Guillermo Del Toro would ‘rather die’ than use generative AI
When Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was a kid growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico, he would draw monsters all day. His deeply Catholic grandmother even had him exorcised because of it. But w...
30 Jan 44min
Former NBC producer on silence, shame and finding words after #MeToo
Brooke Nevils was a young NBC producer working the 2014 Sochi Olympics when, she says, ‘Today Show’ host Matt Lauer sexually assaulted her. Lauer has denied her account, calling their relationship con...
29 Jan 43min
Inside the U.S. reversal on climate change action
President Trump calls global warming "a hoax." As the U.S. faces more severe storms and extreme weather events, New York Times climate reporter David Gelles describes what this means for climate chang...
28 Jan 44min
How Tucker Carlson Became Right-Wing Media’s Most Significant Voice
‘New Yorker’ staff writer Jason Zengerle says after Tucker Carlson was let go from CNN and MSNBC, and joined Fox News, Trump’s 2016 presidential candidacy revived his career. “Those more prestigious F...
27 Jan 45min
The Rebirth Of White Rage
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Heather Ann Thompson talks about the 1984 New York City subway shooting, when Bernhard Goetz, a white man, shot four Black teenagers. "We are watching someone tell us ...
26 Jan 44min
Best Of: Writers Rachel Eliza Griffiths & Quiara Alegría Hudes
When writer Rachel Eliza Griffiths married Salman Rushdie in 2021, she expected her wedding day to be joyful. But the joy was invaded by tragedy, when she got the news her best friend had died. Eleve...
24 Jan 46min
A Mel Brooks Appreciation!
He’s the subject of a new two-part HBO documentary by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio called ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ It looks at his origins in Brooklyn, his service in WWII, his EGOT-win...
23 Jan 46min
Writer Quiara Alegría Hudes On ‘White Hot’ Rage
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright has written a debut novel that asks a provocative question: What if a woman claimed the right to a spiritual quest like men have done for centuries in literature?...
22 Jan 43min
