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Jenny Slate turns fear inside out (encore)
Episode 16
Jenny Slate is known for her roles in Obvious Child, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Parks and Recreation. Jenny opens up to Rachel about whether …
1 year, 9 months ago
Taffy Brodesser-Akner is finally home
Episode 15
Taffy Brodesser-Akner built her journalism career with her incisive celebrity profiles and then found additional success with two novels that examine…
1 year, 9 months ago
Abby Wambach wants to be forgotten
Episode 14
As the U.S. women's national soccer team's all time top goal scorer, Abby Wambach knows what it feels like to win. She's brought home a World Cup and…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ani DiFranco found power in scaring people
Episode 13
Musician Ani DiFranco has never stopped growing as an artist. In the last year alone, she starred in the Broadway production of Hadestown, was featur…
1 year, 10 months ago
LeVar Burton is learning to embrace the chaos
Episode 12
LeVar Burton has three roles he'll forever be known for: Kunta Kinte on the TV series Roots, Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation and ho…
1 year, 10 months ago
Nikki Giovanni doesn't think about her legacy
Episode 11
At 81, Nikki Giovanni isn't afraid of getting older. And the legendary poet also isn't spending any time thinking about her legacy. She's mostly focu…
1 year, 10 months ago
The light and dark of Ted Danson
Episode 10
Ted Danson has mastered the role of the happy-go-lucky guy with a quick wit and a quicker smile – who nevertheless has a few cracks in his sunny deme…
1 year, 11 months ago
Lena Waithe's religion is 'The Wizard of Oz'
Episode 9
At 40, Lena Waithe already has an impressive legacy, with dozens of writing, acting and production credits. She was the first Black woman to win an E…
1 year, 11 months ago
Taylor Tomlinson is fine with being 'perpetually afraid'
Episode 8
Taylor Tomlinson has found the kind of success many comedians dream about, with multiple Netflix specials and a late-night hosting gig — After Midnig…
1 year, 11 months ago
A rare dive into David Lynch's mind
Episode 7
David Lynch doesn't do a lot of interviews. The Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive creator usually just lets his work speak for itself. But he was excit…
1 year, 11 months ago