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Jude Law now stars in the thriller series Black Rabbit on Netflix. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about the show, working with a dialect coach, and why he worked with a perfumer to playÂ�…
Jude Law's new Netflix series Black Rabbit with Jason Bateman follows two brothers in New York City, one a successful restaurateur, the other on the run and in debt. He spoke with …
Today, Mike and Ian recruit the help of legendary Taste-Tester-Turned-Public-Radio-Host Peter Sagal to rate a new, unorthodox approach to making lasagna. Plus, a listener calls in claiming h…
Rob Reiner talks with Terry Gross about directing the new sequel to Spinal Tap, the mockumentary about a heavy metal band.  He'll  also talk about his remarkable life and career, li…
This week, special guest Bob Costas joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Brian Babylon, and Peter Grosz. Plus, Oscar-and-Grammy-winner Rhymefest steps in for Bill!Learn more about sponsor message …
The Netflix miniseries follows a 13-year-old accused of murdering a girl from his school. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham says he read about similar crimes and wanted to know: "Why is thi…
Reiner's 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap sparked a new genre of satire. Now, more than 40 years later, the band is back in a new sequel, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. "T…
At 87, Oscar-winning actor Jane Fonda is pouring her energy into activism. She'll reflect on her decades-long career, and how she first began her fitness empire to fund her activist work.Â�…
This week, special guest Reneé Rapp joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Shane O'Neill, and Amy Dickinson in ChicagoLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Priva…
We are so back! How To Do Everything returns for a packed second season. This episode, one listener asks Mike and Ian how to write the perfect "out of office" message. So, they confer with t…
This week, we're live at Tanglewood with special guest Paul Giamatti and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Bodett, and Mo Rocca!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.c…
This week, our summer break continues with visits from our coolest guests, including Sterling K. Brown, Nathan Lane, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vanessa Bayer!Learn more about sponsor message cho…
We remember British actor Terence Stamp, who died last week at age 87. He starred in the film The Limey, as an ex-con out for revenge, and in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the …
The Emmy-nominated Saturday Night Live cast member talks with Terry Gross about his favorite pop culture in the aughts, his SNL audition, and his recent trip to China. Learn m…
This week, we desperately cling to the end of summer with some of our favorite
guests, including Lewis Black, Mo Wagner, Rose Matafeo, and some never-before-heard segements with Atlas Obscu…
Writer Thomas Mallon looks back on the early years of the AIDS epidemic, when he was in his 30s, living in Manhattan. His friends were sick or dead, and he was terrified that he'd die, to…
Chilean-born actor Pedro Pascal has faced countless on-screen challenges, including cosmic battles and cartel kingpins. He's nominated for an Emmy for his role on the HBO series, The Last…
Crockett grew up poor and got his start in music busking for tips on the street and in the subway. He's since played the Hollywood Bowl and been nominated for a Grammy. The country/roots mus…
Hiller spent years scraping by in Hollywood by taking on various small roles and commercials. Then he landed the role of Joel on HBO's Somebody Somewhere and everything changed. His ne…
Daniel Dae Kim became the first actor of Asian descent to be nominated for a Tony, for his performance in Yellow Face, in the role of a playwright trying to deal with Asian American represen…
This week, special guest Pedro Pascal joins panelists Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, and Roy Blount Jr. and guest host Tom Papa!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adc…
We remember Eddie Palmieri, the pianist, bandleader and composer whose contributions to Afro-Caribbean music shaped the genre for decades. He died Wednesday at the age of 88. Also, Parliamen…
Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy…
This week, special guest Heather Gay joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Shane O'Neill, and Luke Burbank in Salt Lake CityLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
Emmy-winning Law & Order: SVU actor Mariska Hargitay talks about her new documentary, My Mom Jayne, an intimate portrait of her mother, the late Hollywood star Jayne Mansfield. Mansfield…
