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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 MerholzIn Conversation

Tue, Feb 9, 5pm PST

Kristina HalvorsonThe 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 HardyAustralian 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 DesignSpecial 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

Waiting for the Man