Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAudra McDonald on Stephen Sondheim, “Gypsy,” and Being Black on Broadway
“Gypsy,” a work by Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne, and Arthur Laurents, is often called the greatest of American musicals; a new production on Broadway…
1 year, 8 months ago
Inside Donald Trump’s Mass-Deportation Plans
Immigration has been the cornerstone of Donald Trump’s political career, and in his second successful Presidential campaign he promised to execute th…
1 year, 8 months ago
Pick 3: Justin Chang’s Downer Movies for the Holiday Season
If “Wicked, Part I” and “Gladiator II” are not getting you into the theatre this weekend, Justin Chang, The New Yorker’s film critic, offers three ot…
1 year, 8 months ago
A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane
“The Thanksgiving Play” is a play about the making of a play. Four performers struggle to devise a Thanksgiving performance that’s respectful of Nati…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sarah McBride Wasn’t Looking for a Fight on Trans Rights
Sarah McBride just became the first transgender person elected to the United States Congress. A Democrat, she worked for the Human Rights Campaign be…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ketanji Brown Jackson on Ethics, Trust, and Keeping It Collegial at the Supreme Court
Since the founding of the nation, just 116 people have served as Supreme Court Justices; the 116th is Ketanji Brown Jackson, appointed by President B…
1 year, 9 months ago
Danielle Deadwyler on August Wilson and Denzel Washington
Danielle Deadwyler, who first grabbed the spotlight for her performance as Emmett Till’s mother in the film “Till,” stars in a new film called “The P…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Authors of “How Democracies Die” on the New Democratic Minority
American voters have elected a President with broadly, overtly authoritarian aims. It’s hardly the first time that the democratic process has brought…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sam Gold’s “Romeo + Juliet” Is Shakespeare for the Youth
Sam Gold has directed five Shakespeare tragedies, but his latest, “Romeo + Juliet,” is something different—a loud, clubby production designed to attr…
1 year, 9 months ago
Donald Trump’s Reëlection, and America’s Future
In the end, Donald Trump’s rhetoric of another stolen election, and his opponents’ warnings that he would once again attempt to subvert a loss, were …
1 year, 9 months ago