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- Dec9Jon Batiste Almost Got Kicked Out Of Juilliard44mins
- Dec6Werner Herzog Isn't The 'Wild Guy' You Think He Is44mins
- Dec6Best Of: Folk Musician Jerron Paxton / Lyricist Ira Gershwin's Legacy48mins
- Dec5A Cultural History Of Hypochondria44mins
- Dec4Trump's 2nd Term & The Economy45mins
- Dec3Artist Mickalene Thomas Gives Black Women Their Flowers45mins
- Dec2Folk Musician Jerron Paxton Transports Us To the '20s46mins
- Nov30Best Of: Making 'The Piano Lesson' / Selena Gomez50mins
- Nov29Pharrell Thinks He Sounds Like Mickey Mouse47mins
- Nov28A Yo-Yo Ma Thanksgiving46mins
- Nov27Canonical Lyricist Ira Gershwin Gets His Due48mins
- Nov26The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film45mins
- Nov25A Marine's Portrait Of Her Body At Extremes46mins
- Nov23Best Of: Comedy Writer Michael Schur / Actor Jimmy O. Yang48mins
- Nov22The Exile Of Charlie Chaplin45mins
- Nov21'Parks And Rec'& 'Good Place' Creator Michael Schur On His New Show46mins
- Nov20Trump, Journalism & The Rough Road Ahead46mins
- Nov19Selena Gomez Has Found Her Balance45mins
- Nov18Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background45mins
- Nov16Best Of: Why Do We Itch? / Writer Richard Price47mins
- Nov15Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison47mins
- Nov14How Screenwriting Saved Novelist Richard Price45mins
- Nov13What Trump's Foreign Policy Could Look Like46mins
- Nov12Why Do We Itch?45mins
- Nov11Veteran Phil Klay On A 2nd Trump Administration & The Military45mins
- Nov9Best Of: Al Pacino / Saoirse Ronan48mins
- Nov8Jenny Slate Finds Strength In Sensitivity46mins
- Nov7Freedman's Bank & Economic Disparities Today45mins
- Nov6Saoirse Ronan Says Being A Child Actor Shaped Her — For The Better46mins
- Nov5Remembering Quincy Jones47mins
- Nov4Al Pacino Looks Back On A Legendary Career45mins
- Nov2Best Of: Alex Van Halen / Painter Titus Kaphar48mins
- Nov1Remembering 'Tootsie' Actor Teri Garr47mins
- Oct31What About Foreign Interference In The 2024 Election?46mins
- Oct30The Organization Ready To Help Trump Override The Federal Gov't47mins
- Oct29Alex Van Halen On Eddie, Fire & 'Feeling It'46mins
- Oct28How The Culture Wars Split A Church46mins
- Oct26Best Of: Bridget Everett / Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's Son48mins
- Oct25Singer-Songwriter Randy Newman47mins
- Oct24Painter Titus Kaphar On 'Exhibiting Forgiveness'45mins
- Oct23John le Carré's Son Revives His Late Dad's Beloved Spy46mins
- Oct22What Do Billionaires Like Elon Musk Want From Trump?46mins
- Oct21Bridget Everett On Not Fitting In, Then Finding Her People45mins
- Oct19Best Of: Pharrell Williams / Lisa Marie Presley's Memoir48mins
- Oct18Tom Petty / 'Reservation Dogs' Co-Creator Sterlin Harjo47mins
- Oct17The Battle For Honest And Accountable Government46mins
- Oct16An Unprecedented Moment For Abortion, IVF & Fetal Personhood46mins
- Oct15Palestinian Poet Reflects On A Life Of Loss44mins
- Oct14Riley Keough Helps Mom Lisa Marie Presley Emerge From Elvis' Shadow45mins
- Oct12Best Of: Jeremy Strong / Will & Harper's Roadtrip Across America49mins
- Oct11Remembering Gospel Singer Cissy Houston / MLB Legend Pete Rose47mins
- Oct10Israeli Writer Etgar Keret Reflects On A Year Of War47mins
- Oct9Jeremy Strong On Delusion, Dreams and Doing What It Takes [Extended Version]55mins
- Oct8Pharrell Williams Sees Colors When He Hears Music45mins
- Oct7Will Ferrell & Harper Steele's Roadtrip Across America46mins
- Oct5Best Of: Ta-Nehisi Coates / John Leguizamo49mins
- Oct4Remembering Maggie Smith and Kris Kristofferson47mins
