Amber Ruffin on SNL, Seth Meyers and Creating Bigfoot! The Musical
Comedian Amber Ruffin is a trailblazer in the late night space and she joins the show this week ahead of season two of CNN’s “Have I Got News For You.” But first, Megan gives us a behind the scenes lo...
24 Sep 1h 13min
Colin Kaepernick on kneeling, NFL ban, and new memoir The Perilous Fight
On the 10-year anniversary of his historic protest during the national anthem, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick joins Megan on the show for a one-of-a-kind conversation about a moment in time t...
17 Sep 1h 23min
Kamala Harris on public service and if she’s going to run for president in 2028
After the 2024 election, Kamala is coming back into the public eye and sat down with Megan. They talk about her Oakland roots, her decision to become a prosecutor and why she’s fully committed to publ...
10 Sep 47min
Roxane Gay on "Bad Feminist," Her Queerness and Having Audacity
This week, Megan is joined by award-winning writer and cultural critic Roxane Gay, whose books have had a huge impact on the way Megan sees the world. One of the most important feminist writers of her...
3 Sep 1h 10min
Pablo Torre on Investigating Billionaires, Journalism Risks, and getting heckled by Knicks Fans
“It was so demystifying because a lot of these people are f*cking stupid” This week, journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Pablo Torre joins Megan on the show. But first, Megan sounds off about the ...
27 Aug 1h 13min
W Kamau Bell on East Bay Lesbians, Right Wing Grifters, and United Shades of America
This week, Megan is joined by stand-up comedian and director W. Kamau Bell. They dig into the “whys” behind some of Kamau’s biggest decisions, like holding space for Ted Danson to talk about his Black...
20 Aug 1h 15min
Cheryl Reeve on The StudBudz, the 2016 Lynx and Becoming the Winningest Coach in WNBA History
Live from WNBA All Star Weekend, Megan is joined by the winningest coach in WNBA history and five-time All-Star coach Cheryl Reeve. They discuss how she supported the 2016 Lynx’s protest against polic...
13 Aug 1h
Kristen Kish on Overcoming Fears on Top Chef, Korean Cinderella and Finding Her Queer Identity
On the inaugural episode of “Why Are You Like This?” Megan Rapinoe sits down with Top Chef host Kristen Kish. Kish took the culinary world and media space by storm after becoming the second female wi...
6 Aug 1h 3min
