Next Question with Katie Couric
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Alan Cumming on his new book and ‘normalizing hotmessness’
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Alan Cumming had the gall to release his new memoir the same day as Katie’s, Katie had to invite him on the podcast. On this episode of Next Qu...
From Hurricane Katrina to COP26: How to be a stubborn optimist in the face of the climate crisis
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past two weeks, world leaders and delegates from nearly every country have gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26. This annual summit on cl...
From cancer to #MeToo: How Katie wrote about the hard stuff in her memoir
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Next Question with Katie Couric, part 2 of Katie’s behind-the-scenes look at the making of her memoir, “Going There.” Last week int...
Katie’s memoir is out! Here’s a behind-the-scenes listen at the making of ‘Going There’
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s finally here! To celebrate the release of Katie Couric’s memoir “Going There,” Next Question with Katie Couric is releasing the first of ...
Katie’s cub reporting days, the state of local news and the journalists reinvigorating the industry
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Couric got her start in local news, and found her footing as a broadcast journalist, reporting for WTVJ in Miami. But that was nearly 40 years a...
How the ‘Couric Effect’ -- 20 years later -- inspired Sen. Klobuchar to share her cancer story
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty-one years ago, Katie Couric aired her first colonoscopy on the ‘Today Show.' It was an up-close and personal experience that helped demystify...
Stanley Tucci gets very personal
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie has another delightful excuse to talk to Stanley Tucci, this time about his memoir, “Taste: My L...
For Anita Hill, the work is never done
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This fall marks the 30th anniversary of the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings and the testimony of Anita Hill. It was an historic moment and one t...
The new season of Next Question is ... all about Katie!
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a big season for Next Question with Katie Couric because this fall Katie is going to dive into … Katie! With the release of her memoir, “Go...
Bonus: Dr. Anthony Fauci breaks down confusion around the Delta variant, breakthrough cases, and more
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It should have been our summer of joy but the pandemic rages on, surpassing a grave new milestone this month: more than 200 million global COVID cases...
Summer book series: Sharon Stone
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Stone is known for portraying a certain type of brash, cunning villain, like Catharine Tramell in “Basic Instinct,” Lori Quad in “Total R...
Summer book series: Julianna Margulies
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the course of her impressive career, Julianna Margulies has starred on some wildly popular television shows. She played Nurse Carol Haloway on th...
Summer book series: Justin Baldoni
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Baldoni is a producer, director and actor who is probably best known for his long-running character on “Jane the Virgin.” Across the show’...
Summer book series: Ursula Burns
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ursula Burns has had an impressive career that is often summarized by an historic achievement: that when she became the CEO of Xerox in 2009 she was t...
Summer book series: Amanda Kloots
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In March 2020, as COVID-19 started to grip the nation, fitness entrepreneur Amanda Kloots was settling into a new city (Los Angeles) with her husband ...
Summer book series: Mary Karr
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re going to have a summer series on memoirs, there is truly no better person to begin with than the boss of memoir herself, Mary Karr. In 199...
Stay tuned for Katie’s new summer book series!
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s summer! And here on Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie’s celebrating the shortest season with a fun series on books! But not just any boo...
Bonus: A spoiler-filled conversation with the cast and creators of 'The Handmaid's Tale'
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's Emmy season and on this bonus episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie shares “The Handmaid's Tale” cast and creators panel she host...
Sponsored: After COVID-19, are we better prepared for the next pandemic?
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this sponsored episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie sits down with Dr. Julie L. Gerberding, the executive vice president and chief pat...
Ibram Kendi isn’t waiting around for equality
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is one of the country’s leading anti-racist scholars. And, in fact, everything that Dr. Kendi does — as a professor, an author,...
Stacey Abrams on writing romance novels and political thrillers in her spare time
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stacey Abrams is known for a lot of things — her voting rights work, for flipping Georgia blue in 2020, for not winning the state’s gubernatorial ...
Bowen Yang found his sense of humor during fourth grade recess
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“This is never going to be on TV,” says Bowen Yang, reflecting on the now-viral Saturday Night Live sketch where he plays the iceberg that sank th...
Michael Lewis saw this coming
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Best-selling author Michael Lewis has a knack for extracting page-turning drama out of otherwise mundane and complicated subjects (hello, bond trading...