- Oct3The Harris/Trump Economic Proposals, Explained45mins
- Oct2John Leguizamo Gives The Untold Story Of Latinos In America45mins
- Oct1Ta-Nehisi Coates Explores Oppression in 'The Message'45mins
- Sep30Ina Garten's Biggest Hosting Fail46mins
- Sep28Best Of: 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips / Actor Uzo Aduba49mins
- Sep27Celebrating 25 Years Of 'The West Wing'46mins
- Sep26Could 'Uncommitted' Voters Sway The Election?46mins
- Sep25Above All, Uzo Aduba Is Her Mother's Daughter44mins
- Sep24The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation45mins
- Sep23Why 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips Came Back For A Sequel45mins
- Sep21Best Of: Connie Chung / Demi Moore47mins
- Sep20A Satire Of the Sunshine State46mins
- Sep19Maggie Haberman On Trump's Turbulent 2024 Campaign44mins
- Sep18Connie Chung Regrets Being A Good Girl43mins
- Sep17How Trump Created The Illusion Of Success44mins
- Sep16Demi Moore's New Beginning43mins
- Sep14Best Of: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover / Comic Taylor Tomlinson48mins
- Sep13Remembering Actor James Earl Jones46mins
- Sep12Gearing Up For A Post-Election Legal Fight44mins
- Sep11How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter43mins
- Sep10The Unchecked Power Of Sheriffs43mins
- Sep9Taylor Tomlinson Is Ready To Joke About Her Bipolar II. Mostly.44mins
- Sep7Best Of: SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson / Novelist Danzy Senna48mins
- Sep6Inside The Making Of 'The Sopranos'46mins
- Sep5The Anti-Fascist Vigilantes Infiltrating White Nationalist Groups44mins
- Sep4SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Gets Personal44mins
- Sep3Danzy Senna Writes Herself (And Other Mixed-Race People) Into Existence44mins
- Sep2Film Icons: Spike Lee / Samuel L. Jackson46mins
- Aug31Film Icons: Steven Spielberg / Carrie Fisher48mins
- Aug30Film Icons: Clint Eastwood / Eli Wallach & More47mins
- Aug29Film Icons: Dennis Hopper / Isabella Rossellini46mins
- Aug28Film Icons: Meryl Streep / Sidney Poitier47mins
- Aug27Film Icons: Molly Ringwald / Jodie Foster / Anthony Hopkins45mins
- Aug26Film Icons: Michael Caine / Robert Duvall44mins
- Aug24Film Icons: Elia Kazan / Eva Marie Saint48mins
- Aug23Remembering 'King Of Daytime TV' Phil Donahue46mins
- Aug22Reflecting On 2 Critical Conflict Zones: Ukraine And Gaza44mins
- Aug21How Donald Trump Changed Federal Law Enforcement44mins
- Aug20How Stadiums Became The American Public Square44mins
- Aug19Actor Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor On The Complexity & Heartbreak Of Female Friendships45mins
- Aug17Best Of: Black Doctors Consortium Founder / The Life Of A Brain Surgeon48mins
- Aug16Police Procedural 'Homicide' (Finally) Comes To Streaming46mins
- Aug15On The Road With Harris/Walz46mins
- Aug14How American Lobbyists Threaten Democracy44mins
- Aug13Safiya Sinclair On Cutting Herself Free From Rastafari Roots43mins
- Aug12An Informant Exposes The Inner Workings Of The Ku Klux Klan43mins
- Aug10Best Of: How 1982 Sci-Fi Changed The Game / Singer Brittany Howard48mins
- Aug10Revisiting The Final Months Of WWII45mins
- Aug8'Sing Sing' Offers a Glimpse of Life Behind Bars43mins
- Aug7Black Doctors Consortium Founder Serves Vulnerable Communities43mins
- Aug6Migrants Risk It All On The Treacherous Darién Gap44mins
- Aug5A Brain Surgeon Opens Up About Life In The O.R.44mins
- Aug3Best Of: Comic Nikki Glaser / 'Hacks' Co-Creator Paul W. Downs49mins
- Aug2Remembering Freedom Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon46mins
- Aug1Brittany Howard On Prince, Break-Up Songs, And Her Haunted House43mins
