15: Samantha Irby, Adam Winkler, Chris Clearfield & Andras Tilcsik, William Vollmann

In this episode of In The Moment Jini Palmer interviews Event Manager Amanda Winterhalter about Town Hall's recent event featuring Samantha Irby and Lindy West (1:49). Samantha Irby recounts an uproarious story about her time working at a veterinarian clinic (2:44); Adam Winkler outlines how American corporations have civil rights similar to those of individual citizens—and why we should restrict those rights (5:22); Chris Clearfield & Andras Tilcsik discuss the benefits of diversity for preventing the failure of our systems (10:30); and Steve Scher interviews William Vollmann about the inherent risks of nuclear power (14:35). Hosts Jini Palmer and Steve Scher select standout moments from the previous two weeks of events and look forward to the next.