Episodes (Page 19)
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Writer Thomas Mallon examines his experiences in his 30s during the early AIDS epidemic in Manhattan, where friends were sick or dead
Thomas Mallon
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Chilean-born actor Pedro Pascal is Emmy-nominated for his role in HBO's 'The Last of Us' and discusses facing countless on-screen challenges
Pedro Pascal
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Country/roots musician Charley Crockett rose from busking on streets and subways to performing at the Hollywood Bowl and Grammy nominations
Charley Crockett
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Jeff Hiller spent years in small Hollywood roles before landing his breakthrough role as Joel on HBO's Somebody Somewhere in his 40s
Jeff Hiller
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Daniel Dae Kim became the first actor of Asian descent nominated for a Tony Award for his role in Yellow Face, a play about Asian American representation
Daniel Dae Kim
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Peter Ames Carlin explores the making of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run album, marking its 50th anniversary
Jennifer Senior
Peter Ames Carlin
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Eddie Palmieri, influential pianist and bandleader who shaped Afro-Caribbean music for decades, died at age 88
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Born to Run was a turning point for Springsteen and rock and roll, created during an existential moment when Columbia Records was near dropping him
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Sudan's conflict has displaced 14 million people through war and famine
Anne Applebaum
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Sarah Silverman's Netflix comedy special PostMortem was inspired by her parents' deaths and is cathartic in nature
Sarah Silverman
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Scott Anderson examines the 1979 Iranian revolution that transformed the country from a U.S. ally into an Islamic Republic
Scott Anderson
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Mariska Hargitay discusses her new documentary My Mom Jayne about her mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, who died in a car accident when Hargitay was 3
Marc Maron
Mariska Hargitay
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Rock historian Peter Guralnick discusses his new book The Colonel and the King about Elvis's longtime manager Colonel Tom Parker
Peter Guralnick
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Franklin Foer explains how SpaceX and the Trump administration are reshaping NASA's direction and priorities
Franklin Foer
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Marc Maron reflects on ending WTF after 16 years, emphasizing how the real conversations with guests have been spiritually nourishing
Marc Maron
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Mariska Hargitay was 3 years old when her mother, movie star Jayne Mansfield, died in a 1967 car crash
Mariska Hargitay
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Leslie Uggams, now 82, has had a remarkable career starting at age 6 and became the first Black woman to host a TV variety show
Leslie Uggams
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Lyricist Alan Bergman, who wrote famous songs like The Way We Were and The Windmills of Your Mind with wife Marilyn, died at age 99 after 60+ years of collaboration
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The Trump administration is pressuring elite universities with funding threats, and now investigating George Mason University, which President believes is backlash to DEI efforts
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Tech journalist Vauhini Vara fed chapters of her new book Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age to ChatGPT to analyze and critique the AI's writing advice
Vauhini Vara