- Jul31The 8 Sci-Fi Movies Of 1982 That Changed Everything43mins
- Jul30How 'Hacks' Comes Together — Over Email45mins
- Jul29Comic Nikki Glaser Doesn't Know Why Anyone Would Want To Be Roasted45mins
- Jul27Best Of: 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu / Stunt Performer-Turned-Filmmaker David Leitch48mins
- Jul26Remembering Comic Bob Newhart45mins
- Jul25Will Hezbollah And Israel Go To War?44mins
- Jul24'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu On The Hard Work Of Creativity45mins
- Jul23The Dictator Playbook44mins
- Jul22A Former Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade46mins
- Jul20Best Of: A Life Of Self-Contempt / Character Actor Julianne Nicholson48mins
- Jul19Remembering Shelley Duvall / Sex Guru Dr. Ruth46mins
- Jul18Waking Up And Feeling 'Yuck'44mins
- Jul17The Impossible American Dream44mins
- Jul16Julianne Nicholson Likes Being A Character Actor47mins
- Jul15Why The Weapon Choice In The Attempted Assassination Matters46mins
- Jul13Best Of: A Novel Of Kidnapping & Family Trauma / Rethinking An Age-Gap Relationship48mins
- Jul12Remembering Actor Martin Mull And Screenwriter Robert Towne47mins
- Jul11Understanding The Resurgence of Jobs In America's 'Left Behind' Counties44mins
- Jul10Inside The Biggest Ponzi Scheme In American History46mins
- Jul9She Was 17, He Was 47: How #MeToo Changed A Marriage46mins
- Jul8Taffy Brodesser-Akner Writes Real People — Not Likable Ones45mins
- Jul6Best Of: Comic Michelle Buteau / Emily Nussbaum On Reality TV47mins
- Jul5David Byrne on 40 Years of 'Stop Making Sense'44mins
- Jul4How Bon Jovi Lost His Voice — And Got It Back45mins
- Jul3A Former Federal Judge Fears For Democracy45mins
- Jul2Reflections on Being Fat in a Thin World45mins
- Jul2What Do The 'Love is Blind' Lawsuits Mean For Reality TV?45mins
- Jun29Best Of: Dr. Fauci's Talks With Trump / 'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder48mins
- Jun28Fairport Convention Founding Member Richard Thompson46mins
- Jun27Election 2024: Where Does The Money Come From?45mins
- Jun26Michelle Buteau Finds A Lifeline In Humor44mins
- Jun25Ghanaian Artist Blitz Bazawule Is Breaking Down Doors45mins
- Jun24Inside The Breakdown Of The Global Supply Chain46mins
- Jun22Best Of: Questlove's Hip-Hop History / 'Always Sunny' Actor Rob McElhenney48mins
- Jun21'Slave Play' Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Works To Diversity Theater45mins
- Jun20The Story Behind Diane Von Furstenberg's Iconic Wrap Dress44mins
- Jun19Actor David Oyelowo On 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves'45mins
- Jun18Dr. Anthony Fauci Looks Back On The COVID-19 Pandemic44mins
- Jun17'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder45mins
- Jun15Best Of: Yo-Yo Ma; Actor Griffin Dunne47mins
- Jun14How Satchel Paige Helped Integrate MLB45mins
- Jun13How Formerly Enslaved People Were Stripped Of Land43mins
- Jun12Rob McElhenney On 'Welcome To Wrexham'44mins
- Jun11Questlove On Hip-Hop And History46mins
- Jun10Actor Griffin Dunne Revisits His Hollywood Childhood44mins
- Jun8Best Of: 'Merrily We Roll Along'; MSNBC Host Ali Velshi48mins
- Jun7Julio Torres Spins Immigration Stress into Satire44mins
- Jun6Ronan Farrow on the link between #MeToo, Weinstein and Trump43mins
- Jun5Colson Whitehead returns to 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto'46mins
- Jun4MSNBC Host Ali Velshi Traces His Ancestors' Migration45mins
- Jun3'Merrily We Roll Along' Revival Is A Love Letter To Sondheim45mins
- Jun1Best Of: Maggie Rogers / Kristen Wiig48mins
- May31Carrying On After A Life-Changing Accident45mins
