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Overheard Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2015 - 2016
Episode 1
Robert Reich
Thu, Oct 1, 2015
Evan interviews Robert Reich, who is a leading expert on work and the economy. Reich served in 3 U.S. administrations, including as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton and on President Obama's economic transition advisory board.
Episode 2
Thomas Mallon
Wed, Oct 7, 2015
Evan talks with Thomas Mallon, a novelist and critic who has written 9 novels and 7 works of non-fiction. He frequently contributes to the New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, and The Atlantic.
Episode 3
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Thu, Oct 15, 2015
Evan talks with comedian and actress, Mary Lynn Rajskub, best known for playing Chloe on Fox's super-popular series 24.
Episode 4
Ambassador Ron Kirk
Thu, Oct 29, 2015
Evan talks with Ambassador Ron Kirk, who served as the 16th U.S. Trade Representative and served in President Obama's Cabinet. Kirk was also the first African-American Mayor of Dallas, and was Texas Secretary of State.
Episode 5
Margaret Atwood
Thu, Nov 5, 2015
Evan talks to Margaret Atwood, award-winning author of more than 40 volumes of poetry, children's literature, fiction, and nonfiction. She's best known for her novels, including The Edible Woman, The Handmaid's Tale, and The Blind Assassin.
Episode 6
Wendell Pierce
Thu, Nov 12, 2015
Wendell Pierce is an actor, producer, and author, best known for playing Detective Bunk Moreland on HBO's "The Wire." A New Orleans native, he starred as Antoine Batiste in Treme, the HBO series about the city after Hurricane Katrina.
Episode 7
John H. Sununu
Thu, Dec 10, 2015
Evan talks with John H. Sununu, former Governor of New Hampshire, former White House Chief of Staff, and recently Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party. His memoir is The Quiet Man: The Indispensable Presidency of George H.W. Bush.
Episode 8
Martin O'Malley (2nd appearance)
Thu, Nov 19, 2015
Evan talks with 2016 candidate for President, Martin O'Malley. He was the 61st Governor of Maryland, the chair of the Democratic Governors Association and the former Mayor of Baltimore.
Episode 9
Jon Meacham
Thu, Jan 7, 2016
Evan talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Jon Meacham. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Franklin and Winston, and Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power.
Episode 10
Ethan Hawke
Thu, Mar 24, 2016
Evan talks with Academy Award-nominated actor and screenwriter, Ethan Hawke. He's also an author of three novels, including his most recent Rules for a Knight, which The New Yorker called "a hybrid parenting guide and self-help book."
Episode 11
Ken Burns
Thu, Apr 7, 2016
Evan talks with acclaimed historical documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. His films have won 13 Emmys and two Oscar nominations and he's been honored by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Episode 12
Richard Linklater (3rd appearance)
Thu, Apr 14, 2016
Evan talks with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Richard Linklater about his film Everybody Wants Some.
Episode 13
Anthony Foxx
Thu, Apr 28, 2016
Evan talks with Anthony Foxx, the 17th U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Secretary Foxx was Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 2009-2013. He also served as Charlotte City Council Member At-Large for two terms.
Episode 14
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Thu, May 5, 2016
Evan talks with author, cultural critic, and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates Jr. He's produced numerous series for PBS including Looking for Lincoln, Many Rivers to Cross: The History of the African American People, and Finding Your Roots.
Episode 15
Barack Obama
Sun, Mar 13, 2016
Evan sits down at the SXSW Interactive Conference with President Barack Obama for a discussion about civic engagement in the 21st Century.
Episode 16
Jeffrey Goldberg
Thu, May 12, 2016
Evan talks with Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, who won the National Magazine Award for Reporting in 2003.
Episode 17
Kara Swisher
Thu, May 19, 2016
Evan talks with Kara Swisher, who is Executive Editor of Recode, Host of the Recode Decode podcast and Executive Producer of the Code Conference, which brings together technology influencers and CEOs.
Episode 18
Bryan Cranston
Thu, Jun 2, 2016
Evan talks to Bryan Cranston, the highly acclaimed actor best known for playing Walter White on AMC's Breaking Bad. He won back-to-back Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for that role.
Episode 19
Tom Hayden
Thu, Jun 16, 2016
Evan talks to Tom Hayden, anti-war activist and author. Best known for speaking out against the Vietnam War, Hayden has been an activist for more than 50 years. He served 18 years in the California legislature.
Episode 20
Colin Jost
Thu, Jun 23, 2016
Evan talks to Colin Jost, third season co-anchor of SNL's "Weekend Update." He was previously co-head writer and a staff writer at SNL. Colin has won three Writers Guild Awards, a Peabody Award and been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards.
Episode 21
Steve Case
Thu, Jun 30, 2016
Evan talks with Steve Case, Co-Founder of AOL and venture capitalist. As CEO of Revolution he has backed companies like Zipcar, Sweetgreen and Living Social. He's known as one of America's most successful entrepreneurs and executives.
Episode 22
Wendy Davis
Thu, Jul 7, 2016
Evan talks to Wendy Davis, a former Democratic State Senator from Fort Worth, Texas. Davis entered the national spotlight during her 11-hour filibuster of a controversial abortion bill in 2013. Today, she still fights for gender equality.
Episode 23
Jane Harman
Thu, Aug 11, 2016
Evan talks to Jane Harman, former US Representative for California's 36th district. After resigning from Congress in 2011, Harman joined the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars as its first female President and CEO.