Jazz Singer Laufey is Bringing the Past to the Present
Jazz singer Laufey wants to bridge the gap between the past and the present. Today, she joins us upon the debut of her latest album, Bewitched. We discuss her songwriting process (5:20), her bossa nov...
10 Sep 202356min
The Summer in Review (with Culture Critic Sam Sanders)
Sam Sanders is the host of Into It, a twice-weekly podcast surveying all things pop culture. Today: he joins us for a review of summer 2023! At the top, we discuss Barbenheimer (7:20), the dual Hollyw...
3 Sep 20231h 7min
Tracing 'The Steps' of Musician Alana Haim
Today, we return to our conversation with musician and actor Alana Haim! We first sat with Alana around her on-screen debut in the film Licorice Pizza, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Making her act...
30 Aug 202344min
The Era(s) of Musician Este Haim
Musician and composer Este Haim has had quite the year. Today, she reflects on HAIM’s eventful summer as part of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour (5:45), her pivot into scoring feature films (8:40), inclu...
27 Aug 20231h 2min
Abbi Jacobson is in a League of Her Own
Today, our conversation with actor and writer Abbi Jacobson! We sat with Abbi last summer around the release of her latest series, A League of Their Own (5:35), to discuss the legacy of the 1992 film ...
23 Aug 20231h 7min
Composer Ludwig Göransson (‘Oppenheimer’) Can Hear the Music
For over a decade, composer and record producer Ludwig Göransson has created some of the defining music of our time. This week, he sits with Sam to discuss his latest work in Oppenheimer. At the top, ...
20 Aug 202358min
Beto O'Rourke and the Border
As a fourth generation border resident in El Paso, politician Beto O’Rourke has long been making the case for immigration reform. He’s continued to do so this summer, as the humanitarian crisis at the...
13 Aug 20231h 24min
Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Threads History and the Afrofuture
For over three decades, legendary costume designer Ruth E. Carter has created the looks of our most era-defining films. Today, we're celebrating those pieces chronicled in her new book, The Art of Rut...
6 Aug 20231h 10min
