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Barney Frank23 May 2026 · 45mBest Of: Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s childhood on the run / Writer Jesmyn Ward23 May 2026 · 48mRose Byrne21 May 2026 · 44mThe Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement20 May 2026 · 44mThrough loss, Jesmyn Ward will always return to the word19 May 2026 · 44mSon of radicals, Zayd Ayers Dohrn grew up underground & on the run18 May 2026 · 44mBest Of: Boots Riley / Will Sharpe16 May 2026 · 48mRemembering Philip Caputo, who wrote an unflinching Vietnam War memoir15 May 2026 · 46mHow Trump increased China's global power14 May 2026 · 46mBoots Riley wants to 'compel and repel' you13 May 2026 · 45mInside a journalist’s year of using AI for (almost) everything12 May 2026 · 45mWill Sharpe imagines Mozart's day-to-day in 'Amadeus'11 May 2026 · 46mBest Of: Novelist Douglas Stuart / ‘Half Man’ Actor Richard Gadd9 May 2026 · 47mBroadway producer Jeffrey Seller, from ‘RENT’ to ‘Hamilton’8 May 2026 · 46mNathan Lane is being tested (and he loves it)7 May 2026 · 44mHow Silicon Valley has profited by aligning with MAGA6 May 2026 · 44mKimberlé Williams Crenshaw’s path from ‘Backtalker’ to legal scholar5 May 2026 · 44mScottish novelist Douglas Stuart on the isolation of secret-keeping4 May 2026 · 45mBest Of: Flea / Nick Offerman2 May 2026 · 48mRemembering symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas1 May 2026 · 44mRichard Gadd is looking at the ‘dangers of repression’30 Apr 2026 · 43mHow Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters29 Apr 2026 · 44mFlea’s wild path from childhood to Chili Peppers28 Apr 2026 · 44mNick Offerman gets an emotional arc27 Apr 2026 · 45mBest Of: Malala Yousafzai / Oscar Isaac25 Apr 2026 · 47m‘Schmigadoon!’ co-creator Cinco Paul satirizes Broadway24 Apr 2026 · 45mThe spy network that took on America's Nazi groups23 Apr 2026 · 43mInside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Dept. of Education22 Apr 2026 · 44mActor Oscar Isaac is ‘a vulture’ of his own life21 Apr 2026 · 44mMalala Yousafzai20 Apr 2026 · 45mBest Of: Actor Amanda Peet / Re-examining Toni Morrison18 Apr 2026 · 47mJohn Waters, 'Pope of Trash,' turns 80!17 Apr 2026 · 46mPalestinian & Israeli activists share a vision of peace16 Apr 2026 · 42mAmanda Peet15 Apr 2026 · 44mA veteran diplomat breaks down the Iran war14 Apr 2026 · 44mHave we been reading Toni Morrison all wrong?13 Apr 2026 · 44mBest Of: Arsenio Hall / Jeff Ross11 Apr 2026 · 47mSt. Vincent10 Apr 2026 · 46mInside a mobile OB/GYN clinic9 Apr 2026 · 44mHumorist Annabelle Gurwitch faces stage 4 cancer, finds ‘unexpected joys’8 Apr 2026 · 44mComic Jeff Ross on roasting, loss and his epic bar mitzvah7 Apr 2026 · 44mArsenio Hall6 Apr 2026 · 44mBest Of: John Lithgow / Sondheim’s tumultuous life4 Apr 2026 · 48mJulio Torres spins immigrant stress into satire3 Apr 2026 · 44mJohn Lithgow2 Apr 2026 · 45mAn exposé of the plastic industry1 Apr 2026 · 44mInside the training camps for “alpha males”31 Mar 2026 · 45mFormer Infowars employee on Alex Jones' conspiracy machine30 Mar 2026 · 45mBest Of: Jill Scott / Riz Ahmed28 Mar 2026 · 48mRemembering Action Hero Chuck Norris27 Mar 2026 · 46mAmerica's first AI-fueled war is unfolding. 