- May30Revisiting A Chicago Hate Crime And Its Aftermath43mins
- May29Yo-Yo Ma Says He's Living His Best Childhood Now45mins
- May28The Untold Story Of The C-Section44mins
- May27The Stax Records Soul Sound46mins
- May25Best Of: Michael McDonald / The American 'Food Cartel'48mins
- May24'Mad Max' Director George Miller46mins
- May23The Corruption Scandal That Rocked The Navy43mins
- May22Maggie Rogers (Extended Version)55mins
- May21Kristen Wiig45mins
- May20Michael McDonald45mins
- May18Best Of: Kathleen Hanna / Tyler James Williams48mins
- May17Remembering Filmmaker Roger Corman46mins
- May16Writer Carvell Wallace On Pain, Processing & Letting Go43mins
- May15Regional Complexities Of The Israel/Hamas War45mins
- May14'Abbott Elementary' Actor Tyler James Williams45mins
- May13Kathleen Hanna's 'Rebel Girl' Life45mins
- May11Best Of: Brittney Griner / Discovering Plant Intelligence48mins
- May10'The Sympathizer' Author Viet Thanh Nguyen45mins
- May9Remembering Minimalist Painter Frank Stella44mins
- May8A People's History Of Black Twitter42mins
- May7WNBA Star Brittney Griner Imprisonment & Release44mins
- May6The Hidden World Of Plant Intelligence45mins
- May4Best Of: Jon Bon Jovi / Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo49mins
- May3Remembering Writer Paul Auster45mins
- May2What Will Happen With The TikTok Ban?43mins
- May2Erik Larson On The Dawn Of The Civil War45mins
- Apr30Fantasy Writer Leigh Bardugo On Magic & Miracles46mins
- Apr29Jon Bon Jovi45mins
- Apr27Best Of: St. Vincent / Kids In An Age Of Anxiety48mins
- Apr26Novelist John Green On The 'Invasive Weed' Of OCD44mins
- Apr25Why Writers Are Losing Out In Hollywood44mins
- Apr24The Life & Legacy Of 'Rulebreaker' Barbara Walters45mins
- Apr23St. Vincent43mins
- Apr22How Minority Rule Threatens Democracy45mins
- Apr20Best Of: Salman Rushdie's Survival / A New Kind Of Whodunit48mins
- Apr19Remembering PBS Anchor Robert MacNeil46mins
- Apr18Our Fragile Food System44mins
- Apr17A Death Doula Says 'Get Real' About The End45mins
- Apr16Salman Rushdie On Surviving Attempted Murder45mins
- Apr15A First Date Turns Into A Whodunit In 'Diarra From Detroit'44mins
- Apr13Best Of: Andrew Scott / Women Behind The Wheel45mins
- Apr12The History Of King Kong & Godzilla46mins
- Apr11The 'Land Grab' Displacing The Maasai People43mins
- Apr10The High Pressure Experiments That Made D-Day44mins
- Apr9Internet Brain & The Age Of Overthinking45mins
- Apr8Andrew Scott On 'Ripley,' 'Fleabag' & More44mins
- Apr6Best Of: Sue Bird / Sleater-Kinney48mins
- Apr5A 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Appreciation46mins
- Apr4Abortion Rights & The Fetal Personhood Movement45mins
- Apr3Capt. Cook's Final Voyage46mins
- Apr2'Kids Are Not OK' Says Mental Health Expert46mins
- Apr1WNBA Star Sue Bird45mins
- Mar30Best Of: Stories From A Hollywood Insider / Eugene Levy47mins
- Mar29Celebrating Country Music's Black Roots46mins
- Mar28How Cars Became A Gendered Technology45mins
- Mar27Oregon's Drug Decriminalization Experiment45mins
- Mar26Climate-Driven Migration In America45mins
- Mar25Sleater-Kinney47mins
- Mar23Best Of: The Life Of A Nun / A Foster Parent On Loving & Letting Go48mins
- Mar22'Tokyo Vice' Journalist On Japan's Criminal Underworld45mins
- Mar21The Chinese Mafia & The Illicit Marijuana Trade44mins
- Mar20A Former Nun On Why She 'Cloistered' And Later Ran Away45mins
- Mar19Christine Blasey Ford On Life Before And Since Testifying45mins
- Mar18An 'Exvangelical' On Loving & Leaving The Church44mins
- Mar16Best Of: Jenny Slate / Julio Torres48mins
- Mar15A Maître D' Dishes On The Restaurant Industry45mins
- Mar14What Makes Propaganda Effective?44mins
