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Employee of the Month is a talk show about dreamy careers. The host, Catie Lazarus, gives each guest the Employee of the Month Award. Each installment features guests with jobs of interest, ranging from television personalities and musicians to comedians and puppeteers.

Episodes

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2011

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# Guest Length (hours:minutes) Release date
1"Julia Bacha[1]"0:21October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)
Documentary filmmaker Bacha discusses making it her life's work to save the world.
2"Rachel Dratch[2]"0:14December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)
Lazarus interviews comedian and actress Rachel Dratch.
3"Joey Mazzarino[3]"0:22December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)
The head writer of Sesame Street breaks down writing for kiddos.
4"Steven Wright[4]"0:33December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)
The one and only Oscar award-winning comedian.
5"Jose Rivera[5]"1:06December 14, 2011 (2011-12-14)
The playwright and director dishes about his family, Hollywood, and writing what matters.
6"Kevin Clash & Elmo![6]"0:24December 14, 2011 (2011-12-14)
The puppeteer and puppet share their tricks of the trade on and off Sesame Street.
7"Aurelia Thierree[7]"0:11December 14, 2011 (2011-12-14)
Thierree discusses her shows Oratorio and Murmurs.

2012

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# Guest Length (hours:minutes) Release date
8"Bob Mankoff[8]"0:21February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)
The Cartoon Editor for The New Yorker, on rejection, redemption, and the Cartoon Caption Contest.
9"Ashrita Furman[9]"0:20February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)
The Guinness Book of World Record Holder for Most Guinness Book of World Records.
10"Brian Lehrer[10]"0:30February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
Catie Lazarus sits down with the host of The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC and BrianLehrerTV.com on CUNY, none other than Mr. George Michael.
11"The Yes Men[11]"0:23March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)
The group reveals the difference between performance art and activism.
12"Paul Marcarelli[12]"0:25April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26)
Marcarelli, best known as The Verizon Guy, finds a second calling as a director.
13"Sloane Crosley[13]"0:21April 26, 2012 (2012-04-26)
Lazarus interviews essayist and author Sloane Crosley.
14"Aasif Mandvi[14]"0:11May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)
How Aasif Mandvi (The Senior Muslim Correspondent on The Daily Show) feels about being typecast as a Native-American Lesbian nosy neighbor type in Hollywood.
15"Aasif Mandvi, Part II[15]"1:06May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)
A continuation of Lazarus' interview with Mandvi.
16"Baratunde Thurston[16]"0:25June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06)
Comedian, author and digital guru on his New York Times Best Seller How to Be Black, what it was like for him to grow up as a Native-American lesbian, and why he gets to fly around and hit nightclubs with foreign dignitaries.
17"Stephen Dubner[17]"0:25June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06)
Lazarus interviews the author of Freakanomics.
18"Kambri Crews[18]"0:24June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06)
Crews on shaking up the comedy scene, storytelling, and working with folks in the deaf community and those with loved ones who are incarcerated.
19"Anya Kamenetz[19]"0:26June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06)
Lazarus talks to author Kamenetz.
20"Dave Hill[20]"0:45July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05)
The brilliant comedian, author, and musician, about writing Tasteful Nudes.
21"Jodi Kantor[21]"0:50August 9, 2012 (2012-08-09)
Kantor speaks about her experience as author of The Obamas and being The New York Times Washington Correspondent.
22"Alex Borstein[22]"0:50August 13, 2012 (2012-08-13)
Borstein discusses her acting on Family Guy and her writing for various TV series.
23"Dan Curry[23]"1:08September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)
Curry shares his insights about writing for print, appearing on This American Life, winning a game show with his wife, comedian Margot Leitman, and writing original characters, sketches and stories for such distinct mediums.
24"Reggie Watts[24]"1:10September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)
Watts discusses his solo performances and his work on Comedy Bang Bang.
25"Jon Robin Baitz[25]"0:31October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)
Baitz reads one of his latest works aloud, a 10-minute play for a benefit for Playwrights Horizons.
26"Kurt Andersen[26]"0:22October 18, 2012 (2012-10-18)
Andersen talks about his novel True Believers and being fired from New York Magazine.
27"Myq Kaplan[27]"0:51November 1, 2012 (2012-11-01)
Kaplan talks about his career taking off and his latest comedy album.
28"Carmen Rubin[28]"1:02November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29)
Author Rubin discusses writing for children.
29"A. J. Jacobs[29]"0:52December 7, 2012 (2012-12-07)
The editor of Esquire discusses his career.

