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Tiffany Haddish Stays Busy: 'I Want to See Our Stories'
Tiffany Haddish has had a busy year. From starring in prank film Bad Trip, to hosting Kids Say the Darndest Things, to voicing a self-confident touca…
5 years, 2 months ago
Pop Culture Happy Hour: F9 Is Somehow Faster And Furious-er
Sam sits in the guest seat at Pop Culture Happy Hour to discuss the glue that holds this nation together — The Fast and the Furious franchise. Alongs…
5 years, 3 months ago
Trump's Bad Business Comes Back To Bite
This week, the Trump Organization and its Chief Financial Officer were charged with fraud and tax related crimes by the Manhattan District Attorney a…
5 years, 3 months ago
Riley Keough On 'Zola' And Finding Empathy For Anti-Heroes
Sam interviews Riley Keough, one of the stars of Zola— a new movie adapted from a viral 148-tweet thread story full of sex work, guns and plot twists…
5 years, 3 months ago
Culture Wars Then and Now; Plus, The Creators of 'Hacks'
The furor over critical race theory fits into a longer history of culture wars in schools. Sam talks to Adam Laats, a professor of history and educat…
5 years, 3 months ago
'Where We Come From': Priya And Ritu Krishna On Indian Cooking And Assimilation
Where do you come from? It's a question that immigrant communities of color get asked constantly. But the answer is often not simply about a place on…
5 years, 3 months ago
ACT UP: A History Of AIDS/HIV Activism
Forty years ago this month, the CDC reported on patients with HIV/AIDS in the United States for the very first time. The disease was understudied, un…
5 years, 3 months ago
Presenting 'Fresh Air': Actor John Boyega On Hollywood, Police And 'Star Wars'
Sam sits in the Fresh Air host chair to talk to actor John Boyega. Since finishing his star-making role in the Star Wars franchise in 2019 and after …
5 years, 3 months ago
What's This Arizona Recount About? Plus, Summer Movie Picks
We've witnessed plenty of historic moments with Joe Biden as president: widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, the reunion of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affle…
5 years, 3 months ago
Zakiya Dalila Harris And 'The Other Black Girl'
Zakiya Dalila Harris was working as an editorial assistant at a New York publisher when she ran into another Black woman for the first time on her of…
5 years, 3 months ago