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Language: en Society & Culture TV & Film Arts
Last Checked: 2025-10-10 03:25:26
Showing episodes 101 to 200 of 752 total

Benicio del Toro On Living In Wes Anderson's World

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Benicio del Toro talks about his leading role in Wes Anderson's new film, The Phoenician Scheme. He'...

Inside DOGE, Post Elon Musk

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Washington Post Reporter Hannah Natanson says DOGE's mass firings made the government more inefficie...

Molly Jong-Fast Grew Up With A Mother Addicted To Fame

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

MSNBC political analyst Molly Jong-Fast's mother Erica Jong became famous from her 1973 novel Fear o...

Comic Atsuko Okatsuka Is Owning Her 'Freak'

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Okatsuka is known for her bowl haircut — and for finding humor in the dysfunction of her immigrant...

Best Of: The Innovation Of 'I Love Lucy' / Mark Hamill

Sat, 07 Jun

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Playing Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy, made Desi Arnaz a star. Behind the scenes, he created what bec...

Best Of: The Innovation Of 'I Love Lucy' / Mark Hamill

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Playing Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy, made Desi Arnaz a star. Behind the scenes, he created what bec...

Why We Remember / 'Simpsons' Composer Alf Clausen

Fri, 06 Jun

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Do you have trouble remembering names and faces, or where you put your keys? Neurologist Dr. Charan...

Why We Remember / 'Simpsons' Composer Alf Clausen

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have trouble remembering names and faces, or where you put your keys? Neurologist Dr. Charan...

Ocean Vuong Sees Himself More As A Teacher Than A Writer

Fri, 06 Jun

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Poet and novelist Ocean Vuong joins us to discuss his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness. Set in a f...

Ocean Vuong Sees Himself More As A Teacher Than A Writer

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Poet and novelist Ocean Vuong joins us to discuss his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness. Set in a f...

The Face-Off Between Harvard & The Trump Administration

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump administration has frozen around 3 billion dollars in Harvard grants and contracts, and is...

To Shed Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill Turned To Voiceover Work

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:47:54 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Mark Hamill played Luke Skywalker, one of the most iconic heroes in movie history. His latest film, ...

To Shed Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill Turned To Voiceover Work

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Hamill played Luke Skywalker, one of the most iconic heroes in movie history. His latest film, ...

With 'I Love Lucy,' Desi Arnaz Changed TV Forever

Mon, 02 Jun

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd P...

With 'I Love Lucy,' Desi Arnaz Changed TV Forever

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The success of I Love Lucy is often credited to Lucille Ball's comedic talent, but biographer Todd P...

Best Of: Sarah Silverman / Cole Escola

Sat, 31 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Comic Sarah Silverman talks about her new Netflix special, PostMortem, about the death of her father...

Best Of: Sarah Silverman / Cole Escola

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Comic Sarah Silverman talks about her new Netflix special, PostMortem, about the death of her father...

A Veteran Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade

Fri, 30 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Filmmaker and stunt coordinator David Leitch says it's easier to do stunts himself than direct his s...

A Veteran Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker and stunt coordinator David Leitch says it's easier to do stunts himself than direct his s...

Sarah Silverman Finds The Funny In Grief

Thu, 29 May 2025 18:54:16 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who...

Sarah Silverman Finds The Funny In Grief

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who...

The Talented Mr. Vance

Wed, 28 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The Atlantic writer George Packer calls JD Vance the most interesting figure in the Trump administra...

The Talented Mr. Vance

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Atlantic writer George Packer calls JD Vance the most interesting figure in the Trump administra...

Author James Patterson On The Art Of Collaboration

Tue, 27 May 2025 18:47:39 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

James Patterson's books have sold over 400 million copies worldwide. He says he often gets ideas for...

Author James Patterson On The Art Of Collaboration

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James Patterson's books have sold over 400 million copies worldwide. He says he often gets ideas for...

Questlove On Sly Stone And The Burden Of Black Genius

Mon, 26 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

For the holiday weekend, we're revisiting our recent interview with Questlove. His documentary, SLY ...

Questlove On Sly Stone And The Burden Of Black Genius

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For the holiday weekend, we're revisiting our recent interview with Questlove. His documentary, SLY ...

Best Of: Education & A.I. / Having A Child In The Digital Age

Sat, 24 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Professors and educators are now turning to A.I. to prepare lessons, teach, and even grade students'...

Best Of: Education & A.I. / Having A Child In The Digital Age

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Professors and educators are now turning to A.I. to prepare lessons, teach, and even grade students'...

Remembering Broadway Composer Charles Strouse

Fri, 23 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

We remember Broadway composer Charles Strouse, who died May 15 at age 96. He wrote the music for the...

Remembering Broadway Composer Charles Strouse

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We remember Broadway composer Charles Strouse, who died May 15 at age 96. He wrote the music for the...