2013

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# Guest Length (hours:minutes) Release date
30"Chris Henchy[30]"0:35January 6, 2013 (2013-01-06)
Producer Henchy talks about working on Funny or Die, Entourage, and more.
31"Greg Garcia[31]"0:58January 6, 2013 (2013-01-06)
The creator of Raising Hope and My Name Is Earl talks breaking into television.
32"Lauren Iungerich[32]"1:05January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)
Iungerich discusses how she managed to break into the biz and make accessible, acclaimed work without selling her soul.
33"Gloria Steinem[33]"0:36January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15)
Steinem speaks on issues including, sex and race caste systems, child abuse, non-violent conflict resolution, and community organization, and her work on Road to the Heart: America As if Everyone Mattered, a book about her more than thirty years on the road as a feminist organizer.
33"Hari Kunzru[34]"0:33January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15)
Novelist Kunzru discusses his career.
34"Rachel Maddow[35]"0:40January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16)
Political talk show host Maddow talks about her career and mixes drinks.
35"David Wain[36]"0:19January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17)
Wain discusses directing Wet Hot American Summer, working with Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd, and what's next for him.
36"Paul Dinello[37]"0:19January 21, 2013 (2013-01-21)
Dinello speaks about his career in comedy.
37"Adam Rapp[38]"0:28February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
Playwright Rapp talks about his upcoming Broadway debut.
38"David Carr[39]"0:26February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
Carr talks about his career as a journalist.
39"W. Kamau Bell[40]"0:13February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
Bell talks about comedy and his show Totally Biased.
40"Samantha Hahn[41]"1:01March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)
Hahn discusses her career as an illustrator and her book Well-Read Women.
41"Neal Medlyn[42]"0:42March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11)
Medlyn discusses downtown theater and the use of music in his performances.
42"Gina Gershon[43]"0:41March 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)
Gershon speaks about her acting career, the pain of writing and expertise at procrastinating, as well as her delightful memoir In Search of Cleo: How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind.
43"Andrea Syrtash[44]"0:56March 21, 2013 (2013-03-21)
Syrtash talks about the ethics of being an expert, therapist, brand ambassadors, and product placement.
44"Mike White[45]"0:51April 1, 2013 (2013-04-01)
Mike White discusses his career as a writer, actor, and director.
45"Neal Medlyn[46]"0:14April 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)
Medlyn returns to Employee of the Month.
50"Michael Gottwald[47]"0:23April 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)
Gottwald distills the myths of what it takes to raise money, stump for political campaigns, and discover the youngest Oscar nominated actress in Oscar history, Ms. Quvenzhané Wallis.
51"Alex Karpovsky[48]"0:19April 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)
Karpovsky discusses his roles in Girls and Inside Llewyn Davis.
52"Ophira Eisenberg[49]"0:51April 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)
Comedian Eisenberg talks about her career.
53"Common Rotation's Employee of the Month Theme Song[50]"0:04April 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)
Folk band Common Rotation premieres their theme song for Employee of the Month.
54"Michael Gottwald[51]"0:30April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)
Gottwald returns to discuss Beasts of the Southern Wild.
55"Dick Cavett[52]"1:02April 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)
Cavett discusses the art of talk show hosting.
56"Bobby Cannavale[53]"1:05April 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)
The Academy Award-winning actor discusses his roles in Boardwalk Empire and Woody Allen's new film Blue Jasmine.
57"Lesley Stahl[54]"0:40May 6, 2013 (2013-05-06)
Stahl speaks candidly about finances, sexism, and her pithy interviews with, amongst others, Ariel Sharon, Nicolas Sarkozy, Jerry Falwell, and, Boy George.
58"Mike Sacks[55]"1:15May 15, 2013 (2013-05-15)
Sacks discusses everything from career suicide, imaginary friends, submitting to The New Yorker, growing up in DC, figuring out when you're funny, and the secrets of success.
59"Allison Silverman[56]"0:22May 17, 2013 (2013-05-17)
Andersen talks about his novel True Believers and being fired from New York Magazine.
60"Emily Bazelon[57]"0:49May 20, 2013 (2013-05-20)
Bazelon, Slate senior editor discusses her book, Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Empathy and Character.
61"Buck Henry, Allison Silverman, & Common Rotation[58]"0:50May 27, 2013 (2013-05-27)
Silverman discusses writing comedy.
62"James Braly[59]"1:01June 7, 2013 (2013-06-07)
The two-time winner of The Moth GrandSlam talks storytelling.
63"Damian Kulash, Bill Plympton, Bridget Everett, Julie Klausner, & Shockwave[60]"1:08June 12, 2013 (2013-06-12)
The lead singer of OK Go, cartoonist, comedian, author, and beatboxer sit down with Catie Lazarus.
64"Jimmy Dore[61]"0:36June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23)
Dore discusses Ronald Reagan, Jay Leno, and more.
65"Bob Harris[62]"0:56June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)
Harris talks about pursuing his dreams and helping others pursue theirs.
66"Cathy Ladman[63]"0:53July 10, 2013 (2013-07-10)
The actress discusses her roles on Mad Men and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and her nine appearances on The Tonight Show.
