Saturday Night Live's Bowen Yang talks about showing his leading man potential in the new movie Fire Island, which revisits Pride and Prejudice among a group of vacationing gay best friends. Comedian Margaret Cho discusses her role in Fire Island as a den mother to a chosen family of young gay men, plus, how she feels about becoming a role model for Asian Am ... Show More
Dec 2023
Richard Thomas: To Kill a Mockingbird, why it’s still radical as ever, and the legacy of his role as John-boy on The Waltons
Richard Thomas is best known for playing John-Boy in the ‘70s drama series “The Waltons.” Now, he’s taking on one of literature and film’s most beloved characters, Atticus Finch, in Aaron Sorkin’s touring production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Richard talks to Tom about taking on ... Show More
5m 39s
Sep 2023
Marcia Griffiths: The early days of reggae, creating the electric slide, and almost getting killed touring with Bob Marley
For 60 years, Marcia Griffiths has left an indelible mark on Jamaican music, often being called the Queen of Reggae. She sat down with Tom to talk about her incredible career in music, being one of Bob Marley’s I-Threes, and how she’s feeling about being honoured with the Order o ... Show More
34m 10s
Sep 2023
Bahamas: Making a “country” record, staying off your phone, and the problem with perfection
Afie Jurvanen, also known as Bahamas, talks to Tom about his new album, “Bootcut,” how he makes time to be creative, and the story behind his song, “Nothing Blows My Mind.”
17m 7s
Dec 2021
Boys’ Love, Censored
One of the most popular shows in China was, Word of Honor, a supernatural martial arts epic that most fans watched not for the fighting, but for the heavily implied, homoerotic relationship between the two young, male leads. This is a boys’ love drama, a genre that has swept East ... Show More
28m 55s
Sep 2023
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Celebrating Indigenous Identity
This week, Jann Arden and Buffy Sainte-Marie spend an hour talking about the music industry and songwriting, the complications of growing up without knowing where you come from, and the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Bu ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 2023
Adrian Edmondson, actor, writer
Adrian Edmondson first shot to national fame in 1982, playing the studded punk Vyvyan in the TV sitcom The Young Ones, set in a seedy student flat. The cast largely came from the developing alternative comedy scene, and included Rik Mayall and Alexei Sayle. Adrian was born in Bra ... Show More
59m 41s
Sep 2023
Kerry Washington — Acting as a Devotional Practice
“Becoming other people” for a living, as Kerry Washington likes to describe her craft, turns out to be a revelatory lens on the high drama that is the human condition. As a “learning actor,” a kind of actor/anthropologist, she has brought elegance and moral rigor to all kinds of ... Show More
1h 5m
Jan 2024
Ryan Murphy (New Year Special Episode)
It's 2024!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! We meet iconic writer, director, and producer RYAN MURPHY, best known for American Horror Story, Dahmer, Pose, The Andy Warhol Diaries, Ratched, The Watcher and Glee. We explore his love of collecting and preserving artworks including Old Masters, ... Show More
1h 24m
Sep 2021
[Feminism] Justine Picardie talks to Dior’s very own Creative Director of Women’s collections Maria Grazia Chiuri & her daughter Rachele
Welcome to ‘Feminism’, the new series of ‘Dior Talks’ podcasts, hosted by Justine Picardie. ‘Dior Talks’ creates fascinating spaces for expression, exploring the imaginations and discourses of the artists and thinkers who influence Maria Grazia Chiuri. ‘Feminism’ engages in dialo ... Show More
30m 39s
Jun 2022
Jackie, Before Marrying Jack
Elisabeth Egan, an editor at the Book Review, curates our Group Text column — a monthly choice of a book that she feels is particularly well suited to book clubs and their discussions. On this week’s podcast, she talks about her latest pick: “Jackie & Me,” by Louis Bayard, which ... Show More
47m 39s