On October 9, The Fest Presents: Intercepted, a podcast hosted by reporter and The Intercept co-founder Jeremy Scahill, recorded live in Chicago. On Intercepted, Scahill examines the critical issues of our time with leading thinkers, writers, historians, artists, and activists. For this event, Scahill will be joined by writer Dr. Eve L. Ewing, Invisible Institute founder Jamie Kalven, BYP100 Director Charlene A. Carruthers, and educator Bill Ayers.

Jeremy Scahill

Jeremy Scahill is one of the three founding editors of The Intercept. He is an investigative reporter, war correspondent, Oscar-nominated filmmaker, and author of the international bestselling books Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield and Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army.

Dr. Eve L. Ewing

Dr. Eve L. Ewing is a sociologist of education and a writer from Chicago. She is the author of Electric Arches. Her most recent book, Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side examines school closures and the vital role these public institutions play in communities. Dr. Ewing is also an assistant professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration.

Jamie Kalven

Jamie Kalven is the author of Working With Available Light: A Family’s World After Violence. Kalven has reported extensively on police abuse in Chicago and was the plaintiff in Kalven v. Chicago, in which the Illinois appellate court ruled that police misconduct files are public information. His reporting first brought the police shooting of Laquan McDonald to public attention.

Charlene A. Carruthers

Charlene A. Carruthers is a community organizer and the founding national director of BYP100 (Black Youth Project 100), an organization of black 18-35 year old activists and organizers, dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all black people. She has a new book out called, Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements.

William (Bill) Ayers

Bill Ayers was the Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Ayers has written extensively about social justice, democracy, and teaching as an essentially intellectual, ethical, and political enterprise. His books include Teaching toward Freedom; Fugitive Days: A Memoir; Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident; and Demand the Impossible! A Radical Manifesto among others.

Malcolm London

Malcolm London, called the Gil Scott-Heron of this generation by Cornel West, is an internationally recognized Chicago poet, activist, educator and musician. London also runs the largest youth open mic in Chicago with his side friend Chance The Rapper. He sees art as the intersection between justice and poetic imagination.

Note: VIP tickets include a membership from The Intercept + a subscription to the monthly Interceptor Report, a behind-the-scenes view of the impact of The Intercept's work, with invitations to in-person and online events. Plus, you get a brand-new Intercept tote bag.