Podcast Episodes

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Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Marc Maron would still like some validation

Episode 68

Marc Maron can project cynical misanthrope, but those who have spent countless hours listening to him know that his secret weapon is his vulnerability. He tells Rachel why he's ending his podcast "WT…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Celine Song is troubled by love

Episode 67

Celine Song's films, "Past Lives" and "Materialists," invite the viewer to just slow down. To take in the silence, a gaze, the moments in between words. In her conversation with Rachel, Celine descri…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jenny Han insists on hope

Episode 66

Jenny Han feels like the same person as her teenage self – which might explain why her books and their adaptations connect so strongly with teen audiences. Her "To All The Boys" and "The Summer I Tur…

Published on 5 months ago

Michelle Obama doesn't regret saying 'no'

Episode 65

Michelle Obama says she's never truly been able to realize her own ambition. But now she's changing that. She's saying "no" to what's expected of her and "yes" to what she wants to do, including star…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

What Kyle MacLachlan learned from his friend David Lynch

Episode 64

Kyle MacLachlan says he wouldn't have a career without his friend and longtime collaborator David Lynch, who died earlier this year. His first gig was on Lynch's "Dune" which was followed up by "Blue…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Kyle MacLachlan daydreams about the future

Episode 63

Kyle MacLachlan is known for his iconic roles in David Lynch classics like "Blue Velvet" and "Twin Peaks," but he's reinvented himself again and again throughout the years. His recent work includes r…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jason Reynolds Loves Being a Crybaby

Episode 62

Jason Reynolds writes stories that don't talk down to kids. In young adult books like "Long Way Down," "Ghost" and two Miles Morales Spider-Man novels, there is a clear understanding: kids are compl…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Orville Peck killed his impostor syndrome

Episode 61

Orville Peck is full of apparent contradictions. As a kid in South Africa, he went from dancing ballet to playing drums in a punk band. He loves musical theater but made a name for himself as a count…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Ramy Youssef wants to make it weird

Episode 60

Ramy Youssef's creative pursuits range from stand-up to his semi-biographical Hulu show, "Ramy," to his new animated series, "#1 Happy Family USA." In all of his efforts, he says he's just trying to …

Published on 6 months ago