In Conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib (KCRW Studios, 2019)
In Conversation with José Olivarez (Chicago Humanities Festival, 2018)
In Conversation with Danez Smith (Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 2018)
In Conversation with Roxane Gay & Amber Tamblyn (Mission Creek, 2018)
Ruidosa Festival, Chile (Keynote, 2017)
Festival of Faith and Music, Calvin College (Keynote, 2017)
In Conversation with Pussy Riot (Witching Hour, 2016)
BY:LARM, Norway (Keynote, 2016)
SXSW (Featured Speaker, 2016)
Pop Up Magazine National Tour “Native Sons: Chance & Curtis Mayfield” (Fall, 2016)
A2IM, Indie Week, Hamburg (Featured Speaker, 2016)
BigSound Australia (Keynote, 2015)
In Conversation with Annie Clark/St. Vincent (MCA Chicago, 2015)
Hard Working Class Heroes Festival, Ireland (Keynote, 2015)
CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College, Kenan Lecture in Ethics and Resistance (2015)
In Conversation with Carrie Brownstein (MCA Chicago, 2015)
Australian Center for the Moving Image (2015)
Smith College “On Fangirls” (2015)
Oberlin College & Conservatory (2015)
Beck’s Songreader, San Francisco Opera House (2014)
Polaris Prize, Acceptance on behalf of Godspeed You! Black Emperor (2013)
Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism (2013)
TedxPoynter, “On “New” Journalism”, Poynter Institute for Media Studies (2012)
Girls Rock Chicago (2009, 2010)