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![The Surprising Power of Joy](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null374cc6db-f6a6-46c8-b533-f34ef1279601/power-of-joy-aif19.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=560%2C0%2C1439%2C1439&w=290)
We're often taught that our surroundings are incidental to our well-being, but an emerging body of research shows that the physical world can be a powerful tool for cultivating happier, healthier lives. Studies show that workers in colorful offices are more alert, friendly, and confident than those in drab ones, that windows can speed healing, and children progress faster...
![Ingrid Fetell Lee 2019 AIF](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null262b4b33-042c-4ea4-8399-f02f2dc62b7b/48138629222_2fed253603_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=ab287a&q=80&rect=909%2C397%2C5120%2C5107&w=400)
![Ingrid Fetell Lee 2019 AIF](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null262b4b33-042c-4ea4-8399-f02f2dc62b7b/48138629222_2fed253603_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=909%2C397%2C5120%2C5107&w=400)
Designer Ingrid Fetell Lee studies how our physical environment impacts our well-being, both physically and psychologically.
![Michael Lewis](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null5598d0f1-1e91-4984-927a-981a2598b982/michaellewis.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=4b7780&q=80&rect=457%2C0%2C720%2C720&w=400)
![Michael Lewis](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null5598d0f1-1e91-4984-927a-981a2598b982/michaellewis.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=457%2C0%2C720%2C720&w=400)
A conversation with bestselling author Michael Lewis.
![A Special Performance from Jon Batiste](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null7ff1f404-c1c1-4486-bb3c-cfed5ba1737c/ressa-mcraven-lee-batiste.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=416%2C0%2C1718%2C1718&w=290)
Musician Jon Batiste has a long history of appearing at the Aspen Ideas Festival, not only playing his unique form of jazz but also musically commemorating the greats of the genre. This thoughtful young talent, who at age 33 has already received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Jazz Museum, shares a special performance from his empty studio in New York City....
![Music, Health, and Well-Being: Jon Batiste in Conversation with Walter Isaacson](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/c7031641-6e42-419c-a4df-cf18f722722f/34685393524_2f02104da8_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1224%2C0%2C4912%2C4912&w=290)
Music can lift the spirits and help heal the body. No musician demonstrates that better than Jon Batiste, a “crowd-thrilling rebel bandleader,” according to Rolling Stone magazine. Viewers of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" know him best for the exuberant music he conducts with Stay Human. Accomplished pianist, artistic director at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem,...
![Stories That Matter: A Conversation with John Ridley](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullcc2fe712-e8da-42a1-9924-ab474f4d66ce/35510820386_5681b51e04_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=266%2C0%2C1067%2C1067&w=290)
Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, All Is by My Side) is known for his uncompromising and thought-provoking work examining some of society’s most pressing issues: immigration, sex trafficking, slavery, and race relations, among others. Ridley is joined by frequent collaborator, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress Felicity Huffman, in conversation abo...
![The Ghost in the Song: Songwriting as Discovery](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/bc2d7c0d-c488-450b-b2c4-472efe0f7641/43114728451_9cc7f1a71e_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1120%2C0%2C4480%2C4480&w=290)
Song is an artform that is memorialized in a moment, draws on threads from the past, and grows in power as its message resonates through the future. Join Joe Henry — singer, songwriter, producer, and poet — as he examines how the process of songwriting has everything to do with discovery: discovering the past, discovering tradition, discovering influences, and discovering...
![James Beard: America's First Foodie (Film and Discussion)](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null1ca2bda7-9320-4e7a-b132-b4c19b55f31b/35466452756_35801026e0_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=266%2C0%2C1068%2C1068&w=290)
A passion for food — growing it, cooking it, and eating it — has become one of the favorite pastimes of countless people. Did it all begin with James Beard? Learn why that claim is made in the new PBS American Masters documentary, James Beard: America’s First Foodie. Following the film, Corby Kummer, food writer for The Atlantic, will lead a panel discussion with two of Am...
![‘It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs’](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/6b81065b-d257-4b23-b64b-55cd3e7adfdc/53009442288_0d995bf196_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=981%2C0%2C3925%2C3925&w=290)
In her new memoir, Mary Louise Kelly candidly explores the delicate balance between career and motherhood, sharing her insights as the host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” in the year leading up to her son’s departure for college. She and Kelly Corrigan, host of PBS’s “Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan,” sit down for a lively and honest conversation about the challenges of...