Walton Goggins Was Raised By A Village

Thu, 22 May 2025 18:38:01 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Walton Goggins talks with Tonya Mosley about growing up poor in the Deep South, the travel that chan...

Walton Goggins Was Raised By A Village

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Walton Goggins talks with Tonya Mosley about growing up poor in the Deep South, the travel that chan...

Professors Are Using A.I., Too. Now What?

Wed, 21 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Colleges and universities have been trying to fight against students using tools like ChatGPT to do ...

Professors Are Using A.I., Too. Now What?

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Colleges and universities have been trying to fight against students using tools like ChatGPT to do ...

Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

Tue, 20 May 2025 18:49:46 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

CNN host Jake Tapper's book, Original Sin, co-authored by Alex Thompson, describes a president who s...

Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

CNN host Jake Tapper's book, Original Sin, co-authored by Alex Thompson, describes a president who s...

Cole Escola's 'Stupid' Dream Came True With 'Oh, Mary!'

Mon, 19 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Escola gives former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Ma...

Cole Escola's 'Stupid' Dream Came True With 'Oh, Mary!'

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Escola gives former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Ma...

Best Of: Ramy Youssef / Danny McBride

Sat, 17 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Ramy Youssef's new animated comedy series, #1 Happy Family USA, is about an Egyptian American Muslim...

Best Of: Ramy Youssef / Danny McBride

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ramy Youssef's new animated comedy series, #1 Happy Family USA, is about an Egyptian American Muslim...

Zombies Frontman Colin Blunstone

Fri, 16 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

There's a new documentary about the '60s British band The Zombies. It's called 'Hung Up on a Dream' ...

Zombies Frontman Colin Blunstone

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There's a new documentary about the '60s British band The Zombies. It's called 'Hung Up on a Dream' ...

Navigating The 'Wellness' Epidemic

Thu, 15 May 2025 18:24:57 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Journalist Amy Larocca says our society's obsession with optimization and self-care has reached a fe...

Navigating The 'Wellness' Epidemic

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Amy Larocca says our society's obsession with optimization and self-care has reached a fe...

His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

Wed, 14 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

ProPublica reporter David Armstrong began investigating the pharmaceutical industry when he learned ...

His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ProPublica reporter David Armstrong began investigating the pharmaceutical industry when he learned ...

Ramy Youssef Animates A Muslim Family's Post-9/11 Life

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:43:33 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Actor Ramy Youssef was in 5th grade and living in New Jersey when the Twin Towers fell. His new Amaz...

Ramy Youssef Animates A Muslim Family's Post-9/11 Life

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Ramy Youssef was in 5th grade and living in New Jersey when the Twin Towers fell. His new Amaz...

'Righteous Gemstones' Creator Danny McBride's Love Letter To The South

Mon, 12 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The Georgia native has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. He talks...

'Righteous Gemstones' Creator Danny McBride's Love Letter To The South

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Georgia native has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. He talks...

Best Of: Michelle Williams / Sarah Snook

Sat, 10 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Michelle Williams talks about starring in Dying For Sex — a dark but funny TV series based on a tr...

Best Of: Michelle Williams / Sarah Snook

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Williams talks about starring in Dying For Sex — a dark but funny TV series based on a tr...

R. Crumb, King Of Underground Comics

Fri, 09 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

R. Crumb created Zap Comix and such characters as Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat. His comics were a s...

R. Crumb, King Of Underground Comics

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

R. Crumb created Zap Comix and such characters as Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat. His comics were a s...

Having A Child In The Digital Age

Thu, 08 May 2025 19:45:43 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

When NYT critic-at-large Amanda Hess learned her unborn child had an abnormality, she turned to the ...

Having A Child In The Digital Age

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When NYT critic-at-large Amanda Hess learned her unborn child had an abnormality, she turned to the ...

President Trump's Conflicts Of Interest

Wed, 07 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

New York Times reporter Eric Lipton says the Trump family businesses, including their crypto company...

President Trump's Conflicts Of Interest

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

New York Times reporter Eric Lipton says the Trump family businesses, including their crypto company...

Michelle Williams Insists On Finding Pleasure & Humor Alongside Pain

Tue, 06 May 2025 18:17:39 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Michelle Williams' FX/Hulu series Dying For Sex follows a woman with terminal cancer who decides to ...

Michelle Williams Insists On Finding Pleasure & Humor Alongside Pain

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Williams' FX/Hulu series Dying For Sex follows a woman with terminal cancer who decides to ...

Sarah Snook Almost Didn't Audition For 'Succession'

Mon, 05 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Snook, who played Shiv Roy on Succession, was just nominated for a Tony for playing all the characte...

Sarah Snook Almost Didn't Audition For 'Succession'

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Snook, who played Shiv Roy on Succession, was just nominated for a Tony for playing all the characte...

Best Of: Inside The Pronatalist Movement / Making Sense Of Trauma

Sat, 03 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

We're diving into the resurgence of the pronatalism movement, the belief that having more babies wil...

Best Of: Inside The Pronatalist Movement / Making Sense Of Trauma

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're diving into the resurgence of the pronatalism movement, the belief that having more babies wil...

A Story Of Shipwreck, Mutiny And Murder

Fri, 02 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

David Grann's book, The Wager, is about an 18th century British warship that wrecked on an island af...

A Story Of Shipwreck, Mutiny And Murder

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Grann's book, The Wager, is about an 18th century British warship that wrecked on an island af...

Terry Gross Remembers Her Late Husband, Francis Davis

Thu, 01 May 2025 18:39:41 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Fresh Air host Terry Gross lost her husband, acclaimed writer Francis Davis, on April 14. They were ...

Terry Gross Remembers Her Late Husband, Francis Davis

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh Air host Terry Gross lost her husband, acclaimed writer Francis Davis, on April 14. They were ...

Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

Wed, 30 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

A once-fringe movement claims having more babies is the only way to save civilization. NPR reporter ...

Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A once-fringe movement claims having more babies is the only way to save civilization. NPR reporter ...

How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:50:27 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Journalist David Graham says the aim of the creators of the conservative action plan Project 2025 ai...

How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist David Graham says the aim of the creators of the conservative action plan Project 2025 ai...

How Trauma Shapes Us

Mon, 28 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Daria Burke spent several years digging into the science of how our brains and bodies carry the impr...

How Trauma Shapes Us

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Daria Burke spent several years digging into the science of how our brains and bodies carry the impr...

Best Of: 'The Pitt' Star Noah Wyle / 'Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler

Sat, 26 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler's movies include both Black Panther films and Creed. His late...

Best Of: 'The Pitt' Star Noah Wyle / 'Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler's movies include both Black Panther films and Creed. His late...

Merle Haggard On Hopping Trains And Doing Time

Fri, 25 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Before he became a musician, Merle Haggard lived the kind of life that's often mythologized in song:...

Merle Haggard On Hopping Trains And Doing Time

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Before he became a musician, Merle Haggard lived the kind of life that's often mythologized in song:...

Are Kids With ADHD Being Treated Effectively?

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:43:59 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

ADHD has been considered a medical disorder, treatable with drugs like Ritalin, but New York Times M...

Are Kids With ADHD Being Treated Effectively?

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ADHD has been considered a medical disorder, treatable with drugs like Ritalin, but New York Times M...

Ryan Coogler Paid A Steep Price For The Films He Made

Wed, 23 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The director of Black Panther and Creed talks about his new genre-bending vampire movie that takes p...

Ryan Coogler Paid A Steep Price For The Films He Made

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The director of Black Panther and Creed talks about his new genre-bending vampire movie that takes p...

America's Path To 'Competitive Authoritarianism'

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:17:47 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Harvard professor of government Steven Levitsky studies how healthy democracies can slip into author...

America's Path To 'Competitive Authoritarianism'

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Harvard professor of government Steven Levitsky studies how healthy democracies can slip into author...

Noah Wyle Is At Home In 'The Pitt'

Mon, 21 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

After 11 seasons on ER, Noah Wyle thought he was finished with medical dramas: "I spent 15 years avo...

Noah Wyle Is At Home In 'The Pitt'

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After 11 seasons on ER, Noah Wyle thought he was finished with medical dramas: "I spent 15 years avo...

Best Of: Richard Kind / Melinda French Gates

Sat, 19 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

You've seen Richard Kind on countless TV shows and films during his 40-year career — Only Murders ...

Best Of: Richard Kind / Melinda French Gates

19 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You've seen Richard Kind on countless TV shows and films during his 40-year career — Only Murders ...

A Love Story At The Center Of The Civil Rights Movement

Fri, 18 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid tells the story of Medgar Evers and his wife Myrlie. Medgar was the NAACP fi...

A Love Story At The Center Of The Civil Rights Movement

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid tells the story of Medgar Evers and his wife Myrlie. Medgar was the NAACP fi...

Starvation In American Jail Cells

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:16:00 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

New Yorker staff writer Sarah Stillman says she's discovered dozens of cases where people in county ...

Starvation In American Jail Cells

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

New Yorker staff writer Sarah Stillman says she's discovered dozens of cases where people in county ...

The Real-Life Russian Spies Who Inspired 'The Americans'

Wed, 16 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West...

The Real-Life Russian Spies Who Inspired 'The Americans'

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West...

Melinda French Gates On Giving Away Her 'Absurd' Wealth

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:54:25 +0000

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In a new memoir, billionaire Melinda French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft ...

Melinda French Gates On Giving Away Her 'Absurd' Wealth

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a new memoir, billionaire Melinda French Gates writes about the end of her marriage to Microsoft ...

Richard Kind Is Glad He's Not That Famous

Mon, 14 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. "I d...

Richard Kind Is Glad He's Not That Famous

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. "I d...

Best Of: Jason Isbell / David Tennant

Sat, 12 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on h...