Richard Brown and Franklin Leonard // Seven Aside (Live) - Nov 18, 2025 - Part 1

Andrew Sollinger

The CEO and Publisher of Foreign Policy [https://foreignpolicy.com] on what makes the venerable title and company a publishing standout, the primacy of partnerships, UN Foundation and World’s Toughest Job, the nexus of Hollywood and global affairs, FP’s FIFA World Cup-aligned “Sports Diplomacy Summit”, our “new world disorder” and more This White House Correspondents’ Dinner-timed episode is the first of a series recorded at The Line DC [https://thelinehotel.com/dc/], in Washington, as part of a World Cup walkup: 2026 and the American Moment [https://kit-magazine.co/sa-linedc/].

Amb Martin Kimani and Kevin Kajiwara // Seven Aside (Live) - Nov 18, 2025 - Part 2

In part two of this special doubleheader, Kit Magazine presents Amb Martin Kimani, President and CEO of The Africa Center [https://theafricacenter.org/], with Kevin Kajiwara, President of Political Risk at Teneo and host of Teneo Insights [https://open.spotify.com/show/1hOiwRhTZnWvoZPauq4g7g?si=6d4a57bbeabb4d35] Recorded at Frankfurt Kurnit, in lower Manhattan, on Nov 18 kit-magazine.co [https://kit-magazine.co/]

Richard Brown and Franklin Leonard // Seven Aside (Live) - Nov 18, 2025 - Part 1

In this first of back-to-back special episodes, Kit Magazine presents a conversation with acclaimed producer Richard Brown and Franklin Leonard, cultural commentator and CEO of The Black List. Brown’s directorial debut, Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League, a chronicling of the inaugural 2021 edition of the pan-African competition, premieres on ESPN in February. Their discussion, a foretaste, explores the project’s roots and inspirations, key characters and storylines and broader contours—economic, social and political. The segment was recorded at Frankfurt Kurnit in lower Manhattan on November 18. kit-magazine.co [https://kit-magazine.co]

Jon Allsop

The "Media Today" editor (Columbia Journalism Review) on the green shoots for journalism sustainability and  irreconcilable necessity of government support, our “golden age” of media abundance, "trust" and the demand side of the equation, and the strategy and fortunes of his Plymouth Argyle in the clubs-as-content-studios era

Roger Bennett and Matt Jarvis // Soccer Upfront (Media Forum) - Part 2

In part two of this special doubleheader, Kit Magazine presents Roger Bennett of Men In Blazers in conversation with 72andSunny’s Matt Jarvis. Recorded at Frankfurt Kurnit in Lower Manhattan on June 5, night two of the 2025 Tribeca Festival. kit-magazine.co [https://kit-magazine.co/]