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Nic Sheff’s heartbreaking and inspiring struggle with substance use disorder is the story of Beautiful Boy, now a major motion picture starring Timothée Chalamet as Nic and Steve Carell as his father, David. Sharing an unglamorized, authentic and heart-touching story of relapse and recovery that is deeply rooted in mental illness, Nic has been recognized as “a life-changing speaker.” 

APB speaker James Clear will release his highly anticipated new book, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, on October 18th. A must-read for both professional and personal growth, Clear shares practical strategies for breaking bad habits and behaviors to create remarkable, lasting change.

What most people don’t realize is that only 20% of those who need hearing aids get them. In part, that’s because of the cost: an average of $4,700, making them the third biggest purchase most people will ever make. Hearing aids are made by only five companies, sold exclusively through audiologists. In his recent CBS Sunday Morning cover story, "Turn Up the Volume," David Pogue interviews the man who persuaded both Republican and Democrat congresspeople to pass a new law that will end the 60-year hearing aid cartel. The result will be lower prices, a lot more innovation and new players like Apple and Bose.

If you haven't already begun, now is the time to start planning for your Mental Health Awareness Month event. Dedicated to fighting stigma, educating the public and offering support to those struggling, these sought-after speakers engage audiences with discussions on recovery, mental health, and substance use disorders.

Education advocate and APB speaker Geoffrey Canada appeared on Luke Cage, Netflix's new hit show about the evolution of a man with super strength and unbreakable skin as he fights to protect his city of Harlem, New York. 

“His greatest and most galvanizing movie in years.” -Rolling Stone Magazine
Legendary filmmaker Spike Lee released his new movie, BlacKkKlansman, featuring a role played by civil rights icon, actor and entertainer Harry Belafonte, and a tribute to feminist, activist and writer Angela Davis, who is referenced through character Patrice’s (Laura Harrier) style. The movie follows police officer Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) on a mission to infiltrate the Klu Klux Klan in Colorado. 

A survivor of the largest school shooting in American school history at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, David Hogg turned his anger into action by co-founding the March For Our Lives Movement against gun violence. His grassroots activism and social media mastery have mobilized millions of young people to find their voice, speak out and engage in change.

We are excited to share with you our NEW Voices of Inclusion & Intersectionality catalog. A leader in bringing campus and community events to life for over 50 years, APB continues to be truly passionate about creating inspirational, one-of-a-kind programming. Download your copy today!

In a recent op-ed for The New York Times, APB speaker Ralph Nader criticized David Cole and the ACLU's "aggressive support of corporate free speech.” As an advocate for raising awareness about the harms of smoking, Nader questioned the groups support of tobacco companies continuing to advertise under the guise of corporate free speech.

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward has shared shocking details from his much-anticipated new book, Fear: Trump in the White House, with The Washington Post. According to the Post, “Woodward describes an unsteady executive detached from the conventions of governing and prone to snapping at high-ranking staff members, whom he unsettled and belittled on a daily basis.” Fear portrays a volatile commander-in-chief who left his national security team “shaken by his lack of curiosity and knowledge about world affairs and his contempt for the mainstream perspectives of military and intelligence leaders.”