67"Sara Benincasa[64]"0:35July 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)
Benincasa discusses her career in comedy and her memoir.
68"Henry Rollins[65]"0:57July 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)
Lazarus interviews actor and lead singer of Black Flag Henry Rollins.
69"Gail Collins[66]"0:36August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03)
The New York Times columnist talks about her career.
70"Joy Behar, Stacy London, Janeane Garofalo, & Emily Nussbaum[67]"1:11August 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)
Catie Lazarus honors and interviews Behar, London, Garofalo, and Nussbaum.
71"Emily Nussbaum[68]"0:17August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
The television critic for The New Yorker discusses her career.
72"Janeane Garofalo[69]"0:16August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
Garofalo admits why she'd like to work in a bead store and referee Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl one day.
72"Stacy London[70]"0:14August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)
Lazarus interviews stylist Stacy London.
73"Adam Busch[71]"0:25August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)
Busch talks about therapy, angst, narcissism, fear of success and fear of failure, and the joy and self indulgence of show biz.
74"Joy Behar[72]"0:16August 28, 2013 (2013-08-28)
Behar, consistently candid, discusses developing her play about first husbands.
75"Danny Strong[73]"0:57September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
Strong talks about how he can now choose his acting jobs, because he earns his living writing screenplays. He chronicles his journey from Buffy to Gilmore Girls to Mad Men and competing with actor Samm Levine.
76"Ryan Schreiber[74]"0:50September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08)
Schreiber on the creation of Pitchfork, a webzine by and for indie music lovers.
77"Ann Carr[75]"0:54September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11)
Ann Carr, who has appeared on the Emmy Award-winning show Louie, talks about what it's like to audition.
78"Kathryn Minshew[76]"0:32September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30)
Minshew answers what it's like to run a tech-start up, how to raise millions of dollars in venture capital funds, and what happens if it flops.
79"Insult Comic Dog[77]"0:11October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)
Triumph poops on Brooklyn hipsters, podcasts, and reveals that Red Hook is named after his shvance.
80"Robert Smigel[78]"0:31October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07)
The comedy writer discusses his career and his iconic characters.
81"Lin-Manuel Miranda[79]"0:21October 10, 2013 (2013-10-10)
Miranda talks writing robocalls, chatting with Stephen Sondheim, and having his own bodyguard.
82"Mo Rocca[80]"0:21October 11, 2013 (2013-10-11)
Humorist Rocca discusses his career.
83"Insult Comic Dog, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mo Rocca, & Lady Rizo[81]"1:40October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18)
Lazarus sits down with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mo Rocca, and Lady Rizo.
84"Lady Rizo[82]"0:40October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)
Rizo speaks about how she is reinventing the wheel, how she pays homage to the late great starlets like Peggy Lee and Nina Simone and collaborates with pop culture icons.
84"Ted Travelstead[83]"0:43October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)
Travelstead discusses his career from Children of the Corn II to making videos on Vine.
85"Jess Wood[84]"0:55October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)
Wood talks about her writing a memoir about growing up in gang infested Hollywood, working as a tween prostitute, non-prescription drug distribution, starting over, and her mentors Richard Pryor and Mae West.
86"Lynn Chen[85]"0:23October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)
Chen discusses acting, making music, and blogging.
87"Moe & Mary[86]"0:37October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31)
Moe and Mary discuss what it takes to be successful commercial actors.
88"Margot Leitman[87]"0:34November 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)
Leitman talks about why storytelling rocks, stand up blows, how to quit a temp job, and win money (and a Prius) instead.
89"Anna Holmes[88]"0:45November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08)
Homles speaks about how it became nearly impossible to make a living as freelancer; her dream internship at Entertainment Weekly; differences between being an editor and writer; job burnout; and how your voice changes depending on the outlet.
89"Stephen Moyer[89]"0:18November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20)
Moyer discusses why he was the only one chosen to direct an episode of True Blood.
90"Chris Gethard[90]"0:19November 22, 2013 (2013-11-22)
Gethard speaks about how the love of performing is the only reason to do it; inevitably of rejection in show biz; dreamy day job; and, of course, STD's.
91"Amy Sherman-Palladino[91]"0:19November 26, 2013 (2013-11-26)
Sherman-Palladino reveals her self-awareness and admits her aversion to coddling and mentoring.
92"Diane Birch[92]"0:26December 3, 2013 (2013-12-03)
Birch explains how the music industry has standard story lines for musicians, performing for Prince, growing up Goth, and playing a piano bar as a day job. She also performs live, including a song from her album Speak A Little Louder, with her band and drummer and partner-in-crime Homer Steinweiss.
93"Anthony De Rosa[93]"0:42December 9, 2013 (2013-12-09)
De Rosa discusses transforming how we consume news.
94"Memo to Fans[94]"0:03December 13, 2013 (2013-12-13)
Lazarus announces two live tapings over the 2013 holidays.

