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Millennials And Money
Financial journalist Hannah Seligson and Aminatou Sow from the podcast 'Call Your Girlfriend' join Sam to discuss why more and more millennials are financially intertwined with their parents — and wh…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Songs For Summer
In this special episode, Sam presents a collection of interviews with musicians, featuring songs that are perfect for summer: the spacey soul-pop of Nick Hakim, the flowery, unhurried R&B of Syd and …
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Interview: 'Queenie' Author Candice Carty-Williams
Her debut novel is one of this summer's most buzzed-about books. It's about race and dating, men and women, stereotypes and sexuality. Sam talks to Candice Carty-Williams about all that and more — an…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Weekly Wrap: Before Stonewall, LGBT History, Student Loan Debt
It's been 50 years since a group of LGBT people faced off against police at the Stonewall Inn in New York City's Greenwich Village. That moment is credited with launching the modern gay rights moveme…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
The Great Big DRAGisode
Drag is having a moment — from RuPaul's Drag Race, to DragCon, to drag queens appearing on the big screen. In this episode, we walk through the history of drag, chat with the creative minds of the …
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Weekly Wrap: UFOs, Iran, Libra
Capitol Hill's interest in aliens grows, tensions rise between Iran and the U.S. and Facebook has big plans for its new cryptocurrency? Plus, Sam goes deep on the breakup anthem of a generation: Roby…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Interview: Maya Erskine on 'Plus One' and 'PEN15'
Maya Erskine has come a long way from the NYU experimental theater department where she met her 'PEN15' co-creator Anna Konkle. Now she's the star of a new romantic comedy that turns the genre on its…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Weekly Wrap: Jon Stewart on 9/11 Fund, Veteran Homelessness, & Women's World Cup
Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart went to Capitol Hill this week to ask Congress for a permanent 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Veteran homelessness sees some improvement thanks to federal vouchers…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Interview: Ryan O'Connell On 'Special'
Coming out as gay was easy for Ryan O'Connell. Coming out as disabled — admitting the cause of his limp was cerebral palsy and not, as he lied, a car accident — was a lot harder. Ryan tells Sam how t…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Weekly Wrap: Government Takes On Big Tech, What 'Intersectionality' Means, RIP iTunes
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are taking early steps into investigating tech giants Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the House of Representativ…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago