Apr 16

Oobah Butler: The Digital Mirage

Trevor and Eugene sit down with journalist and filmmaker Oobah Butler, whose work lives at the intersection of prank and social experiment. From creating a fake top-rated restaurant to exposing how easily online systems can be manipulated, Butler has made a career out of blurring ... Show More

2h 3m

Apr 9

Dex Hunter-Torricke: Translating the Titans of Tech

In this episode, Trevor sits down with author and strategist Dex Hunter-Torricke, who has spent years behind the scenes with some of the most powerful people in tech, including Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Eric Schmidt, and has seen influence move from institutions into the han ... Show More

1h 12m

Apr 2

Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

Trevor sits down with comedian Atsuko Okatsuka for a lively, wide-ranging conversation about identity, humor, and finding your voice. Bonding over their shared immigrant experience, the two explore how feeling like an outsider can become a powerful lens for comedy. Along the way, ... Show More

2h 22m

Jan 2023

Quinta Brunson

Emmy Award-winning writer and actor Quinta Brunson tells Stephen she was a good student when growing up in Philadelphia, but she gained her love for film when staying home to watch movies. Catch her show, “Abbott Elementary,” airing Wednesdays on ABC. To learn more about listen ... Show More

12m 2s

Nov 2022

Episode 1382 - Quinta Brunson

Quinta Brunson didn’t pave the traditional path to a hit network sitcom. In fact, she paved a path that didn’t really exist. Quinta and Marc talk about how she was one of the first people on Instagram to hit it big with the comedy she was making on there, which led to jobs at Buz ... Show More

1h 31m

Jan 2023

Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary

Oprah speaks with Emmy and Golden Globe-winning writer, producer and actress Quinta Brunson to discuss her mega hit comedy series, Abbott Elementary. Brunson shares reflections about her childhood, her greatest mentors and the pivotal moments of her career. Hosted on Acast. See a ... Show More

35m 15s

Sep 2023

Soledad O'Brien

Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien joins the show. Over burgers and shakes, we discuss her impressive reporting career, earning accolades for her coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Plus, we get her take on why cases of B ... Show More

41m 55s

Aug 2023

Patricia Clarkson

Leaping from Algiers, Louisiana to the Broadway stage and, ultimately, the top-tier of Hollywood, is no simple feat. In Patricia Clarkson’s case, it required a daring jump from her native New Orleans to Fordham University, and the fortuitous, essential mentorship of actress Debra ... Show More

42m 17s

Jan 2024

KATHY GRIFFIN — touring for first time in 6 years and an iconic Paris Hilton gift

Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian Kathy Griffin joins the show. Over seafood and charcuterie, Kathy talks about going on tour for the first time in six years, how she finds material perched in a chair of judgement at Hollywood parties, and her iconic Christmas gift for Pari ... Show More

50m 9s

Sep 2023

Mindy Kaling

While growing up in Massachusetts, Mindy Kaling felt like an outsider. Yet the Tony-winning producer, actress, and comedian believes that her upbringing as the child of immigrant put an edge on the singular tone and wit that defines her projects, from The Sex Lives of College Gir ... Show More

35m 44s

Aug 2020

We Are Gabrielle Horton

In episode 158, the girls are joined by producer and podcaster Gabrielle Horton to talk about growing up in Inglewood but going to a mostly white school, hiding who you are to try and fit in, coming back to your culture, her work in politics and how that lead her to podcasts, bei ... Show More

1h 10m

Quinta Brunson Misses Stupid Comedy