Podcast Episodes

Fran Drescher on the SAG Strike and Hollywood’s "Fat Cats”

Today, a conversation with one of the most impassioned leaders of Hollywood’s historic double strike: Fran Drescher, star of The Nanny turned SAG-AFT…

2 years, 8 months ago

The Crypto Founder Who Won a “Landmark Victory” Against the SEC

Hollywood may be shut down, but one industry seems to be enjoying a surprising upswing: crypto. Kara interviewed Ripple co-founder and Executive Chai…

2 years, 9 months ago

The Fox News Love Triangle: Tucker, Murdoch and Trump

Fox News and social media are two arenas that will define the next presidential race. Today, after Kara and Nayeema discuss the implications of the r…

2 years, 9 months ago

Jake Tapper on Trust, Trump and CNN

When political spectacles abound, how can the media focus on the substance and avoid the clickbait? And is there a market left for nonpartisan cable …

2 years, 9 months ago

Oliver Stone on Nuclear Energy, Putin and the Path to Conspiracies

After a quick rundown of the summer’s hottest films, Nayeema and Kara turn to our guest today: acclaimed (and controversial) filmmaker Oliver Stone. …

2 years, 9 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg: Oops! I Did It Again (Again)

After a review of the last 6 months of “Meta” a.k.a. Facebook (including a looming Elon-Zuck cage fight and the VR hit from the Apple Vision Pro), Na…

2 years, 9 months ago

Sarah Jessica Parker Talks Show Business, Shoe Business and More Business

After Kara and Nayeema debate the future of Hollywood (including the ongoing WGA strike and the soon expiring deal between SAG-AFTRA and the studios)…

2 years, 9 months ago

Wanda Sykes on Why Trump Isn’t Funny Anymore

Wanda Sykes can find the funny in almost anything: lockdown during Covid, vaccine hesitancy, book bans. They all come up in her latest Netflix specia…

2 years, 9 months ago

Martha Stewart Makes No Apologies for Being Perfect

Kara and Nayeema take a field trip to Martha Stewart’s 156-acre estate for an interview with the media mogul and O.G. influencer. On the menu for thi…

2 years, 9 months ago

The Weeds: We Need to Rethink Discipline in Schools

This Juneteenth, we’re sharing an episode of The Weeds, a Vox Media podcast where host Jonquilyn Hill breaks down the policies that shape our lives.

T…

2 years, 9 months ago