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260 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Episode 1
Mon, Dec 19, 2016 57 mins
"Live by Night" is discussed with Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Elle Fanning, Chris Cooper and Sienna Miller; and "Hidden Figures" is discussed with Ted Melfi, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae and Kevin Costner.
Episode 2
Tue, Dec 20, 2016 57 mins
Artificial intelligence and robotics are discussed with Andrew Moore, dean of Carnegie Mellon's school of computer science.
Episode 3
Wed, Dec 21, 2016 57 mins
Chris Smith and Jon Stewart ("The Daily Show: An Oral History").
Episode 4
Thu, Dec 22, 2016 57 mins
Episode 5
Fri, Dec 23, 2016 57 mins
Episode 6
Mon, Dec 26, 2016 57 mins
Episode 7
Tue, Dec 27, 2016 57 mins
Episode 8
Wed, Dec 28, 2016 57 mins
Episode 9
Thu, Dec 29, 2016 57 mins
Episode 10
Fri, Dec 30, 2016 57 mins
Episode 11
Mon, Jan 2, 2017 57 mins
Episode 12
Tue, Jan 3, 2017 57 mins
Megyn Kelly; Brian Stelter (CNN); and Ian Bremmer (Eurasia Group).
Episode 13
Wed, Jan 4, 2017 57 mins
David Sanger (New York Times); and Isabelle Huppert ("Things to Come"). Also: Bob Costa (Washington Post) and Carl Hulse (New York Times) on the first days of the new Congress.
Episode 14
Thu, Jan 5, 2017 57 mins
Naomie Harris ("Moonlight"); and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Episode 15
Fri, Jan 6, 2017 57 mins
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Cal.). Also: Jeffrey Goldberg (Atlantic) on President Obama's legacy; and David Ignatius (Washington Post) and Michael Shear (New York Times) on Donald Trump's intelligence briefing and interview with the New York Times.
Episode 16
Mon, Jan 9, 2017 57 mins
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough.
Episode 17
Tue, Jan 10, 2017 57 mins
Secretary of State John Kerry.
Episode 18
Wed, Jan 11, 2017 57 mins
Donald Trump's press conference is discussed with Philip Rucker (Washington Post), McKay Coppins (Atlantic) and Jonathan Karl (ABC News). Also: photographer Harry Benson and director Matthew Miele ("Harry Benson: Shoot First").
Episode 19
Thu, Jan 12, 2017 57 mins
Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
Episode 20
Fri, Jan 13, 2017 57 mins
Steve Kroft ("60 Minutes"); and Jerry Seib ("Wall Street Journal").
Episode 21
Mon, Jan 16, 2017 57 mins
"Fences" is discussed with Denzel Washington and Constanza Romero Wilson, the widow of playwright August Wilson. Also: Robert Costa (Washington Post); and Billy Eichner ("Billy on the Street").
Episode 22
Tue, Jan 17, 2017 57 mins
National Security Advisor Susan Rice.
Episode 23
Wed, Jan 18, 2017 57 mins
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
Episode 24
Thu, Jan 19, 2017 57 mins
Vice President-elect Mike Pence; Bill Cowher; and Jeff Greenfield (PBS NewsHour), presidential historian Jon Meacham, Kathleen Parker (Washington Post) and Jeffrey Goldberg (Atlantic).
Episode 25
Fri, Jan 20, 2017 57 mins
President Trump's inaugural address is discussed with Al Hunt, McKay Coppins, Mark Leibovich and Margaret Talev.
Episode 26
Mon, Jan 23, 2017 57 mins
Former defense secretary Robert Gates; and Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, CIO of the private wealth management group at Goldman Sachs. Also: Philip Rucker, Damian Paletta, Margaret Brennan and Jonathan Karl on the day's White Hose press briefing.
Episode 27
Tue, Jan 24, 2017 57 mins
Hugh Hewitt; and Bernard-Henri Lévy.
Episode 28
Wed, Jan 25, 2017 57 mins
Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) is remembered. Also: Byron Wien (Blackstone), Dennis Berman (Wall Street Journal) and Mike Regan (Bloomberg) on the economy; and Robert Costa (Washington Post) and Julie Hirschfeld Davis (New York Times) on President Trump's first week in office.
Episode 29
Thu, Jan 26, 2017 57 mins
Richard Haass (Council on Foreign Relations); and former trade representative Michael Froman. Also: Carlos Pascual, the former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, and Philip Rucker (Washington Post) on U.S.-Mexico relations.
Episode 30
Fri, Jan 27, 2017 57 mins
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.
Episode 31
Mon, Jan 30, 2017 57 mins
Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell; and George Osborne, Britain's former chancellor of the exchequer.
Episode 32
Tue, Jan 31, 2017 57 mins
Philanthropist Eli Broad; filmmaker Peter Kunhardt ("Becoming Warren Buffett"); and journalist John Avlon ("Washington's Farewell").
Episode 33
Wed, Feb 1, 2017 57 mins
Tthe Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch is discussed with Adam Liptak (New York Times), Jan Crawford (CBS News), former solicitor general Paul Clement and attorney David Boies. Also: Ursula Burns (Xerox).
Episode 34
Thu, Feb 2, 2017 57 mins
Lisa Monaco, former homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to President Obama, is interviewed.
Episode 35
Fri, Feb 3, 2017 57 mins
Filmmaker Raoul Peck ("I Am Not Your Negro"); Peter King (Sports Illustrated). Also: David Sanger (New York Times) and Karim Sadjadpour (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) on the Trump administration's sanctions on Iran.
