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That cathartic impulse was evident all evening, beginning with the 20-minute excerpts from Sophocles’s “Philoctetes” and “Women of Trachis” from which McDormand, Faison and Marjolaine Goldsmith and Nyasha Hatendi read.

Below are lightly edited excerpts, as well as a full video recording of the conversation.

In this excerpt from her new memoir, Undaunted, Goldin talks about how being unafraid to show up uninvited helped her launch a stellar career.

She had them read an excerpt from the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton explaining why he believed in the electoral college and another piece with the opposing view.

Below are lightly edited excerpts from their conversation, moderated by Eater editor Madeleine Davies, as well as a full video recording of the talk.

Excerpted from Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen by Philip Dray.

Excerpted from Moneyball for Government, published by Disruption Books, and reprinted with permission.

Excerpted with the permission of the publisher, Rowman & Littlefield.

Excerpted by permission of Harper Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers.

Excerpted from BECOMING RICHARD PRYOR Copyright © 2014 by Scott Saul.

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It would be tedious to follow its excerpted presentation of the profane and sacred matter.

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