953 Episodes

  1. 'The Harlem Renaissance' and what is Black art for?

    Published: 3/5/2024
  2. Three ways to think about journalism layoffs; plus, Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation

    Published: 3/1/2024
  3. Da'Vine Joy Randolph on 'The Holdovers' and becoming a matriarch

    Published: 2/27/2024
  4. Have we hit celebrity overload? Plus, Miyazaki's movie magic

    Published: 2/23/2024
  5. Jada Pinkett Smith, the artist

    Published: 2/20/2024
  6. Legendary choreographer Fatima Robinson on moving through changes in dance

    Published: 2/16/2024
  7. Unlocking desire through smut; plus, the gospel of bell hooks

    Published: 2/14/2024
  8. A Super Bowl in 'new Vegas'; plus, the inverted purity of the Stanley Cup

    Published: 2/10/2024
  9. Sam Reich on revamping the game show - and Dropout's success as a small streamer

    Published: 2/6/2024
  10. Charlamagne tha Pundit?; plus, was Tony Soprano white?

    Published: 2/2/2024
  11. Ayesha Rascoe on 'HBCU Made' — and some good old college memories

    Published: 1/30/2024
  12. South Africa's case for preventing genocide in Palestine; plus, why people love cults

    Published: 1/26/2024
  13. Benny Safdie on 'The Curse' — and performing goodness

    Published: 1/23/2024
  14. The political power of white Evangelicals; plus, Biden and the Black church

    Published: 1/19/2024
  15. Anna Deavere Smith plays real Americans on stage - and she shares her lessons

    Published: 1/16/2024
  16. The life lessons Fantasia brought to 'The Color Purple'; plus, Personal Style 101

    Published: 1/12/2024
  17. American Fiction is a rich story — but is it a successful satire?

    Published: 1/9/2024
  18. Looking ahead to the 2024 election; plus, getting "sober curious" for Dry January

    Published: 1/5/2024
  19. Ross Gay on inciting joy while dining with sorrow

    Published: 1/2/2024
  20. 'Oh Me Oh My': Finding grace after something hellified (a New Year's story)

    Published: 12/29/2023

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