Podcast Episodes

The High Pressure Experiments That Made D-Day

What happens to the body in the deep sea? You need oxygen to survive, but too much oxygen can be deadly. If you rise to the surface too quickly, nitrogen bubbles can form in your body and kill you. T…

Published on 11 hours ago

Ethan Hawke On The Role That Pushed Him To His Limit

"Every now and then you bump up against a part that presses you to the wall of your ability," Hawke says of playing lyricist Lorenz Hart in ‘Blue Moon.’ Hawke spoke with Terry Gross about collaborati…

Published on 1 day, 10 hours ago

Who Is Laura Loomer, Trump's 'Loyalty Enforcer'?

'New Yorker’ staff writer Antonia Hitchens describes how Laura Loomer went from a conspiracy theorist to a close ally of Trump who’s gotten government officials she claims are disloyal to the preside…

Published on 2 days, 9 hours ago

Nutrition, SNAP & Why We Need A Food Revolution

Food policy expert and nutritionist Marion Nestle's 2006 book, ‘What to Eat,’ became a consumer bible of sorts when it came out, guiding readers through the supermarket while exposing how industry ma…

Published on 3 days, 9 hours ago

Tim Robbins Believes In The Power Of Theater

The Oscar-winning actor/director has a new play, “Topsy Turvy,” about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation."Things that I had held sacred or had held as truths were …

Published on 4 days, 10 hours ago

Best Of: Judd Apatow / Misty Copeland

Before he was directing box office hits or launching the careers of comedy superstars, Judd Apatow was a kid writing fan letters to his heroes, collecting autographs, and obsessively documenting ever…

Published on 6 days, 23 hours ago

Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Turns 50

50 years ago next week, Patti Smith released her debut album, ‘Horses,’ ushering in a new era of rock and roll. We’re listening back to portions of our interviews with Smith, from 1996 and 2010. She …

Published on 1 week ago

Trump's Options To Subvert The 2026 Midterms

'Atlantic' journalist David Graham describes how President Trump could potentially use troops near polling places, pressure local election workers and have federal agents seize voting machines.

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Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Misty Copeland Begins A New Chapter

Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the communities that had supported her. "What I represented is something far bigger than me," she says. She spoke w…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

The Undoing Of The Department Of Justice

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis talk about why the U.S. Justice Department’s cases against Donald Trump for alleged interference in the 2020 election and his reten…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago