The Election Edition

Rocca looks back on the life and legacy of singer Tony Bennett. Plus: Tracy Smith sits down with "Barbie" star Margot Robbie; Jonathan Vigliotti finds out how martial arts star and activist Bruce Lee is still providing inspiration 50 years after his death; Barry Petersen interviews Bill Gates about next-generation nuclear power technology; Martha Teichner talks with an 11-year-old beekeeper, David Pogue explores the land surrounding an English castle where nature has been allowed to run her own course. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Heinä 202346min

Guest host: Lee Cowan. In our cover story, David Martin looks at how J. Robert Oppenheimer changed the world with the first detonation of an atomic bomb. Plus: Tracy Smith examines the writers' and actors' strikes that have shut down Hollywood; Jim Axelrod interviews Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about his social criticism being posted on Substack; Ben Mankiewicz delves into the history of the Hollywood blockbuster; Seth Doane profiles actress Zoe Saldaña, star of the new Paramount+ series, "Special Ops: Lioness"; and Elaine Quijano goes backstage at a new Broadway dance-pop musical about Imelda Marcos, "Here Lies Love." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Heinä 202344min

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Allison Aubrey reports on meat raised without slaughtering animals – by cultivating cells in a lab. Plus: Tracy Smith looks back on how a young Jacqueline Bouvier met the most eligible bachelor in Washington, the young John F. Kennedy; Mo Rocca sits down with the inspiring Rose Styron, poet and widow of novelist William Styron; Jim Axelrod talks with traffic safety experts about the rise in pedestrian fatalities; and Martha Teichner meets author Neil King Jr, who walked from Washington, D.C. to New York City, a journey he recounts in his book, "American Ramble." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Heinä 202353min

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Lee Cowan reports on efforts to rescue endangered sea turtles, by air. Also: Ted Koppel looks at how some South Carolina newspapers are finding new strategies to survive; Faith Salie visits the woodworking shop of writer and NPR essayist Tom Bodett; and Roxana Saberi takes a spin through the history of the Ferris wheel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 Heinä 202346min

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, David Pogue explores the tragedy of the OceanGate submersible Titan, whose five passengers were lost while diving to the site of the Titanic. Also: Jane Pauley interviews Tom Brokaw about his new book, "Never Give Up"; Tracy Smith examines the public and private lives of actor Rock Hudson, subject of a new HBO documentary; and Conor Knighton explores the secret world of owls. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Kesä 202344min

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Susan Spencer looks at the fight over health care for transgender youth; Jim Axelrod meets a woman who ticked off unfulfilled items from her late father's bucket list; and Ben Tracy reports on the rising interest in burial via human composting. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Kesä 202335min

In our cover story, Lee Cowan reports on the subject of the documentary "Dani's Twins" - a woman who is quadriplegic raising two young girls. Tracy Smith talks with Bonnie Garmus, author of the bestselling novel "Lessons in Chemistry"; Nancy Giles sits down with the cast of the spirited comedy "Ghosts." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Kesä 202337min

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Rita Braver looks at the debate over affirmative action cases being decided by the Supreme Court. Plus: Tracy Smith sits down with "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill; Erin Moriarty interviews actress Jodie Comer, a Tony-nominee for the one-woman play "Prima Facie"; David Martin profiles the founder and chairman of FedEx, Fred Smith; and Luke Burbank reports on the subject of a new book, "The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Kesä 202353min