The 2022 Texas Tribune Festival program is LIVE! Join us Sept. 22-24 in downtown Austin for TribFest, a multiday celebration of big, bold ideas about politics, public policy and the day’s news.

Explore the program featuring more than 120 mind-expanding panels, conversations and interviews, including the inside track on the 2022 elections and the 2023 legislative session, the state of public and higher ed at this stage in the pandemic, why Texas suburbs are booming, why broadband access matters, the legacy of slavery, what really happened in Uvalde and so much more. Stay up to date on all things Festival with the TribFest newsletter and join us this September.

Featured Speakers:

Liz Cheney
U.S. Representative, R-Wyoming

Pete Buttigieg
U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Dade Phelan
Speaker of the Texas House and State Representative, R-Beaumont

Hillary Clinton
Former Secretary of State and Former U.S. Senator, D-New York

Annette Gordon-Reed
Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University

Vivek Murthy
U.S. Surgeon General

Full List of Speakers

Schedule:

Thursday, September 22, 2022

8:00am - 9:00am: [Members Only] Breakfast with Mayor Eric Johnson - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
9:30am - 10:30am: A Conversation with Katy Tur - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
9:30am - 10:30am: [Virtual Only] One-on-One with Jason Kander - Virtual
10:30am - 11:30am: [Virtual Only] One-on-One with Anthony Fauci - Virtual
10:45am - 11:15am: Book Signing: Katy Tur - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
11:00am - 12:00pm: A Conversation with Garrett M. Graff - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
11:45am - 12:45pm: [Virtual Only] One-on-One with Jen Psaki - Virtual
12:15pm - 12:45pm: Book Signing: Garrett M. Graff - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
1:00pm - 2:00pm: [Virtual Only] One-on-One with Pete Souza - Virtual
1:30pm - 2:30pm: A Conversation with Major Garrett and David Becker - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
2:15pm - 3:15pm: [Virtual Only] One-on-One with Cecile Richards - Virtual
2:45pm - 3:15pm: Book Signing: David Becker and Major Garrett - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
3:00pm - 4:00pm: A Conversation with Will Hurd - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
3:30pm - 4:30pm: [Virtual Only] One-on-One with Eric Adams - Virtual
4:15pm - 4:45pm: Book Signing: Will Hurd - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
4:45pm - 5:45pm: [Virtual Only] A Conversation with Michael V. Drake and J.B. Milliken - Virtual
7:00pm - 8:15pm: OPENING KEYNOTE: One-on-One with Pete Buttigieg - Paramount Theatre

Friday, September 23, 2022

8:00am - 9:00am: [Students Only] BreakFEST - Omni, Atrium
8:30am - 9:30am: Hunger Pangs - Capital Factory at the Omni, Captain America, 6th Floor
8:30am - 9:30am: The Book on Trump: Part One - St. David's Church, Crail Hall
8:45am - 9:45am: Connecting - Raise Your Hand Texas, 10th Floor
8:45am - 9:45am: One-on-One with Glenn Hegar - St. David's Church, Bethell Hall
8:45am - 9:45am: One-on-One with Glenn Youngkin - Paramount Theatre
8:45am - 9:45am: The Marshall Project Presents: The Death Penalty in a Pro-Life State - Studio 919
9:00am - 10:00am: Majority Report - Central Presbyterian Church
9:00am - 10:00am: The State of Public Ed - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
9:30am - 10:30am: One-on-One with Jessica Rosenworcel - Stateside at The Paramount
9:45am - 10:15am: Book Signing: Mark Updegrove - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
10:00am - 11:00am: Good Stewards? - Capital Factory at the Omni, Captain America, 6th Floor
10:00am - 11:00am: Recording of the Takeout Podcast - St. David's Church, Crail Hall
10:15am - 11:15am: Previewing the 88th: Part One - Raise Your Hand Texas, 10th Floor
10:15am - 11:15am: The Forward Presents: One-on-One with Deborah Lipstadt - Studio 919
10:30am - 11:30am: One-on-One with Dan Crenshaw - Paramount Theatre
10:30am - 11:30am: The State of Higher Ed - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
10:45am - 11:45am: One-on-One with Dade Phelan - Central Presbyterian Church
11:30am - 12:30pm: One-on-One with Asa Hutchinson - Stateside at The Paramount
11:30am - 12:30pm: One-on-One with Brad Jones - St. David's Church, Crail Hall
11:30am - 12:30pm: Parched - Capital Factory at the Omni, Captain America, 6th Floor
11:45am - 12:15pm: Book Signing: Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Course Correction - Studio 919
12:00pm - 1:00pm: One-on-One with Walter Isaacson - St. David's Church, Bethell Hall
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Previewing the 88th: Part Two - Raise Your Hand Texas, 10th Floor
12:15pm - 1:15pm: One-on-One with Laura Arnold - Central Presbyterian Church
12:30pm - 1:30pm: What Happened in Uvalde - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
1:30pm - 2:00pm: [Members Only] Learn The Story Behind the Story - Studio 919
1:30pm - 2:30pm: One-on-One with Hillary Clinton - Paramount Theatre
1:30pm - 2:30pm: The 'Burbs - Capital Factory at the Omni, Captain America, 6th Floor
1:45pm - 2:45pm: Wowtown - St. David's Church, Crail Hall
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Previewing the 88th: Part Three - Raise Your Hand Texas, 10th Floor
2:15pm - 3:15pm: On the Ballot - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
2:15pm - 3:15pm: One-on-One with John Kasich - Central Presbyterian Church
2:15pm - 3:15pm: Recording of the Majority 54 Podcast - Stateside at The Paramount
2:30pm - 3:30pm: The 25th-Largest State - St. David's Church, Bethell Hall
2:30pm - 3:30pm: The Road Ahead - Studio 919
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Political Climate - Capital Factory at the Omni, Captain America, 6th Floor
3:30pm - 4:00pm: Book Signing: Lis Smith - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
3:30pm - 4:30pm: One-on-One with Ben McKenzie - St. David's Church, Crail Hall
3:30pm - 4:30pm: One-on-One with Jamie Raskin - Paramount Theatre
3:30pm - 4:30pm: Previewing the 88th: Part Four - Raise Your Hand Texas, 10th Floor
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Jammed - Studio 919
4:00pm - 5:00pm: No Bull from the Bulwark - Central Presbyterian Church
4:00pm - 5:00pm: One-on-One with Bill Browder - St. David's Church, Bethell Hall
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Party Crashers - Stateside at The Paramount
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Recording of the "Sisters in Law" Podcast - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
4:15pm - 4:45pm: Book Signing: Daniel Cohan - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
4:45pm - 5:15pm: Book Signing: Jamie Raskin - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
5:15pm - 5:45pm: Book Signing: Bill Browder - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
5:15pm - 5:45pm: Book Signing: Tim Miller - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron

