This edition: Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Donovan Richards, Jr. and more
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Original tape date: May 9, 2025. First aired: May 9, 2025.This episode presents 2024 keynote addresses by Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson at Bronx Community College, Writer and Podcast Host Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaking at The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr. speaking at LaGuardia Community College; honorary degree recipients Sean M. Decatur, PhD Baruch College and Jennie Elizabeth Franklin at Lehman College; and student speakers Christian Cumbe of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Jennifer Okafor of CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and Ivie Odaise of CUNY School of Medicine.
Guest List
Christian Cumbe Class of 2024 Valedictorian, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Dr. Sean Decatur President, American Museum of Natural History
Jennie Elizabeth Franklin Playwright, Lehman College
Lulu Garcia-Navarro Writer and Opinion Audio Podcast Host, The New York Times
Ivie Odaise Class of 2024 Student Speaker, CUNY School of Medicine
Jennifer Okafor Class of 2024 Valedictorian, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
Donovan Richards, Jr. Borough of Queens President, Queens Borough President’s Office
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist, Author, and Science Communicator, American Museum of Natural History
- Abigail E. Disney, Dr. Elijah Anderson, Vanessa L. Gibson and more
- Saturday, May 17 - 10:00am, 6:00pm
- Sunday, May 18 - 10:00am, 6:00pm
- Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena, Yvette D. Clarke, Anthony D. Romero and more
- Friday, May 23 - 10:00am
- Saturday, May 24 - 10:00am, 6:00pm
- Sunday, May 25 - 10:00am, 6:00pm
- Joy-Ann Reid, Antonio Delgado, Rear Admiral Zeita Merchant, and more
- Friday, May 30 - 10:00am
- Saturday, May 31 - 10:00am, 6:00pm
- Sunday, June 1 - 10:00am, 6:00pm
- Nydia M. Velázquez, Lisa Bova-Hiatt, Deepak Bhargava, and more
- Friday, June 6 - 10:00am
- Saturday, June 7 - 10:00am, 6:00pm
- Sunday, June 8 - 6:00pm
- Adrienne E. Adams, Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón, Vivian Gornick and more
- Friday, June 13 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- Saturday, June 14 - 10:00am, 4:00pm, 6:00pm
- Abigail E. Disney, Dr. Elijah Anderson, Vanessa L. Gibson and more
- Friday, May 16 - 10:00am
