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Dr. Scott Gottlieb at the next Q&A Cafe, Thursday, October 7

The next Q&A Cafe is on Thursday, October 7, an interview with Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, expert on the behind-the-scenes domestic and global decisions and actions to try to defeat the Covid pandemic, an uphill climb he recounts in the new book, “Uncontrolled Spread,” to be published Sept. 21 by Harper. Dr. Gottlieb is a physician, a contributor to CNBC, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and consults widely with governors and Fortune 500 corporations as to how to navigate the coronavirus. He also appears regularly on Face the Nation.

“America’s COVID-19 catastrophe is the result of our failure to prepare for such a crisis. To be ready for future threats, America must treat publc health and pandemic preparedness as a matter of national security.” — Uncontrolled Spread

Again, the date is Thursday, October 7. Lunchtime. (We will start the interview at noon, due to his schedule). At the George Town Club. 1530 Wisconsin Avenue NW. For reservations please call 202-333-9330 or email the GTC reservations office.

The fee is $35, including lunch and dessert from Georgetown Cupcake.

The Q&A Cafe Aug 19: Pop Culture & Reality TV with Gibson Johns

We're coming up on the end of summer and that means it's time for a Q&A Cafe that kicks back a little. How about a focus on the culture's collective distractions and dirty pleasures? Pop culture and reality TV. We have an excellent guest for this discussion: podcaster and pop culture expert Gibson Johns. His podcast, "We Should Talk," posts on Thursdays featuring interviews with celebrities and influencers, not to mention his own opinions and recaps of lots of pop culture and reality TV, and especially Real Housewives. 

From his bio: "We Should Talk is a weekly interview series hosted by In The Know's pop culture expert Gibson Johns. Each week, he'll unpack the cultural moment you should be talking about, share first-hand tales of stars in the wild and interview celebs, reality stars and influencers you care about."

He's a New Yorker now, but Gib was raised in Washington, in Georgetown. He attended St. Albans and then the University of Michigan. He was a pop culture columnist for AOL. And, not the least of it, I've known him since he was one. 

Among the reality TV celebs he's interviewed: Lisa Vanderpump, Garcelle Beauvais, Tyler Whitman, Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula, Chrishell Stause, Carl Radke, Tayshia Adams, Meredith Marks, Melissa Gorga, Heather and Max Dubrow, Leva Bonaparte from, among other shows, Real Housewives of Potomac, Real Housewives of New Jersey, Summer House, Southern Charm, Million Dollar Listing, The Real Housewives of Dallas, Vanderpump Rules, Family Karma, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Botched. 

This will be fun, whether you've never watched a second of reality TV, are simply curious, or live on it day and night!

At The George Town Club, Thursday, August 19. Noon,  with lunch and Georgetown Cupcakes for dessert. For reservations please call 202-333-9330 Tues-Fri between 10 and 5, or email GTC Reservations. The fee is $35. 

 

The Q&A Cafe Returns Thursday 7/29 w Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker

The Q&A Cafe returns on Thursday July 29, lunchtime, with an interview featuring — the same guests who were our last interview before the pandemic! —journalists Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker, with their new book, “I Alone Can Fix It.” The book launches only a few days before this interview at The George Town Club. 

Please join us. All are welcomed. As before, in the beforetime, seating will begin at 11:45am, the interview at 12:15, lunch will be served and the fee is $35 all inclusive. I hope to have the book for sale on premises. 

 

It's so exciting to be restarting. It will be so good to see you. 

 

For reservations please call the GTC at 202-333-9330, or send an email to reservationist@georgetownclub.org.