Hillary Clinton has no complaints
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie sits down with former Secretary of State, former Democratic nominee for president, former First La...
When trauma is shared: How to heal together
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It has been a brutal year. Not only for the loss, heartache and isolation the pandemic has brought, but also the relentless and senseless violence, th...
Dr. Sanjay Gupta on how to build a better brain
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This past (very long) year, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been immersed in all things COVID-19, as CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent reporting on the front l...
Bonus: The making of 'Nomadland' with director Chloé Zhao
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Oscars are on the horizon and though it’s been a strange year for the movie industry, the race for the golden statue is nothing short of histori...
Luvvie Ajayi Jones on how to tap into your professional troublemaker and do better
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a writer, speaker and author of two New York Times best-selling books, “I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual” and her lat...
Kathryn Hahn on the Marvel madness, her comedy heroines, and getting her juiciest roles post-40
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kathryn Hahn is an absolute scream, as you may have guessed from watching her in the hit Marvel TV show “WandaVision.” Or maybe you first took not...
Bonus: Colon cancer awareness: ‘I should have gotten my colonoscopy, that’s the lesson’
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie dives into a subject very close to her heart: colon cancer awareness. After Katie’...
Kate Winslet on the media bullies, Hollywood’s new sisterhood and her own reckoning with Woody Allen
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty-six years ago, Kate Winslet sat down for her first nationally televised, American interview with none other than Katie Couric when she was co-h...
Bonus: Don Lemon on his new book and finding grace among the racial tumult
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Don Lemon is busy! The CNN Tonight anchor has spent the year guiding and framing the public’s understanding of a deadly pandemic, George Floyd’s d...
Stanley Tucci does — and eats — it all
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie chats to everyone’s favorite pandemic sauce man, Stanley Tucci. They talk about S...
The pandemic anniversary: What we’ve learned about health care, science, and ourselves
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. And, after watching the slow tidal wave of infections, deaths, a...
Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar on the art of skewering everyday racism
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey,” is the title of the very funny, if completely horrifying, new book by comedian and late-night hos...
Robin Wright on her new film ‘Land’ and the power of human resilience
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the first episode of the new season of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie sits down with actor, director, activist Robin Wright who stars in an...
Bonus: An Interview with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this bonus episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie shares a timely and important conversation with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. As a Re...
Get ready for season 3 of Next Question with Katie Couric!
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Next Question with Katie Couric is back with its third season! After taking some podcasting detours to help make sense of an unprecedented 12 months —...
Bonus: The Lincoln Project founders on the future of the GOP
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Next Question with Katie Couric is gearing up for its third season, launching Feb. 25, 2021. In the meantime, Katie shares a really important and fasc...
TURNOUT Episode 10: ‘If we raise our expectations we would have a better system’
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This series began in the past, to better understand the origin and history of our ongoing fight for voting rights. And as Turnout comes to a close, we...
Bonus: Vaccines for dummies with Moderna President Dr. Stephen Hoge
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the last nine months, as the coronavirus swept across the world, devastating so many lives in its wake, scientists have been working around the cl...
TURNOUT Episode 9: ‘Giving makes me feel like I’m living’
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve no doubt heard that the 2020 election welcomed historic turnout. But what do those high numbers of voters mean for our democracy, for future ...
TURNOUT Episode 8: Georgia’s Secretary of State on why ‘integrity still matters’
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All eyes are on Georgia this week as it wraps up its manual recount of nearly 5 million ballots. On Friday, November 13, when the recount began, sever...
TURNOUT Episode 7: 'Stepping out of your partisan self'
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Turnout with Katie Couric, Katie shares her hopes and the need for open-mindedness as the country welcomes in the next administrati...
TURNOUT Episode 6: ‘There’s going to be some soul searching in both parties’
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are finally on the other side of the 2020 presidential election and it was — as promised — unprecedented. And a big part of that is because o...
TURNOUT Bonus: David Brooks on why ‘restoring trust in each other is the elemental task'
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's election week! And in this special bonus issue of Turnout, Katie Couric talks with New York Times columnist David Brooks about the moment when we...
TURNOUT Episode 5: ‘More rhetoric than reality’
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve always said that this series was about so much more than this election. As we’ve shown in the first four episodes, the voting issues of our ...
