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The Face-Off Between Harvard & The Trump Administration
To Shed Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill Turned To Voiceover Work
With 'I Love Lucy,' Desi Arnaz Changed TV Forever
Best Of: Sarah Silverman / Cole Escola
A Veteran Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade
Sarah Silverman Finds The Funny In Grief
The Talented Mr. Vance
Author James Patterson On The Art Of Collaboration
Questlove On Sly Stone And The Burden Of Black Genius
Best Of: Education & A.I. / Having A Child In The Digital Age
Remembering Broadway Composer Charles Strouse
Walton Goggins Was Raised By A Village
Professors Are Using A.I., Too. Now What?
Inside The "Cover-Up" Of President Biden's Decline
Cole Escola's 'Stupid' Dream Came True With 'Oh, Mary!'
Best Of: Ramy Youssef / Danny McBride
Zombies Frontman Colin Blunstone
Navigating The 'Wellness' Epidemic
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?
Ramy Youssef Animates A Muslim Family's Post-9/11 Life
'Righteous Gemstones' Creator Danny McBride's Love Letter To The South
Best Of: Michelle Williams / Sarah Snook
R. Crumb, King Of Underground Comics
Having A Child In The Digital Age
President Trump's Conflicts Of Interest
Michelle Williams Insists On Finding Pleasure & Humor Alongside Pain
Sarah Snook Almost Didn't Audition For 'Succession'
Best Of: Inside The Pronatalist Movement / Making Sense Of Trauma
A Story Of Shipwreck, Mutiny And Murder
Terry Gross Remembers Her Late Husband, Francis Davis
Baby Bonuses, Trad Wives & The Pronatalist Movement
How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America
How Trauma Shapes Us
Best Of: 'The Pitt' Star Noah Wyle / 'Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler
Merle Haggard On Hopping Trains And Doing Time
Are Kids With ADHD Being Treated Effectively?
Ryan Coogler Paid A Steep Price For The Films He Made
America's Path To 'Competitive Authoritarianism'
Noah Wyle Is At Home In 'The Pitt'
Best Of: Richard Kind / Melinda French Gates
A Love Story At The Center Of The Civil Rights Movement
Starvation In American Jail Cells
The Real-Life Russian Spies Who Inspired 'The Americans'
Melinda French Gates On Giving Away Her 'Absurd' Wealth
Richard Kind Is Glad He's Not That Famous
Best Of: Jason Isbell / David Tennant
'Hacks' Returns! With Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Paul W. Downs
The Dark Secrets Of Johnson & Johnson
Trump's Tariffs & The Radical Remaking Of The Global Economy
The 'Fog Of Delusion' In Biden's Inner Circle
At 3 Years Old, David Tennant Knew He Wanted To Be Doctor Who
Best Of: Amanda Knox / 'Adolescence' Co-Creator & Actor Stephen Graham
Celebrating 20 Years Of 'The Office'
Jason Isbell On Love, Heartbreak & Songwriting
ICE Campus Arrests & The 'Struggle For The Soul' Of America
Writer, Critic & Curator Hilton Als Looks For The Silences
'Adolescence' Co-Creator/Actor Asks Not Whodunnit, But Why
Best Of: A Writer Grapples With A Life-Changing Accident / The Post WWII 'Red Scare'
After A Friend's Suicide, A Writer Inherits His Grieving Dog
The Former Jihadist Trying To Remake Syria
Amanda Knox Is 'Free,' But Is That Enough?
Inside The 'Mad House' Of Congressional Disfunction
A Legal Scholar On 10 Laws 'Ruining America'
Best Of: Seth Rogen / Can The Dems Win Back The Bros?
50 Years Of 'Rocky Horror'
The Political Battle For The Bros
The Promise & Peril Of AI
Seth Rogen Lands The 'Tragic' Job Of Studio Head
The Red Scare & America's Conspiratorial Politics
Best Of: Comic Bill Burr / Actor Simu Liu
Texan-Palestinian Comic Mo Amer
Remembering The South African Playwright Who Defied Apartheid
Comic Bill Burr [Extended Version]
The Gutting Of The Department Of Education
The Campaign To Silence Journalists & Undermine Free Speech
Comic Bill Burr On Musk, Magic Mushrooms & Healing From His Childhood
Best Of: Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens / 'White Lotus' Actor Natasha Rothwell
Remembering New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen
Actor Simu Liu On Diving In The Dark
How Did DEI Become Part Of A Political Agenda — And A Slur?
