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Ocean Vuong doesn’t erase pain from beauty
The more Ocean Vuong writes, the more he sees his craft as less of a skill and more a condition. He feels compelled to pay attention to the small det…
9 months, 1 week ago
Harrison Ford knows how weird his life is
Despite being decades into a career that can only be described as iconic, Harrison Ford is still experiencing firsts – like his first Emmy nomination…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Our favorite Memory Time Machine trips
At the end of each Wild Card episode, Rachel invites guests to take a trip in our Memory Time Machine and revisit a moment they wouldn’t like to chan…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
LeVar Burton is learning to embrace the chaos (encore)
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…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Father James Martin is okay with not being liked
Episode 70
Father James Martin has become one of the most well-known Catholic priests in the U.S, in part due to his appearances on "The Late Show with Stephen …
10 months ago
Aparna Nancherla doesn't know why she's here
Episode 69
Anxiety has always played a major role in Aparna Nancherla's comedy — whether she's joking about her internal preoccupations, or fighting stage frigh…
10 months, 1 week ago
Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
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10 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 vulnerabilit…
10 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 wor…
10 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 audi…
11 months ago