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Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Ben Tracy meets a father-and-daughter team who use data and art in their study of melting glaciers. Also: Conor Knighton sits down with “Severance” actor Adam Scott; and David Pogue meets some iconic stars of TV commercials. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Aug 41min

Nicole Scherzinger, who won a Tony Award for the recent Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Sunset Boulevard," talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about playing the "beautiful complexity" of femme fatale Norma Desmond. She also discusses the musical's themes of ageism in the entertainment industry; her early theater experiences; and why the original film's tragic story still resonates today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Aug 23min

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Lee Cowan looks at the impact of musician and songwriter Woody Guthrie. Also: John Blackstone discusses Steve Wozniak’s fight against internet fraud, as Jo Ling Kent examines the rise of cryptocurrencies; Erin Moriarty reports on the release of the JFK Files; Tracy Smith marks the 75th anniversary of the classic film “Sunset Boulevard”; and Faith Salie finds out why the whispering sensation known as ASMR is making a lot of noise. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Aug 1h 2min

The comedy team of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about their latest collaboration, "Cheech & Chong's Last Movie." The comedians also discuss how their partnership first clicked and continues to do so; their approach to aging; and how, despite being best known as stoner comics, the majority of their comic material is about anything but weed. This interview last aired on April 14, 2025. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Aug 24min

Jane Pauley hosts our special broadcast focusing on securing a fulfilling retirement. In our cover story, David Pogue looks at the state of Social Security. Also: Luke Burbank reports on the FIRE movement for people seeking financial independence to retire early; Susan Spencer explores the creation of bucket lists; Tracy Smith sits down with the comedy duo Cheech & Chong; Robert Costa talks with Drew Barrymore who, at 50, landed on the cover of AARP: The Magazine; Martha Teichner explores Latitude Margaritaville, a 55+ active community in Florida inspired by Jimmy Buffett; Seth Doane travels to Malta, where Americans are finding a more affordable retirement destination; Conor Knighton visits a retirement home for chimpanzees, while Lee Cowan checks out a site for retired warplanes; and Kelefa Sanneh talks with the “father of the 401(k).” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Aug 1h 4min

Kristin Scott Thomas, the Academy Award-nominated actress from "The English Patient," talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about the childhood trauma that inspired her to co-write and direct "My Mother's Wedding." She also talks about her collaboration with actors as a director, and what she learned from other directors; her debut in Prince's "Under the Cherry Moon"; and overcoming her shyness. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Juli 27min

Hosted by Tracy Smith. In our cover story, Ben Mankiewicz goes behind the curtain of a new immersive version of the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz.” Also: Erin Moriarty investigates the high error rate of urine drug tests that can have devastating consequences; David Pogue sits down with singer Michael Feinstein; and Lee Cowan profiles actress Kristin Scott Thomas, who has directed her first film, “My Mother’s Wedding.” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Juli 44min

British-born restaurateur Keith McNally opened such popular New York City institutions as the Odeon, Balthazar and Pastis. But a 2016 stroke, which caused immobility and affected his speech, led to a suicide attempt two years later. He talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about writing his memoir, "I Regret Almost Everything"; how the stroke drew him to Instagram; how he learned restaurant lighting through an early job in theater on "The Rocky Horror Show"; and giving second chances. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Juli 28min