2014

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# Guest Length (hours:minutes) Release date
95"Elliott Kalan[95]"1:09January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07)
Kalan speaks about being the Head Writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and being the recipient of multiple Emmy Awards.
96"Maria Popova[96]"0:46January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07)
Popova discusses Brainpickings.org and her interest in creativity, psychology, literature, language, science, design, and philosophy.
97"Kathleen Hanna, Piper Kerman, Jon Ronson, & Maria Dizzia[97]"0:54January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18)
Lazarus speaks with Kathleen Hanna, Piper Kerman, Jon Ronson, and Maria Dizzia.
98"J. R. Havlan[98]"0:48January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)
Havlan reveals what it really takes to make a career as a comedy writer; what a warm-up comic stomachs; just how different it is to write for Bill Maher and Jon Stewart; how to survive pilot season; and the joy of taking your dog to work.
99"Kathleen Hanna[99]"0:14January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)
Journalist, actress, memoirist, and punk singer Kathleen Hanna discusses her career.
100"Jon Ronson[100]"0:11January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)
Ronson talks about the corrosive effects of diagnosing strangers and how reality TV shows, filmmakers and journalists can often oversimplify their subjects and almost fetishize extreme qualities. Ronson reveals how much he worships celebrities and hangs out on George Clooney's fan sites.
101"Piper Kerman[101]"0:12January 30, 2014 (2014-01-30)
Kerman, the author of the memoir that inspired the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black discusses her dream job and prison reform.
102"Homer Steinweiss[102]"0:32February 7, 2014 (2014-02-07)
Steinweiss discusses what life on the road is really like; his uniquely artistic family; collaborating and negotiating various personalities; cover art; addiction; and what it actually means to be a music producer.
103"Lewis Black[103]"0:32February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)
Black explains how stand up is what pays his bills.
104"Jad Abumrad[104]"0:18February 19, 2014 (2014-02-19)
Abumrad breaks down how Radiolab is edited, and what a MacArthur Genius Grant is worth.
105"Daryl Roth[105]"0:14February 22, 2014 (2014-02-22)
Roth discusses her transition from interior decorator to theater producer.
106"Nellie McKay[106]"0:19February 22, 2014 (2014-02-22)
McKay talks about how she has used her fame to raise awareness about animal rights and why she delivers so much good, on stage and off.
107"Seth Godin[107]"0:20March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)
The entrepreneur, speaker, and author discusses his career.
108"Esther Perel[108]"0:16March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)
Perel addresses our universal challenges, joys, frustrations, and hunger for love, sexual freedom, and connection.
109"Cindy Chupack[109]"0:42March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)
Chupack speaks candidly about the joy and stress of writing for TV, fitting in on a show, creating your own show, and trying to stay connected to friends and family.
110"Andrew Rannells[110]"0:23March 14, 2014 (2014-03-14)
Rannells discusses his comedy chops in musical theater, and how his early turns in Hedwig, Avenue Q, Jersey Boys, and, of course, Pokémon Live! prepared Rannells for the rigors of performing six to eight shows a week.
111"Danny Burstein[111]"0:18March 16, 2014 (2014-03-16)
Burstein discusses his career as a character actor.
112"Seth Godin[112]"0:20March 25, 2014 (2014-03-25)
The entrepreneur, speaker, and author discusses his career.
113"Scott Bateman[113]"0:28March 26, 2014 (2014-03-26)
Bateman reveals his tricks of the trade and encourages others to have fun and give game shows a whirl if you want to find money quickly.
114"Rebecca Soffer[114]"0:45April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
How Soffer balances (new) motherhood and a new website.
115"Jill Abramson[115]"0:30April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)
Abramson's last interview before being fired as Executive Editor of the New York Times.
116"Adira Amram[116]"0:32May 8, 2014 (2014-05-08)
Amram reveals how growing up in a family of artists propelled her to want to stand out.
117"Wallace Shawn[117]"0:38May 8, 2014 (2014-05-08)
Shawn offers a small glimpse of how challenging it is to write for the stage and (hope) actors understand what you meant, and then deliver accordingly.
118"Barney Frank[118]"0:32May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20)
Frank speaks about his experience, work habits, C-Span's gluttony, and why he thinks Dick Cheney is a liar.
119"Rosie Perez[119]"0:28May 24, 2014 (2014-05-24)
Perez discusses choreography, working with Jennifer Lopez and Bobby Brown, and acting.
120"Dave Attell[120]"0:39June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06)
Attell explains why working at The Daily Show wasn't the best fit, what he enjoyed about his critically acclaimed series Insomniac, and why he proudly supports Operation Purple.
121"Taylor Mac[121]"0:29June 7, 2014 (2014-06-07)
Taylor, who goes by Judy, talks about s****y day jobs, the joys of collaborating, and the weird nature auditioning.
122"Paula Pell[122]"0:29June 18, 2014 (2014-06-18)
Pell describes how challenging the process was of getting her film off the ground, even with the biggest box office stars in comedy. She also talks about her awkward first interview with Lorne Michaels, starting out at Disney's Fantasy Island, and her deep and abiding love for animals, be it pet pigs or rats.
123"Josh Tupper of Russ & Daughters[123]"0:23July 4, 2014 (2014-07-04)
Tupper shares his insights into what it's like to take on such a personally meaningful work and add his own mark to its legacy.
124"Sheila Nevins[124]"0:25July 10, 2014 (2014-07-10)
Nevins speaks about her acting stints; what sorts of films HBO green lights, and whether it’s better as a woman to Lean In or Lean Back.
125"Martha Plimpton[125]"0:23July 28, 2014 (2014-07-28)
Plimpton discusses her long and varied career in acting.
126"Matt Zoller Seitz[126]"0:16July 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)
Lazarus interviews New York Magazine's film and television critic.
127"Josh Charles[127]"0:24August 13, 2014 (2014-08-13)
Charles meditates on how grueling acting can be and his experience getting snatched up by a manager at the sleepaway camp, Stagedoor Manor.
128"David Berkeley[128]"0:20August 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)
Berkeley speaks about the dangers of playing Cyrano, difficulty in turning down gigs, and the joys of living in New Mexico.
129"James Monroe Iglehart[129]"0:20August 25, 2014 (2014-08-25)
Iglehart freestyles and talks about winning his Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his role of the Genie in Disney's Aladdin.
130"Al Jaffee[130]"0:34October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)
Jaffee talks about why he isn’t concerned about deserving credit for his work, how he comes up with ideas, and why life isn’t fair.
131"Tom Colicchio[131]"0:36October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)
Colicchio offers genuine insight into everything from tipping to why kale is so hot.
132"Simon Rich[132]"0:15October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22)
Simon Rich talks about SNL, The New Yorker, and publishing his own newspaper.
133"Alex Borstein[133]"0:24November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05)
Borstein reveals how success in one arena begets success in another and what enabled her to realize she enjoyed acting in meaty fare.
134"Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson[134]"0:27November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12)
Glazer and Jacobson talk about meeting in their early twenties and how they began writing together.
135"Wesley Morris[135]"0:21November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13)
Pulitzer-winning film critic Morris discusses breaking in and who really runs the media.
136"Anthony Bregman[136]"0:21November 19, 2014 (2014-11-19)
The producer of Foxcatcher talks raising equity and investing in indie films.
137"Al Jaffee[137]"0:35November 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)
Jaffee shares his insight into how illustrators, writers, and cartoonists created a field that didn't exist and reveals why Jews changed their names when hustling for gigs pre-World War II to what it was like to work with Stan Lee pre-Marvel.
138"Stephin Merritt[138]"0:21December 4, 2014 (2014-12-04)
Stephen Merritt of The Magnetic Fields discusses film school, touring, and Scrabble.
139"Joshua Wolf Shenk[139]"0:34December 12, 2014 (2014-12-12)
Shenk explains why dyads are so potent in his book, Powers of Two: Seeking the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs and looks at his own creative partnerships.
140"Taylor Schilling & Piper Kerman[140]"0:35December 23, 2014 (2014-12-23)
Schilling and Kerman discuss the experience of prison and casting a genuinely diverse ensemble of formidable actors.
141"Frank Bruni[141]"0:25December 30, 2014 (2014-12-30)
The New York Times columnist discusses the SAT, Bush vs. Obama, and Ikea meatballs.

