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The Aftermath of 9/11
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we turned to the work of photographer Joel Meyerowitz. In the aftermath of that fateful day, Joel spent nine months at Ground Zero, capturing images of th…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Play It Again: Holland Taylor
This week, we’re revisiting a favorite of ours with American actress and playwright, Holland Taylor. She’s best known for her television roles on The Practice and Hollywood, and films like Legally Bl…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Lorde: Through the Years
Lorde joins us in the studio this week following the release of her third album, Solar Power! We begin with a prologue to her new record (3:40), the story of her first performance in America at age s…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
The Makings of Actor Poorna Jagannathan
This week, we return to our studio with actor Poorna Jagannathan! She reflects on the making of Never Have I Ever (5:16), a realization at thirty that changed the trajectory of her career (6:54), and…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Off the Court with Candace Parker
WNBA superstar Candace Parker is one of the most decorated female basketball players to ever play the game. Off the court, she joins us to discuss the pay gap between men and women athletes (3:05), w…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Dr. Jha on the State of the Pandemic
This week, Dr. Ashish Jha returns to the show with a hopeful pandemic update. He helps us understand the Delta variant surge (4:04), how to better engage with the unvaccinated (7:30), school reopenin…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Director Brian De Palma: A Retrospective
Legendary filmmaker Brian De Palma joins us this week! In celebrating the 40th anniversary of Blow Out, we discuss how the project came to be (4:17), the casting of John Travolta (7:49), a post-produ…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
A Zola Roundtable with Janicza Bravo and Joi McMillon
This week, director Janicza Bravo and editor Joi McMillon join us for a special roundtable episode around their film, Zola (4:42). We begin with listener questions (7:30) before diving into when the …
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
On Air with Larry Wilmore
Emmy-award winning comedian Larry Wilmore sits with us this week! We discuss his upbringing in Pomona (8:15), discovering the profound nature of empathy (14:49), a clarifying summer working as an enc…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Vince Staples by Vince Staples
Rapper Vince Staples joins us this week upon the release of his latest album! In-between listening to his work, we discuss music as “product management” (7:30), the virtue of Russell Westbrook (8:45)…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago