Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRemembering Pioneer Of Gay Lit, Edmund White
Edmund White, one of the most eloquent and perceptive chroniclers of gay life and culture, died June 3. He was 85. His 1982 semi-autobiographical no…
10 months ago
Painter Titus Kaphar On 'Exhibiting Forgiveness'
When painter, sculptor, and installation artist Titus Kaphar's life was upended by his estranged father, he turned to film. First he decided to tell …
10 months ago
Podcaster Dan Taberski's Investigation Into An Outbreak Of A Mysterious Illness
Dan Taberski's award-winning podcast Hysterical investigates a bizarre and unsettling phenomenon: a mysterious illness that swept through a group of …
10 months ago
'Seinfeld' Writer & 'Borat' Director Larry Charles
In his new memoir, Comedy Samurai, Larry Charles reflects on his career in comedy — from writing for Seinfeld to directing Sacha Baron Cohen's films …
10 months ago
Witnessing Executions In America's Prisons
The Atlantic staff writer Elizabeth Bruenig talks about her decision to serve as a witness to state-sanctioned executions, and what she's learned abo…
10 months ago
Best Of: Writer Ocean Vuong / Comic Atsuko Okatsuka
Poet and novelist Ocean Vuong talks with Tonya Mosley about his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness. Set in a fictional small town in Connecticut, it …
10 months, 1 week ago
Remembering Brian Wilson, Leader Of The Beach Boys
Wilson, who has died at the age of 82, was the creative force behind The Beach Boys. He wrote and produced many of their hits, including "I Get Aroun…
10 months, 1 week ago
Benicio del Toro On Living In Wes Anderson's World
Benicio del Toro talks about his leading role in Wes Anderson's new film, The Phoenician Scheme. He'll look back on his acting career, and tell us ab…
10 months, 1 week ago
Inside DOGE, Post Elon Musk
Washington Post Reporter Hannah Natanson says DOGE's mass firings made the government more inefficient. She also explains the risks of DOGE creating …
10 months, 1 week ago
Molly Jong-Fast Grew Up With A Mother Addicted To Fame
MSNBC political analyst Molly Jong-Fast's mother Erica Jong became famous from her 1973 novel Fear of Flying, which was considered a groundbreaking w…
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