TURNOUT Episode 4: ‘Young people are the moral compass of the country’
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Turnout with Katie Couric: the power and drive of youth activism. First, 19-year-old youth activist Tyler Okeke makes the case for loweri...
TURNOUT Episode 3: ‘A guerrilla act of subversion’
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Turnout, Katie Couric explores how disinformation is used to suppress the vote and how it’s being tackled by activists and citizens ali...
TURNOUT Episode 2: ‘I’m coming back to Selma to start a movement’
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sheyann Webb-Christburg was eight years old when she first met Martin Luther King, Jr. It was late 1964 and Dr. King was in Selma, Alabama, to organiz...
TURNOUT Episode 1: ‘Democracy is a group sport’
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The right to vote can sometimes be described as a “struggle,” a “fight,” even a “war.”But how did this come to be and who has been fightin...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of Back to Biz with Katie and Boz, Katie takes the mic solo and shares her conversation with Disney Executive Chairman, Bob Ig...
Bonus: An interview with The Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie sits down with former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt. While Schmidt might not b...
Bonus: An interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie shares an important conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci. As Director of the National...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: University presidents Michael Roth and James Ryan
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time of the year when students typically descend upon university campuses around the country — moving into dorm rooms, filling up stadiu...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: The mom of mom influencers Christine
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t have to be a parent to recognize that parenting during COVID is a struggle. When the coronavirus shut down daycare facilities and schools ...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: Ashley Graham
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The multi-hyphenate talent Ashley Graham has innovated a career that has spread across fashion, beauty, television, and podcasting. Ashley started mod...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: La La Anthony
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Back to Biz with Katie and Boz, Katie Couric is on book deadline! While she’s busy writing, Bozoma Saint John sits down for an intimate...
Bonus: H&R Block CEO Jeff Jones on leading a company with purpose
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special surprise episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, we’re sharing an unreleased interview Katie did back in February with H&R B...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 was going to be a big year for Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: With a valuation around $31 billion, Airbnb was going to go public on March 31. And then ...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: Judd Apatow
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Judd Apatow is a comedy powerhouse in Hollywood. From “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” to “Knocked Up” and “This is 40,” Judd has altered the come...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: Stacey Abrams
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After Stacey Abrams narrowly lost her historic gubernatorial run in 2018, she did not contest the race. She could have, but instead the long-time acti...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: GM CEO Mary Barra
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the first woman to helm one of the big three Detroit automakers, GM CEO Mary Barra has learned a lot about creating a more diverse and equitable co...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: Bishop T.D. Jakes and Opal Tometi
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, May 25, George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, accused of using a counterfeit $20 at a deli, was killed in police custody. The n...
Introducing “Back to Biz with Katie and Boz”
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How will the pandemic change the way we work, go to school, go out, travel, and experience the world? In this new limited series, co-hosts Katie Couri...
Back to Biz with Katie and Boz: Tech journalist Kara Swisher
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Couric still has questions. But right now they're mostly focused on the future of business. Considering this unprecedented economic downturn bro...
Can this pandemic make us better people?
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie interviews Bozoma Saint John, the Chief Marketing Officer at Endeavor and an all around trai...
Bonus: Will the pandemic forever change America's place on the world stage?
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of Next Question, Katie takes a step back to consider what the bigger, global picture might look like in the wake of the...
How can the restaurant industry get back to business?
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just a few months ago, restaurants were the places we chose to see friends, mark our milestones, celebrate our special occasions, or unwind after a st...
Bonus: An interview with California Gov. Gavin Newsom
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie shares her conversation with California Governor Gavin Newsom, which was recor...
How will the pandemic change jobs — and who will be left behind?
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With widespread shelter-in-place orders shutting down major cities and many states, the U.S. economy has come to an abrupt standstill. And after just ...
Bonus: When -- and HOW -- can we return to 'normal'?
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As our loyal listeners know, Next Question with Katie Couric has been devoted to covering the coronavirus crisis from the moment this unprecedented pa...
America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis, Part 2
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, on “Next Question with Katie Couric,” we heard the devastating story of how one mother, Kira Johnson, became a part of a shameful stati...