2015

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# Guest Length (hours:minutes) Release date
142"Kate Innamorato[142]"0:18January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)
Innamorato explains why she prefers to use roadkill, scrap skins from other taxidermists, previously frozen feeders, problem animals, and donated skins.
143"Justin Sayre[143]"0:32January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)
Sayre sizes up the state of political, social, and culture affairs, namely for the LGBT community.
144"Adam Goldberg & Jeff Garlin[144]"0:55January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23)
Garlin discloses not only what it’s like to work for Goldberg, and what style underwear he wears at home — boxers or briefs.
145"Mel Ottenberg[145]"0:19February 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)
Ottenberg explains what it's like to work in the fashion industry.
146"Krister Johnson[146]"0:37February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)
Johnson speaks about what it really takes to be a TV writer.
147"Kevin Avery[147]"0:39February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)
Avery covers what it's really like to "balance" it all as a LA writer who can't stop getting hired in New York.
148"Emily Spivack[148]"0:32February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)
Spivack, the author of Worn Stories, discusses digital storytelling.
149"Jon Stewart[149]"0:46February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21)
Stewart talks about directing Rosewater, leaving the show he made iconic, and being fired from Woolworth by his brother.
150"Martha Wainwright[150]"0:30February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)
Wainwright explains how even the most personally intimate songs can be cathartic for audiences.
151"Sherman "OT" Powell[151]"0:24March 3, 2015 (2015-03-03)
Powell shares his stories from 40 years on the dark side as a pickpocket.
152"Jelly D[152]"0:16March 11, 2015 (2015-03-11)
Jelly D talks quitting advertising to play music, act, and of course, intern.
153"Syd Butler[153]"0:23March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)
Butler talks about life on the road, his roots in the ska scene and work crush on Ian McKay, of Fugazi, in Washington, DC.
154"Liz Tuccillo[154]"0:21March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27)
Tuccillo's discusses joining the writing staff of Sex-in-the-City and turning one of the episodes into a best selling comedic self-help dating book, He's Just Not The Into You.
155"Cynthia Nixon — Part One[155]"0:40April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)
Nixon speaks candidly about what it was like to have her mother direct her, growing up (and now raising children) in New York, recording audio books for V.C. Andrews, and getting roles post Sex-in-the-City.
156"Cynthia Nixon — Part Two[156]"0:43April 9, 2015 (2015-04-09)
Nixon weights in on how she chooses what she gets involved with, what it means to be an activist, the challenges of breaking into Hollywood, and the hard part of turning down roles.
157"Rosie O'Donnell[157]"0:37April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27)
O’Donnell talks about breaking into stand up, the reality of "having it all," and what’s next after The View, given that she can choose her own adventure.
158"Daniel Friedman[158]"0:32May 7, 2015 (2015-05-07)
Friedman spoke about breaking into the LGBTQ fashion industry and coming up with fake e-mail addresses to seem more professional.
159"Adrian Martinez[159]"0:31May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11)
Martinez discusses carving out a niche as a character actor, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman's influence, and the perks of playing a sidekick to box office stars.
160"Cindy Chupack[160]"0:21May 31, 2015 (2015-05-31)
Chupack speaks about the pressure from scions like Sheryl Sandberg and Arianna Huffington for women to overcompensate, firing versus being fired, and segueing into directing.
161"Olympia Dukakis[161]"0:27June 4, 2015 (2015-06-04)
Dukakis speaks about the robbery of her Academy Award, and which Look Who's Talking made the most money.
162"Betty Halbreich[162]"0:18June 9, 2015 (2015-06-09)
Halbreich dispels any myths that fame or success is ever handed to you.
163"Justin Sayre[163]"0:20June 17, 2015 (2015-06-17)
Sayre speaks about his bitingly funny and shrew monthly show, The Meeting: Order of Sodomites, as well as writing for 2 Broke Girls. He also performs two songs.
164"Nicholas Kristof[164]"0:26July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)
Kristof ruminates on his experience growing up on a sheep farm, whether he thinks empathy can be taught, and how major tech brands fail to practice social responsibility.
165"Lee Fields[165]"0:22July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)
Fields speaks about spearheading soul alongside Charles Bradley and Sharon Jones. Fields also sings from his latest album Faithful Man.
166"Anna Chlumsky[166]"0:23July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12)
Chlumksy talks about making a name for herself with a starring role in the film My Girl, her return to entertainment, and her big break in the television series Veep.
167"Daveed Diggs[167]"0:18July 19, 2015 (2015-07-19)
Diggs reveals why he hated working at Pier 1, freestyles with Jelly D and Shockwave, and discusses why he had enough drive to take on a starring role in his first Broadway show.
168"Daveed Diggs[168]"0:46July 21, 2015 (2015-07-21)
Diggs discusses east coast vs. west coast rap vs. regional rap, napping to making sure you don't eat anything that may land you in the loo before curtain call, and why he worships his pop.
169"Eliza Zurisky & Julie Rottenberg[169]"0:31July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23)
The duo discusses what made working for their boss and Sex and the City show's head writer Michael Patrick King so fulfilling and, unfortunately, rare in TV writing. They also speak about their own failed pilots and what it's like to go from childhood friends into business with one another.
170"Stella Starsky & Quinn Cox[170]"0:17July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23)
Starsky and Cox satirize metaphysics, and discuss performing their live show, "Cosmic Cabaret," along with their two best selling books.
171"Corn Mo[171]"0:17July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31)
Corn Mo speaks about why he decided not to be a preacher and, instead, joined a sideshow circus.
172"Hari Kondabolu[172]"0:20August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06)
Kondabolu discusses his performances on TV shows Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Live at Gotham, and John Oliver’s New York Standup Show.
173"David Crabb[173]"0:16August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)
Crabb speaks about transforming his coming-of-age stories as a gay, goth kid in Texas in the 1980s and 1990s into a live one man touring show and debut memoir.
174"Joshua Katz[174]"0:29August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)
Katz discusses the secrecy required for a job in the CIA, how it often wreaks havoc on marriage, and his decision to invite terrorists into his home with his children for dinner.
175"Laila Robins[175]"0:21August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)
Robins speaks about what she learned from her Latvian parents and how her illustrious voice-over career funds what she calls her "theater habit."
176"Lisa Kron[176]"0:54September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)
Kron discusses writing her first musical Fun Home with composer Jeanine Tesori, what a Tony Award does for your career, and how writing for television may be a necessary way for theater rats to pay the bills.
177"Alex Blumberg[177]"0:55September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)
Blumberg speaks about This American Life and what he thinks is crucial to making successful podcasts.
178"Sue Shapiro[178]"0:36September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)
Shapiro explains what it means to create boundaries with her students, what it's like to write about her loved ones, and how it feels to read material written about her.
179"Tara Brach[179]"0:26October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
Brach talks meditation and making a living.
180"Candice Wiggins[180]"0:24October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)
Wiggins discusses her family and becoming a basketball star.
181"Will Sheff[181]"0:21October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)
Lazarus interviews artist, writer, and musician Will Sheff.
182"Irin Carmon[182]"0:49November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03)
Carmon discusses Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her own life.
183"Katina Corrao[183]"0:34November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04)
Lazarus interviews stand-up comedian Katina Corrao.
184"Nate Silver[184]"0:32November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)
Nate Silver discusses confirmation bias and the upcoming election.
185"Inyang Bassey[185]"0:12November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)
Bassey discusses her meteoric rise as a singer.
186"Josh Radnor[186]"0:27November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)
Radnor talks acting and meeting the Dalai Lama.
187"Cindy Gallop[187]"0:22November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)
Gallop discusses her career as an ad exec and her legendary TEDTalk that launched MakeLoveNotPorn.
188"David Cross[188]"0:40December 5, 2015 (2015-12-05)
Lazarus interviews comedian David Cross.
189"Billy Crudup[189]"0:31December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)
Billy Crudup addresses controversy over his film Spotlight.
190"Tara Brach[190]"0:49December 22, 2015 (2015-12-22)
Tara Brach discusses mindfulness and caring.
191"Bobby Cannavale[191]"0:29December 30, 2015 (2015-12-30)
Cannavale talks family, "flow," and Al Pacino.