Episode 36
Mon, Feb 6, 2017 57 mins
Amy Davidson and Julia Ioffe on President Trump's equating the U.S. to Russia; Susan Glasser (Politico) on former secretary of state Jim Baker; and Bill Cowher (CBS) and Al Michaels (NBC) on Super Bowl LI.
Episode 37
Tue, Feb 7, 2017 57 mins
The confirmation of Betsy DeVos as the U.S. secretary of education is discussed with Emmarie Huetteman (New York Times). Also: Roger Stone; Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia; and author Brad Stone ("The Upstarts").
Episode 38
Wed, Feb 8, 2017 57 mins
Dev Patel ("Lion"); and Amma Asante, David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike ("A United Kingdom"). Also: Adam Liptak (New Yorker) on President Trump's controversial immigrant order.
Episode 39
Thu, Feb 9, 2017 57 mins
The Trump administration's foreign policy is discussed with Michael Weiss (Daily Beast), Olivier O'Mahony (Paris Match), journalist Melik Kaylan and NYU law professor Jerome Cohen.
Episode 40
Fri, Feb 10, 2017 57 mins
How adversity affects the developing brain.
Episode 41
Mon, Feb 13, 2017 57 mins
The HBO series "Crashing" is discussed with Pete Holmes and Artie Lange. Judd Apatow, who executive produces the show, guest hosts.
Episode 42
Tue, Feb 14, 2017 57 mins
The resignation of national security adviser Michael T. Flynn is discussed with Margaret Brennan (CBS News) and David Ignatius (Washington Post). Also: filmmaker Damien Chazelle ("La La Land").
Episode 43
Wed, Feb 15, 2017 57 mins
The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is discussed with model Kate Upton and editor MJ Day; and the Trump administration and Russia are discussed with Gideon Rose (Foreign Affairs), Mario Calvo Platero (Il Sole 24 Ore) and author Edward Epstein ("How America Lost its Secrets"). Also: Maggie Siff ("Billions").
Episode 44
Thu, Feb 16, 2017 57 mins
President Trump's press conference is discussed with Ed O'Keefe (Washington Post); and "Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise" is discussed with directors Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack, and Angelou's grandson Colin Johnson. Also: filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi ("Fire at Sea").
Episode 45
Fri, Feb 17, 2017 57 mins
Author George Saunders ("Lincoln in the Bardo"); and Russian scholar Kim Marten. Also: journalist Tim Weiner on his investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.
Episode 46
Mon, Feb 20, 2017 57 mins
A 1992 interview with Donald Trump is featured.
Episode 47
Tue, Feb 21, 2017 57 mins
Lake Street Dive. Also: Henry Blodget (Business Insider), Joe Nocera (New York Times) and Catherine Rampell (Washington Post) on the economy and middle class.
Episode 48
Wed, Feb 22, 2017 57 mins
Eva Moskowitz (Success Academy); and fine art photographer Jack Spencer ("This Land: An American Portrait").
Episode 49
Thu, Feb 23, 2017 57 mins
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman; and Reynold Levy (Robin Hood Foundation).
Episode 50
Fri, Feb 24, 2017 57 mins
Jared Cohen (Jigsaw) on stopping online bullying. Also: what Christopher Hitchens would think of Donald Trump's America; and an Oscars preview.
Episode 51
Mon, Feb 27, 2017 57 mins
Economist Larry Summers; and economist Tyler Cowen ("The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream").
Episode 52
Tue, Feb 28, 2017 57 mins
Omar Saif Ghobash, the UAE ambassador to Russia, discusses his new book, "Letters to a Young Muslim."
Episode 53
Wed, Mar 1, 2017 57 mins
"Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" is discussed with composer-writer Dave Malloy, Josh Groban and Denée Benton; and "Moonlight" is discussed with writer-director Barry Jenkins,Trevante Rhodes, Naomie Harris and André Holland.
Episode 54
Thu, Mar 2, 2017 57 mins
The tech industry is discussed with Max Chafkin (Bloomberg Businessweek), Edelman CEO Richard Edelman and William Cohan ("Why Wall Street Matters").
Episode 55
Fri, Mar 3, 2017 57 mins
Filmmaker Agnès Varda ("From Here to There"); and P.J. O'Rourke ("How the Hell Did This Happen? The Election of 2016").
Episode 56
Mon, Mar 6, 2017 57 mins
Gen. Michael Hayden (USAF Ret.), the former director of both the CIA and the NSA.
Episode 57
Tue, Mar 7, 2017 57 mins
Topics include Syria; civic education; and WikiLeaks.
Episode 58
Wed, Mar 8, 2017 57 mins
Topics include "The Sense of an Ending"; the Trump administration's health-care plan; and Israel.
Episode 59
Thu, Mar 9, 2017 57 mins
Episode 60
Fri, Mar 10, 2017 57 mins
Topics include private prisons; and ISIS. Also: fashion designer Tory Burch.
Episode 61
Mon, Mar 13, 2017 57 mins
"Personal Shopper" is discussed with Kristen Stewart and writer-director Olivier Assayas. Also: David Brooks (New York Times).
Episode 62
Tue, Mar 14, 2017 57 mins
Topics include the GOP health-care bill; and the Trump administration's new policy on drone strikes.
Episode 63
Wed, Mar 15, 2017 57 mins
The GOP health-care bill and March Madness are discussed.
Episode 64
Thu, Mar 16, 2017 57 mins
The Dutch election is discussed.
Episode 65
Fri, Mar 17, 2017 57 mins
Topics include President Trump's meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel; and Venezuelan politics. Also: Vicky Ward (Huffington Post Highline) on her article about Rebekah Mercer.
Episode 66
Mon, Mar 20, 2017 57 mins
Chuck Berry is remembered by Rolling Stone's David Browne. Also: the House Intelligence Committee's first public hearing on Russian interference in the presidential election.
