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- May14His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?46mins
- May13Ramy Youssef Animates A Muslim Family's Post-9/11 Life45mins
- May12'Righteous Gemstones' Creator Danny McBride's Love Letter To The South44mins
- May10Best Of: Michelle Williams / Sarah Snook48mins
- May9R. Crumb, King Of Underground Comics46mins
- May8Having A Child In The Digital Age45mins
- May7President Trump's Conflicts Of Interest46mins
- May6Michelle Williams Insists On Finding Pleasure & Humor Alongside Pain44mins
- May5Sarah Snook Almost Didn't Audition For 'Succession'44mins
- May3Best Of: Inside The Pronatalist Movement / Making Sense Of Trauma47mins
- May2A Story Of Shipwreck, Mutiny And Murder45mins
- May1Terry Gross Remembers Her Late Husband, Francis Davis45mins
- Apr30Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement44mins
- Apr29How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America44mins
- Apr28How Trauma Shapes Us45mins
- Apr26Best Of: 'The Pitt' Star Noah Wyle / 'Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler48mins
- Apr25Merle Haggard On Hopping Trains And Doing Time45mins
- Apr24Are Kids With ADHD Being Treated Effectively?45mins
- Apr23Ryan Coogler Paid A Steep Price For The Films He Made43mins
- Apr22America's Path To 'Competitive Authoritarianism'45mins
- Apr21Noah Wyle Is At Home In 'The Pitt'45mins
- Apr19Best Of: Richard Kind / Melinda French Gates48mins
- Apr18A Love Story At The Center Of The Civil Rights Movement45mins
- Apr17Starvation In American Jail Cells44mins
- Apr16The Real-Life Russian Spies Who Inspired 'The Americans'45mins
- Apr15Melinda French Gates On Giving Away Her 'Absurd' Wealth45mins
- Apr14Richard Kind Is Glad He's Not That Famous46mins
- Apr12Best Of: Jason Isbell / David Tennant48mins
- Apr11'Hacks' Returns! With Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Paul W. Downs46mins
- Apr10The Dark Secrets Of Johnson & Johnson44mins
- Apr9Trump's Tariffs & The Radical Remaking Of The Global Economy44mins
- Apr8The 'Fog Of Delusion' In Biden's Inner Circle44mins
- Apr7At 3 Years Old, David Tennant Knew He Wanted To Be Doctor Who45mins
- Apr5Best Of: Amanda Knox / 'Adolescence' Co-Creator & Actor Stephen Graham48mins
- Apr4Celebrating 20 Years Of 'The Office'47mins
- Apr3Jason Isbell On Love, Heartbreak & Songwriting44mins
- Apr2ICE Campus Arrests & The 'Struggle For The Soul' Of America44mins
- Apr1Writer, Critic & Curator Hilton Als Looks For The Silences44mins
- Mar31'Adolescence' Co-Creator/Actor Asks Not Whodunnit, But Why44mins
- Mar29Best Of: A Writer Grapples With A Life-Changing Accident / The Post WWII 'Red Scare'48mins
- Mar28After A Friend's Suicide, A Writer Inherits His Grieving Dog45mins
- Mar27The Former Jihadist Trying To Remake Syria43mins
- Mar26Amanda Knox Is 'Free,' But Is That Enough?44mins
- Mar25Inside The 'Mad House' Of Congressional Disfunction45mins
- Mar24A Legal Scholar On 10 Laws 'Ruining America'44mins
- Mar22Best Of: Seth Rogen / Can The Dems Win Back The Bros?48mins
- Mar2150 Years Of 'Rocky Horror'46mins
- Mar20The Political Battle For The Bros45mins
- Mar19The Promise & Peril Of AI45mins
- Mar18Seth Rogen Lands The 'Tragic' Job Of Studio Head45mins
- Mar17The Red Scare & America's Conspiratorial Politics44mins
- Mar15Best Of: Comic Bill Burr / Actor Simu Liu48mins
- Mar14Texan-Palestinian Comic Mo Amer46mins
- Mar13Remembering The South African Playwright Who Defied Apartheid45mins
- Mar13Comic Bill Burr [Extended Version]58mins
- Mar12The Gutting Of The Department Of Education44mins
- Mar11The Campaign To Silence Journalists & Undermine Free Speech44mins
- Mar10Comic Bill Burr On Musk, Magic Mushrooms & Healing From His Childhood45mins
- Mar8Best Of: Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens / 'White Lotus' Actor Natasha Rothwell48mins
- Mar7Remembering New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen45mins
- Mar6Actor Simu Liu On Diving In The Dark44mins
- Mar5How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?42mins
- Mar4Mardi Gras With New Orleans Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens44mins
- Mar3How A Writer's Life Changed In A Second44mins
- Mar1Best Of: Growing Up Murdoch / DOGE's Cuts To The Federal Workforce48mins
- Feb28Jeremy Strong / Sebastian Stan / Adrien Brody47mins
