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Jordan Peele - 'Get Out'
Episode 185
One of the smartest and funniest people in show business — heretofore best known as half of the comedy team Key & Peele, which was at the center of a…
8 years, 7 months ago
Philip Glass - 'Jane'
Episode 184
One of the most revered and influential composers of the past century reflects on the 'minimalism' style for which he's famous, collaborations with e…
8 years, 7 months ago
Sean Baker and Brooklynn Prince - 'The Florida Project'
Episode 183
An unassuming director and his precocious leading lady reflect on their unlikely journeys — through iPhone movies and kiddie casting calls — to a col…
8 years, 7 months ago
Kobe Bryant - 'Dear Basketball'
Episode 182
The Lakers legend reflects on his hardwood career, how 'Black Mamba' saved him, why he retired via a poem that he's turned into an acclaimed animated…
8 years, 8 months ago
Judi Dench - 'Victoria and Abdul'
Episode 181
The legendary stage and screen actress, who made her professional debut 60 years ago, reflects on landing her first great film role at 63, earning al…
8 years, 8 months ago
Benedict Cumberbatch - 'The Current War'
Episode 180
One of the most exciting actors of his generation, who made his name on TV as a 21st century Sherlock Holmes and in films ranging from 'The Imitation…
8 years, 8 months ago
Kumail Nanjiani - 'The Big Sick' & 'Silicon Valley'
Episode 179
The trailblazing Pakistan-born comedian, writer and actor — one of the few brown men ever to play a lead in an American movie — reflects on coming to…
8 years, 8 months ago
Gal Gadot - 'Wonder Woman'
Episode 178
The 32-year-old Israeli who played DC Comics’ most iconic female character in the first big-studio superhero film ever to center on a female protagon…
8 years, 8 months ago
Tracee Ellis Ross - 'Black-ish'
Episode 177
This year's Golden Globe winner for best actress in a comedy series discusses what it was like growing up as Diana Ross' daughter, why her current sh…
8 years, 9 months ago
Kristen Wiig - 'Saturday Night Live'
Episode 176
The actress who Lorne Michaels ranks among the "top three or four" 'SNL' cast members ever reflects on how she fell in love with improv, why she co-w…
8 years, 9 months ago