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Elizabeth Warren Holds Onto Hope
An outspoken advocate for working families, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has made a career out of taking on Wall Street, Silicon Valley…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (‘Dream Count’) Has Some Notes
“Everything’s changed,” says author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. “I’ve changed, and every book is a different person.” It’s true: in the 12 years since …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Jenny Slate in 2025
Jenny Slate returns today for her fourth appearance on the program.
We discuss how this role in the new FX series Dying for Sex offered her ‘full win…
1 year ago
Hollywood Plays Itself in Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’
Actor, writer, director, and producer Seth Rogen came up in an age of abundance—a Hollywood that made big-budget comedies with box office success: Th…
1 year ago
Ezra Klein’s Call for ‘Abundance’ in America
In their new book, Abundance, journalists Ezra Klein (The New York Times) and Derek Thompson offer a hopeful vision for what the future of the U.S. c…
1 year ago
Play It Again: Actor Amanda Seyfried
From Mean Girls to Mamma Mia! to First Reformed, Amanda Seyfried has repeatedly displayed her versatility as a performer. Today, we return to one of …
1 year ago
A Portrait of the Artist Tyler Mitchell
What does photography need to do now? Artist Tyler Mitchell has been asking (and attempting to answer) that question since making history as the firs…
1 year ago
Actor Monica Barbaro (‘A Complete Unknown’) Takes the Stage as Joan Baez
In celebration of Oscar Sunday, our conversation with actor Monica Barbaro. Her portrayal of Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, e…
1 year, 1 month ago
Oscars Week with Jesse Eisenberg (‘A Real Pain’)
In the lead-up to Oscar Sunday, our conversation with actor, writer, and director Jesse Eisenberg.
At the top, we unpack the journey that shaped his …
1 year, 1 month ago
Director RaMell Ross (‘Nickel Boys’) is Redefining Cinema
One week from Oscar Sunday, we’re joined by Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross.
At the top, RaMell describes the formal innovations of the new film (6:…
1 year, 1 month ago