Episode 67
Tue, Mar 21, 2017 57 mins
Jessica Chastain ("The Zookeeper's Wife"). Also: Emily Bazelon (New York Times Magazine) on the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
Episode 68
Wed, Mar 22, 2017 57 mins
The terrorist attack in London is discussed with Katty Kay (BBC) and Francine Lacqua (Bloomberg London). Also: Steve Coll (New Yorker) on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson; and Ezra Klein (Vox) on the GOP health-care bill.
Episode 69
Thu, Mar 23, 2017 57 mins
Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell; and author Kati Marton ("True Believer: Stalin's Last American Spy").
Episode 70
Fri, Mar 24, 2017 57 mins
Richard Gere. Also: the GOP health-care bill; and Time's "Is Truth Dead?" cover story.
Episode 71
Mon, Mar 27, 2017 57 mins
"The Glass Menagerie" is discussed. Also: Robert Costa (Washington Post); and Robert Draper (New York Times Magazine).
Episode 72
Tue, Mar 28, 2017 57 mins
Karoun Demirjian (Washington Post) on the investigation into Russian hacking in the election; and Ariel Levy (New Yorker) on her memoir, "The Rules Do Not Apply." Also: the documentary series "Five Came Back" is discussed with director Laurent Bouzereau and author Mark Harris.
Episode 73
Wed, Mar 29, 2017 57 mins
Gary Clark Jr.; and Alyssa Mastromonaco ("Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?"). Also: Brexit.
Episode 74
Thu, Mar 30, 2017 57 mins
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.); economist Lawrence Summers; and Carol Lee (Wall Street Journal).
Episode 75
Fri, Mar 31, 2017 57 mins
North Carolina governor Roy Cooper. Also: Trump's first 70 days; the Middle East; and NCAA Final Four.
Episode 76
Mon, Apr 3, 2017 57 mins
Gillian Tett (Financial Times); Barbara Finamore (National Resources Defense Council); and Columbia assistant professor Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of a the New Yorker article "The Algorithm Will See You Now."
Episode 77
Tue, Apr 4, 2017 57 mins
John Mayer; Kevin Rudd (Asia Society Policy Institute).
Episode 78
Wed, Apr 5, 2017 57 mins
Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg News); Freida Pinto ("Guerrilla"); chef Eric Ripert; and Glenn Thrush (New York Times).
Episode 79
Thu, Apr 6, 2017 57 mins
Bernard-Henri Lévy; Ian Bremmer; and former national security advisor Tom Donilon.
Episode 80
Fri, Apr 7, 2017 57 mins
Thomas Friedman (New York Times); Drs. Rolla Hallam and Annie Sparrow, who have been providing medical care on the frontlines in Syria; and Ian Bremmer.
Episode 81
Mon, Apr 10, 2017 57 mins
The U.S. military strike on Syria is discussed. Also: 2017 Masters champion Sergio Garcia.
Episode 82
Tue, Apr 11, 2017 57 mins
Syria is discussed. Also: Tina Brown on the Women in the World summit; and sociologist Philip Gorski (Yale) on his book, "American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present."
Episode 83
Wed, Apr 12, 2017 57 mins
Gerald Seib (Wall Street Journal) on his interview with President Trump; David Sanger (New York Times) on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin; and David Ignatius (Washington Post) and Nicholas Burns (Harvard) on the week in national security.
Episode 84
Thu, Apr 13, 2017 57 mins
Topics include the DVF Awards; the Showtime series "The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth"; and MOAB bomb.
Episode 85
Fri, Apr 14, 2017 57 mins
Former CIA acting director Michael Morrell; and Mandy Patinkin.
Episode 86
Mon, Apr 17, 2017 57 mins
A political roundtable with Philip Rucker (Washington Post), David Frum (Atlantic) and Julie Hirschfeld Davis (New York Times). Also: Carrie Coon.
Episode 87
Tue, Apr 18, 2017 57 mins
Topics include Brexit; and the Arkansas death penalty dispute.
Episode 88
Wed, Apr 19, 2017 57 mins
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Also: "The Promise" is discussed with writer-director Terry George, Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac and Angela Sarafyan.
Episode 89
Thu, Apr 20, 2017 57 mins
Robert Costa (Washington Post); and former ambassador Christopher Hill. Also: anxiety disorders in young adults.
Episode 90
Fri, Apr 21, 2017 57 mins
Steve Ballmer discusses USAFacts, a non-partisan data platform that tracks government spending and performance. Also: a preview of the French elections.
Episode 91
Mon, Apr 24, 2017 57 mins
President Trump's first 100 days; and the French elections. Also: author Wendy Lesser ("You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn").
Episode 92
Tue, Apr 25, 2017 57 mins
Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) discusses the 2016 presidential campaign and his book "Two Paths: America Divided or United."
Episode 93
Wed, Apr 26, 2017 57 mins
Filmmaker James Ponsoldt ("The Circle"); and author Frances FitzGerald ("The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America"). Also: President Trump's foreign policy; and tax reform.
Episode 94
Thu, Apr 27, 2017 57 mins
President Trump's first 100 days are discussed.
Episode 95
Fri, Apr 28, 2017 57 mins
Jonathan Demme (1944-2017) is remembered. Also: Sheila Nevins, the president of HBO Documentary Films, on her book, "You Don't Look Your Age...And Other Fairy Tales."
Episode 96
Mon, May 1, 2017 57 mins
John Dickerson ("Face the Nation").
Episode 97
Tue, May 2, 2017 57 mins
Historian David McCullough; and Syrian activists Noha Alkamcha, Yasmin Kayali Sabra and Zaina Erhaim.