2016

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# Guest Length (hours:minutes) Release date
192"Paola Antonelli[192]"0:23January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)
The Senior Design and Architecture Curator at MoMA talks guns, rejection, punk rock, sexism, and smoking.
193"Jason Biggs[193]"0:26January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13)
Biggs discusses his acting career since middle school.
194"Ada Calhoun[194]"0:47January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18)
Calhoun talks redefining journalism and her book St. Marks Is Dead.
195"Larry Kramer[195]"0:26January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26)
Kramer discusses his career as a writer and his AIDS activism.
196"Binky Griptite[196]"0:09January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)
Griptite discusses his music and working with Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones.
197"Sarah Silverman[197]"0:32February 9, 2016 (2016-02-09)
Silverman talks comedy, Bernie Sanders, and Kramer from Seinfeld.
198"Sharon Van Etten[198]"0:24February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)
Van Etten discusses her career switch from food service to music, and sings live.
199"Samantha Power[199]"0:25February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28)
The Ambassador to the UN talks the GOP, Hillary Clinton, and diplomacy.
200"Michael McKean[200]"0:36March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)
Actor McKean discusses taking risks with his career and sings live.
200"Greta Gerwig[201]"0:21March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)
Gerwig discusses getting rejected from Yale and her upcoming directorial debut.
201"Emel Mathlouthi[202]"0:12March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)
Mathlouthi talks about her singing career, the Tunisian Revolution, and performs live.
202"Tony Roberts[203]"0:18March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23)
Roberts discusses acting alongside Woody Allen and his new memoir.
203"David Simon[204]"0:38April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)
Simon, the creator of TV series The Wire, discusses Edward Snowden, porn, and more.
204"Justin Vivian Bond[205]"0:28April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13)
Bond talks v's career in performance art.
205"Arthur Lewis[206]"0:49April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
Composer Lewis discusses Lin-Manuel Miranda and balancing art with income.
206"Josh Gondelman[207]"0:23April 27, 2016 (2016-04-27)
Gondelman talks stand-up and writing for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
207"Isaac Mizrahi[208]"0:30May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)
Mizrahi talks family and fashion.
208"Julia Cameron[209]"0:21May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)
Cameron discusses Martin Scorsese and motivation on the 25th anniversary of her book The Artist's Way.
209"Suzan-Lori Parks[210]"0:25May 23, 2016 (2016-05-23)
Parks discusses academics, writing for Amazon, and James Baldwin.
210"Jen Marlowe[211]"0:43May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
Lazarus interviews activist Jen Marlowe.
211"Tituss Burgess[212]"0:25June 3, 2016 (2016-06-03)
Burgess discusses his acting career and his real-life wine company.
212"Jon Hamm[213]"0:36June 8, 2016 (2016-06-08)
Hamm talks acting, being a team player, and struggling in his twenties.
213"Patti LuPone[214]"0:37June 15, 2016 (2016-06-15)
LuPone talks sex and show business, and sings live with Tituss Burgess.
214"Maya Rudolph[215]"0:47October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)
Rudolph discusses Prince and Oprah, and performs live.
215"Laura Benanti[216]"0:39October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)
Benanti discusses her viral impression of Melania Trump and sings live.
216"Isaac Oliver[217]"0:17October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)
Author Oliver discusses his debut book, Intimacy Idiot.
217"Jessica Bennett[218]"0:37October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)
Bennett discusses her first book and suggestions for women facing sexism.
218"Nate Silver[219]"0:34October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)
Silver discusses the 2016 election and what set him apart as a kid.
219"Nate Silver[219]"0:34November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
Silver discusses the 2016 election and what set him apart as a kid.
220"Nick Denton[220]"0:34November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
Denton talks Peter Thiel, the fall of Gawker Media, and his bankruptcy.
221"Mitski[221]"0:17November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
Mitski discusses appearing on The Late Show, her album Puberty 2, and Twitter.
222"Sarah Treem[222]"0:43November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
Treem talks hiring and firing, sex and seduction, and egos and loneliness.
223"Martha Wainwright[223]"0:20December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
Wainwright discusses Leonard Cohen, Glen Hansard, and her album Goodnight City, and sings live.
224"Jon Glaser[224]"0:40December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
Glaser talks about The Second City and whether Saturday Night Live stole his joke.
225"John Turturro[225]"0:46December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21)
Turturro discusses his acting career and the need to laugh after the 2016 election.
226"Morris Robinson[226]"0:21December 28, 2016 (2016-12-28)
Robinson discusses his childhood in Atlanta, his time as a college football quarterback, and his career as an opera singer.

2017

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# Guest Length (hours:minutes) Release date
227"Sarah Kay[227]"0:25January 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)
Kay talks about her life on the road and performs live.
228"Phoebe Robinson[228]"0:17January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10)
Robinson discusses the difficulty of breaking into comedy.
229"J.Period[229]"0:23January 19, 2017 (2017-01-19)
J.Period discusses working with Lauryn Hill and creating the Hamilton Mixtape.
230"J.Period[230]"0:23January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26)
In this follow-up interview, producer J. Period discusses what a DJ does and what sets him apart.
231"Suad Amiry[231]"0:29February 6, 2017 (2017-02-06)
Amiry talks diaspora, dyslexia, dogs, and in-laws.
232"Leslie Goshko[232]"0:46February 8, 2017 (2017-02-08)
Amiry talks diaspora, dyslexia, dogs, and in-laws.
233"Alan Alda[233]"0:41February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23)
Alda discusses empathy, dogs, death, and science.
234"Sarah Jones[234]"0:25March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)
Jones discusses Meryl Streep, Gil Scott-Heron, and quitting college.
235"Emel Mathlouthi[235]"0:14March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)
Mathlouthi talks about hope in the face of struggle, and sings live for International Women's Day.
236"The Yes Men[236]"0:22March 15, 2017 (2017-03-15)
The Yes Men talk Trump, Barbie, and bird-dogging.
237"Zadie Smith[237]"0:34March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)
Novelist Smith talks pot, Prince, plotlessness, and plagiarism.
238"Judy Gold[238]"0:30March 29, 2017 (2017-03-29)
Gold discusses starting out in stand-up, Holocaust jokes, Louis C.K., and sexism.
239"John Benjamin Hickey[239]"0:45April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)
Hickey discusses winning a Tony and reuniting with Allison Janney.
240"Lady Rizo[240]"0:25April 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)
Lady Rizo talks embezzlement, sex, and her new album Indigo.
241"Oskar Eustis[241]"0:38April 19, 2017 (2017-04-19)
The artistic director of The Public Theater discusses developing new works all around the world.
242"Cecile Richards[242]"0:33May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)
Richards discusses the economics of sexism.
243"Rachel Feinstein[243]"0:46May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)
Feinstein talks about starting out in stand-up, breaking into acting, and working with her roommate Amy Schumer.
244"John Roberts[244]"0:46May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)
Roberts discusses getting his start on YouTube and his role on Bob's Burgers.
245"Priya Natarajan[245]"0:20May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)
Astrophysicist Natarajan talks black holes and Carl Sagan.
246"Adrianne Lenker[246]"0:13June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02)
Lenker discusses her career as a singer and songwriter, and sings live.
247"Keegan-Michael Key[247]"0:33June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Key discusses Barack Obama and preparing to be in Hamlet.
248"Edie Falco[248]"0:32June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)
Falco discusses her marriage, her off-screen relationship with James Gandolfini, shifting priorities, and the challenges that single parents face.
249"Bradley Whitford[249]"0:42June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21)
Whitford talks starting out in theater, appearing in Get Out, and his hatred for David Mamet.
250"Shonali Bhowmik[250]"0:46July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)
Bhowmik talks growing up Indian in Nashville, leaving Sony, and touring with David Cross.
251"Seth Herzog[251]"0:36July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)
Herzog discusses Jimmy Fallon, VH1's Best Week Ever, Wonder Woman, and Mark Rothko.
252"Michael Patrick King[252]"0:37July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)
King discusses working with Sarah Jessica Parker, Bridget Everett, and Lisa Kudrow.
253"Kevin McDonald[253]"0:31July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)
The Kids in the Hall member McDonald talks Jerry Seinfeld, The Beatles, love, loneliness, and finances.
254"Wayne Federman[254]"0:30August 2, 2017 (2017-08-02)
Federman discusses working with Garry Shandling, Judd Apatow, and Jimmy Fallon, as well as composing music.
255"Lin-Manuel Miranda[255]"0:18August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)
Miranda discusses writing robocalls, chatting with Stephen Sondheim, and having his own bodyguard.
256"Daveed Diggs[256]"0:12August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)
Diggs talks about his former day job at Pier One Imports and how he snagged a starring role in Hamilton.
257"Al Jaffee[257]"0:33August 23, 2017 (2017-08-23)
Mad Magazine's longest running contributor discusses growing up poor in Lithuania during the Holocaust, and breaking into comics.
258"Nicole Holofcener[258]"0:46September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)
Holofcener discusses celebrity, money, and being a "female" director in Hollywood.
259"Anna Ziegler[259]"0:45November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)
Playwright Ziegler talks Nicole Kidman, Roger Federer, and Broadway.
260"Rebecca Traister[260]"0:49November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
Traister talks about sexism, class, and Jared Kushner destroying The Observer.

