Aging, Death and other Uplifting Topics with Mike Birbiglia
Today, we’re re-airing one of Blakeney Schick’s favorite episodes: an interview with her former yoga student, comedian and writer, Mike Birbiglia. Aging, parenting by mortality and dying alone or kinl...
10 Aug 202355min
Esther Perel on Grief — In Memory of Blakeney Schick
Kara & Nayeema are joined by Esther Perel in a tribute to our colleague and friend, senior producer Blakeney Schick, and a conversation about how to live through grief. NOTE: If you are hearing the wr...
7 Aug 202353min
Is Chris Christie Really the Anti-Trump?
Today, we turn to Chris Christie. The former governor of New Jersey and Trump sidekick is running to be president (again). His most avid supporters? Folks who hate Trump — amused Democrats and the oh-...
3 Aug 202359min
Vinod Khosla’s View of the Future, From AI to China
After Kara and Nayeema discuss Senators Warren and Graham’s unlikely alliance on tech regulation, we turn to today’s guest: longtime venture capitalist Vinod Khosla. We discuss his take that AI will “...
31 Jul 202359min
Barbie & Oppenheimer & Strikes, Oh My
Hollywood is still shut down by its historic dual strike, but this weekend the industry saw its most explosive box office numbers of the year. So far, Barbie has made over 200 million domestically and...
27 Jul 202348min
The Rewards of Stepping Out of Line: A Commencement Address from Kara
This May, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art invited Kara to deliver its commencement address. Today, we’d like to share her speech with you. Kara discusses the arc of her career ...
24 Jul 202327min
Fran Drescher on the SAG Strike and Hollywood’s "Fat Cats”
Today, a conversation with one of the most impassioned leaders of Hollywood’s historic double strike: Fran Drescher, star of The Nanny turned SAG-AFTRA president. We discuss what broke down in the uni...
20 Jul 20231h
The Crypto Founder Who Won a “Landmark Victory” Against the SEC
Hollywood may be shut down, but one industry seems to be enjoying a surprising upswing: crypto. Kara interviewed Ripple co-founder and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen hours before what is being called...
17 Jul 20231h 6min
