
We Remember Gordon Lightfoot
Last week, we lost the great singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. In honor of his passing, Alec is sharing his 2016 conversation with the musician, one of his favorites in the history of the podcast: O...
9 Mai 202339min

Filmmaker Judith Vecchione on Vietnam, Civil Rights and Beyond
Forty years ago, “Vietnam: A Television History,” the 13-part documentary series examining the Vietnam War, premiered on PBS. It served as a searing look into the background, cost and toll taken on th...
2 Mai 202338min

The Battle for a Solar-Powered Future
An area near the entrance to Death Valley National Park has the capacity to produce enough energy to power the entire planet if covered in solar panels. Yet for Nye County, Nevada residents, the quest...
18 Apr 202343min

Everybody Loves Caroline Rhea
Caroline Rhea is best-known as Aunt Hilda in the 90s sitcom, “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” but the actor and comedian has been entertaining us in many forms for decades: hosting “The Biggest Loser” and...
4 Apr 202335min

Chris Jones & Michael Mooney on the Rise and Fall of Siegfried & Roy
On October 3, 2003, a horrified audience looked on as Roy Horn, one-half of the famous German magician duo Siegfried & Roy, was bit by a 400-pound white tiger named “Mantecore” and dragged offstage. A...
21 Mar 202339min

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Actors Studio with Ellen Burstyn & Estelle Parsons
This past year marked the 75th Anniversary of the Actors Studio, the nonprofit organization that has shared “truth in acting” with decades of film, television and theater professionals, including some...
7 Mar 202353min

Sammy The Bull: From Omertà to Podcast
From “The Godfather” to “Goodfellas” to “The Sopranos,” fictional portrayals of the mafia continue to enthrall the American public. On his podcast, “Our Thing,” Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, member of “La...
21 Feb 202349min

Daniel Weiss on the Met’s Legacy
Daniel Weiss is President and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the largest museum in North America. An accomplished scholar and author who holds a PhD in art history and an MBA, Weiss was recrui...
7 Feb 202341min



















