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Back to SearchBruce Springsteen Has a Gift He Keeps on Giving
Episode 803
At seventy-four, Bruce Springsteen has been cementing his status as a rock-and-roll legend for almost fifty years: he released his widely heralded, b…
2 years ago
Christmas in Tehran: Bringing the Holidays to Hostages
Episode 801
In 1979, as Christmas approached, the United States Embassy in Tehran held more than fifty American hostages, who had been seized when revolutionarie…
2 years ago
A Harrowing Detention in Gaza
Episode 800
Growing up in Gaza, Mosab Abu Toha wasn’t used to seeing Israeli soldiers in person. “You are bombed from the sky. You are bombed by tanks. You do no…
2 years, 1 month ago
Brandy Clark: Grammy-Nominated Album Is “Authentically Me”
Episode 796
As an aspiring artist, Brandy Clark found herself in love with the craft of songwriting, as some of her peers were working on their image and present…
2 years, 1 month ago
Liz Cheney: Donald Trump Should Go to Jail if Convicted
Episode 795
Liz Cheney has been Republican royalty, and a conservative stalwart in Washington—a daughter of former Vice-President Dick Cheney and culture warrior…
2 years, 1 month ago
How Did Our Democracy Get so Fragile?
Episode 791
We’re in the midst of another election season, and yet again American democracy hangs in the balance, with a leading Presidential candidate who has t…
2 years, 1 month ago
Dolly Parton “Busted a Gut” Reaching for the High Notes on “Rockstar”
Episode 790
After six decades as an icon in country music, it’s hard to imagine Dolly Parton had anything to prove. But when she was inducted into the Rock & Ro…
2 years, 1 month ago
“Maestro” is the “Scariest Thing I’ve Ever Done”
Episode 786
As a child, Bradley Cooper would mime conducting an orchestra, and he asked for a baton from Santa. Decades later, as a filmmaker, he fulfilled his c…
2 years, 1 month ago
Geoffrey Hinton: “It’s Far Too Late” to Stop Artificial Intelligence
Episode 783
The American public’s increasing fascination with artificial intelligence—its rapid advancement and ability to reshape the future—has put the compute…
2 years, 1 month ago
A Rise in Antisemitism, at Home and Abroad
Episode 782
Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt is a noted historian of antisemitism, and serves the State Department as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism…
2 years, 1 month ago