Episode 98
Wed, May 3, 2017 57 mins
FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee is discussed with Karoun Demirjian (Washington Post) and Mike Schmidt (New York Times). Also: journalists Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes ("Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign"); and architect Renzo Piano and author Victoria Newhouse ("Chaos and Culture").
Episode 99
Thu, May 4, 2017 57 mins
Ed O'Keefe of The Washington Post and Sarah Kliff of Vox provide an update on the House approval of the American Health Care Act. Also: VICE Media's Shane Smith and Josh Tyrangiel ("VICE News Tonight"); and photographer Tabitha Soren ("Fantasy Life: Baseball and the American Dream").
Episode 100
Fri, May 5, 2017 57 mins
Sophie Pedder of The Economist and RTL U.S. correspondent Michiel Vos look at the final round of France's presidential elections between far-right politician Marine Le Pen and centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron; and guest host Jeff Glor and Nick Confessore of The New York Times discuss the vote to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Also: a look at the Broadway play "Oslo" with playwright J. T. Rogers, director Bartlett Sher, Terje Rød-Larsen and actor Jennifer Ehle.
Episode 101
Mon, May 8, 2017 57 mins
Reporters Karoun Demirjian and Matt Apuzzo discuss Sally Yates' testimony before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee. Also: a discussion of Emmanuel Macron's victory in the final round of France's presidential elections with Adam Gopnik (The New Yorker), Michiel Vos (RTL), Emmanuel Saint-Martin (France 24) and philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy; and Carlos Ghosn.
Episode 102
Tue, May 9, 2017 57 mins
Margaret Talev and Phil Rucker discuss President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey over the handling of the Clinton emails investigation. Also: Mike Schroepfer (Facebook CTO) on the future of the platform, connectivity, virtual reality and A.I.; biographer Sally Bedell Smith on "Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life."
Episode 103
Wed, May 10, 2017 57 mins
James Spader. Also: President Trump's decision to fire FBI director James Comey is discussed.
Episode 104
Thu, May 11, 2017 57 mins
Adm. William McRaven (USN Ret.); country singer Chris Stapleton; and journalist Robert Costa (Washington Post).
Episode 105
Fri, May 12, 2017 57 mins
The fallout from President Trump's decision to fire FBI director James Comey is discussed. Also: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki; and Tina Carr, the director of the Rory Peck Trust.
Episode 106
Mon, May 15, 2017 57 mins
The North Korean missile launch is discussed; and Dr. Rock Positano is interviewed about his book, "Dinner With DiMaggio." Also: remembering Brad Grey (1957-2017).
Episode 107
Tue, May 16, 2017 57 mins
Jann and Gus Wenner; and Katy Tur.
Episode 108
Wed, May 17, 2017 57 mins
Molly Ball (Atlantic) discusses the Trump presidency; and Gisele Bündchen and environmentalist Paul Hawken discuss environmental activism and advocacy.
Episode 109
Thu, May 18, 2017 57 mins
The Nantz National Alzheimer Center is discussed with sportscaster Jim Nantz and doctors Joseph Masdeu and Stanley Appel. Also: Adm. Mike Mullen (USN Ret.), the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Episode 110
Fri, May 19, 2017 57 mins
President Trump's first foreign trip is discussed. Also: art collector-gallery owner Adam Lindemann.
Episode 111
Mon, May 22, 2017 57 mins
Jordan Peele ("Get Out"). Also: Jonathan Karl (ABC News) on President Trump's first trip abroad.
Episode 112
Tue, May 23, 2017 57 mins
The Manchester terror attack is discussed with Bloomberg TV's Caroline Hyde and former NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly. Also: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Cal.) on former CIA Director John Brennan's testimony in the Russia probe; and restaurateur Stephen Starr.
Episode 113
Wed, May 24, 2017 57 mins
Neil deGrasse Tyson; and Jeff Pegues (CBS News). Also: the terrorist attack in Manchester, England.
Episode 114
Thu, May 25, 2017 57 mins
Topics include the CBO's analysis of the American Health Care Act bill; and President Trump's first foreign trip.
Episode 115
Fri, May 26, 2017 57 mins
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) discusses his book, "The Vanishing American Adult"; and journalist Mike Allen (Axios) on presidential adviser Jared Kushner and Russia.
Episode 116
Mon, May 29, 2017 57 mins
Cynthia Nixon discusses "The Little Foxes" and "A Quiet Passion"; Met curator Jeff Rosenheim discusses the museum's retrospective of the work of photographer Irving Penn; and Ben Platt and writer Steven Levenson discuss "Dear Evan Hansen."
Episode 117
Tue, May 30, 2017 57 mins
Lionel Barber (Financial Times) and Mark Mazzetti (New York Times) on the Trump administration; Jaime Diaz (Golf Digest) on the DUI arrest of Tiger Woods; John Wood (Room to Read) on promoting literacy; and Laura Poitras on her documentary "Risk."
Episode 118
Wed, May 31, 2017 57 mins
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). Also: President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement is discussed.
Episode 119
Thu, Jun 1, 2017 57 mins
Christopher Plummer; and former CIA deputy director Michael Morell.
Episode 120
Fri, Jun 2, 2017 57 mins
Dan Balz (Washington Post) on President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. Also: "A Doll's House, Part 2" is discussed with playwright Lucas Hnath, director Sam Gold and actors Laurie Metcalf and Chris Cooper.
Episode 121
Mon, Jun 5, 2017 57 mins
The London terror attacks; and the Qatar situation. Also: Stripe CEO Patrick Collison; and Gérard Araud, France's outgoing ambassador to the U.S.
