Oct 17, 2025

In this episode of Conversations @ the Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon chats with Leslie Jackson Chihuly ’83—arts leader, philanthropist, and CEO of Chihuly Studios. Wes and Leslie explore how art can serve as both expression and healing, reflecting on the ways creativity, structure, and care sustain her work and life....

Sep 9, 2025

In this episode of Conversations @ the Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon chats with journalist and creator of the Serial podcast, Sarah Koenig. Wes and Sarah reflect on the impact of Serial on the media landscape, the responsibilities of storytelling, and how transparency and trust shape the relationship between...

Jul 8, 2025

In this episode of Conversations @ the Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon chats with former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan, who recently learned that her ancestors were absentee slave owners in Grenada. Wes and Laura engage in a conversation about her family's complicated history and what reparatory justice might look like in...

Jun 18, 2025

In this episode of Conversations @ the Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon chats with Vassar alum Kleaver Cruz '11 about their book, "The Black Joy Project." Wes and Kleaver engage in a dynamic conversation about the concept of joy and other emotions (or states of being) that paradoxically exist alongside joy. 

May 28, 2025

In this episode of Conversations @ The Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon chats with Torrey Maldonado '96, an educator and author who served as Vassar's 2025 Commencement speaker. Dixon and Maldonado talked about his most recent novel "Hands" and how the themes of the novel are applicable to teenagers, college graduates, and...