John Seabrook’s Family Was the Vegetable Version of ‘Succession’
John Seabrook is a journalist and author best known for his work at The New Yorker magazine. This means he didn’t go into the family business: large-scale industrial agriculture. During their heyday, ...
9 Des 202549min
The Many Lives of Peter Weller
Sitting across from Dr. Peter Weller — another actor/author/academic like myself — I knew I was in for an engaging conversation. But as Peter explained the shape his life has taken, I saw beyond his v...
2 Des 202553min
Introducing: Don't Listen To Us with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody
For the Thanksgiving holiday, who better to hear from than a family who has fought hard for the communication, compromise, and comedy that fuels their daily lives? Don’t Listen To Us is an advice sh...
25 Nov 202550min
Kyle MacLachlan (Directed by David Lynch)
The actor Kyle MacLachlan readily acknowledges the immense impact that the late director David Lynch had on his life and career. After making his on-screen debut starring in Lynch's sci-fi epic Dune (...
18 Nov 20251h 3min
How Megan McArdle Became a Liberal-tarian
As a columnist for the Washington Post, Megan McArdle tackles the most fraught political topics of our time. So why did we spend so much time talking about pie? It turns out, it's all connected. We di...
11 Nov 202553min
Waxing Poetic with Jia Tolentino (Live at Strand)
Back in September, I sat down with powerful writer and past guest Jia Tolentino at the Strand Bookstore in New York City to discuss my first poetry collection, About Time. This book is a poetic autobi...
4 Nov 202549min
Failure? Success? Judd Apatow Says Give It 10 Years to Decide
Take a walk through Judd Apatow’s office, like I did, and you’ll be reminded of all the successful projects he’s helped create over the years: Anchorman, Bridesmaids, Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin....
28 Okt 202552min
Fail Again: Ben Stiller Confronts His Parents' Legacy
You might remember from way back when this podcast started that my very first guest was Ben Stiller. It was a memorable interview for lots of reasons, including that Ben talked to me about his parents...
21 Okt 202554min