Mardi Gras With New Orleans Jazz Clarinetist Doreen Ketchens
How A Writer's Life Changed In A Second
Best Of: Growing Up Murdoch / DOGE's Cuts To The Federal Workforce
Jeremy Strong / Sebastian Stan / Adrien Brody
Natasha Rothwell Checks Back Into 'The White Lotus'
The Ripple Effect Of Musk's Government Purge
The Murdoch Family's Real-Life 'Succession' Rivalry
The Battle For The Soul Of The Catholic Church
Best Of: Louis Armstrong's Early Years / Our Anti-Social Century
Andrew Scott Doesn't See Ripley As A Monster
A Family Forged By Haiti's Coup
How Regime Change Happens In America
What Measles Outbreaks Tell Us About Public Health In America
Are Trump's Executive Orders Legal?
Best Of: Sebastian Stan / Questlove On The Genius Of Sly Stone
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz
'Nickel Boys' Director RaMell Ross Makes The Camera 'An Organ'
How Did Elon Musk Become So Powerful In The Trump Administration?
For Sebastian Stan, 'The Apprentice' Playing In Theaters Was The Win
Questlove On Sly Stone & The Burden Of Black Genius
Best Of: Ariana Grande / Inside A Dominatrix's Dungeon
Remembering British Singer Marianne Faithfull
A Dominatrix/Writer Takes Readers Into A Dungeon
Trump's Plan For Gaza / The U.S. Military's Recruiting Crisis
Ariana Grande Loves Being In A 'Beautiful Coven'
Parenting A Child With Terminal Cancer
Best Of: 50 Years Of SNL Musical Guests / Black History Through Blues
For 'Severance' Star Adam Scott, Work & Life Can't Be Separated
How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star
This Anti-Social American Life
What The Color Blue Tells About Black History
Questlove Digs Into 50 years Of 'SNL' Musical Hits (And Misses)
Best Of: Jesse Eisenberg / Pamela Anderson
Remembering David Lynch
Trump's Foray Into Cryptocurrency
Pamela Anderson Is Still Reinventing Herself
Jesse Eisenberg Hated Bar Mitzvahs As A Kid
MLK, The Organizer & Radical Thinker
Best Of: Learning From Silence / Comic Roy Wood Jr.
The True Story Of Abuse And Injustice Behind 'Nickel Boys'
The Secret History Of The Rape Kit
How Losing Everything In A Wildfire Led Pico Iyer To Seek Silence
Can The U.S. Aquire Greenland? & Other Q's About Trump Foreign Policy
Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism
Best Of: Tilda Swinton / Adrien Brody
Joan Baez / Suze Rotolo / Al Kooper On Dylan
Remembering Jimmy Carter (Part II)
Tilda Swinton Thinks About Her Death
Adrien Brody Was Made For 'The Brutalist'
Getting In Sync With Your Inner Clock
Best Of: Comic Ronny Chieng / Writer Miranda July
Comic Nikki Glaser On Roasts & Hurt Feelings
Alex Van Halen / Selena Gomez
Sterling K. Brown Was Told By Hollywood To Lose The "Smart-Guy Thing"
Mark Ruffalo Hates The Hulk Suit
Remembering President Jimmy Carter (Part I)
Maggie Rogers / Kathleen Hanna
Connie Chung Regrets Being A Good Girl
Jeremy Strong Sees Acting As An Escape From Self
Pete Seeger / Bruce Springsteen
David Byrne's Christmas Playlist
Jon Batiste, Holiday Edition / Questlove Christmas
Best Of: Billie Eilish & Finneas / The Colbert Cookbook
Bonnie Raitt / Francis Ford Coppola
Miranda July Wants Women To Read Their Inner Lives In 'All Fours'
The Looming TikTok Ban
Billie Eilish & Finneas
Comedian Ronny Chieng Didn't Tell His Parents He Got A 'Daily Show' Job
Someone Once Told Elton John He Would Never Be A Pop Star
Best Of: Jon Batiste's 'Beethoven Blues' / Visual Artist Mickalene Thomas
Cynthia Erivo Sings With 'A Bit Of A Smile'
Stephen & Evie Colbert Share The Taste Of Home
The Housing Shortage, Explained
Actor Danielle Deadwyler 'Overprepared' For 'The Piano Lesson'
Jon Batiste Almost Got Kicked Out Of Juilliard
Werner Herzog Isn't The 'Wild Guy' You Think He Is
Best Of: Folk Musician Jerron Paxton / Lyricist Ira Gershwin's Legacy