Episode 122
Tue, Jun 6, 2017 57 mins
Alan Alda; and Brian Cox. Also: former FBI director James Comey's upcoming testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Episode 123
Wed, Jun 7, 2017 57 mins
John Dickerson (CBS News) previews former FBI director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Also: author Harold Evans ("Do I Make Myself Clear?: Why Writing Well Matters").
Episode 124
Thu, Jun 8, 2017 57 mins
James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee is discussed with Sen. Angus King (Ind.-Maine); Robert Costa (Washington Post); and Karoun Demirjian (Washington Post), radio host Hugh Hewitt and McKay Coppins (Atlantic).
Episode 125
Fri, Jun 9, 2017 57 mins
Topics include President Trump's press conference; former FBI director James Comey's testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committe; and the U.K. elections.
Episode 126
Mon, Jun 12, 2017 57 mins
David Leonhardt (New York Times) on Attorney General Jeff Sessions' expected testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Also: former Qatar prime minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani.
Episode 127
Tue, Jun 13, 2017 57 mins
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon; and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Also: Karoun Demirjian (Washington Post) on Attorney General Jeff Sessions' appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Episode 128
Wed, Jun 14, 2017 57 mins
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.); Sam Elliott ("The Hero"); and Dexter Filkins (New Yorker).
Episode 129
Thu, Jun 15, 2017 57 mins
Dan Balz (Washington Post); Jeffrey Goldberg (Atlanfic); and David Grann ("Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI").
Episode 130
Fri, Jun 16, 2017 57 mins
Oliver Stone. Also: journalist Michael Weiss ("ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror") on the Russian airstrike that may have killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Episode 131
Mon, Jun 19, 2017 57 mins
Health care is discussed with Sarah Kliff (Vox), Peter Suderman (Reason) and Sara Collins (Commonwealth Fund). Also: "Citizen Jane: Battle for the City" director Matt Tyrnauer and producer Robert Hammond.
Episode 132
Tue, Jun 20, 2017 57 mins
Aziz Ansari; journalist Mark Bowden (Atlantic); and White House reporter Shannon Pettypiece (Bloomberg News). Also: America's place in the world is discussed with Richard Fontaine (Center for a New American Century), Gideon Rose (Foreign Affairs Magazine) and David Miliband (International Rescue Committee).
Episode 133
Wed, Jun 21, 2017 57 mins
Topics include Georgia's House election; and U.S.-North Korea relations. Also: Dan Auerbach; and Salma Hayek and John Lithgow ("Beatriz at Dinner").
Episode 134
Thu, Jun 22, 2017 57 mins
Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma. Also: the Senate health-care bill is discussed with Vann Newkirk (Atlantic), Kevin Whitelaw (Bloomberg News) and Philip Bump (Washington Post).
Episode 135
Fri, Jun 23, 2017 57 mins
Topics include the Senate health-care bill; and ouster of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. Also: Princeton president Christopher Eisgruber.
Episode 136
Mon, Jun 26, 2017 57 mins
Author Chris Whipple ("The Gatekeepers") and former White House chiefs of staff Jack Watson, John Podesta and Andy Card. Also: Adam Liptak (New York Times) on the travel ban; and MoMA curator Leah Dickerman on the "Robert Rauschenberg: Among Friends" exhibit.
Episode 137
Tue, Jun 27, 2017 57 mins
The Senate health-care bill is discussed with Ezra Klein (Vox) and Andy Slavitt, former acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Also: architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, and artist Ai Weiwei on their "Hansel & Gretel" collaboration.
Episode 138
Wed, Jun 28, 2017 57 mins
William J. Burns (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace); John McEnroe
Episode 139
Thu, Jun 29, 2017 57 mins
Shannon Pettypiece (Bloomberg News) on the travel ban, health-care legislation and G20 summit; and John Prideaux (Economist) on Donald Trump's America. Also: "The Little Hours" is discussed with Aubrey Plaza, Dave Franco and writer-director Jeff Baena.
Episode 140
Fri, Jun 30, 2017 57 mins
Architect Norman Foster. Also: President Trump's meeting with South Korean president Moon Jae-in is discussed with Julie Hirschfeld Davis (New York Times) and Philip Rucker (Washington Post).
Episode 141
Mon, Jul 3, 2017 57 mins
Jason Isbell. Also: HBO's "The Defiant Ones" is discussed with director Allen Hughes and Jimmy Iovine.
Episode 142
Tue, Jul 4, 2017 57 mins
Episode 143
Wed, Jul 5, 2017 57 mins
Topics include North Korea; and the G20 Summit. Also: Sofia Coppola ("The Beguiled").
Episode 144
Thu, Jul 6, 2017 57 mins
The Washington Post's Peter Baker ("Obama: The Call of History"). Also: a preview of the G20 summit.
Episode 145
Fri, Jul 7, 2017 57 mins
Nick Schifrin on the "PBS NewsHour" series "Inside Putin's Russia"; technology columnist Walt Mossberg on his decision to retire early; Steven Cook (Council of Foreign Relations) on the Qatar blockade.
Episode 146
Mon, Jul 10, 2017 57 mins
Author Richard Sandomir ("The Pride of the Yankees"). Also: CNN's Nick Paton Walsh on the victory over ISIS in Mosul.
Episode 147
Tue, Jul 11, 2017 57 mins
Donald Trump's meeting with Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya is discussed with journalists Ed O'Keefe (Washington Post) and Shannon Pettypiece (Bloomberg News); and the Broadway adaptation of George Orwell's "1984" is discussed with actors Tom Sturridge, Olivia Wilde and Reed Birney. Also: Kumail Nanjiani ("The Big Sick").
Episode 148
Wed, Jul 12, 2017 57 mins
New York Times columnist Charles Blow; and journalist Jesse Eisinger (ProPublica).