2018

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# Guest Length (hours:minutes) Release date
262"Martha Plimpton and Masha Gessen[261]"0:38October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)
Plimpton and Gessen talk Vladimir Putin, abortion, and modeling.
263"Fred Armisen and Anthony Atamanuik[262]"0:29October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)
Armisen explains why dreams are a waste of time, and Atamanuik discusses having empathy for Donald Trump.
264"Christopher Jackson and Celina Su[263]"0:46November 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)
Jackson discusses originating the role of George Washington in Hamilton, being a lead in In the Heights, and writing music for Sesame Street. Plus, Lazarus sits down in the studio with CUNY professor and poet Celina Su to discuss prose, refugees, and avoiding burnout.
265"Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells[264]"0:40November 24, 2018 (2018-11-24)
Mortimer and Wells talk about merkins, The Sex Pistols, and each other. They also offer a sneak peek of what they're working on next.
266"Hannibal Buress and Marina Franklin[265]"1:01December 8, 2018 (2018-12-08)
Comedians Buress and Franklin discuss consensual sex, Chicago, and stand-up comedy.
267"Jeffrey Wright and Brian Lehrer[266]"0:56December 15, 2018 (2018-12-15)
Wright and Lehrer talk Brett Kavanaugh, Jack Daniels, and manspreading.
268"Wyatt Cenac and Negin Farsad[267]"0:56December 22, 2018 (2018-12-22)
Cenac discusses "casual acting," and Farsad talks "blackout boning."
269"Patton Oswalt and Tig Notaro[268]"0:52December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29)
Oswalt and Notaro discuss getting fired and finding love.

2019

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# Guest Length (hours:minutes) Release date
270"Peter Sagal[269]"0:43January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05)
Sagal discusses his journey from theater to public radio.
271"Ezra Klein and Sasheer Zamata[270]"0:45January 12, 2019 (2019-01-12)
Klein talks tribalism, fanfiction, and the data on dry humping. Zamata talks writing for animation and Tokyo Disneyland.
272"Catherine Burns and Jo Firestone[271]"0:54January 19, 2019 (2019-01-19)
The Moth's Catherine Burns discusses grief and Burning Man, and Firestone discusses writing for other comedians (Jimmy Fallon, Joe Pera, and Chris Gethard) as well as for herself.
273"Kevin Allison and Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan[272]"1:08January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26)
Allison and Sullivan reveal the fun (and not-so-fun) of comedy troupes.
274"Utkarsh Ambudkar and Nisha Ganatra[273]"0:46February 2, 2019 (2019-02-02)
Ambudkar and Ganatra discuss what has (and hasn't) changed in Hollywood.
275"Reggie Watts[274]"0:37February 9, 2019 (2019-02-09)
Watts discusses creating in the medium of virtual reality, and how it increases empathy.
276"Lisa Kron and Desiree Akhavan[275]"0:41February 16, 2019 (2019-02-16)
Kron and Akhavan discuss finding your voice when directing sex scenes, as well as protesting.
277"Nick Hornby[276]"0:52February 23, 2019 (2019-02-23)
Hornby discusses his new TV project, and how he knows whether his writing is any good.
278"Adrienne Truscott and Alysia Reiner[277]"1:04March 2, 2019 (2019-03-02)
Truscott reveals what comedians mean by "funny is funny." Reiner discusses her work on Orange Is the New Black and Better Things, as well as her film Egg and motherhood.
279"Aparna Nancherla[278]"0:38March 9, 2019 (2019-03-09)
Nancherla discusses the solitary nature of stand-up and writing, the toll it takes to joke about anxiety, and learning to say no.
280"Adam Gopnik[279]"0:53March 16, 2019 (2019-03-16)
Gopnik discusses the infighting between liberals and progressives, his upcoming solo show at The Red Bull Theater, and the incalculable torment of sibling rivalry.
281"Tim Blake Nelson and Jill Sobule[280]"1:03March 23, 2019 (2019-03-23)
Lazarus talks to acclaimed actor, writer, and director Nelson, as well as singer-songwriter Sobule.
282"Alyssa Mastromonaco and Peter Grosz[281]"1:10March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)
Lazarus talks to Obama's former Deputy Chief of Staff of Operations Mastromonaco, as well as comedy writer Peter Grosz.

