The Atlantic Onstage brings you into the room—at Atlantic events across the country—as journalists, policy makers, and thinkers engage in candid conversations about the news and issues shaping the world.
Evan Smith, The Atlantic’s managing director for events, sat down with Joyce Judy, president of the Community College of Vermont, and Sherry Kollmann, president of Vermont State University, about the various challenges facing higher education, the general case for college, and what it means to educate the country’s future citizens.
This episode features a conversation recorded on July 16, 2026, in Burlington, Vermont, as part of our Atlantic Across America series.
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3 Oct 2026
The Internet Is Realer Than You Think
Evan Smith, The Atlantic’s managing director for events, sat down with Atlantic staff writers Megan Garber and Tyler Austin Harper to TK.
This episode features a conversation recorded on July 16, 2026, in Burlington, Vermont, as part of our Atlantic Across America series.
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16 Aug 2026
What It Takes to Create a More Perfect Union
Evan Smith, The Atlantic’s managing director for events, sat down with Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith; Atlantic contributing writer and George Washington law professor Jeffrey Rosen; and Melissa Murray, a professor of constitutional law at New York University and a co-host of the podcast Strict Scrutiny. They discussed how the country’s defining ideals have been contested and reimagined across generations—and how to carry that legacy forward.
This episode features a conversation recorded on June 11, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of our Atlantic Across America series.
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