EP 289: James Clapper on Trump, Russia, and a Life in Intelligence
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper recalls how tinkering with a TV set as a boy led to a career in signals...
EP 288: Dave Itzkoff on Robin Williams' Comedy and Tragedy
New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff talks about the surprisingly patrician upbringing of Robin Williams, his time studying to be...
EP 287: Eugene Jarecki Goes Road Tripping with Elvis
Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki drove across the U.S. in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce to talk to people about...
EP 286: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia
Ambassador Michael McFaul helped President Obama craft the US-Russia “reset," and he later had a front-row seat for the end of the reset...
EP 285: Billy Bob Thornton and Mark Duplass on Indie Film, Amazon's Goliath, and TV's Renais
Billy Bob Thornton and Mark Duplass talk about Season 2 of Amazon's most binged show Goliath. Billy reveals why he’s so attracted to...
Bonus Episode: Akimbo
I love sharing new podcasts, and in this special bonus episode, I want to introduce you to my friend Seth Godin and a great new podcast...
EP 284: Bob Balaban Puts the "Character" in Character Actor
Bob Balaban has been a delightful part of many of the best movies and TV shows of the past 50 years including Moonrise Kingdom, A Mighty...
EP 283: Todd Purdum on Rodgers & Hammerstein's Musical Magic
Todd Purdum, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and a senior writer at Politico, discusses his own life-long love of the music of...
EP 282: Max Brooks on Star Wars, Real Wars and Ewok Insurgency
Author Max Brooks is well known for his bestselling zombie books like World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, and he applies the same...