Episode 149
Thu, Jul 13, 2017 57 mins
Zoe Lister-Jones ("Band Aid"). Also: the Trump-Macron meeting; and Wimbledon.
Episode 150
Fri, Jul 14, 2017 57 mins
The week in politics is discussed with Megan Murphy (Bloomberg Businessweek), Yoni Appelbaum (Atlantic) and Mike Allen (Axios). Also: Craig Unger (New Republic); and Trip Adler (Scribd).
Episode 151
Mon, Jul 17, 2017 57 mins
Julia Ioffe (Atlantic); Robert Costa (Washington Post); and Ian Bremmer (Eurasia Group).
Episode 152
Tue, Jul 18, 2017 57 mins
Jerry Seib (Wall Street Journal) and David Leonhardt (New York Times) on the collapse of the Senate Republican health-care bill. Also: author Joshua Green ("Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency").
Episode 153
Wed, Jul 19, 2017 57 mins
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Episode 154
Thu, Jul 20, 2017 57 mins
Judd Apatow, Michael Showalter and Lucia Aniello.
Episode 155
Fri, Jul 21, 2017 57 mins
President Trump's first six months are discussed with Shannon Pettypiece (Bloomberg News) and Dan Balz (Washington Post). Also: South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Episode 156
Mon, Jul 24, 2017 57 mins
Sebastian Gorka, the deputy assistant to President Donald Trump. Also: the Russia investigation.
Episode 157
Tue, Jul 25, 2017 57 mins
The health-care legislation is discussed with Andrew Slavitt, a former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; former Utah governor Mike Leavitt; and Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.).
Episode 158
Wed, Jul 26, 2017 57 mins
The Qatar situation is discussed with Yousef Al Oitaba, the UAE ambassador to the U.S., and Michael Morell, the former deputy director of the CIA.
Episode 159
Thu, Jul 27, 2017 57 mins
Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst. Also: Mark Halperin and John Heilemann on the political turmoil in the White House.
Episode 160
Fri, Jul 28, 2017 57 mins
John Dickerson (CBS News); Jeremy Grantham (GMO); and Jonathan Karl (ABC News).
Episode 161
Mon, Jul 31, 2017 57 mins
The removal of Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director is discussed with Phil Rucker (Washington Post) and Jonathan Swan (Axios). Also: Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is interviewed.
Episode 162
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 57 mins
Phil Rucker (Washington Post) on the revelation that President Trump dictated a statement about the June 2016 meeting between his son and a Russian lawyer. Also: the nation's oldest orphange, Graham Windham; the Broadway play "Indecent"; and a remembrance of Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017).
Episode 163
Wed, Aug 2, 2017 57 mins
Author Graham Allison ("Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides' Trap?").
Episode 164
Thu, Aug 3, 2017 57 mins
The leaked transcripts of President Trump's telephone calls to foreign leaders are discussed.
Episode 165
Fri, Aug 4, 2017 57 mins
"Icarus" director Bryan Fogel and producer Dan Cogan; and "Detroit" director Kathryn Bigelow, screenwriter Mark Boal, and actors John Boyega and Will Poulter.
Episode 166
Mon, Aug 7, 2017 57 mins
Samantha Bee ("Full Frontal"); Gillian Tett (Financial Times); and author Kurt Andersen ("Fantasyland: How American Went Haywire").
Episode 167
Tue, Aug 8, 2017 57 mins
Glen Campbell (1936-2017) is remembered. Also: "Good Time" is discussed with Robert Pattinson and directors Josh and Benny Safdie.
Episode 168
Wed, Aug 9, 2017 57 mins
The state of the Democratic Party is discussed with Neera Tanden, Al Hunt and Mike Barnicle. Also: photojournalist Ivor Prickett on documenting the battle to retake Mosul.
Episode 169
Thu, Aug 10, 2017 57 mins
The threat posed by North Korea is discussed with David Ignatius (Washington Post) and Jamie Metzl (Atlantic Council).
Episode 170
Fri, Aug 11, 2017 57 mins
Jessica Williams ("The Incredible Jessica James"). Also: John Dickerson ("Face the Nation") on the week in politics.
Episode 171
Mon, Aug 14, 2017 57 mins
Major Garrett reports on the violence in Charlottesville, Va.; and Rev. Al Sharpton and historian Jon Meacham discuss it. Also: Louisville mayor Greg Fischer on how data and technology are improving his city.
Episode 172
Tue, Aug 15, 2017 57 mins
Author Joshua Green ("Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency"); Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess and Carol Kane ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"); and USTA president Katrina Adams.
Episode 173
Wed, Aug 16, 2017 57 mins
"Hamlet" is discussed with director Sam Gold and actor Oscar Isaac; and the Charlottesville, Va., rally of white nationalists is discussed with Elle Reeve and Josh Tyrangiel (VICE News), and Nick Confessore (New York Times).
Episode 174
Thu, Aug 17, 2017 57 mins
Henry Kissinger; and Robert Costa (Washington Post).
Episode 175
Fri, Aug 18, 2017 57 mins
Mike Allen (Axios); Ashley Parker (Washington Post); and former Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend.
Episode 176
Mon, Aug 21, 2017 57 mins
Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor.
Episode 177
Tue, Aug 22, 2017 57 mins
Episode 178
Wed, Aug 23, 2017 57 mins
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
Episode 179
Thu, Aug 24, 2017 57 mins
Jake Sullivan, a foreign policy expert who advised Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, is interviewed.
Episode 180
Fri, Aug 25, 2017 57 mins
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs, is interviewed.
Episode 181
Mon, Aug 28, 2017 57 mins
Episode 182
Tue, Aug 29, 2017 57 mins
A compilation of interviews with Jon Bon Jovi, Chris Stapleton, Gary Clark Jr. and John Mayer.
