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This week: How to tell your crush you like them. Plus, do smells really linger in your nose?You can email your burning questions to [email protected] To Do Everything is available with…
In a new book, Harvard professor Namwali Serpell makes the case that we have been reading one of the most celebrated writers in American history all wrong. 'On Morrison' is a deep dive into …
This week, we're celebrating spring break with our friends Rhea Seehorn, Delroy Lindo, Andy Richter, and Jon M. Chu. Plus, the panel gets in on the fun with some of our favorite questions fr…
Arsenio Hall grew up in Cleveland dreaming of being the next Johnny Carson " kind of. "I wanted to do this show that didn't exist when I was a kid, and I knew the talent was out there." Hall…
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist St. Vincent is known for her powerful guitar riffs and dark, poetic songs. Her early influences were Nirvana and David Bowie. "I've always felt like gender …
In 2020, writer Annabelle Gurwitch went to urgent care for a COVID-19 test and learned she had stage 4 lung cancer. She writes about life as a "cancer slacker" in her memoir, 'The End of My …
Known for his ruthless celebrity roasts, Ross turns inward in his Netflix special, 'Take a Banana for the Ride,' which details the loss of his parents and grandfather. The comic spoke with T…
Hall grew up in Cleveland dreaming of being the next Johnny Carson. He got close " closer than anyone expected " and then he walked away. Thirty years later, he's finally telling the full st…
Olivia Munn talks casing Steve Martin's house and being the only actor to talk too fast for Aaron Sorkin. Plus, panelists Rachel Coster, Peter Grosz, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson visit the Sup…
We talk with John Lithgow, veteran of hundreds of performances on stage, screen and television. He's currently starring in the play 'Giant' on Broadway. He plays renowned children's book aut…
As a gay, atheist teenager in El Salvador, Julio Torres felt like an alien. He was legally labeled "alien" when he came to the U.S. on a student visa, and then tried to get a work visa. …
Lithgow, 80, plays an intelligence agent in the FX action series 'The Old Man,' and he's currently starring in the Broadway production of 'Giant,' about a dark side of children's book author…
This week: Ian and Mike help a couple figure out who exactly is responsible for stealing the covers at night.You can email your burning questions to [email protected] To Do Everything …
R&B artist Jill Scott shares some of the lessons she learned from the legends who came before her, including the moment she first met Aretha Franklin. Scott's new album is 'To Whom This …
This week, we're live in Savannah with actor and director D.W. Moffett and panelists Adam Burke, Shantira Jackson, and Joyelle Nicole JohnsonTo manage podcast ad preferences, review the link…
In his new Prime Video series, 'Bait,' Riz Ahmed plays an actor auditioning to be the next James Bond. Ahmed says Bond is a "symbol of aspiration, this unattainable kind of self" his charact…
This week, we talk new dimes and where to spend them, and special guest Aasif Mandvi tells us the best way to get over an ex.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.…
Harrison Ford spoke with Terry Gross about his role in the Apple TV series 'Shrinking,' as a therapist who has Parkinson's Disease. He also talks about how he landed the role of Han Solo in …
'Jury Duty' is the Prime Video series about one unwitting regular guy who becomes part of a staged fake jury, not knowing that everyone around him is an actor. Season two is now streaming, w…
This week: How to tell the temperature outside without a thermometer. Plus, how clowns trademark their unique looks.Featuring Marlene Zuk and Julie Proctor.You can email your burnin…
Daniel Okrent's new biography, 'Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy,' offers new insights into the renowned Broadway composer and lyricist. Okrent talks with Terry Gross about Sondheim's often …
This week, John Cusack joins us to talk high school reunions, graphic novels, and the secrets to keeping your Vespa's tank full. Plus, panelists Rachel Coster, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicol…
Delroy Lindo stars as Delta Slim, a gifted and haunted blues musician, in 'Sinners.' It's a performance that has earned Lindo his first Academy Award nomination. He wants to win, but he says…
In 2013, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes was researching blackface in America at the Library of Congress when she encountered something strange: Various primary sources on the subject were listed…
Irish actor Jessie Buckley is nominated for an Oscar for her starring role as Shakespeare's wife in 'Hamnet.' She talks about the film and how motherhood has changed her. "The thing this sto…
