Podcast Episodes

How ‘Big and Beautiful’ is Trump’s Bill? (with Jamelle Bouie of NYT)

Season 10

From the opinion pages of The New York Times to his popular TikTok feed, Jamelle Bouie is a leading voice in American politics.

This week, Bouie helps us sift through the inner workings of Trump’s “B…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach Returns to ‘The Bear’

Season 10

To celebrate the fourth season of The Bear, we return to our conversation with Emmy-winning actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

At the top, we dive into the making of the hit series (9:22), his unforgettable c…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael is Creating His Own Truman Show

Season 10

In just under a decade, Jerrod Carmichael has had a remarkably varied career. On the heels of his latest HBO special, we return to our conversation with Emmy-winning comedian.

At the top, we unpack t…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Live From New York with Sam Rockwell (‘The White Lotus’)

Season 10

Oscar winner Sam Rockwell has established himself as one of the most versatile actors of his generation. In our recent sit-down, recorded at the Tribeca Audio Festival, we trace the arc of that caree…

Published on 2 months ago

Father’s Day with Seth Meyers

Season 10

For the past twenty-four years, Seth Meyers has built a comedy career inside the walls of 30 Rock. We join him there today for our Father’s Day special, reflecting on the past decade of Late Night.

A…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) is Creating a Language of Her Own

Season 10

Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) has long turned to music to make sense of the past. Today, she joins us to unpack all of the emotional terrain covered in her latest album, For Melancholy Brunett…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Writer Ocean Vuong’s Vision of the Future

Season 10

Since his bestselling novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous debuted in 2019, Ocean Vuong has become one of the most beloved writers of his generation. He first sat with Sam in 2021 amid the pandemic.…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Graduation Week with Columbia Journalism Dean Jelani Cobb

Season 10

Even before Jelani Cobb became Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, he was an educator. His reportage at The New Yorker (where he’s been writing about race and politics since 2012), steeped in his…

Published on 3 months ago

Play It Again: Sarah Silverman (‘PostMortem’)

Season 10

To commemorate the release of her new, deeply personal Netflix special ‘PostMortem,’ we revisit our conversation with Sarah Silverman.

At the top, we reflect on loss (7:16), her HBO special Sarah Sil…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Pulitzer Prize Winner Percival Everett (‘James’)

Season 10

Earlier this month, writer Percival Everett was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for James, his subversive and singular reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

At the top, we discuss …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago