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Common - '13th'
Episode 175
The Grammy- and Oscar-winning rapper discusses the evolution of his voice (musical and political), Fox News haters and how mass incarceration became …
8 years, 9 months ago
Snoop Dogg - 'Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party'
Episode 174
Over a blunt, the gangsta rap and hip-hop icon candidly reflects on his quarter-century in the public eye — the highs (literal and figurative) and lo…
8 years, 9 months ago
Lorne Michaels - 'Saturday Night Live'
Episode 173
In a rare interview, one of the most important figures in the history of comedy discusses the roots of his iconic variety show, dissects its 42nd sea…
8 years, 9 months ago
John Turturro - 'The Night Of'
Episode 172
One of the finest character actors ever — a regular in the movies of Spike Lee, the Coen brothers and Adam Sandler — reflects on being ethnic-looking…
8 years, 9 months ago
Susan Sarandon - 'Feud: Bette and Joan'
Episode 171
One of the most revered actresses of her generation — a best actress Oscar winner currently in contention for a best actress (limited series) Emmy — …
8 years, 9 months ago
Stephen Colbert - 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' & 'Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who's Going to Clean Up This Shit?'
Episode 170
Late night's comeback kid — as in, its ratings leader and an Emmy frontrunner just a year after some began writing him off — discusses the tragedy th…
8 years, 9 months ago
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - 'Veep'
Episode 169
Arguably the greatest comedy actress in TV history reflects on how a bad experience at 'SNL' led to 'Seinfeld,' how she stared down "the 'Seinfeld' c…
8 years, 9 months ago
Jimmy Kimmel - 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' & 'The Oscars'
Episode 168
The veteran amongst broadcast's current crop of late-night hosts opens up about his 15 years on the job, worshipping Letterman and feuding with Leno,…
8 years, 9 months ago
Reese Witherspoon - 'Big Little Lies'
Episode 167
'America's Sweetheart' reflects on becoming an A-list superstar, hitting a terrible slump during which she was declared a 'has-been' and then reinven…
8 years, 9 months ago
Sterling K. Brown - 'This Is Us'
Episode 166
The TV star whose breakthrough — back-to-back Emmy noms, for 'The People v. O.J. Simpson' last year and the NBC charmer that became the highest-rated…
8 years, 9 months ago