America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis, Part 1
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Long before COVID-19 hit the U.S. in early 2020, the American health system was suffering another crisis: alarmingly high — and rising — rates o...
How do you have a baby during a pandemic?
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hospitals in hotspots like New York City may have postponed or canceling non-essential surgeries due to the coronavirus, but, you can’t postpone bir...
How can we feel less alone during — and after — COVID-19?
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Long before the coronavirus upended our lives and distanced ourselves from our jobs, routines, and loved ones, loneliness was already considered a wid...
What can a movie about a pandemic teach us about the real thing?
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In these unprecedented times, when tensions, anxieties and fears about the coronavirus are high, many people are finding comfort in a surprising sourc...
Coronavirus update: Why wasn't the U.S. better prepared?
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie continues her special coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. First, Katie looks to New York C...
Coronavirus update: How can we cope with COVID-19 anxiety?
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie continues with special coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. First, Katie tackles coronaviru...
How worried should we really be about coronavirus?
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What began as a distant and mysterious illness in China at the end of 2019 has now been declared an official global pandemic by the World Health Organ...
Why is plant-based food having such a moment?
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Plant-based food might have started out as a niche lifestyle choice for vegans and vegetarians back in the 1970s (hello, Tofurky!), but today you can ...
Why are collegiate sports so often a man’s game?
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for March Madness, Katie talks with legendary Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw about how the Hall of Famer is working ...
Why are we all so afraid to get real on social media?
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie talks with Celeste Barber, the Australian actress and comedian who is gleefully shattering I...
How are at-home DNA tests reshaping our identities?
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some of life's fundamental questions include, 'who am I?' and 'where do I come from?'. As at-home DNA test kits become more and more popular, those...
Where are all the women in eSports?
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie dives into the massive, frenetic and lucrative world of eSports. Katie explores the history,...
Bonus: At the Super Bowl with Chiefs superfan Eric Stonestreet
02 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special bonus episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie's in Miami for Super Bowl LIV! Recording from the bustling media center on Mia...
Which diet trends are actually worth the effort?
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new year, which means we all have diets on the brain. But with so many options out there, how can we parse the good and healthy from the fads? ...
What would the ERA mean for women today?
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the Season Two premiere of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie gets to the bottom of the century-long battle over the Equal Rights Amendment, wh...
Bonus: Next Question Live! With Allbirds CEO Tim Brown
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this bonus episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie debuts Next Question Live, an intimate, innovation-focused series featuring interviews...
Hey, listeners: What are your next questions?
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katie reflects on her sweeping first season tackling topics like the spread of online hate and the hype of CBD, not to mention one-on-one interviews ...
Bonus: How does Andy Grammer stay so positive?
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays can be tough! Whether you’re overwhelmed by the news, your family, or the perfectly projected lives on your social media feeds, it can ...
Can one person change the criminal justice system?
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a star-studded season 1 finale for Next Question! Katie sits down with her all-time favorite guest, human rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, in f...
Who’s the woman behind Little Women?
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you don’t already know Greta Gerwig, then get ready to have a new hero by the end of this episode. Greta is an actress turned writer/director who...
Is there any stopping the spread of hate online?
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NOTE: This episode contains discussions of racist ideologies and hate-based violence. Listener discretion is advised. Sam (not his real name) was ju...
How did Julie Andrews become the icon she is today?
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The pod is alive with the sound of music! That’s right, for this very special episode of Next Question, Katie sits down with the one and only Julie...
To impeach or not to impeach?
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the impeachment headlines, you’re not alone. It’s a lot to absorb—and the arguing back and forth is enoug...
How did teen vaping become an epidemic?
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It unfolded right under our noses, in classrooms, on school buses, in locker rooms after sports practice—millions of kids got addicted to nicotine w...
Is It Time to Unfriend Facebook?
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
More than 2.1 billion people use Facebook or one of its services like Instagram and WhatsApp every day. Lately though, the company that started out w...
Is ageism getting old?
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Getting older should be something to celebrate. Instead, our youth-obsessed culture tells us we need to get rid of our wrinkles, dye our gray hair, an...
Is Jennifer Garner really that nice?
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
She’s been a fixture on the big screen for more than two decades, but Jennifer Garner has managed to remain about as un-Hollywood as it gets. She is...