A Cultural History Of Hypochondria
Trump's 2nd Term & The Economy
Artist Mickalene Thomas Gives Black Women Their Flowers
Folk Musician Jerron Paxton Transports Us To the '20s
Best Of: Making 'The Piano Lesson' / Selena Gomez
Pharrell Thinks He Sounds Like Mickey Mouse
A Yo-Yo Ma Thanksgiving
Canonical Lyricist Ira Gershwin Gets His Due
The Washington Family Brings 'The Piano Lesson' To Film
A Marine's Portrait Of Her Body At Extremes
Best Of: Comedy Writer Michael Schur / Actor Jimmy O. Yang
The Exile Of Charlie Chaplin
'Parks And Rec'& 'Good Place' Creator Michael Schur On His New Show
Trump, Journalism & The Rough Road Ahead
Selena Gomez Has Found Her Balance
Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background
Best Of: Why Do We Itch? / Writer Richard Price
Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison
How Screenwriting Saved Novelist Richard Price
What Trump's Foreign Policy Could Look Like
Why Do We Itch?
Veteran Phil Klay On A 2nd Trump Administration & The Military
Best Of: Al Pacino / Saoirse Ronan
Jenny Slate Finds Strength In Sensitivity
Freedman's Bank & Economic Disparities Today
Saoirse Ronan Says Being A Child Actor Shaped Her — For The Better
Remembering Quincy Jones
Al Pacino Looks Back On A Legendary Career
Best Of: Alex Van Halen / Painter Titus Kaphar
Remembering 'Tootsie' Actor Teri Garr
What About Foreign Interference In The 2024 Election?
The Organization Ready To Help Trump Override The Federal Gov't
Alex Van Halen On Eddie, Fire & 'Feeling It'
How The Culture Wars Split A Church
Best Of: Bridget Everett / Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's Son
Singer-Songwriter Randy Newman
Painter Titus Kaphar On 'Exhibiting Forgiveness'
John le Carré's Son Revives His Late Dad's Beloved Spy
What Do Billionaires Like Elon Musk Want From Trump?
Bridget Everett On Not Fitting In, Then Finding Her People
Best Of: Pharrell Williams / Lisa Marie Presley's Memoir
Tom Petty / 'Reservation Dogs' Co-Creator Sterlin Harjo
The Battle For Honest And Accountable Government
An Unprecedented Moment For Abortion, IVF & Fetal Personhood
Palestinian Poet Reflects On A Life Of Loss
Riley Keough Helps Mom Lisa Marie Presley Emerge From Elvis' Shadow
Best Of: Jeremy Strong / Will & Harper's Roadtrip Across America
Remembering Gospel Singer Cissy Houston / MLB Legend Pete Rose
Israeli Writer Etgar Keret Reflects On A Year Of War
Jeremy Strong On Delusion, Dreams and Doing What It Takes [Extended Version]
Pharrell Williams Sees Colors When He Hears Music
Will Ferrell & Harper Steele's Roadtrip Across America
Best Of: Ta-Nehisi Coates / John Leguizamo
Remembering Maggie Smith and Kris Kristofferson
The Harris/Trump Economic Proposals, Explained
John Leguizamo Gives The Untold Story Of Latinos In America
Ta-Nehisi Coates Explores Oppression in 'The Message'
Ina Garten's Biggest Hosting Fail
Best Of: 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips / Actor Uzo Aduba
Celebrating 25 Years Of 'The West Wing'
Could 'Uncommitted' Voters Sway The Election?
Above All, Uzo Aduba Is Her Mother's Daughter
The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation
Why 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips Came Back For A Sequel
Best Of: Connie Chung / Demi Moore
A Satire Of the Sunshine State
Maggie Haberman On Trump's Turbulent 2024 Campaign
Connie Chung Regrets Being A Good Girl
How Trump Created The Illusion Of Success
Demi Moore's New Beginning
Best Of: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover / Comic Taylor Tomlinson
Remembering Actor James Earl Jones
Gearing Up For A Post-Election Legal Fight
How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter
The Unchecked Power Of Sheriffs
Taylor Tomlinson Is Ready To Joke About Her Bipolar II. Mostly.
