>> TANE: FOR THREE YEARS I'’VE HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING AS DIRECTOR OF THE WESTMINSTER TOWN HALL FORUM.

IT'’S MINNESOTA'’S LONGEST-RUNNING NATIONAL SPEAKER SERIES.

OUR MISSION IS TO PRESENT "“VOICES OF CONSCIENCE ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF THE DAY FROM AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE.

"” AND THEY'’RE ALL FREE TO ATTEND AT WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS.

I'’M VERY EXCITED TO SHARE THAT THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE TOWN HALL FORM HAS ASKED ME, STARTING NEXT THURSDAY, TO STEP INTO THE ROLE AS INTERIM MODERATOR OF THE FORUM AS WELL.

BRANDON.

THIS GUY?

YOU'’RE GOING TO MODERATE THE WESTMINSTER TOWN HALL FORUM?

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS SPEAKER SERIES IN THE COUNTRY.

LOOK AT YOU.

YOU DON'’T EXACTLY SCREAM GRAVITAS.

THIS IS A PLACE WHERE -- >> LISTEN, I GET IT.

I DON'T EXACTLY MAYBE SCREAM GRAVITAS, BUT THE WESTMINSTER FORUM IS NOT ABOUT LOOKS, IT'S ABOUT WORDS AND IDEAS.

THAT'S WHY WE BROADCAST ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ON MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.

>> BRANDON: OH, DON'’T GET ME WRONG.

YOU DEFINITELY HAVE A FACE FOR RADIO.

BUT THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE SOME OF OUR GREATEST ORATORS COME TOGETHER.

MAYA ANGELOU, DESMOND TUTU, BRYAN STEVENSON.

THE GUY WHO DIRECTED THE MOVIE "MONSTERS INC." AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE SPEAKING TO THEM WITH THAT JOHN ME VEIN KNEE, KERMIT THE FROG VOICE OF YOURS.

>> THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY, FACE FOR RADIO, VOICE FOR PRINT.

I THINK I ASK PRETTY GOOD QUESTIONS, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.

>> HAVEN'T A LOT OF THE PAST MODERATORS BEEN PRESBYTERIAN MINISTERS.

>> MY FATHER IS A LUTHERAN MINUTE ITSTER, IF THAT HELPS.

>> YOUR FATHER IS A LUTHERAN MINISTER.

I BET YOU DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT CALVINISM.

>> THAT IS TRUE.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO AS GOOD A JOB AS I CAN IN THIS ROLE AS INTERIM MODERATOR.

IT'S ABOUT LIFTING UP VOICES OF CONSCIENCE, ULTIMATELY, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO BE TRYING TO DO IS BRINGING THESE AMAZING SPEAKERS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

>> WHO'S GOING TO BE THE SPEAKER ON THURSDAY?

>> BELOVED NATIONAL STORYTELLER AND COMMENTATOR, NANCY GILES FROM CBS SUNDAY MORNINGS.

>> WOW.

WELL, SHE'S GOOD.

YOU KNOW, I COULD BE INTO THAT.

>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, GOOD.

WELL, COME FOR NANCY GILES AND I'LL BE THERE, TOO.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT WEEK AT THE