Episode 183
Wed, Aug 30, 2017 57 mins
Highlights from conversations with J.D. Vance, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Al Franken.
Episode 184
Thu, Aug 31, 2017 57 mins
A look back at conversations about "Hamlet," "Dear Evan Hansen" and "A Doll's House."
Episode 185
Fri, Sep 1, 2017 57 mins
Susan Wojcicki (YouTube); Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn); and Jeff Bezos (Amazon).
Episode 186
Mon, Sep 4, 2017 57 mins
Episode 187
Tue, Sep 5, 2017 57 mins
The North Korean missile tests are discussed with David Ignatius (Washington Post), David Sanger (New York Times), Lionel Barber (Financial Times) and Nicholas Burns (Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government). Also: Robert Costa (Washington Post) on the Trump adminstration's DACA decision.
Episode 188
Wed, Sep 6, 2017 57 mins
Author Richard McGregor ("Three Tigers, One Mountain: China, Japan and the US in the Asian Century"); and sports reporter Michael Schmidt.
Episode 189
Thu, Sep 7, 2017 57 mins
Sheryl Crow; and Jake Gyllenhaal. Also: President Trump's deal with the Democrats to increase the debt limit.
Episode 190
Fri, Sep 8, 2017 57 mins
HBO's "The Deuce" is discussed with creators David Simon and George Pelecanos and actors James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Also: Jonathan Swan (Axios) on President Trump's deal with the Democrats to increase the debt limit.
Episode 191
Mon, Sep 11, 2017 57 mins
Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist to President Trump.
Episode 192
Tue, Sep 12, 2017 57 mins
Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist to President Trump; and Evan Osnos (New Yorker). Also: Apple's 2017 product launch is discussed.
Episode 193
Wed, Sep 13, 2017 57 mins
Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist to President Trump; and. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.).
Episode 194
Thu, Sep 14, 2017 57 mins
Steve Bannon; and Tough Mudder CEO Will Dean.
Episode 195
Fri, Sep 15, 2017 57 mins
Steve Bannon. Also: the Hurricane Irma recovery; and the London bombing.
Episode 196
Mon, Sep 18, 2017 57 mins
The United Nations General Assembly is discussed. Also: Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio ("Principles: Life and Work").
Episode 197
Tue, Sep 19, 2017 57 mins
President Trump's speech at the U.N. is discussed. Also: Judi Dench and Stephen Frears ("Victoria and Abdul").
Episode 198
Wed, Sep 20, 2017 57 mins
Episode 199
Thu, Sep 21, 2017 57 mins
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg; journalist Mike Allen (Axios); and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan.
Episode 200
Fri, Sep 22, 2017 57 mins
Pharrell Williams and Dave Matthews.
Episode 201
Mon, Sep 25, 2017 57 mins
Hillary Clinton.
Episode 202
Tue, Sep 26, 2017 57 mins
Hillary Clinton; and Paul Janeway of St. Paul & the Broken Bones. Also: the day in politics.
Episode 203
Wed, Sep 27, 2017 57 mins
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Episode 204
Thu, Sep 28, 2017 57 mins
North Korea is discussed. Also: filmmaker Alexandre Philippe ("78/52").
Episode 205
Fri, Sep 29, 2017 57 mins
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's minister of foreign affairs, is interviewed.
Episode 206
Mon, Oct 2, 2017 57 mins
The Las Vegas mass shooting is discussed. Also: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ("Hit Refresh").
Episode 207
Tue, Oct 3, 2017 57 mins
Ed Sheeran. Also: remembering Tom Petty; and an update on the Las Vegas mass shooting.
Episode 208
Wed, Oct 4, 2017 57 mins
Harrison Ford. Also: an update on the Las Vegas shooting.
Episode 209
Thu, Oct 5, 2017 57 mins
An update on the emergency conditions in Puerto Rico; and a roundtable on podcasting.
Episode 210
Fri, Oct 6, 2017 57 mins
Mike Allen (Axios) on the week in politics; and David Sanger (New York Times) on President Trump's effort to decertify the Iran deal. Also: the film "Take Every Wave" is discussed with director Rory Kennedy and surfer Laird Hamilton.
Episode 211
Mon, Oct 9, 2017 57 mins
Bruno Mars; and Didi Chuzing president Jean Liu.
Episode 212
Tue, Oct 10, 2017 57 mins
A White House update with Robert Costa (Washington Post). Also: documentarian Susan Lacy on "Spielberg"; Tina Brown on the Harvey Weinstein allegations; and David Litt, a former presidential speechwriter, on Presidents Trump and Obama.
Episode 213
Wed, Oct 11, 2017 57 mins
Bob Schieffer; Hari Sreenivasan ("PBS NewsHour"); and country singer Mac DeMarco.
Episode 214
Thu, Oct 12, 2017 57 mins
Katy Tur (NBC News); and Henry Louis Gates Jr. ("Finding Your Roots"). Also: "The Meyerowitz Stories" is discussed with filmmaker Noah Baumbach, Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler and Elizabeth Marvel.
Episode 215
Fri, Oct 13, 2017 57 mins
Ta-Nehisi Coates; and Laura Ingraham.
Episode 216
Mon, Oct 16, 2017 57 mins
Author Walter Isaacson ("Leonardo da Vinci").
Episode 217
Tue, Oct 17, 2017 57 mins
The 100th anniversary of Forbes magazine is discussed with editor-in-chief Steve Forbes, president-COO Mike Federle and editor Randall Lane; and "LBJ" is discussed with Rob Reiner and Woody Harrelson.
