Comedian and Pulitzer Prize Finalist Kristina Wong

No, You’re Not Going to Cut up Your Kid’s Underpants!

Kristina Wong is a Pulitzer Prize finalist in Drama. She’s a performance artist, comedian, writer, and elected representative who has been presented internationally across North America, the U.K., Hong Kong, and Africa. Before taking part in “What Can We Laugh About?,” she chatted in our green room about Koreatown’s permanent yard sales, why she uses Shark Tank in theater workshops, and the joys of being a food bank influencer.

Political Satirist Bassem Youssef | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

Political Satirist Bassem Youssef

I’d Like to Tickle Shaquille O’Neal

Bassem Youssef is a political satirist who was the host of Al-Bernameg, an Egyptian satire TV show that aired in the wake up the Arab Spring. Included on TIME magazine’s …

It’s Time for the U.S. to Manifest Humility | Zocalo Public Square • Arizona State University • Smithsonian

It’s Time for the U.S. to Manifest Humility

America’s Political Crack-Up Is an Opportunity to Learn More From the Rest of the World

Political hysteria has conquered America—and made the United States much more like the rest of the world.

So argued the London-based essayist and novelist Pankaj Mishra during a fast-paced and wide-ranging …