In Search of a Common Cause: A Conversation With Krista Tippett and Navid Kermani

This program will feature two renowned thinkers discussing literature, politics, and spirituality in a free and open exchange. Krista Tippett, author and award–winning host of the renowned podcast On Being, has spent her career exploring the spiritual and aesthetic dimensions of life. Navid Kermani, one of Germany's most acclaimed writers, has recently visited some of the world's conflict zones, not as a political analyst, but as a literary observer. Their far-ranging conversation will touch on what it means to be a writer in a polarized world, how the concept of "the West" is changing, and how literature, poetry, and religion can foster solidarity in a fractured world. Developed in partnership with the Thomas Mann House, this thought-provoking conversation will be followed by a reception that continues the discussion. This program will be translated by a live ASL interpreter.

The Thomas Mann House, a residency center owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, offers a transatlantic space for debate, where outstanding personalities, in dialogue with each other and the host country, address fundamental contemporary and future issues related to politics, society, and culture.