Sat September 24, 2022

8:00am - 9:00am: [Students Only] BreakFEST - Omni, Atrium
8:45am - 9:45am: After Roe - Paramount Theatre
9:00am - 10:00am: Incomplete - Open Congress, Arnold Ventures Tent
9:00am - 10:00am: One-on-One with Annette Gordon-Reed - Central Presbyterian Church
9:00am - 10:00am: One-on-One with David Maraniss - Studio 919
9:00am - 10:00am: Power Struggle - Open Congress, Texas Monthly Tent
9:00am - 10:00am: Recording of the Talking Feds Podcast - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
9:00am - 10:00am: The Rising - St. David's Church, Bethell Hall
9:00am - 10:00am: The Supremes - Capital Factory at the Omni, Captain America, 6th Floor
9:15am - 10:15am: One-on-One with Alan Davidson - St. David's Church, Crail Hall
9:15am - 10:15am: The HBCU Moment - Open Congress, Lone Star Tent
9:30am - 10:30am: El Paso Matters Presents: The Aftermath - Raise Your Hand Texas, 10th Floor
9:30am - 10:30am: One-on-One with Adam Schiff - Open Congress, Punchbowl News Tent
9:30am - 10:30am: One-on-One with Joe Kahn - Stateside at The Paramount
9:30am - 10:30am: State of Mind - Open Congress, Curative Tent
10:15am - 10:45am: Book Signing: David Maraniss - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
10:30am - 11:30am: One-on-One with Jann Wenner - St. David's Church, Bethell Hall
10:30am - 11:30am: One-on-One with Ted Cruz - Paramount Theatre
10:30am - 11:30am: Recording of the Talking Feds Podcast - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
10:30am - 11:30am: The Power of PBS - Central Presbyterian Church
10:30am - 11:30am: We Own This City - Capital Factory at the Omni, Captain America, 6th Floor
10:45am - 11:45am: Mission Accomplished - Studio 919
10:45am - 11:45am: The Reddening - Open Congress, Texas Monthly Tent
10:45am - 11:45am: The Truth About Bail - Open Congress, Arnold Ventures Tent
11:00am - 12:00pm: Stop the Bleeding - Open Congress, Lone Star Tent
11:00am - 12:00pm: That's the Ticket - St. David's Church, Crail Hall
11:00am - 12:00pm: The Red Team - Open Congress, Punchbowl News Tent
11:15am - 12:15pm: Mississippi Today Presents: Mississippi is the Future of Texas - Raise Your Hand Texas, 10th Floor
11:15am - 12:15pm: The Next Pandemic - Open Congress, Curative Tent
11:30am - 12:30pm: The New World Disorder - Stateside at The Paramount
11:45am - 12:15pm: Book Signing: Jann Wenner - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
12:00pm - 12:30pm: Book Signing: Ali Noorani - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
12:15pm - 12:45pm: Book Signing: Jay Kleberg - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Inflation Nation - St. David's Church, Bethell Hall
12:30pm - 1:30pm: One-on-One with Chris Bosh - Open Congress, Lone Star Tent
12:30pm - 1:30pm: The Blue Team - Open Congress, Punchbowl News Tent
12:45pm - 1:45pm: Down the Middle - Open Congress, Texas Monthly Tent
12:45pm - 1:45pm: Keeping the Peace - Open Congress, Arnold Ventures Tent
12:45pm - 1:45pm: Reality Bites - Studio 919
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Come on, Man - St. David's Church, Crail Hall
1:00pm - 2:00pm: The 19th Presents: Electable - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Thirty Years Later... - Central Presbyterian Church
1:15pm - 2:15pm: At a Premium - Open Congress, Curative Tent
1:15pm - 2:15pm: The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Present: The Operation Lone Star Download - Raise Your Hand Texas, 10th Floor
1:30pm - 2:30pm: Keep Digging - Capital Factory at the Omni, Captain America, 6th Floor
