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Speeches, documentaries and debates.

Glennon Doyle Melton: Broken Lives, Courageous Living
Glennon Doyle Melton, founder of the Momastery online community and blog, spoke at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about the beauty and brutality of a complicated life.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks at U of M
The Supreme Court will be one of the major topics addressed in the final presidential debate Wednesday. Hear Supreme Court associate justice Sonia Sotomayor, who spoke at the University of Minnesota on Monday.
Hamilton and Jefferson: a founding rivalry
That a musical about Alexander Hamilton would be such a popular success came as a surprise to nearly everyone.
Hear the second presidential debate: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump held the second of three debates Sunday night at Washington University in St. Louis. It was a town-hall style debate moderated by Martha Raddatz of ABC and CNN's Anderson Cooper.
Talking Volumes: Gloria Steinem, 'My Life on the Road'
Activist, journalist and women's rights leader Gloria Steinem speaks about her new memoir, "My Life on the Road," at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.