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Mother.’10 Mar 2026 · 44mThe hidden history of blackface in America9 Mar 2026 · 44mBest Of: ‘Hamnet’ star Jessie Buckley / Documentarian Morgan Neville7 Mar 2026 · 47mRemembering pop songwriter Neil Sedaka6 Mar 2026 · 45mDelroy Lindo is claiming victory5 Mar 2026 · 45mFrom Beatles break-up to John’s murder, a look at Paul’s transformation4 Mar 2026 · 45mA look at Trump's plans to restrict voting3 Mar 2026 · 44mJessie Buckley loves the ‘shadowy bits’ of her characters2 Mar 2026 · 44mBest Of: Kate Hudson / Stellan Skarsgård28 Feb 2026 · 47mThe voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny27 Feb 2026 · 46mIs the U.S. headed toward military conflict with Iran?26 Feb 2026 · 44mStellan Skarsgård doesn’t believe in bad guys25 Feb 2026 · 45mTayari Jones on friendship, writing, and choosing your ‘Kin’24 Feb 2026 · 44mKate Hudson23 Feb 2026 · 44mBest Of: The life and legacy of Fela Kuti / Michael Pollan on consciousness21 Feb 2026 · 48mRemembering actor Robert Duvall & filmmaker Frederick Wiseman20 Feb 2026 · 46mMichael Pollan’s journey to understand consciousness19 Feb 2026 · 45mA look at the ethical implications of AI18 Feb 2026 · 45mA daughter's rebellion against a regime and her father17 Feb 2026 · 45mThe American Presidency, Redefined16 Feb 2026 · 44mBest Of: Mixed Marriage Project / How Racism Costs Everyone14 Feb 2026 · 48m‘Sinners’ Songwriter Raphael Saadiq13 Feb 2026 · 46mFela Kuti and the music of political resistance12 Feb 2026 · 44mExcavating the Epstein files11 Feb 2026 · 45mLove, Race & the ‘Mixed Marriage Project’10 Feb 2026 · 43mThe Ruby Ridge siege & conspiracy-laced politics in America9 Feb 2026 · 45mBest Of: Fighting for free press in Russia / ‘Fear and Fury’7 Feb 2026 · 47mA 50th anniversary celebration of ‘Taxi Driver’6 Feb 2026 · 47mFollowing independent journalists fighting for free press in Russia5 Feb 2026 · 43mIs America headed toward dictatorship?4 Feb 2026 · 44mHow Rupert Murdoch built an empire and broke his family3 Feb 2026 · 44mEthan Hawke2 Feb 2026 · 44mBest Of: Novelists Liz Moore & Julian Barnes31 Jan 2026 · 48mGuillermo Del Toro would ‘rather die’ than use generative AI30 Jan 2026 · 44mFormer NBC producer on silence, shame and finding words after #MeToo29 Jan 2026 · 43mInside the U.S. reversal on climate change action28 Jan 2026 · 44mHow Tucker Carlson Became Right-Wing Media’s Most Significant Voice27 Jan 2026 · 45mThe Rebirth Of White Rage26 Jan 2026 · 44mBest Of: Writers Rachel Eliza Griffiths & Quiara Alegría Hudes24 Jan 2026 · 46mA Mel Brooks Appreciation!23 Jan 2026 · 46mWriter Quiara Alegría Hudes On ‘White Hot’ Rage22 Jan 2026 · 43mAre ICE Agents In Minneapolis Breaking The Law?21 Jan 2026 · 44mPoet Rachel Eliza Griffiths On Love, Tragedy & ‘Survivor Mode’20 Jan 2026 · 44mHow Racism Costs Everyone19 Jan 2026 · 45mBest Of: Jodie Foster / Tessa Thompson17 Jan 2026 · 48mRemembering Grateful Dead Founding Member Bob Weir16 Jan 2026 · 46mNovelist Julian Barnes Faces Mortality Without Fear15 Jan 2026 · 43mMarco Rubio’s Shift From Trump Critic To Champion14 Jan 2026 · 44mJodie Foster13 Jan 2026 · 44m‘The God of the Woods’ Author Liz Moore12 Jan 2026 · 45mBest Of: Will Arnett / ‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer10 Jan 2026 · 49mNeil Diamond / Noah Wyle On ‘The Pitt’9 Jan 2026 · 46mTessa Thompson8 Jan 2026 · 44mThe Growing Power & Influence Of White Supremacy In America7 Jan 2026 · 44mMarjorie Taylor Greene's Puzzling Political Turn, Explained6 Jan 2026 · 44mInvestigating The Great Los Angeles Fires5 Jan 2026 · 44mBen Stiller / Pedro Pascal3 Jan 2026 · 48mDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson2 Jan 2026 · 45mJeff Hiller’s Big Break Came In His 40s1 Jan 2026 · 44mRichard Kind Is Glad He’s Not Super Famous31 Dec 2025 · 45mMalala Finds Her Way30 Dec 2025 · 46mComic Cristela Alonzo29 Dec 2025 · 45mBluegrass Star Billy Strings / Laufey27 Dec 2025 · 48mJane Fonda26 Dec 2025 · 45mThe Making Of ‘Born To Run’25 Dec 2025 · 47m‘Morrie’ Writer Mitch Albom On Second Chances24 Dec 2025 · 43mWill Arnett23 Dec 2025 · 47mDir. 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