1:30pm - 2:30pm: One-on-One with Beto O'Rourke - Paramount Theatre
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Taking the Heat - Open Congress, Punchbowl News Tent
2:15pm - 2:45pm: Book Signing: Gabriel Debenedetti - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
2:15pm - 3:15pm: Below the Line - Stateside at The Paramount
2:15pm - 3:15pm: Is Technology the Problem or Solution? - Studio 919
2:15pm - 3:15pm: One-on-One with Lyle Lovett - Open Congress, Lone Star Tent
2:15pm - 3:15pm: Waterloo Sunset - St. David's Church, Bethell Hall
2:30pm - 3:30pm: Is Texas Good for Women? - Open Congress, Texas Monthly Tent
2:30pm - 3:30pm: One-on-One with Keri Blakinger - Open Congress, Arnold Ventures Tent
2:30pm - 3:30pm: One-on-One with Russell Moore - Central Presbyterian Church
2:30pm - 3:30pm: The Former Guy - St. David's Church, Crail Hall
2:45pm - 3:15pm: Book Signing: Beto O'Rourke - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
2:45pm - 3:15pm: Book Signing: Julie Brown - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
2:45pm - 3:45pm: Capital B Presents: Black Voices On "CRT" - Raise Your Hand Texas, 10th Floor
2:45pm - 3:45pm: One-on-One with Vivek Murthy - Open Congress, Curative Tent
2:45pm - 3:45pm: The Care Out There - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
3:00pm - 4:00pm: With Conviction - Capital Factory at the Omni, Captain America, 6th Floor
3:30pm - 4:00pm: Book Signing: Keri Blakinger - Open Congress, Arnold Ventures Tent
3:30pm - 4:30pm: One-on-One with Gavin Newsom - Paramount Theatre
3:45pm - 4:15pm: Book Signing: Ali Vitali - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
3:45pm - 4:45pm: Continental Drift - Studio 919
3:45pm - 4:45pm: One-on-One with Alex Moffat - Open Congress, Lone Star Tent
4:00pm - 5:00pm: 2022 and 2024 - Stateside at The Paramount
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Class Warfare - St. David's Church, Bethell Hall
4:15pm - 5:15pm: As Fast as They Could - Open Congress, Texas Monthly Tent
4:15pm - 5:15pm: The Book on Trump: Part Two - Open Congress, Punchbowl News Tent
4:15pm - 5:15pm: The Carbon Conundrum - Open Congress, Arnold Ventures Tent
4:15pm - 5:15pm: The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Present: The Toughest Job in Texas - Raise Your Hand Texas, 10th Floor
4:15pm - 5:15pm: The Threat Assessment - Central Presbyterian Church
4:15pm - 5:15pm: Who was George Floyd? - St. David's Church, Crail Hall
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Hanging in the Balance - Capital Factory at the Omni, Captain America, 6th Floor
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Race and Health - Open Congress, Curative Tent
4:30pm - 5:30pm: The Next Mayor of Austin - Omni, Trademark Ballroom
5:00pm - 6:00pm: [Members Only] Closing Happy Hour - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
5:15pm - 5:45pm: Book Signing: Peter Baker and Susan Glasser - Open Congress, Punchbowl News Tent
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Book Signing: Peniel Joseph - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Book Signing: Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
6:00pm - 6:30pm: Book Signing: Greg Bluestein - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
6:00pm - 6:30pm: Book Signing: Juliette Kayyem - Capital Factory at the Omni, Voltron
7:00pm - 8:15pm: CLOSING KEYNOTE: One-on-One with Liz Cheney - Paramount Theatre

Date: September 22 - 24, 2022

Location: Downtown Austin, TX 73301.

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