Chris Hayes
Monday, February 24, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Emanu El, 1500 Sunset Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
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Possible sellout, please buy early! The Progressive Forum is pleased to present acclaimed broadcast journalist Chris Hayes, who will discuss his upcoming book, The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource. Ticket holders will receive a free copy, and Hayes will sign books and greet fans at the evening’s conclusion.
About The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource
From The New York Times bestselling author and MSNBC and podcast host, Chris Hayes, comes a powerful, wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society.
We feel it — the distraction, the loss of focus, the addictive focus on the wrong things for too long. We bump into the zombies on their phones in the street, and sometimes, they’re us. We stare in pity at the four people at the table in the restaurant, all on their phones, and then we feel the buzz in our pocket. Something has changed utterly: For most of human history, the boundary between public and private has been clear, at least in theory. Now, as Hayes writes, “With the help of a few tech firms, we basically tore it down in about a decade.” Hayes argues that we are in the midst of an epoch-defining transition whose only parallel is what happened to labor in the 19th century: Attention has become a commodified resource extracted from us, and from which we are increasingly alienated. The Sirens’ Call is the big-picture vision we urgently need to offer clarity and guidance.
About Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes is the Emmy Award-winning host of All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, as well as podcast host of Why Is This Happening? He’s The New York Times bestselling author of A Colony in a Nation and Twilight of the Elites. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and children.
Generously sponsored by Jenny and Mike Blocher, Robin and Mike Bullington, Poppi Georges-Massey, and Ann Hamilton.
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We encourage ride-sharing and early arrival for this possible sellout.
Theater doors open at 6:30 p.m. when ticket holders can take their seats.
Door search, no large bags. Please refrain from bringing backpacks and anything larger than a lady’s handbag into the event. Large items will be asked to be returned to your vehicle. All items are subject to search at the door.
Program is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Emanu El, 1500 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX, 77005, across from Rice University. Program is scheduled to end about 9 p.m., followed by book signing.
Bring a barcoded ticket either on your phone, email, or printed ticket. Our greeters or box office can help you. Our box office will have your name on the guest list if you’re a ticket holder. Ushers will scan your tickets.
Free parking is available in the Congregation Emanu El campus garage. Enter on Sunset Blvd where uniformed officers will direct you. In case of a high-sale event, free overflow parking is available along with a free shuttle at nearby the Medical Clinic of Houston garage, 1707 Sunset Blvd. If the Emanu El garage is full, an officer will direct you to the overflow garage.
Ticket holders may pick up one free book at the Blue Willow Bookshop tables. Books are only distributed with a ticket at the event. We are unable to provide books after the event or for no-show tickets.
The speaker will sign books following the program, around 9pm.
No private speaker reception.
Ticket prices are $115, $75, and $49 plus fees. In case of a high-sale event, the $39 Gallery section will be open with a high quality, direct view of stage with large screen TV monitors.
Box office services (credit card only) are available at the door on event night. In case of a sellout, there is no waiting list. Prior to event night, there are no tickets sold at Congregation Emanu El or any other physical location.
For box office assistance or for any other issues, please call 832-509-0262 or email boxoffice@ProgressiveForumHouston.org.
Guests who need special access are eligible for any ticket price. Ushers will seat special access guests in the aisles in the rear nearest restrooms. All rows are close to the speaker podium in the intimate seating environment.
During the lecture program, we will ask the audience to silence their personal digital devices, asking for no photography or videography.
Feel free to contact The Progressive Forum by email at staff@progressiveforumhouston.org.