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How Do We Make Sense Of Afghanistan? Plus, 'Reservation Dogs'
For the last 20 years, the U.S. has been wrapped up in a costly war in Afghanistan, initially in response to the attacks on September 11. But America…
4 years, 4 months ago
Jonathan Van Ness On 'Queer Eye,' Cats, And Overcoming Trauma
Jonathan Van Ness stepped into the spotlight in 2018 as a walking, talking bundle of energy, optimism and positivity as the grooming expert on Queer …
4 years, 4 months ago
Maya Rudolph On SNL, Self-Acceptance, And Seeing Yourself On Screen
Maya Rudolph has had a successful career, spanning decades as a Saturday Night Live cast member and well-loved actor and entertainer. She chats with …
4 years, 4 months ago
Kathryn Hahn On Birth, Politics And 'Private Life'
Kathryn Hahn dazzled audiences in one of the biggest streaming hits of the year, WandaVision— and she just earned an Emmy nom for her performance. In…
4 years, 4 months ago
Hygiene Debates, Skipping Showers, And Climate Change, Oh My!
#ShowerGate. Sam talks to Carl Zimring, professor of sustainability studies at Pratt Institute and author of Clean and White, about the online debate…
4 years, 4 months ago
Tracee Ellis Ross On Playing A 'Thriving, Not Surviving' Character On 'Black-ish'
Tracee Ellis Ross won a Golden Globe in 2017 for her role on ABC's Black-ish. She's also been nominated five times for that role at the Emmys. In thi…
4 years, 5 months ago
What's Your Monoculture Moment: The Olympics Or Bennifer 2.0?
Sam is joined by LA Times television editor Matt Brennan to understand why ratings for this year's Olympics are not just dismal, but symbolic of chan…
4 years, 5 months ago
Prince's Intimate Moments
Prince's posthumous album, Welcome 2 America, came out last weekend. In honor of the release, Sam revisits his 2020 conversation with Prince's photog…
4 years, 5 months ago
Vaccine Disinformation For Hire; Plus, Hannah Waddingham Of 'Ted Lasso'
Disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines abounds on social media, but there's more to it than meets the eye. Sam talks to Max Fisher, international rep…
4 years, 5 months ago
Emilia Clarke On Mothers Of Madness And Dragons
The "Mother of Dragons" is out with a new comic book, Mother of Madness. Actress Emilia Clarke talks with guest host Ayesha Rascoe about superpowers …
4 years, 5 months ago