As the American republic lurches toward its 250th anniversary, Zakros InterArts summons The People v. The King: a nine-part live civic-art tribunal of sovereign power. Broadcast as a public process of witness interviews, evidence gathering, and telematic prosecution for the upcoming season of Bunker Fridays, the series begins Friday, May 1, 2026, continuing weekly through Friday, July 3, 2026, 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET. 

The series opens on Friday, May 1 with activist and entrepreneur Andy Shallal, founder of the renowned Busboys and Poets restaurant bookstores in Washington, DC. The interview will concern Docket I: Matter of Contested Reality, the disinformation and erosion of shared reality. Shallal’s appearance as witness coincides with National Workers Day, DC Statehood Day, and Fall of Freedom’s national day of creative resistance, framing the tribunal as civic inquiry and cultural intervention.

Across nine weekly witness interviews and a culminating tribunal performance, The People v. The King unfolds as a public investigation of testimony, evidence gathering, and symbolic prosecution, with online audiences seated as the Public Jury whose live chat, questions, and submissions enter the evidentiary record.

For additional information, witness bios, and series details visit the event page. 

Find the full recorded proceedings for this docket in the Court Record.

The People v. The King | Docket 1: Matter of Contested Reality | Witness: Andy Shallal