3659 - Comic Ali Siddiq on fatherhood, prison, and his biggest regret
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3659 - Comic Ali Siddiq on fatherhood, prison, and his biggest regret
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Episoder
3659-
Comic Ali Siddiq on fatherhood, prison, and his biggest regret
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tor., 18 juni 2026
3658-
An inside look at President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland
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ons., 17 juni 2026
3657-
Remembering the nation's 'Lost Founder'
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tir., 16 juni 2026
3656-
Scholar Eddie Glaude Jr. reflects on America at 250
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man., 15 juni 2026
3655-
Best Of: 'Book of Mormon' turns 15 / Actor Clarke Peters
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lør., 13 juni 2026
3654-
Andrew Scott/Remembering author Marjane Satrapi
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fre., 12 juni 2026
3653-
'Daily Show' comic Josh Johnson
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tor., 11 juni 2026
3652-
Josh O'Connor takes the lead in 'Disclosure Day'
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tor., 11 juni 2026
3651-
How sky-high ticket prices, war & politics could impact the World Cup
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tir., 09 juni 2026
3650-
Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad look back on 15 years of ‘Book of Mormon’
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man., 08 juni 2026
3649-
Best Of: Novelist Maggie O’Farrell / A personal history of the N-Word
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lør., 06 juni 2026
3648-
Alan Cumming / Angela Lansbury
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fre., 05 juni 2026
3647-
Clarke Peters: From ‘The Wire’ to ‘The Boroughs’
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tor., 04 juni 2026
3646-
How a single decision made a century ago split a family by race
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ons., 03 juni 2026
3645-
'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land'
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tir., 02 juni 2026
3644-
Richard Pryor’s daughter Elizabeth is a scholar of the N-word
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man., 01 juni 2026
3643-
Best Of: ‘Boroughs’ Actor Alfre Woodard / Rose Byrne
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lør., 30 mai 2026
3642-
Remembering jazz giant Sonny Rollins
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fre., 29 mai 2026
3641-
‘Boroughs’ actor Alfre Woodard reminds us to look to our elders
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tor., 28 mai 2026
3640-
Obama staffer Ben Rhodes on Iran negotiations and the battle for American identity
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ons., 27 mai 2026
3639-
David Sedaris wants to be better (at everything)
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tir., 26 mai 2026
3638-
Billie Eilish & Finneas
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man., 25 mai 2026
3637-
Stephen Colbert / Remembering MA Rep. Barney Frank
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lør., 23 mai 2026
3636-
Best Of: Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s childhood on the run / Writer Jesmyn Ward
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lør., 23 mai 2026
3635-
Rose Byrne
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tor., 21 mai 2026
3634-
The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement
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ons., 20 mai 2026
3633-
Through loss, Jesmyn Ward will always return to the word
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tir., 19 mai 2026
3632-
Son of radicals, Zayd Ayers Dohrn grew up underground & on the run
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man., 18 mai 2026
3631-
Best Of: Boots Riley / Will Sharpe
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lør., 16 mai 2026
3630-
Remembering Philip Caputo, who wrote an unflinching Vietnam War memoir
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fre., 15 mai 2026
3629-
How Trump increased China's global power
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tor., 14 mai 2026
3628-
Boots Riley wants to 'compel and repel' you
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ons., 13 mai 2026
3627-
Inside a journalist’s year of using AI for (almost) everything
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tir., 12 mai 2026
3626-
Will Sharpe imagines Mozart's day-to-day in 'Amadeus'
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man., 11 mai 2026
3625-
Best Of: Novelist Douglas Stuart / ‘Half Man’ Actor Richard Gadd
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lør., 09 mai 2026
3624-
Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller, from ‘RENT’ to ‘Hamilton’
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fre., 08 mai 2026
3623-
Nathan Lane is being tested (and he loves it)
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tor., 07 mai 2026
3622-
How Silicon Valley has profited by aligning with MAGA
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ons., 06 mai 2026
3621-
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw’s path from ‘Backtalker’ to legal scholar
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tir., 05 mai 2026
3620-
Scottish novelist Douglas Stuart on the isolation of secret-keeping
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man., 04 mai 2026
3619-
Best Of: Flea / Nick Offerman
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lør., 02 mai 2026
3618-
Remembering symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
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fre., 01 mai 2026
3617-
Richard Gadd is looking at the ‘dangers of repression’
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tor., 30 apr. 2026
3616-
How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters
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ons., 29 apr. 2026
3615-
Flea’s wild path from childhood to Chili Peppers
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tir., 28 apr. 2026
3614-
Nick Offerman gets an emotional arc
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man., 27 apr. 2026
3613-
Best Of: Malala Yousafzai / Oscar Isaac
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lør., 25 apr. 2026
3612-
‘Schmigadoon!’ co-creator Cinco Paul satirizes Broadway
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fre., 24 apr. 2026
3611-
The spy network that took on America's Nazi groups
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tor., 23 apr. 2026
3610-
Inside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Dept. of Education