Tom Hanks | Read My Ellipse

It's snowing in Los Angeles, the Department of Energy says the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a lab leak, and the former president is spending his free time working on his DJ skills. Damian Lewis, the Emmy award-winning actor you know from "Homeland" and "Billions," tells Stephen what it was like playing a British intelligence spy in his new series "A Spy Among Friends." Check out the new limited series when it premieres March 12th on MGM+. 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

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson explains the premise of her book, “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” and points out that the United States continues to perpetuate a caste system designed by the country’s founders. Check out the book, now available in paperback. 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

27 Helmi 202310min

Meanwhile… The average length of the human penis has grown in recent decades, researchers are turning dead birds into drones, a mysterious sphere washed up on a beach in Japan, the U.S. faces a new threat from Canada, and Starbucks is testing out a new coffee drink that is infused with olive oil. 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

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Celebrated actor Jonathan Majors tells Stephen about his experiences acting opposite two former Sexiest Man Alive winners: Paul Rudd in, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” and Michael B. Jordan in the upcoming film, “Creed 3,” which opens on March 3rd. 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 Helmi 202311min

Weird winter weather is impacting Americans from coast to coast, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg regrets waiting so long to speak out about the Ohio train derailment, and the folks at Fox News were triggered by a new set of Lego characters. Hank Azaria plays a game he calls “Spot the Disfunction” when he spends hours watching his favorite reality show, “The Bachelor.” Check out his new show, “Hello Tomorrow!,” streaming now on AppleTV+. 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

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The former president visited the site of a toxic spill in Ohio, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks red and blue states should separate in a national divorce, and Sen. Bernie Sanders became an unintentional TikTok star. Eugene Levy tells Stephen it’s not the destination that he despises about traveling, it’s all the steps it takes to get there. Check out Eugene’s new show, “The Reluctant Traveler,” premiering this Friday on AppleTV+ 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

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Russia’s leader included a nuclear threat in his state of the union speech, and Stephen discovers the truth about Tucker Carlson, who called the former president “demonic” in text messages revealed in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News. GRAMMY-winning superstar P!NK talks about the intention behind the title of her new album, ‘Trustfall,” and how her new song is helping her deal with the loss of her father. 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

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Air raid sirens wailed as President Biden made a secret visit to Ukraine’s capital, the company behind the massive chemical spill in Ohio continues to lobby against train safety regulations, and scientists detected high levels of fecal matter on New York City’s sidewalks. And 16-time Late Show guest Sen. Bernie Sanders gives examples of how corporations and wealthy individuals put profit motives ahead of the public good, hindering progress and allowing inequality to become entrenched. Read more of Sen. Sanders’ thoughts about the dangers of corporate greed in his new book, “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism,” which is available everywhere now. 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

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