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The Ozempic Revolution

Episode Date: January 4, 2024

Bloomberg News reporter Emma Court explains how these so-called "miracle" weight loss drugs work, and discusses side effects, long-term impacts, and w...

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Barbra Streisand

Episode Date: January 1, 2024

We start the new year with Barbra Streisand, and listen back to the interview we recorded in November. Throughout her career, her mother would send he...

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Jazz With The EarRegulars

Episode Date: December 29, 2023

Our dark week continues with a performance by and conversation with two of the best traditional jazz musicians around, trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and g...

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Brooke Shields

Episode Date: December 27, 2023

When Shields was 11 months old, she was in soap commercials and print ads. At the age of 12, she starred as a child prostitute in the film Pretty Baby...

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Merry Questlove Christmas

Episode Date: December 25, 2023

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson has put together a playlist of some of his favorite Christmas recordings. Questlove is co-founder of The Roots, which is a...

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Timothy Olyphant On 'Justified'

Episode Date: December 22, 2023

From now until the end of 2023, we're listening back to some stand-out interviews from this year. Timothy Olyphant is best known for portraying lawmen...

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Nicolas Cage

Episode Date: December 21, 2023

Cage has been acting for almost 45 years, and has appeared in more than 100 films. Dream Scenario is one of five scripts he's encountered in his caree...

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A David Byrne Christmas Special

Episode Date: December 20, 2023

The singer-songwriter and Talking Heads frontman presents some of his favorite holiday music — including songs by The Pogues, James Brown, LCD Soundsy...