![Can Art Save Democracy?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/01f28611-cde3-444b-a688-b4090f0e61f7/42973787742_77222dd072_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1376%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
Creative expression takes many forms. Through history, art has provoked a range of feelings: emotion, empathy, fear, surprise, joy, compassion, anger. Now, amidst a time of national angst, where many in society might not hear the voices of those who don’t agree, a group of remarkable artists and political strategists are imagining ways that art can be used to catalyze dif...
![Aif Stock Hero Images 2](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/2d408de0-a035-405d-b0f4-253e9a7081c2/AIFStockHeroImages2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=b78045&q=80&rect=2607%2C0%2C3377%2C3375&w=400)
![Aif Stock Hero Images 2](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/2d408de0-a035-405d-b0f4-253e9a7081c2/AIFStockHeroImages2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=2607%2C0%2C3377%2C3375&w=400)
The stories we hear about migrants trying to escape difficult circumstances tend to focus on hardship, conflict, statistics and policy. We rarely get a deep look at any of the people risking their lives to cross the U.S. border or take a boat to Europe, and we don’t get to know or understand them as fellow humans. Writer Javier Zamora came to the U.S. when he was nine year...
![Luis Alberto Urrea 2017](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f4a8ab4b-4078-4bd3-b57b-03ce640f1bda/_TKO9333.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&mono=b78045&q=80&rect=704%2C509%2C2944%2C2944&w=400)
![Luis Alberto Urrea 2017](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f4a8ab4b-4078-4bd3-b57b-03ce640f1bda/_TKO9333.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=704%2C509%2C2944%2C2944&w=400)
Author Luis Alberto Urrea's latest novel is inspired by his own Mexican-American family.
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![14380453989 E811e8035d O](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulld6c85585-f1b0-495e-ac15-f710e7bbaec5/14380453989_e811e8035d_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=206%2C0%2C4017%2C4016&w=400)
At 28, musician Jon Batiste is considered by many to be one of the most exciting and progressive new crossover talents on the scene today.
![Aspen Ideas Festival Young Adult Forum](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null0f13a7ea-8877-45f4-a2ee-1e4bb3aa8098/35442412602_3b120ee65e_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=301%2C0%2C996%2C996&w=290)
Join us for an interactive evening of presentations, small group discussions, performances, and opportunities to engage with other participants. Featuring Harold Green, Jonathan Greenblatt, Neal Katyal, Jon Lovett, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Manoush Zomorodi, and more. (Participants must be ages 14 – 24.) NOTE: Tickets are NOT available on aspenshowtix.com. Visit aspenideas.com...
![The Genius of Jazz](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/22dd78c9-3eaf-4b87-a004-650a126fa4e8/19316872948_dc4a08abfb_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=992%2C0%2C3992%2C3992&w=290)
Wynton Marsalis is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture. He is the world’s first jazz artist to perform and compose across the full jazz spectrum from its New Orleans roots to bebop to modern jazz. Jon Batiste is a New Orleans-bred, New York-based musician, educator, and humanitarian, and the new b...
![Audrie & Daisy (Film and Discussion)](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null84ee18eb-3dab-4f04-b743-3127e09703c0/27721482290_3d706cead9_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=277%2C0%2C1046%2C1046&w=290)
Audrie & Daisy is an urgent real-life drama that examines the ripple effects on families, friends, schools, and communities when two underage young women find that sexual crimes against them have been caught on camera. From acclaimed filmmakers Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk (The Island President, The Rape of Europa), Audrie & Daisy—which made its world premiere at the 2016 Sun...
![In Search of a 'Soul Boom'](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/8d0856a2-77e0-4fe7-b52d-19a51dfe2ae5/53009125805_3cebf32c16_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1002%2C0%2C3819%2C3819&w=290)
From “The Office” to being cheerleader for spirituality, comedic actor, writer, and producer Rainn Wilson is on a mission to show the world how embracing spirituality can help us navigate increasingly challenging times. NBC’s Jenna Bush Hager sits down with Wilson to discuss his new book and travel show. (Book signing to follow.)