Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWeekly Wrap: "Check The Tape."
Sam lets the sunshine in with NPR Code Switch correspondent Karen Grigsby Bates (@karenbates) and NPR Embedded producer and reporter Tom Dreisbach (@TomDreisbach). Also Rudy Giuliani, the Broadway mu…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
The Political 'Circus' of 2018
Political strategists Mark McKinnon and Mike Murphy join Sam to talk about the 2018 midterms and Mark's Showtime series 'The Circus,' which he co-hosts. Mike is a Republican who's worked for John McC…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Weekly Wrap: "He Is Perfect."
Kanye's tweets, Emmanuel Macron's state visit, and Bill Cosby's guilty verdict, plus latest on Facebook and user privacy. From member station KQED in San Francisco, NPR Silicon Valley correspondent A…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Meg Wolitzer on "The Female Persuasion"
Wolitzer's new novel is about women, misogyny, ambition, death, and the disillusionment of growing older. It's on virtually every must-read list this year, and feels so perfectly forged for the curr…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Weekly Wrap: "Who's In Charge?"
That Philadelphia Starbucks, Bey-chella, Nikki Haley, and a spotlight on Cuba and its new president. NPR Reporter and Codeswitch host Shereen Marisol Meraji (@RadioMirage) and Morning Edition produce…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
D'Arcy Carden From 'The Good Place'
Actress and comedian D'Arcy Carden plays Janet - the AI personal assistant - on NBC's 'The Good Place.' But she still makes time to perform at the Upright Citizens Brigade theatre in Los Angeles, whe…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Weekly Wrap: "On The Edge."
Facebook, Syria, Michael Cohen, and voters. NPR's Sarah McCammon (@sarahmccammon) is in for Sam, and she's joined by All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly (@NPRKelly) and NPR political corresp…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
'This Is Us' Star Chrissy Metz
Chrissy Metz currently plays Kate on the hit NBC show 'This Is Us.' But for years, she was an agent doing auditions on the side, just trying to catch a break. And in her new memoir, 'This Is Me: Lovi…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Weekly Wrap: "Been Here Before."
A migrant caravan, Scott Pruitt, James Brown, edible glitter, and 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' NPR 'Embedded' host Kelly McEvers (@kellymcevers) and Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago
Tim Robbins on HBO's 'Here and Now'
The Oscar-winning actor stars in a new HBO drama that follows one multicultural family's struggle to navigate American life post-election-2016. Tim also talks about his work in the theater, and why h…
Published on 7 years, 8 months ago