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Dr. Ashish Jha

On today’s show: two dispatches from inside the medical community and Silicon valley, respectively. First we’re joined by Justin...

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Rutger Bregman

“If you are comfortable, if you enjoy your life, maybe you’re part of the problem. If your ideals do not make you uncomfortable—if you do not pay a...

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Antwaun Sargent

With the art world in flux, writer and critic Antwaun Sargent (The New Yorker, NY Times) joins us this week. We discuss the turbulence inside museums...

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Cornel West

“I just want to be a part of that tradition of love warriors. Malcolm was a part of it, Martin was a part of it, Fannie Lou Hamer was a part of it...

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Rep. Ilhan Omar

“A lot of people speak about the greatness of our constitution, to the exceptional ways in which American society is set up. But they rarely speak to...

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Jena Malone

In the search for radical honestly, Jena Malone is a true, multi-hyphenate artist: actor, musician, writer, dancer. Today she joins us to discuss her...

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Gloria Steinem

Rest in peace to the estimable Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We begin with a moment to reflect on Ginsburg’s enduring legacy, and how it must continue...

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Carrie Coon

Performer Carrie Coon (Fargo, The Leftovers) sits with us to discuss living a double life in her twenties (5:19), how acting serves as an outlet for...

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Cat Solen

Cat Solen, director of the Adult Swim series The Shivering Truth, sits down with us this week. She discusses the allegory and surrealism of The...

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Brittany Howard

“The pandemic does disarm us all because we’re not in control of where we’re going in the future. We don’t know, but man...

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Leah Remini

On the heels of her recent Emmy nomination for Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, the dazzling actress sits with us. As a child, Leah found...

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Norman Lear

“In 98 years, I’ve never lived through such a moment—nor anticipated such a moment. It amazes me the time we’re in, in terms of it being...

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Hannah Gadsby

Nanette was certainly designed as an experimental thought therapy for comedians. Because I’d noticed almost a stupid badge of honor associated...

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Bill & Turner Ross

Documentarians Bill and Turner Ross have been painting portraits of American life for over a decade. Their latest film, Bloody Nose, Empty...

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Hasan Minhaj

“The powers that be… they’re not looking out for me. And they’re never gonna look for me. So, this dream that you had—that you were gonna...

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Terence Nance/Malik Vitthal

In the midst of a global pandemic, two artists emerge with new projects. Art for your hearts and minds. First we call up multi-hyphenate talent...

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Elizabeth Gilbert

This is this extraordinary opportunity to experience solitude, and I keep hearing people say this is really hard psychologically on people. Humans...

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Beto O’Rourke

“You have to have a fundamental curiosity about people and their lives, and how they can be made better, or else you have no business being involved...

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