Episodes (Page 12)
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Reporter Andy Kroll describes Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, as a 'shadow president' with outsized influence over the administration
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Filmmaker Nia DaCosta, director of horror hit 'Candyman' and 'The Marvels,' discusses her adaptation of Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' reimagined with Tessa Thompson as a queer, mixed-race Black woman
Nia DaCosta
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Judd Apatow discusses his new book 'Comedy Nerd,' revealing how his childhood obsession with comedy heroes and memorabilia inspired his major film successes like '40-Year-Old Virgin' and 'Knocked Up'
Judd Apatow
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Cameron Crowe discusses his memoir 'The Uncool' about his teen years as a Rolling Stone rock journalist in the '70s, which inspired the film 'Almost Famous'
Cameron Crowe
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Malala Yousafzai discusses her new book 'Finding My Way,' exploring her experiences as the youngest Nobel Prize laureate and navigating adulthood while carrying the weight of her activism
Ken Burns
Malala Yousafzai
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Susan Stamberg, pioneering NPR co-host of 'All Things Considered' and first woman to anchor a national news program, died at age 91
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Guillermo del Toro discusses his new Netflix adaptation of 'Frankenstein,' revealing how the 1931 film changed his life and helped him understand his faith better than religious practice
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Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, explains how tariffs, AI expansion, and immigration policies are reshaping the U.S. economy
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Malala Yousafzai discusses her memoir 'Finding My Way,' covering her Oxford years, dealing with PTSD following the Taliban's 2012 assassination attempt, and her decision to marry
Malala Yousafzai
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Ken Burns' six-part PBS documentary series on the American Revolution premieres November 16, presenting previously excluded perspectives from women, Native Americans, and enslaved and free Black pe...
Ken Burns
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Julian Brave NoiseCat discusses his Oscar-nominated documentary 'Sugarcane' about Indigenous children's abuse in Catholic missionary boarding schools designed to assimilate them
Julian Brave NoiseCat
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Alysia Abbott discusses the Sofia Coppola-produced film 'Fairyland,' adapted from her memoir about being raised by her gay single father in 1970s San Francisco
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Julian Brave NoiseCat discusses his memoir 'We Survived the Night' and Oscar-nominated documentary 'Sugarcane,' exploring Indigenous survival and resurgence after cultural genocide
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Former State Department negotiator Aaron David Miller attributes the Gaza ceasefire deal partly to Trump's transactional approach and willingness to break traditional diplomatic norms
Aaron David Miller
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Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning actor known for 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' and 'Something's Gotta Give,' died at age 79 after a 50+ year career spanning 60 film and TV roles
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Mitch Albom discusses his novel 'Twice,' exploring the question of reliving life moments with the concept that every second chance carries a cost
Mitch Albom
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Dwayne Johnson plays MMA fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine, discussing role preparation, injuries, and wrestling personas
Dwayne Johnson
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Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist known for chimpanzee research and habitat protection, died at age 91
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President Trump has deployed National Guard troops to Portland, Chicago, and D.C., with Democrat-led states resisting while some Republican-led states welcome and request the deployments
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Grammy-winning Icelandic jazz-pop artist Laufey discusses her classical cello training, breakthrough during COVID, and inspiration from Golden Age films for her artistic aesthetic