David Sedaris: On Fire
On September 23, 2008, The John Adams Institute hosted an evening with David Sedaris. The humorist and author of 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' and 'Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim' brought his ento...
18 Jan 202351min
The Quincy Club: California Dreamin'
For 20 years, the John Adams Institute has organized a lecture program called The Quincy Club at schools all through the Netherlands to help young audiences better understand American culture. In 2020...
28 Des 202230min
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Notorious
On February 04, 1999, in celebration of 150 years of Dutch constitutional law, the John Adams Institute welcomed Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. RBG ...
14 Des 202232min
Ruby Wax: Call Me Crazy
If you don’t know Ruby Wax’s name, that’s because, even though she’s American, her career has been largely in the UK. But you may be aware of a little show called Absolutely Fabulous in which she both...
30 Nov 202237min
Anthony Doerr: Tinkering with Writing
People are passionate about Anthony Doerr. And why not, he’s one of America’s great novelists and storytellers. He was in Amsterdam 2015 on the back of his book, All the Light We Cannot See, a master...
16 Nov 202233min
David Frum: National Fragmentation
David Frum is a Canadian-American political commentator who is currently a senior editor at The Atlantic as well as an MSNBC contributor' and author, of Trumpocalypse. In Trumpocalypse, Frum digs deep...
2 Nov 202245min
Elizabeth Kolbert: Engineering the Anthropocene
If we can just get through the 21st century, humanity might have a chance, says Elizabeth Kolbert. We have already intervened in the earth’s system to the extent that we are now living in the ‘Anthrop...
19 Okt 202228min
Gore Vidal: The Correctionist
Gore Vidal was an American writer known for his essays, novels, screenplays, and Broadway plays. A lifelong Democrat, Gore ran for political office twice and was a seasoned political commentator. As w...
5 Okt 202229min
