Chicago Humanities Fest 2026 lineup: Ira Glass and more

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<p>“This American Life” host <a class="Link" href="https://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/ira-glass-etgar-keret/" target="_blank" ><u>Ira Glass</u></a>, actor <a class="Link" href="https://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/kyle-maclachlan/" target="_blank" ><u>Kyle MacLachlan</u></a>, author <a class="Link" href="https://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/naomi-klein-astra-taylor/" target="_blank" ><u>Naomi Klein</u></a> and Jamaican author and Booker Prize winner <a class="Link" href="https://www.chicagohumanities.org/events/attend/marlon-james/" target="_blank" ><u>Marlon James</u></a> are among the dozens of guests who will give talks at this year’s Chicago Humanities Fall Festival, the nonprofit organization announced Tuesday.</p><p>The festival, running from Sept. 14, offers events throughout the city and features a wide array of conversations from notable local and international artists, musicians, politicians, authors, talk show hosts and comedians. The fall lineup also travels to three different Chicago neighborhoods, including Pilsen.</p><p>“What makes this season different is that it's not a season that's organized around a single issue,” said co-creative director <a class="Link" href="https://www.chicagohumanities.org/about/creative-direction/" target="_blank" ><u>Lauren M. “It's organized around questions, questions about democracy, questions about memory, identity, creativity and community.”</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-cf0000" name="image-cf0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f488fda/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb1%2Fd7%2F6d5a79dd4dd4958bc32b4f0acec0%2Fodenkirk-030322-19.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b1318bf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb1%2Fd7%2F6d5a79dd4dd4958bc32b4f0acec0%2Fodenkirk-030322-19.png 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d315d8e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2500x1403+0+132/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb1%2Fd7%2F6d5a79dd4dd4958bc32b4f0acec0%2Fodenkirk-030322-19.png" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Bob Odenkirk chats with fellow Saturday Night Live alum Tim Meadows about his career and new book, &quot;Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama,&quot; during a Chicago Humanities Festival event at the Music Box Theatre in Lake View, Wednesday night, March 2, 2022.

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