
How Jane Lynch Strikes the Perfect Level of Mean on Weakest Link
This week, host June Thomas talks to the multitalented actor, comedian, and game-show host Jane Lynch, who discusses her wide range of acting roles and her latest gig as the host of NBC’s reboot of We...
1 Nov 202039min

Joe Sacco’s Journalistic Comics
This week, Isaac Butler talks with journalist and cartoonist Joe Sacco. Sacco is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist best known for his comics journalism. His books Palestine and Footnotes in...
25 Okt 202057min

Arranger Alex Lacamoire Breaks Down His Process for Hamilton
This week, host Isaac Butler talks shop with Alex Lacamoire, who was the arranger, music director, conductor, and orchestrator for Hamilton. In the interview, Alex explains what an arranger does and d...
18 Okt 202047min

Rumaan Alam’s New Novel Started With a Daydream
This week, host June Thomas talks to novelist, critic, and co-host of Working Rumaan Alam about his new novel Leave the World Behind, which has already garnered critical acclaim and a nomination for t...
11 Okt 202044min

Director Phil Alden Robinson on the Making of His Cult Classic, Sneakers
This week, host Isaac Butler cracks the code of the heist film genre with Phil Alden Robinson, director of the 1992 cult classic Sneakers. In the interview, Phil talks about Sneakers’ nine-year writin...
4 Okt 202051min

Critic Charles Finch on Reading Hundreds of Books a Year
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks about the aims of literary criticism with novelist and book critic Charles Finch. In the interview, Charles discusses the impact of platforms like Goodreads (where an...
27 Sep 202048min

How Scrapbooking Connects Craft and Personal Reflection
This week host June Thomas talks about the underrated art of scrapbooking with Ali Edwards, who managed to turn her love of crafting into a full-time career. In the interview, Ali discusses her most p...
20 Sep 202046min

How a Costume Designer Dressed Two Seth Rogens in American Pickle
This week, host Isaac Butler learns the finer points of costume design from Brenda Abbandandolo, who recently dressed two different characters played by Seth Rogen in American Pickle. Brenda also desi...
13 Sep 202043min



















