Past Guests

From Duke Conversations' inception through the close of the 2008-2009 academic year, Duke students have hosted more than 400 compelling conversations with guests from across the country and around the world.

Past guests have included:

• Annabeth Gish, Trinity '93, actress   
  
• David Folkenflick, National Public Radio media critic   
  
• Matt Gross, New York Times columnist  
• Kristine Singley, Program Engineer with Walt Disney World Design and Engineering
• Jefferson Smith, leader of the Oregon Bus Project   
  
• Mel Stuart, Director of the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory   
  
• Thomas Krens, Former Director of the Guggenheim Foundation
• Katie Hood, Deputy CEO of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
• John Moore, Olympic athlete   
  
• Shelley Moore Capito, Trinity '75, Congresswoman (R - WV)
• Mike Macari, Duke alumnus and Executive Producer of The Ring
• Joan Countryman, First Headmistress of Oprah's Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa   
  
• Pablo Fenjves, author and screenwriter   
  
• Andrew Skurka, Trinity '03, professional long-distance hiker and the first person to complete the Great Western Loop and the Sea-to-Sea Route
• Harris Whitbeck, CNN international correspondent   
  
• Noel and Sydney Reynolds, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts at Brigham Young University
• Steve Cirone, nature photographer   
  
• Ted Fiske, author of the Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College
• Nissim Dahan, entrepreneur and creator of sellingavisionofhope.org
• Liz McCartney, Co-Founder and Director of the St. Bernard Project and CNN Hero of 2008