"Now What?" Best of 2025

"Now What?" Best of 2025

It hasn't been a great year when it comes to treating our fellow human beings with dignity and respect. But it's been a great year for talking to extraordinary people on "Now What?" Larry Charles is a true character who wore his pajamas to work and directed Sacha Baron Cohen in the movie Borat. Along with Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman was a hilarious member of the original cast of Saturday Night Live which just celebrated its 50th season. Alison Bechdel, the gifted graphic novelist of Fun Home, has a lot to say about living the life of a gay boomer radical in Vermont. "Now What?" has turned out to be a podcast with a very special community. It's produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Jackie Schwartz. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

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Episoder(100)

A Conversation with Zayd Dohrn

A Conversation with Zayd Dohrn

Zayd Ayers Dohrn was born in a safe house during the decade his parents were in hiding. In 1969, Zayd's mother and father, Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, founded the revolutionary group called the We...

23 Jun 45min

A Conversation with Matthew Zachary

A Conversation with Matthew Zachary

For Matthew Zachary, the subject of cancer is up close and personal. He was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor at the age of 21. Having survived the odds, Zachary became a patient advocate, founding a ...

9 Jun 45min

A Conversation with Kathryn Grody

A Conversation with Kathryn Grody

Kathryn Grody is an actress who has appeared in films like Reds and The Lemon Sisters. She's also been married to actor and singer Mandy Patinkin for more than 45 years. They have two children: Isaac ...

25 Mai 46min

A Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

A Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

Ibram X. Kendi became a star when his book How to Be an Antiracist landed on the bestseller list. Kendi, who's now a Professor of History at Howard University, gained a reputation as a racial-reconcil...

12 Mai 44min

A Conversation With Gina Gershon

A Conversation With Gina Gershon

Actress Gina Gershon hadn't had what you'd call a traditional Hollywood career. So, it's no surprise that she's written a memoir with an in-your-face title. Alpha Pussy: How I Survived the Valley and ...

14 Apr 40min

A Conversation With Andrew Yang

A Conversation With Andrew Yang

In 2019, At the age of 45, Andrew Yang decided to enter the race for President of the United States. He'd never run for any elective office before. Yang hoped his signature proposal of giving every Am...

31 Mar 50min

A Conversation With Graydon Carter

A Conversation With Graydon Carter

He was editor of Vanity Fair for 25 years during a time that big glossy magazines ruled. Its pages were filled with stories about Hollywood royalty, Brangelina, fashion icons like Calvin, Giorgio and ...

17 Mar 48min

A Conversation With Ani DiFranco

A Conversation With Ani DiFranco

Singer Ani DiFranco's career took off in the 90s when she became a big hit with people from the millennial generation, like my son Jon who spent his teenage years listening to DiFranco's song Untoucha...

3 Mar 53min

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