Sep 1

RERUN: Alan Cumming

This week, we’re revisiting a conversation with Reclaiming’s very first guest, actor Alan Cumming. The Traitors, which Alan hosts, continues to soar in popularity, earning six Emmy nominations this year. Grounded in their longtime friendship, Alan opens up to Monica about how cre ... Show More

53m 39s

Aug 25

Sara Hirsh Bordo

This week Monica sits down with award-winning filmmaker, Women Rising founder, and author Sara Hirsh Bordo for a deeply personal conversation about chronic illness, self-silencing, and the hidden cost of being the “good girl.” Sara shares how her autoimmune diagnoses transformed ... Show More

54m 18s

Aug 18

Chang-rae Lee

Celebrated novelist Chang-rae Lee joins Monica this week on Reclaiming for an insightful conversation about immigration, identity, and the stories we construct to make sense of our lives. Chang-rae opens up about coming to the United States from Seoul at age three and how the los ... Show More

1h 7m

Sep 2022

QLS Classic: John Oliver

English comedian, producer and late-night host John Oliver talks about the craft of being funny, the rigors of timely political commentary, what he's thinking about when he brushes his teeth and that time he pissed off a Chechen warlord See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf ... Show More

1h 48m

Oct 2019

John Oliver

Comedian and host of Last Week Tonight John Oliver feels cautiously optimistic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. John and Conan sit down to chat about being nominated for an OBE, the silliest ways they’ve spent their show budgets, why the U.S. got ... Show More

52m 34s

Mar 2024

"John Oliver"

An unexamined life, a thirst for danger, and the Dalai Lama. In the words of John Oliver: “if I’ve got a microphone at the end of my arm and they’ve got a fist at the end of theirs, there’s definitely room to connect.” Welcome to SmartLess. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podc ... Show More

51m 5s

Nov 2023

John Oliver On Finding a Place for Satire | Vashti Harrison On Her Book “Big”

Ronny Chieng guest hosts and sits with former Daily Show correspondent John Oliver who discussed the difficulty of doing comedy in America as an immigrant and remembers the time he offered Ronny words of advice as he began his correspondent career. Next, guest host Dulcé Sloan si ... Show More

33m 6s

Feb 2023

John Oliver | Shine Bright Like A Lineman

Stephen recaps the Super Bowl, catches up on unidentified flying objects invading U.S. airspace, and marvels at the latest scandals involving Rep. George Santos. Next up, John Oliver tells Stephen what bothered him about watching the Super Bowl and how he's aged since "Last Week ... Show More

27m 25s

Dec 2023

John Oliver Remembers His Favorite Daily Show Field Pieces

In this podcast exclusive, former Daily Show correspondent John Oliver sits down with longtime Daily Show editor, Mark Paone, for a look back at John's most memorable Daily Show field pieces. They discuss the infamous field piece where John Oliver broke his nose, the advice that ... Show More

23m 2s

Jun 2022

Punkie Johnson

In this episode Ellen sits down with writer, comedian, and SNL cast member Punkie Johnson. They discuss our current media landscape, working on SNL, and how our losses help us learn.

35m 4s

Apr 2024

Jon Lovett

Comedian and writer Jon Lovett, host of “Pod Save America” and “Lovett or Leave It,” joins Andy Richter to discuss balancing comedy and politics, playing Mario on prom night, writing speeches for President Barack Obama, why Jon believes “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” was inhe ... Show More

1h 16m

Dec 2024

The Nepo-Dictator's Nadir

John Oliver returns to The Bugle in a momentous week, to explore the fall of Assad, politics on both sides of the Atlantic (sandwiches all round) and the latest announcements from FIFA. It's a bumper edition! Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast. ... Show More

56m 34s