
How Jed Mercurio Makes Realistic TV Dramas
This week host June Thomas talks to TV writer Jed Mercurio, who created the hugely popular UK police procedural Line of Duty and recently executive produced the drama series Bloodlands. In the intervi...
18 Apr 202142min

What Healthcare Workers Can Teach Us About Creativity
This week host Isaac Butler talks to Anthony Fortenberry, chief nursing officer at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, which has been serving the LGBTQ community in New York City for decades. In the...
11 Apr 202146min

The Activism and Artistry of Joan E. Biren’s Photography
This week host June Thomas talks to the activist photographer Joan E. Biren, also known as JEB. In the interview, JEB discusses the creation, funding, and printing of her 1979 photobook Eye to Eye: Po...
4 Apr 202148min

How Zoe Kazan, Roxane Gay, and Alison Bechdel Dealt With a Year of COVID
This week June Thomas, Isaac Butler, and Rumaan Alam co-host a special episode about staying creative during a difficult year. First they talk about their own experiences in quarantine and how they ma...
28 Mars 202148min

How Musician Julien Baker Gets Unstuck
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to musician Julien Baker about her new album Little Oblivions. In the interview, Julien discusses the process of writing the song “Favor” and how she combined pieces...
21 Mars 202148min

Julia Turshen on Writing a Very Personal Cookbook
This week host Rumaan Alam talks to cookbook author Julia Turshen about her career as a professional home cook and her new book Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food. In the intervie...
14 Mars 202143min

How an Audiobook Narrator Plays All the Parts
This week, host June Thomas talks to audiobook narrator Abby Craden about voicing multiple characters, narrating fiction and nonfiction, and finding a niche in the world of lesbian romances. (The book...
7 Mars 202143min

She-Ra Showrunner Noelle Stevenson on Creating a Diverse Kids Show
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to cartoonist and now showrunner Noelle Stevenson about the process of rebooting the ‘80s TV show She-Ra: Princess of Power. In the interview, Noelle talks about dev...
28 Feb 202152min



















