Jerry Zaks and Zalmen Mlotek on Yiddish theater and Zaks' career on Broadway. Zac Posen shares his passion for cooking. Patti Smith remembers her late friend Sam Shepard.…
Guillermo del Toro joins us to discuss his new movie, "The Shape of Water." Del Toro wrote, directed and produced the film, which is set during the Cold War and tells the story of a worker n…
Director Rebecca Taichman, and actors Nabiyah Be and MaameYaa Boafo join us to discuss their new show, "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play." Set in Ghana most pr…
Director/writer Richard Nelson joins us to discuss his new play, "Illyria," which is running at the Public Theater through Dec. 10. He's also joined by John Magaro who stars as Joseph Pap…
Joseph Stiglitz on anti-globalization in the era of Trump. Richard Nelson and John Magaron on their new play "Illyria." Khary Lazarre-White with his debut novel, Passage. Arth…
Talking to the stars and creators of "The Band's Visit," and a live performance from the musicians of the show. Comedian and author John Hodgman joins us to talk about his new book Vacati…
David Yazbek, Itamar Moses, Tony Shalhoub, Katrina Lenk, and Ari'el Stachel discuss their Broadway show "The Band's Visit." John Banville with his new novel, Mrs. Osmond. Gary Ol…
Playwright David Henry Hwang joins us for the first Broadway revival of his Tony Award-winning play, "M. Butterfly," directed by Tony-winning Julie Taymor. The play explores the scanda…
Three-time Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner David Yazbek joins us to discuss the new Broadway production of his musical "The Band's Visit."Â He's also joined by NY Drama Crit…
Jos Houben and Marcello Magni join us to discuss a double-bill of comic one-acts at Theatre for a New Audience: "Marcel"Â and "The Art of Laughter."Â In the 1970's Marcello, Jos and Simo…
Lawrence O'Donnell, host of MSNBC's "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell," joins us to discuss his new book Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics…
Scholar and best-selling author Reza Aslan joins us to discuss his latest book God: A Human History. Aslan offers a history of our understanding of God, and looks at the different ways re…
Two-time James Beard Award winners Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg join us to discuss their new book Kitchen Creativity: Unlocking Culinary Genius"with Wisdom, Inspiration, and Ideas from t…
Actors Elizabeth McGovern, Charlotte Parry, and Anna Baryshnikov join us to discuss starring in the Broadway revival of  J.B. Priestley's "Time and the Conways." The play moves between…
Journalist and author David Neiwert joins us to discuss his latest book Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump. As an investigative reporter, David Neiwert has been t…
On Tuesday, Joy Behar was on our show to talk about her new book The Great Gasbag. She was funny, sharp, and opinionated, as she's always been, and we decided for our Bonus Weekend Podcast t…
Jeff Goodell, journalist and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, joins us to discuss his book The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World. …
Actor and comedian John Leguizamo has returned to Broadway with his new show "Latin History for Morons" at Studio 54. The 90-minute solo play explores how Latinos have been marginal…
Michael Kirk explains why Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Reed Tucker explores the decades-long battle between Marvel and DC Comics. John Leguizamo on returning to Broadw…
The July 17, 2014 video of Eric Garner's death on a Staten Island sidewalk at the hands of a police officer was seen by millions, and the circumstances around his death became part …
Jacques d'Amboise founded the National Dance Institute in 1976 while working as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. His goal was to spread arts education and dance to younge…
Acclaimed stage and film actor Alan Cumming and illustrator Grant Shaffer join us to talks about their new children's book The Adventures of Honey & Leon. It tells the story of the autho…