob Larson
TECH APOCALYPSE
Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley
Wed, March 25, 11am PDT
Robert Scoop Jackson
SPORTS, ACTIVISM
The Game is Not a Game
Tue, March 24, 2pm PDT
Megan Stielstra
PERSONAL ESSAYS
Wrong Way to Save Your Life
Tue, March 24, 11am PDT
Aaron Draplin
DESIGN
Pretty Much Everything
Mon, March 23, 2pm PDT
Ariel Waldman
SCIENCE
What’s It Like In Space?
Mon, March 23, 9am PDT
Erika Hall
DESIGN
Just Enough Research
Sat, March 21, 2pm PDT
Maria Ingrande Mora
YA FANTASY
Fragile Remedy
Fri, March 20, 12pm PDT
Nathan Shedroff & Chris Noessel
DESIGN
Make It So
Fri, March 20, 9am PDT
Dan Sinker
POLITICS/SANITY
Impeachment.fyi
Thu, March 19, 3pm PDT
Myriam Gurba
TRUE CRIME MEMOIR
Mean
Thu, March 19, 12pm PDT
David Dylan Thomas
DESIGN
Design for Cognitive Bias
Wed, March 18, 5pm PDT
Kristina Halvorson
DESIGN
Content Strategy for the Web
Wed, March 18, 2pm PDT
Heather B. Armstrong
MEMOIR
The Valedictorian of Being Dead
Tue, March 17, 11am PDT
Mike Monteiro
DESIGN ETHICS & ACTIVISM
Ruined by Design
Tue, March 17, 9am PDT
Michael Bierut
DESIGN
Now You See It
Mon, March 16, 7pm PDT
Erika Hall
DESIGN
Just Enough Research
Mon, March 16, 4pm PDT
Arjun Basu
FICTION