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Back to SearchBowen Yang's 'Wicked' White Lie
The Emmy-nominated Saturday Night Live cast member talks with Terry Gross about his favorite pop culture in the aughts, his SNL audition, and his rec…
8 months ago
Thomas Mallon
Writer Thomas Mallon looks back on the early years of the AIDS epidemic, when he was in his 30s, living in Manhattan. His friends were sick or dead, …
8 months ago
Best Of: AI's Writing Critique / The Rise And Fall Of Condé Nast
After writing chapters of her new book about how tech companies help and exploit us, tech journalist and novelist Vauhini Vara fed those chapters to …
8 months, 1 week ago
Pedro Pascal Got Fired A Lot
Chilean-born actor Pedro Pascal has faced countless on-screen challenges, including cosmic battles and cartel kingpins. He's nominated for an Emmy fo…
8 months, 1 week ago
Musician Charley Crockett's Road From Busking To The Grammys
Crockett grew up poor and got his start in music busking for tips on the street and in the subway. He's since played the Hollywood Bowl and been nomi…
8 months, 1 week ago
Jeff Hiller's Big Break Came In His 40s
Hiller spent years scraping by in Hollywood by taking on various small roles and commercials. Then he landed the role of Joel on HBO's Somebody Somew…
8 months, 1 week ago
Daniel Dae Kim Fakes His Own Death In 'Butterfly'
Daniel Dae Kim became the first actor of Asian descent to be nominated for a Tony, for his performance in Yellow Face, in the role of a playwright tr…
8 months, 1 week ago
Best Of: Making 'Born To Run' / Why We Can't Sleep
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run. We'll talk with Peter Ames Carlin, author of a Tonight in Jungleland,…
8 months, 1 week ago
Remembering Eddie Palmieri / Funk Innovator George Clinton
We remember Eddie Palmieri, the pianist, bandleader and composer whose contributions to Afro-Caribbean music shaped the genre for decades. He died We…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Making Of Springsteen's 'Born To Run'
Bruce Springsteen's groundbreaking album, Born to Run, came out 50 years ago this month, marking a turning point for rock and roll — and for "The Bos…
8 months, 2 weeks ago