Roberta Kaplan Will See You In Court
Renowned litigator Roberta (Robbie) Kaplan says she’s a born fighter. In January she won one of those fights when a jury ordered Donald Trump to pay Kaplan’s client, E. Jean Carroll, $83.3 million dol...
26 Feb 202459min
Paul Giamatti Is Good With Words
Actor Paul Giamatti seems to have perfected the hyper-articulate, slightly depressed curmudgeon – and this year, it might land him an Oscar. Kara and Paul talk about why his role in The Holdovers hit ...
22 Feb 202444min
Brooke Shields on Surviving Hollywood
Today, we’re replaying a conversation that Kara taped last spring with none other than Brooke Shields. Shields became a teenage superstar through her roles in “Pretty Baby” and “Blue Lagoon” as well a...
19 Feb 202453min
Cord Jefferson on Making American Fiction
Writer and director Cord Jefferson’s first feature film, American Fiction, has been nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Jefferson was once a journalist, but ...
15 Feb 202451min
Tracy Chapman's Timeless Earworms
More than 35 years after its release, Tracy Chapman’s eponymous debut album – and the single Fast Car – hit #1 on the charts last week, fueled by her performance with country star Luke Combs at the Gr...
12 Feb 202459min
Ambassador Rahm Emanuel on the New Japan, Contending With China, and Biden’s Calm
Rahm Emanuel is the ultimate political insider: He’s worked closely with three presidents, he’s been mayor of the nation’s third largest city (Chicago), and he’s now “redefining” diplomacy as ambassad...
8 Feb 202449min
Is the Apple Vision Pro All That?
Kara got a sneak peek of the Apple Vision Pro, and sat down before the official launch with tech reporters Joanna Stern, Nilay Patel and Mark Gurman to discuss why it took so long for Apple to get int...
5 Feb 20241h 3min
How Ava DuVernay Made a Hit with ‘Origin,’ and Without Big Studio Backing
Today, our guest is acclaimed director and screenwriter Ava DuVernay, known for the Oscar-nominated films “Selma” and “13th.” Her latest film “Origin” is an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 bests...
1 Feb 202448min
