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On October 25, 2025, the writer and television personality Ken Jennings shared the stage with senior editor Tyler Foggatt at the 26th yearly New Yorker Festival, a weekend filled with dialogues, viewings, acts, and other attractions. The Festival, the magazine’s hallmark occasion, occurred in New York City and assembled prominent figures from the worlds of writing, cinema, humor, broadcasting, government, and healthcare.
Ken Jennings is the New York Times best-selling writer of “Brainiac,” “Maphead,” “Because I Said So!,” “Planet Funny,” and “100 Places to See After You Die.” In 2020, he earned the Greatest of All Time distinction on the game show “Jeopardy!” and subsequently took over for Alex Trebek as the program’s presenter. He resides in Seattle alongside his family.
Tyler Foggatt holds the position of senior editor at The New Yorker and hosts its politics podcast, The Political Scene. She became a member of the team in 2017, and has acted as an editor for the magazine’s Talk of the Town segment. Her writing encompasses diverse topics, such as Tom Cruise’s daring feats and Taylor Swift. In 2020, she received the American Society of Magazine Editors award recognizing outstanding journalists under the age of thirty.
Sourse: newyorker.com