Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHarry Reid - 'The New West and the Politics of the Environment'
Episode 355
Nevada's longest-serving and most influential U.S. Senator reflects on his odds-defying journey to D.C., key fights during his decades there and Trum…
5 years, 7 months ago
Julia Garner - 'The Assistant' & 'Ozark'
Episode 354
The 26-year-old two-time Emmy winner reflects on how learning disabilities led her to acting, how casting directors see her and what it was like play…
5 years, 8 months ago
The 'Brady Bunch' Kids — 'A Very Brady Renovation'
Episode 353
The six actors at the center of one of the most beloved sitcoms in TV history — Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, Susan Olsen, …
5 years, 8 months ago
Charlie Kaufman - 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'
Episode 352
The eccentric described by Roger Ebert as "the most creative screenwriter of his generation" reflects on abandoning acting for filmmaking, his creati…
5 years, 8 months ago
Newton Minow - TV Legend
Episode 351
A Zelig of American politics and culture, best known for the 'vast wasteland' speech he gave as JFK's FCC chair, reflects on helping to pave the way …
5 years, 8 months ago
Buzz Aldrin - 'Apollo 11'
Episode 350
The second man to walk on the Moon, now an Emmy nominee for footage he shot more than 50 years ago, reflects on his path to NASA, his struggles after…
5 years, 8 months ago
Ramy Youssef - 'Ramy'
Episode 349
The Golden Globe winner for a semi-autobiographical show about a Muslim American millennial's identity crisis reflects on his own relationship with f…
5 years, 9 months ago
Cate Blanchett - 'Mrs. America'
Episode 348
The Australian two-time Oscar winner reflects on abandoning plans to be a museum curator to pursue acting, jumping between stage and screen and, most…
5 years, 9 months ago
Kevin Hart - 'Kevin Hart: Don't Fuck This Up'
Episode 347
The world’s top standup comedian and star of 10 movies that opened atop the box-office over the past decade reflects on the very different ways his m…
5 years, 9 months ago
Tony Shalhoub - 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'
Episode 346
The beloved character actor of stage and screen reflects on being one of 10 kids born to Lebanese immigrants, the restless streak that led to his gre…
5 years, 9 months ago