Episode 218
Wed, Oct 18, 2017 57 mins
Kenya's annulled presidential election is discussed with journalist Salim Lone. Also: historian Mike Wallace ("Greater Gotham: A History of New York City From 1898 to 1919").
Episode 219
Thu, Oct 19, 2017 57 mins
Author Rich Cohen ("The Chicago Cubs: A Story of a Curse"); and filmmaker Heidi Ewing ("One of Us"). Also: a discussion about bitcoin.
Episode 220
Fri, Oct 20, 2017 57 mins
Graham Allison (Harvard) on China; and Mike Allen (Axios) on the week in politics. Also: the Zac Brown Band.
Episode 221
Mon, Oct 23, 2017 57 mins
Sally Quinn ("Finding Magic, A Spiritual Memoir"). Also: remembering Si Newhouse (1927-2017), the chairman emeritus of Condé Nast.
Episode 222
Tue, Oct 24, 2017 57 mins
Robert Costa (Washington Post); author Jennet Conant ("Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist"); and Marvin Kalb.
Episode 223
Wed, Oct 25, 2017 57 mins
China and its president, Xi Jinping, are discussed.
Episode 224
Thu, Oct 26, 2017 57 mins
Robert Plant; and Sean Baker ("The Florida Project"). Also: the opioid crisis.
Episode 225
Fri, Oct 27, 2017 57 mins
Investor Roger Altman on President Trump's tax plan; political scientist Larry Sabato on the JFK files; and David Ignatius (Washington Post) on the changes in China. Also: the week in politics with Al Hunt (Bloomberg) and Mike Allen (Axios).
Episode 226
Mon, Oct 30, 2017 57 mins
The Mueller investigation is discussed. Also: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra musical director Zubin Mehta.
Episode 227
Tue, Oct 31, 2017 57 mins
Historian Nancy Koehn ("Forged in Crisis"); and Michael Korda ("Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory"). Also: Philip Rucker (Washington Post) on President Trump's reaction to indictments in the Mueller investigation.
Episode 228
Wed, Nov 1, 2017 57 mins
Former CIA director Robert Gates; author Kurt Andersen ("Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire"); and former Homeland Security adviser Fran Townsend.
Episode 229
Thu, Nov 2, 2017 57 mins
Photographer Annie Leibovitz. Also: the NYC terror attack is discussed with Michael Daly (Daily Beast) and Devlin Barrett (Washington Post).
Episode 230
Fri, Nov 3, 2017 57 mins
Griffin Dunne ("Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold"). Also: Alexandra Suich Bass (Economist) on the social media ads bought by Russians; and Nick Confessore (New York Times) on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Episode 231
Mon, Nov 6, 2017 57 mins
Filmmaker Taika Waititi ("Thor: Ragnarok"); and Jeremiah Tower and Anthony Bourdain ("Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent"). Also: the Saudi Arabia's crackdown on corruption is discussed with Robin Wright (U.S. Institute for Peace).
Episode 232
Tue, Nov 7, 2017 57 mins
Argentine president Mauricio Macri; and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius.
Episode 233
Wed, Nov 8, 2017 57 mins
Donna Brazile. Also: analysis of the state and local elections.
Episode 234
Thu, Nov 9, 2017 57 mins
Michael Lewis (Vanity Fair) on his investigative story on the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Robert Costa (Washington Post) on the proposed tax cut legislation and President Trump's trip to Asia. Also: "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" is discussed with writer-director Martin McDonagh and actors Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell.
Episode 235
Fri, Nov 10, 2017 57 mins
David Brooks (New York Times).
Episode 236
Mon, Nov 13, 2017 57 mins
David Sanger (New York Times) on the serial leak of cyberweapons from the NSA; and Robert Costa (Washington Post) on the sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore. Also: cartoonish Chris Ware ("Monograph").
Episode 237
Tue, Nov 14, 2017 57 mins
Macklemore; author George Saunders ("Lincoln in the Bardo"); and Kenneth Branagh ("Murder on the Orient Express").
Episode 238
Wed, Nov 15, 2017 57 mins
Live Nation Entertainment CEO Michael Rapino. Also: Joel Fleishman (Duke Law School) and Darren Walker (Ford Foundation) on trends in philanthropic giving.
Episode 239
Thu, Nov 16, 2017 57 mins
"60 Minutes" executive producer Jeff Fager.
Episode 240
Fri, Nov 17, 2017 57 mins
"60 Minutes" executive producer Jeff Fager; Harvard president Drew Faust; and Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer.
Episode 241
Mon, Nov 20, 2017 57 mins
Episode 242
Tue, Nov 21, 2017 57 mins
Episode 243
Wed, Nov 22, 2017 57 mins
Episode 244
Thu, Nov 23, 2017 57 mins
Episode 245
Fri, Nov 24, 2017 57 mins
Episode 246
Mon, Nov 27, 2017 57 mins
Episode 247
Tue, Nov 28, 2017 57 mins
Episode 248
Wed, Nov 29, 2017 57 mins
Episode 249
Thu, Nov 30, 2017 57 mins
Episode 250
Fri, Dec 1, 2017 57 mins
Episode 251
Mon, Dec 4, 2017 57 mins
Episode 252
Tue, Dec 5, 2017 57 mins
Episode 253
Wed, Dec 6, 2017 57 mins
Episode 254
Thu, Dec 7, 2017 57 mins
Episode 255
Fri, Dec 8, 2017 57 mins
Episode 256
Mon, Dec 11, 2017 57 mins
Episode 257
Tue, Dec 12, 2017 57 mins
Episode 258
Wed, Dec 13, 2017 57 mins
Episode 259
Thu, Dec 14, 2017 57 mins
Episode 260
Fri, Dec 15, 2017 57 mins