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The Rebirth Of White Rage

Episode Date: January 26, 2026

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Heather Ann Thompson talks about the 1984 New York City subway shooting, when Bernhard Goetz, a white man, shot four...

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A Mel Brooks Appreciation!

Episode Date: January 23, 2026

He’s the subject of a new two-part HBO documentary by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio called ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ It looks at his orig...

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How Racism Costs Everyone

Episode Date: January 19, 2026

Four years ago, Heather McGhee examined a question at the heart of American life: Why do so many Americans believe that progress for one group means l...

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Jodie Foster

Episode Date: January 13, 2026

Foster was just 12 years old when she starred in Scorsese’s 1976 film ‘Taxi Driver.’ "What luck to have been part of that, our golden age of cinema in...

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Tessa Thompson

Episode Date: January 8, 2026

Thompson is nominated for a Golden Globe for her starring role in ‘Hedda.’ She spoke with co-host Tonya Mosley about her collaboration with director N...

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Ben Stiller / Pedro Pascal

Episode Date: January 3, 2026

Ben Stiller talks about his new Apple TV+ documentary about his actor/comedian parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, they were f...