- Feb27Natasha Rothwell Checks Back Into 'The White Lotus'43mins
- Feb26The Ripple Effect Of Musk's Government Purge45mins
- Feb25The Murdoch Family's Real-Life 'Succession' Rivalry43mins
- Feb24The Battle For The Soul Of The Catholic Church45mins
- Feb22Best Of: Louis Armstrong's Early Years / Our Anti-Social Century48mins
- Feb21Andrew Scott Doesn't See Ripley As A Monster44mins
- Feb20A Family Forged By Haiti's Coup44mins
- Feb19How Regime Change Happens In America45mins
- Feb18What Measles Outbreaks Tell Us About Public Health In America44mins
- Feb17Are Trump's Executive Orders Legal?44mins
- Feb15Best Of: Sebastian Stan / Questlove On The Genius Of Sly Stone48mins
- Feb14'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz46mins
- Feb13'Nickel Boys' Director RaMell Ross Makes The Camera 'An Organ'45mins
- Feb12How Did Elon Musk Become So Powerful In The Trump Administration?45mins
- Feb11For Sebastian Stan, 'The Apprentice' Playing In Theaters Was The Win43mins
- Feb10Questlove On Sly Stone & The Burden Of Black Genius46mins
- Feb8Best Of: Ariana Grande / Inside A Dominatrix's Dungeon48mins
- Feb7Remembering British Singer Marianne Faithfull46mins
- Feb6A Dominatrix/Writer Takes Readers Into A Dungeon43mins
- Feb5Trump's Plan For Gaza / The U.S. Military's Recruiting Crisis45mins
- Feb4Ariana Grande Loves Being In A 'Beautiful Coven'44mins
- Feb3Parenting A Child With Terminal Cancer44mins
- Feb1Best Of: 50 Years Of SNL Musical Guests / Black History Through Blues48mins
- Jan31For 'Severance' Star Adam Scott, Work & Life Can't Be Separated43mins
- Jan30How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star45mins
- Jan29This Anti-Social American Life44mins
- Jan28What The Color Blue Tells About Black History44mins
- Jan27Questlove Digs Into 50 years Of 'SNL' Musical Hits (And Misses)45mins
- Jan25Best Of: Jesse Eisenberg / Pamela Anderson48mins
- Jan24Remembering David Lynch46mins
- Jan23Trump's Foray Into Cryptocurrency44mins
- Jan22Pamela Anderson Is Still Reinventing Herself44mins
- Jan21Jesse Eisenberg Hated Bar Mitzvahs As A Kid44mins
- Jan20MLK, The Organizer & Radical Thinker45mins
- Jan18Best Of: Learning From Silence / Comic Roy Wood Jr.47mins
- Jan17The True Story Of Abuse And Injustice Behind 'Nickel Boys'44mins
- Jan16The Secret History Of The Rape Kit44mins
- Jan15How Losing Everything In A Wildfire Led Pico Iyer To Seek Silence44mins
- Jan14Can The U.S. Aquire Greenland? & Other Q's About Trump Foreign Policy44mins
- Jan13Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism45mins
- Jan11Best Of: Tilda Swinton / Adrien Brody48mins
- Jan10Joan Baez / Suze Rotolo / Al Kooper On Dylan46mins
- Jan9Remembering Jimmy Carter (Part II)44mins
- Jan8Tilda Swinton Thinks About Her Death44mins
- Jan7Adrien Brody Was Made For 'The Brutalist'44mins
- Jan6Getting In Sync With Your Inner Clock45mins
- Jan4Best Of: Comic Ronny Chieng / Writer Miranda July48mins
- Jan3Comic Nikki Glaser On Roasts & Hurt Feelings46mins
- Jan2Alex Van Halen / Selena Gomez48mins
- Jan1Sterling K. Brown Was Told By Hollywood To Lose The "Smart-Guy Thing"45mins
- Dec31Mark Ruffalo Hates The Hulk Suit47mins
- Dec30Remembering President Jimmy Carter (Part I)46mins
- Dec28Maggie Rogers / Kathleen Hanna48mins
- Dec27Connie Chung Regrets Being A Good Girl48mins
- Dec26Jeremy Strong Sees Acting As An Escape From Self46mins
- Dec25Pete Seeger / Bruce Springsteen47mins
- Dec24David Byrne's Christmas Playlist49mins
- Dec23Jon Batiste, Holiday Edition / Questlove Christmas48mins
- Dec21Best Of: Billie Eilish & Finneas / The Colbert Cookbook48mins
- Dec20Bonnie Raitt / Francis Ford Coppola48mins
- Dec19Miranda July Wants Women To Read Their Inner Lives In 'All Fours'47mins
- Dec18The Looming TikTok Ban46mins
- Dec17Billie Eilish & Finneas47mins
- Dec16Comedian Ronny Chieng Didn't Tell His Parents He Got A 'Daily Show' Job47mins
- Dec15Someone Once Told Elton John He Would Never Be A Pop Star21mins
- Dec14Best Of: Jon Batiste's 'Beethoven Blues' / Visual Artist Mickalene Thomas47mins
- Dec13Cynthia Erivo Sings With 'A Bit Of A Smile'45mins
- Dec12Stephen & Evie Colbert Share The Taste Of Home44mins
- Dec11The Housing Shortage, Explained44mins
- Dec10Actor Danielle Deadwyler 'Overprepared' For 'The Piano Lesson'44mins
- 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