- Mar13Eugene Levy Is A 'Reluctant Traveler'46mins
- Mar12Jenny Slate46mins
- Mar11Julio Torres Spins Immigration Stress Into Satire46mins
- Mar9Best Of: Biden's Last Campaign / Trans Writer Lucy Sante48mins
- Mar8Emma Stone / Mark Ruffalo46mins
- Mar7A Veteran Filmmaker Shares Secrets From The Set44mins
- Mar6Biden's Last Campaign45mins
- Mar5A War Reporter Reckons With A Deadly Cancer Diagnosis45mins
- Mar4RuPaul's House Of Hidden Meanings44mins
- Mar2Best Of: The Making Of 'Dune' / Why We Remember48mins
- Mar1Paul Giamatti / Remembering Comic Richard Lewis46mins
- Feb29The Impact Of Christian Nationalism On American Democracy45mins
- Feb28'Dune' Director Denis Villeneuve46mins
- Feb27Busy Philipps45mins
- Feb26Why We Remember (And Forget)45mins
- Feb24Best Of: Mark Ruffalo / Jeffrey Wright48mins
- Feb23Bradley Cooper & Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin46mins
- Feb22Trump's Legal Challenges, Explained45mins
- Feb21Writer Lucy Sante On Transitioning In Her Late 60s45mins
- Feb20Jeffrey Wright, From 'Basquiat' To 'American Fiction'44mins
- Feb19The History Of The Oscars44mins
- Feb17Best Of: Molly Ringwald / Busy Philipps48mins
- Feb16Sterling K. Brown / Colman Domingo46mins
- Feb15The Migrant Crisis In NYC45mins
- Feb14Remembering Longtime NPR Host Bob Edwards46mins
- Feb13Mark Ruffalo45mins
- Feb12Molly Ringwald45mins
- Feb10Best Of: The Race Card Project / The Early AIDS Crisis48mins
- Feb9Remembering MC5 Guitarist Wayne Kramer / Carl Weathers46mins
- Feb8The Surprisingly Lax Regulation Of Our Railroads45mins
- Feb7The Life and Legacy Of Medgar & Myrlie Evers46mins
- Feb6A Foster Parent On Loving & Letting Go46mins
- Feb5What Americans Really Think About Race45mins
- Feb3Best Of: Emma Stone / The Birth Of Psychedelic Science47mins
- Feb2'Oppenheimer' Dir. Christopher Nolan / Mark Ronson On The 'Barbie' Soundtrack46mins
- Feb1The Forgotten Heroes Of The AIDS Crisis44mins
- Jan31Emma Stone44mins
- Jan30Unpacking The Immigration Crisis46mins
- Jan29Inside A Jim Crow-Era Asylum45mins
- Jan27Best Of: Tracee Ellis Ross / Racism In Medicine48mins
- Jan26Remembering Composer Peter Shickeley / Shangri-Las Lead Mary Weiss46mins
- Jan25How The War Between Israel And Hamas Is Widening45mins
- Jan24Tracee Ellis Ross45mins
- Jan23How War Changed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy46mins
- Jan22Reckoning With Racism In Medicine45mins
- Jan20Best Of: 'Origin' Dir. Ava DuVernay / How Algorithms 'Flatten' Culture48mins
- Jan19A 'Succession' Appreciation46mins
- Jan18The Home Schooling Surge46mins
- Jan17How Algorithms 'Flatten' Culture45mins
- Jan16The Birth Of Psychedelic Science46mins
- Jan15Ava DuVernay Illuminates America's Caste System with 'Origin'45mins
- Jan13Best Of: Sterling K. Brown / Paul Giamatti48mins
- Jan12Josh Groban's Sweeney Todd46mins
- Jan11The Movement To Dismantle Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives45mins
- Jan10Paul Giamatti On 'The Holdovers'45mins
- Jan9The Long Recovery Back From Traumatic Brain Injury46mins
- Jan8Sterling K. Brown45mins
- Jan6Best Of: Making 'Maestro' / A Restaurateur's Journey48mins
- Jan5Remembering The Smothers Brothers, Who Changed TV47mins
- Jan4The Ozempic Revolution44mins
- Jan3Restaurateur Rose Previte's Lessons Learned From Around The World46mins
- Jan2Bradley Cooper & Yannick Nézet-Séguin On 'Maestro'44mins
- Jan1Barbra Streisand47mins
- Dec30Taraji P. Henson / Pianist Brad Mehldau48mins
- Dec29Jazz With The EarRegulars47mins
- Dec28Roots Co-Founder, Black Thought (Tariq Trotter)46mins
- Dec27Brooke Shields45mins
- Dec26Allison Russell's Road To Self-Love47mins