Dolly Parton
The beloved country superstar died Tuesday at age 80. Parton spoke with Terry Gross in 2001 about growing up in rural poverty with 11 siblings, leaving for Nashville to become a star, and coming up wi...
26 Elo 46min
The story of the world's first super-terrorist
National security writer Joby Warrick tells the story of “Carlos the Jackal,” the world’s most notorious terrorist of the ‘70s and ‘80s. He became so famous for his brazen attacks and playboy lifestyl...
25 Elo 45min
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow is up for two Emmys for the final season of The Comeback, about an actress who will endure almost anything to keep working. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about her character’s delusion and h...
24 Elo 45min
Best Of: Colman Domingo / Writer Leïla Slimani
Colman Domingo is nominated for two Emmy Awards this year, for two very different roles: in the Netflix comedy The Four Seasons and in the final season of HBO's Euphoria. He spoke with Tonya Mosley ab...
22 Elo 49min
‘The Dog Stars’ novelist Peter Heller / Remembering rock critic Dave Marsh
The Dog Stars, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Josh Brolin and Jacob Elordi, is about two men who become unlikely compatriots when a pandemic wipes out much of the country's population. Adventur...
21 Elo 45min
‘Wonder Man’ star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on cancellation and confidence
Two weeks after being nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Wonder Man, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II found out that the series had been cancelled. He says Marvel could do more to support Black-led pr...
20 Elo 46min
Challenges the U.S. military is facing in Iran
Defense analyst Stacie Pettyjohn says while the U.S. military is facing long-range missile shortages, prolonged deployments, and vacated regional bases, Iran is building cheaper weapons quickly. She t...
19 Elo 45min
Jason Segel is not afraid of the ‘dirty underneath’
Segel returns to talk with Terry Gross about his Emmy-nominated series Shrinking, in which he plays a therapist who suffered a nervous breakdown in the wake of his wife’s death. Segel opens up about h...
18 Elo 45min
