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Aspen Ideas Festival
Afternoon Jam Session
Season 2
Episode 56
Are you awake? The Afternoon Jam Session brings together some of the nation’s leading young poets, Jookin’ innovator Lil Buck, violinist Robert McDuffie, writer/activist Yosimar Reyes, and more special guests for a spirited hour of cross-disciplinary performance, collaboration, and discussion.
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Opening Session