The actor knows life is fleeting, but he wants to hold onto every moment.
Oct 7
How Alan Cumming Escaped His Father and Became Himself
The actor Alan Cumming is not the man his father wanted him to be. Growing up, Cumming says, his father had specific ideas about how he should look and what he should do with his life, ideas he enforced with abusive violence. However, Cumming tried to stay true to himself: As a t ... Show More
46m 39s
Sep 30
I’m Black, Even if You Don’t See it
For most of her life, Kelly McWilliams has felt as though people aren’t seeing her clearly. Kelly is biracial, and she was raised to be proud of her identity: she grew up surrounded by African American culture and literature. But when she walks into a room, a lot of people percei ... Show More
54m 38s
Nov 2021
Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick... Boom!, Mothering Sunday and Cry Macho
Andrew Garfield talks about his role in Tick, Tick… Boom!, about a promising young theatre composer who on the cusp of his 30th birthday navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.Plus reviews of Clint Eastwood’s neo-Western Cry Macho, abou ... Show More
1h 59m
Apr 2024
Sunday Special: 'Modern Love'
The chef Samin Nosrat lives by the idea that food is love. Her Netflix series, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,” and the James Beard Award-winning cookbook that inspired it, were about using food to build community and forge connections. Since then, all of her creative projects and collab ... Show More
30m 42s
Feb 2025
George and Amal Clooney: Happily Ever After | 264
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’ve got a love story proving that maybe opposites do attract. After spending years as Hollywood’s most eligible (and sworn) bachelor, George Clooney’s life is turned upside down when he’s introduced to a beautiful, badass civil rights lawyer na ... Show More
57m 12s
Feb 2024
Sunday Special: Un-Marry Me!
<p>Today we’re sharing the latest episode of Modern Love, a podcast about the complicated love lives of real people, from The New York Times.</p><p>Anna Martin, host of the show, spoke to David Finch, who wrote three Modern Love essays about how hard he had worked to be a good hu ... Show More
27m 3s