We were saddened to learn of Edward Albee's death last week. For many years he was one of our country's most influential playwrights. In our Bonus Weekend Podcast, we're revisiting an int…
Comedian, writer and actor Norm Macdonald talks about his memoir, Based on a True Story. He recounts his life, from his work on SNL, to his affinity for gambling, while on a road trip to …
In The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de' Medici, Renaissance and early modern European historian Catherine Fletcher tells the story of…
In his new memoir, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures, award-winning Scottish actor Alan Cumming, gives a vividly illustrated account of his life in show b…
Former Asst. U.S. Attorney James Zirin argues that the U.S. Supreme Court has become too partisan in his new book, Supremely Partisan. Award-winning Scottish actor Alan Cumming on his …
Author, humor columnist and Florida native Dave Barry joins us to discuss his latest book, Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland. Barry gives a passionate defense of his …
Ann Patchett discusses her latest novel Commonwealth, which explores the aftermath of divorce and re-marriage over a 50-year period. When the mother of 2 children marries the father of 4 …
Mara Wilson may be remembered as the little girl who starred in "Matilda," "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Miracle on 34th Street." The former child actress-turned-writer joins us to talk abo…
Adam Nimoy, son of the late actor Leonard Nimoy, joins us to discuss his documentary about his father's life called, "For the Love of Spock." Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the deb…
Ross King reveals the story behind Monet's beloved masterpiece, Water Lilies in his latest book, Mad Enchantment. King details the artist's frustration and personal turmoil that belie the tr…
Gerard Lordahl and Pete Muroski tell us how to restore native plant and animal populations through landscaping. Jessie Mueller stars in "Waitress," a new Broadway musical. Cockta…
Jessie Mueller stars in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical, "Waitress,"Â now playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theater (256 West 47th Street, between Broadway and 8th Ave.). Mueller stars as…
This week, one of our most engaging segments was about presidential debates. We heard from many listeners, who told us that they find presidential debates so dull and boring. So for this wee…
Historian Elizabeth Cobbs tells the true love story of founding father Alexander Hamilton and his remarkable wife, Elizabeth Schuyler, in her new novel, The Hamilton Affair, starting…
David Yazbek, the musician, performer and legendary composer/lyricist for Broadway shows including The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Bre…
Comedian Mike Birbiglia directed, wrote and stars in the film "Don't Think Twice", along with Gillian Jacobs. It tells the story of a close-knit improv troupe based in New York City. T…
Shakespeare's Globe brings their critically-acclaimed production of "The Merchant of Venice", starring Jonathan Pryce, to the Lincoln Center Festival. The play combines humor and romance, wi…
This is a rebroadcast of an interview that originally aired on December 17, 2015. Tony Roberts discusses his memoir, Do You Know Me? The book spans his 55 years as a…
The Tony Awards are this Sunday, and it would be hard to deny that this year has seen an explosion of new interest in theater. For our Bonus Weekend Podcast, we bring you three interviews wi…
Adrienne Warren (Gertrude Saunders/Florence Mills) and Brandon Victor Dixon (Eubie Blake), along with director and author George C. Wolfe talk about the hit Broadway musical "Shuffle A…
Matthew Broderick and Billy Carter talk about "Shining City," along with director Ciaraìn O'Reilly, now at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Set in Dublin, the play explores themes…
Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne and Michael Shannon talk about the Roundabout Theatre Company Production of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night," now playing on Broadway. O'Neill…
Former U.S. State Department official J. Kael Weston talks about his book, The Mirror Test, which recounts the seven years he spent on the front lines of Afghanistan and Iraq. A new…
"Hamilton" director Thomas Kail, along with stars Daveed Diggs (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson) and Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr) talk about the hit Broadway musical which has g…
Cuban-American singer, songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan has won 7 Grammy Awards and topped the charts with hits like "Anything for You"Â and "Rhythm is Gonna Get You."Â She talks ab…