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A Revealing Profile Of Trump Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles
Episode Date: December 18, 2025'Vanity Fair' writer Chris Whipple interviewed Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles 11 times, getting her view on cabinet members, Trump's revenge tour,...
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Remembering Rob Reiner
Episode Date: December 16, 2025The great filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were killed in their home Sunday. Their son Nick has been arrested on suspicion of murder. It’s a...
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Zadie Smith Asks, What Makes Us Feel Alive?
Episode Date: December 15, 2025Zadie Smith returns to talk with Terry Gross about her new collection of essays, 'Dead and Alive.' She reflects on the "nonsense" of generational disc...
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Best Of: Michael Shannon / ‘Pluribus’ Star Rhea Seehorn
Episode Date: December 13, 2025Michael Shannon understands he’s associated with some intense, menacing characters he’s played, like Agent Nelson Van Alden in ‘Boardwalk Empire.’ “I’...
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Remembering Architect Frank Gehry
Episode Date: December 12, 2025Frank Gehry, whose steel and titanium curved structures seemed more like sculptures than buildings, died last week at age 96. His masterpiece was the...
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A Courtside Look At NBA Legends, From Jordan To Kobe
Episode Date: December 11, 2025Legendary NBA head coach Phil Jackson and sports journalist Sam Smith talk about the stars who helped define the sport, including Jordan, Kobe, and Sh...
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Can The Lessons Of 1929 Prevent Another Crash?
Episode Date: December 10, 2025New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, a student of past financial calamities, talks about the likelihood the U.S. economy could be headed towar...
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Star Of ‘Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn
Episode Date: December 9, 2025The new Apple TV+ series was created by Vince Gilligan, who also created ‘Breaking Bad’ and co-created ‘Better Call Saul.’ He liked her work in ‘Saul’...
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Homelessness In The New Gilded Age
Episode Date: December 8, 2025In New York City, 100,000 people sleep in shelters every night. Patrick Markee has spent decades fighting for them with the Coalition for the Homeless...
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Best Of: George Clooney / Costume Designer Paul Tazewell
Episode Date: December 6, 2025George Clooney stars in ‘Jay Kelly’ as a famous actor at a crossroads. He talks about his own relationship to fame and what drew him to the role. Also...
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Remembering Steve Cropper / Playwright Tom Stoppard
Episode Date: December 5, 2025We remember guitarist, songwriter, and producer Steve Cropper, who helped create the Memphis soul sound of the ‘60s and ‘70s. He died this week at age...
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George Clooney
Episode Date: December 4, 2025Clooney stars as an aging movie star who has neglected his family life in favor of his career in Noah Baumbach’s new film ‘Jay Kelly. ' He spoke with...
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Was The U.S. Attack On A Venezuelan Boat A War Crime?
Episode Date: December 3, 2025Washington Post reporter Alex Horton talks about the Sept. 2 US military strike on a boat with alleged "narco terrorists," in which a second strike wa...
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War Photographer Lynsey Addario Still Has Hope
Episode Date: December 2, 2025For 25 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario has covered conflicts and humanitarian crises across the globe, from Sudan to Syri...
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‘Wicked’ Costume Designer Paul Tazewell
Episode Date: December 1, 2025Tazewell made history as the first Black man to win the Oscar for costume design for the first installment of Wicked. He talks with Tonya Mosley about...
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Best Of: Nutritionist Marion Nestle / Science Writer Mary Roach
Episode Date: November 29, 2025Food policy expert and nutritionist Marion Nestle's 2006 book, ‘What to Eat,’ became a consumer bible of sorts when it came out, guiding readers throu...
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Grand Ole Opry At 100: Earl Scruggs & Loretta Lynn
Episode Date: November 28, 2025We mark the 100th anniversary of The Grand Ole Opry, country music’s biggest stage, and feature interviews with two of its members. First up, bluegras...
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‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ From Flop To Hit
Episode Date: November 27, 2025A filmed version of the live Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ will open in theaters on Dec. 5. We listen back to a 20...
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Michael Shannon Gets A Turn Playing Good Guys
Episode Date: November 26, 2025Shannon's known for playing intense, menacing characters, like Agent Nelson Van Alden in ‘Boardwalk Empire.’ In two new projects, though, he plays goo...