Elizabeth Warren Holds Onto Hope
An outspoken advocate for working families, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has made a career out of taking on Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and the Beltway. And while she may be tired of Wa...
20 Apr 20251h 18min
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (‘Dream Count’) Has Some Notes
“Everything’s changed,” says author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. “I’ve changed, and every book is a different person.” It’s true: in the 12 years since the release of her best-seller, Americanah, Adichie...
13 Apr 20251h 25min
Jenny Slate in 2025
Jenny Slate returns today for her fourth appearance on the program. We discuss how this role in the new FX series Dying for Sex offered her ‘full wingspan’ as a performer (5:45), embodying best friend...
6 Apr 202556min
Hollywood Plays Itself in Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’
Actor, writer, director, and producer Seth Rogen came up in an age of abundance—a Hollywood that made big-budget comedies with box office success: The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapp...
30 Mar 20251h 9min
Ezra Klein’s Call for ‘Abundance’ in America
In their new book, Abundance, journalists Ezra Klein (The New York Times) and Derek Thompson offer a hopeful vision for what the future of the U.S. can look like. Ezra returns to the show to discuss h...
23 Mar 20251h 20min
Play It Again: Actor Amanda Seyfried
From Mean Girls to Mamma Mia! to First Reformed, Amanda Seyfried has repeatedly displayed her versatility as a performer. Today, we return to one of our favorite conversations with the illustrious act...
16 Mar 202548min
A Portrait of the Artist Tyler Mitchell
What does photography need to do now? Artist Tyler Mitchell has been asking (and attempting to answer) that question since making history as the first Black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover back in...
9 Mar 20251h 22min
Actor Monica Barbaro (‘A Complete Unknown’) Takes the Stage as Joan Baez
In celebration of Oscar Sunday, our conversation with actor Monica Barbaro. Her portrayal of Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supp...
2 Mar 202558min