Best Of: SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson / Novelist Danzy Senna
Inside The Making Of 'The Sopranos'
The Anti-Fascist Vigilantes Infiltrating White Nationalist Groups
SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Gets Personal
Danzy Senna Writes Herself (And Other Mixed-Race People) Into Existence
Film Icons: Spike Lee / Samuel L. Jackson
Film Icons: Steven Spielberg / Carrie Fisher
Film Icons: Clint Eastwood / Eli Wallach & More
Film Icons: Dennis Hopper / Isabella Rossellini
Film Icons: Meryl Streep / Sidney Poitier
Film Icons: Molly Ringwald / Jodie Foster / Anthony Hopkins
Film Icons: Michael Caine / Robert Duvall
Film Icons: Elia Kazan / Eva Marie Saint
Remembering 'King Of Daytime TV' Phil Donahue
Reflecting On 2 Critical Conflict Zones: Ukraine And Gaza
How Donald Trump Changed Federal Law Enforcement
How Stadiums Became The American Public Square
Actor Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor On The Complexity & Heartbreak Of Female Friendships
Best Of: Black Doctors Consortium Founder / The Life Of A Brain Surgeon
Police Procedural 'Homicide' (Finally) Comes To Streaming
On The Road With Harris/Walz
How American Lobbyists Threaten Democracy
Safiya Sinclair On Cutting Herself Free From Rastafari Roots
An Informant Exposes The Inner Workings Of The Ku Klux Klan
Best Of: How 1982 Sci-Fi Changed The Game / Singer Brittany Howard
Revisiting The Final Months Of WWII
'Sing Sing' Offers a Glimpse of Life Behind Bars
Black Doctors Consortium Founder Serves Vulnerable Communities
Migrants Risk It All On The Treacherous Darién Gap
A Brain Surgeon Opens Up About Life In The O.R.
Best Of: Comic Nikki Glaser / 'Hacks' Co-Creator Paul W. Downs
Remembering Freedom Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon
Brittany Howard On Prince, Break-Up Songs, And Her Haunted House
The 8 Sci-Fi Movies Of 1982 That Changed Everything
How 'Hacks' Comes Together — Over Email
Comic Nikki Glaser Doesn't Know Why Anyone Would Want To Be Roasted
Best Of: 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu / Stunt Performer-Turned-Filmmaker David Leitch
Remembering Comic Bob Newhart
Will Hezbollah And Israel Go To War?
'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu On The Hard Work Of Creativity
The Dictator Playbook
A Former Stunt Performer Shares Tricks Of The Trade
Best Of: A Life Of Self-Contempt / Character Actor Julianne Nicholson
Remembering Shelley Duvall / Sex Guru Dr. Ruth
Waking Up And Feeling 'Yuck'
The Impossible American Dream
Julianne Nicholson Likes Being A Character Actor
Why The Weapon Choice In The Attempted Assassination Matters
Best Of: A Novel Of Kidnapping & Family Trauma / Rethinking An Age-Gap Relationship
Remembering Actor Martin Mull And Screenwriter Robert Towne
Understanding The Resurgence of Jobs In America's 'Left Behind' Counties
Inside The Biggest Ponzi Scheme In American History
She Was 17, He Was 47: How #MeToo Changed A Marriage
Taffy Brodesser-Akner Writes Real People — Not Likable Ones
Best Of: Comic Michelle Buteau / Emily Nussbaum On Reality TV
David Byrne on 40 Years of 'Stop Making Sense'
How Bon Jovi Lost His Voice — And Got It Back
A Former Federal Judge Fears For Democracy
Reflections on Being Fat in a Thin World
What Do The 'Love is Blind' Lawsuits Mean For Reality TV?
Best Of: Dr. Fauci's Talks With Trump / 'Hacks' Star Hannah Einbinder
Fairport Convention Founding Member Richard Thompson
Election 2024: Where Does The Money Come From?
Michelle Buteau Finds A Lifeline In Humor
Ghanaian Artist Blitz Bazawule Is Breaking Down Doors
Inside The Breakdown Of The Global Supply Chain