52. Jim Gaffigan (Comedian) – You're Attacking My Grandpa?
“It’s funny or it’s not funny. In the end, people are not coming to my show because I’m not cursing” – Jim Gaffigan Jim Gaffigan is a Grammy nominated stand-up comedian and the New York Times best-se...
25 Kesä 201641min
51. Krista Tippett (Author, Host, "On Being") – We Are Made by What Would Break Us
"That is one of the most mysterious things about human existence: that we are made by what would break us, repeatedly. That life is hard, and the only guarantee we have is that even at our moments of ...
18 Kesä 201645min
50. Ethan Hawke (Actor, Author) – The High, Hard Road/Ghosts of the Apache Wars
“Whenever we start seeing people as other, we just get lost. There were so many decent cowboys trying to do the right thing. And so many decent First Nation people trying to do the right thing. And th...
11 Kesä 201650min
49. Geoff Dyer (Author) – Ordinary Epiphanies
Novelist and essayist Geoff Dyer is one of the English language's most mordant and poetic observers of art, travel, and human behavior. He's the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for C...
4 Kesä 201640min
48. Mary-Louise Parker (Actress, Author): Virtual Empathy?/Lessons Relearned
Death, Bob Marley, parenthood, gratitude, and what to do in the face of incalculable suffering. These are just a few of the topics raised in this episode's vulnerable, searching discussion with Tony, ...
28 Touko 201635min
47. Kate Tempest (rapper/poet/novelist): Lost and Found in South London
"When you’re writing a novel, it’s agony. It’s complete agony. It’s a horrible thing to put yourself through. All of the instinctive kind of rushes of creativity, the energized outpourings, anybody ca...
21 Touko 201638min
46. Chris Gethard (Comedian) – a Blessing in Disguise
I’m starting to feel that what people in the future will actually want is something that feels small. That feels like not everyone has access to it. You’ll see more people making a modest living and l...
14 Touko 201639min
45. James McBride (Author) – Fear Sells Many a Car/James Brown is a Noun
“Fear is just a monster motivator. It sells many a car and harnesses many a vote.” – James McBride, in this episode. Fear, says National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author James...
7 Touko 201635min
