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Hasan Minhaj Interviewed by Vinson Cunningham
Episode 201
On a high-school speech-and-debate team, Hasan Minhaj learned the value of a joke: “If I made the judges laugh, I automatically saw an increase in th…
7 years, 8 months ago
Molly Ringwald, Judd Apatow, and #MeToo
Episode 200
The John Hughes films that made Molly Ringwald famous—“Sixteen Candles,” “Pretty in Pink,” and “The Breakfast Club”—look very different to their star…
7 years, 8 months ago
The Government Took Her Son. Will It Give Him Back?
Episode 199
Border Patrol, which has forcibly separated families in border detention, has put some immigrant children in the care of a separate agency, the Offic…
7 years, 8 months ago
The Comedian Hannah Gadsby Goes Big Time, and Renounces Comedy
Episode 198
Hannah Gadsby is a headlining comedian in Australia, a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and is about to become a very big deal in America wi…
7 years, 8 months ago
James Wood Is Done “Prosecuting Wars”
Episode 197
Jane Mayer explains why Charles and David Koch are willing to spend as much as thirty million dollars on advertising that opposes Donald Trump’s camp…
7 years, 9 months ago
In the Civil Service, Loyalty Now Comes Before Expertise
Episode 196
Donald Trump came into office promising to make so many cuts to the government that “your head will spin.” Evan Osnos has been reporting from Washing…
7 years, 9 months ago
Another Fiasco for American Soccer, and Praying for Tangier
Episode 195
The 2018 World Cup begins this week in Russia, and America is taking a powder. The men’s team failed to qualify for the tournament after a stunning u…
7 years, 9 months ago
Anthony Bourdain’s Interview with David Remnick
Episode 194
Anthony Bourdain—the chef turned author, food anthropologist, and television star—died this week, at sixty-one. Bourdain made his début in The New Yo…
7 years, 9 months ago
Angélique Kidjo and David Byrne on “Remain in Light”
Episode 193
When a young Amanda Petrusich, now a staff writer who covers music, first heard Talking Heads’ “Remain in Light,” she felt “almost like it was being …
7 years, 9 months ago
Glenda Jackson Onstage, and Marco Rubio on “Modernizing” Conservatism
Episode 192
Glenda Jackson, who has played both Queen Elizabeth and King Lear, served as a humble member of Parliament for more than two decades in between those…
7 years, 9 months ago