Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWeekly Wrap: "War of Worlds."
Recode Senior Editor Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) and CNN Politics Senior Writer Juana Summers (@jmsummers) join Sam to talk about the week that was: Hawaii's ballistic missile alert, the government shutdow…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
New Yorker Editor Kevin Young on 'Hoaxes, Post-Facts, and Fake News'
Young, poetry editor of The New Yorker, has written a book about 'fake news' before President Trump co-opted the term. It's called "Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts,…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Weekly Wrap: "Forests And Trees."
Washington Post reporter Dan Zak (@MrDanZak) and New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers (@katierogers) join Sam to talk about the week that was: the President's vulgar language, a 200-…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
'Bachelor' Producer Elan Gale Thinks 'You're Not That Great'
"You're Not That Great" is a self-up send-up by Gale, Executive Producer of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. He talks to Sam about the book, The Bachelor, Christian rock, embracing negative emotion…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Weekly Wrap: "Resolve To Unplug."
NPR's All Things Considered and Embedded host Kelly McEvers (@kellymcevers) and Codeswitch reporter Karen Grigsby Bates (@karenbates), join Sam to talk about the rift between President Trump and Stev…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Congressman Will Hurd on Party Divisions, the GOP, and 2018
Texas Republican Will Hurd represents the 23rd district — a sprawling, diverse district bigger than dozens of states — which Hillary Clinton won in 2016. Sam talks to Congressman Hurd about tax cuts,…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
A Special Year-End Edition
Pop Culture Happy Hour host Linda Holmes (@nprmonkeysee), NPR congressional correspondent Susan Davis (@DaviSusan), and R. Eric Thomas (@oureric), playwright and 'person on the internet' join Sam to …
Published on 8 years ago
Stuart Murdoch and Sarah Martin of Belle And Sebastian
The indie band Belle and Sebastian is out with a trio of EPs called "How To Solve Our Human Problems." Members Stuart Murdoch and Sarah Martin talk to Sam about the new music, the songwriting process…
Published on 8 years ago
Weekly Wrap: "They're Not Done."
NPR reporter Camila Domonoske (@camilareads) and Lauren Ober (@OberandOut), host of WAMU's The Big Listen, join Sam to talk about the week that was. With the holiday weekend upon us, the GOP got thei…
Published on 8 years ago
'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Star Rachel Brosnahan
You might know actress Rachel Brosnahan from her supporting role on Netflix's House of Cards a few years back. Now she's back as the fast-talking 1950s housewife Midge Maisel on the new Amazon show, …
Published on 8 years ago