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Aspen Ideas Festival
How to Dance in Ohio
Season 1
Episode 20
A first kiss, a first dance. These are the rites of passage of American youth that hold the promise of magic, romance and initiation into adulthood. For kids from all walks of life, these first steps toward intimacy are at once exciting and terrifying. For some teenagers and young adults on the autism spectrum, the transition can be nothing less than paralyzing.
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48:09
Opening Session
44:48
John Dickerson, Interviewer, Ray Kelly
43:11
Maureen Conway, Joseph Echevarria, Blair Taylor, Judy Samuelson, Moderator, Mark Warner

7:23
Featuring organist Cameron Carpenter

24:28
Featuring Congressman Paul Ryan

39:48
Gwen Ifill moderates a diverse panel of experts on the American experience.

22:19
Venture Capitalist Peter Thiel

30:28
Featuring Retired General David Petraeus.

22:56
In conversation with Valerie Jarrett

58:08
Ronald Brownstein, Moderator, Fred Krupp, Mark Tercek
54:42
Tom Fanning, Zoë Baird, Mark Warner, Gillian Tett, Moderator
1:03:52
James Bennet, Moderator, David Boies, Theodore B. Olson