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  37. ^ "PAUL DINELLO on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  38. ^ "ADAM RAPP on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  39. ^ "DAVID CARR on Employee of the MONTH". Spotify.
  40. ^ "W. KAMAU BELL on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  41. ^ "SAMANTHA HAHN on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  42. ^ "NEAL MEDLYN is BACK! Part 2". Spotify.
  43. ^ "GINA GERSHON on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  44. ^ "ANDREA SYRTASH on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  45. ^ "MIKE WHITE on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH SHOW". Spotify.
  46. ^ "NEAL MEDLYN on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  47. ^ "PRODUCER MICHAEL GOTTWALD on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  48. ^ "ALEX KARPOVSKY on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  49. ^ "OPHIRA EISENBERG on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  50. ^ "Common Rotation's Employee of the Month Theme Song". Spotify.
  51. ^ "BEASTS of the SOUTHERN WILD's MICHAEL GOTTWALD RETURNS!". Spotify.
  52. ^ "DICK CAVETT on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  53. ^ "BOBBY CANNAVALE on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  54. ^ "LESLEY STAHL on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  55. ^ "VANITY FAIR'S MIKE SACKS on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  56. ^ "ALLISON SILVERMAN on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  57. ^ "EMILY BAZELON on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  58. ^ "BUCK HENRY, ALLISON SILVERMAN, COMMON ROTATION on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH!". Spotify.
  59. ^ "JAMES BRALY on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  60. ^ "OK Go's DAMIAN KULASH, BILL PLYMPTON, BRIDGET EVERETT, JULIE KLAUSNER, SHOCKWAVE & CATIE LAZARUS". Spotify.
  61. ^ "JIMMY DORE on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  62. ^ "BOB HARRIS on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  63. ^ "CATHY LADMAN on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH SHOW". Spotify.
  64. ^ "SARA BENINCASA on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  65. ^ "HENRY ROLLINS on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  66. ^ "GAIL COLLINS on Employee of the Month Show". Spotify.
  67. ^ "JOY BEHAR, STACY LONDON, JANEANE GARAFOLO, EMILY NUSSBAUM & CATIE LAZARUS". Spotify.
  68. ^ "EMILY NUSSBAUM on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  69. ^ "JANEANE GAROFALO on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  70. ^ "STACY LONDON". Spotify.
  71. ^ "ADAM BUSCH on Employee of the Month Show". Spotify.
  72. ^ "JOY BEHAR on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH SHOW". Spotify.
  73. ^ "DANNY STRONG on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  74. ^ "PITCHFORK'S RYAN SCHREIBER on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  75. ^ "THE ACTRESS'S ANN CARR on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  76. ^ "THE MUSE'S KATHRYN MINSHEW on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  77. ^ "TRIUMPH the INSULT COMIC DOG on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  78. ^ "ROBERT SMIGEL on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH SHOW". Spotify.
  79. ^ "LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA on writing Robo calls, g-chatting with Stephen Sondheim & his own bodyguard". Spotify.
  80. ^ "MO ROCCA on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  81. ^ "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mo Rocca, Lady Rizo Live". Spotify.
  82. ^ "LADY RIZO on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  83. ^ "TED TRAVELSTEAD on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  84. ^ "JESS WOOD on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  85. ^ "LYNN CHEN on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  86. ^ "COMMERCIAL ACTORS MOE & MARY on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  87. ^ "THE MOTH GRANDSLAM WINNER MARGOT LEITMAN on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  88. ^ "ANNA HOLMES on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  89. ^ "STEPHEN MOYER on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  90. ^ "CHRIS GETHARD on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  91. ^ "AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  92. ^ "DIANE BIRCH on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  93. ^ "ANTHONY DE ROSA on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  94. ^ "MEMO to FANS & FRIENDS". Spotify.
  95. ^ "The Daily Show Head Writer Elliott Kalan on EOTM". Spotify.
  96. ^ "BRAIN PICKINGS' MARIA POPOVA on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  97. ^ "Kathleen Hanna, Piper Kerman, Jon Ronson & Maria Dizzia". Spotify.
  98. ^ "The Daily Show's JR Havlan on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  99. ^ "PUNK SINGER KATHLEEN HANNA on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  100. ^ "JON RONSON on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  101. ^ "PIPER KERMAN, author of Orange is the New Black, offers tips for life in and out of jail". Spotify.
  102. ^ "HOMER STEINWEISS, drummer for Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, shares the unglamorous sides of touring and the importance of hobbies". Spotify.
  103. ^ "LEWIS BLACK describes life on the road, groupies, and The Daily Show's humble beginnings". Spotify.
  104. ^ "JAD ABUMRAD breaks down how Radiolab is edited and what a Macarthur Genius Grant is worth". Spotify.
  105. ^ "DARYL ROTH, Tony award winning producer shares how Kinky Boots made money and why it's important to give". Spotify.
  106. ^ "Nellie McKay on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  107. ^ "SETH GODIN on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  108. ^ "ESTHER PEREL on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  109. ^ "CINDY CHUPACK on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH". Spotify.
  110. ^ "ANDREW RANNELS on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  111. ^ "DANNY BURSTEIN on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  112. ^ "SETH GODIN on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  113. ^ "Animator/Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Contestant SCOTT BATEMAN". Spotify.
  114. ^ "Modern Loss's REBECCA SOFFER on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  115. ^ "JILL ABRAMSON's last interview before leaving The New York Times". Spotify.
  116. ^ "ADIRA AMRAM on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  117. ^ "WALLACE SHAWN on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  118. ^ "CONGRESSMAN BARNEY FRANK may be retired, but he remains honorable". Spotify.
  119. ^ "ROSIE PEREZ on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  120. ^ "DAVE ATTELL on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  121. ^ "TAYLOR MAC on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  122. ^ "PAULA PELL on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  123. ^ "RUSS & DAUGHTERS Co-Owner Josh Tupper reveals the best lox in New York". Spotify.
  124. ^ "HBO's SHEILA NEVINS on documentary filmmaking and leaning back in the biz". Spotify.
  125. ^ "MARTHA PLIMPTON on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  126. ^ "New York Magazine's Matt Zoller Seitz on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  127. ^ "JOSH CHARLES on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  128. ^ "Singer David Berkeley on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  129. ^ "Tony winner JAMES MONROE IGLEHART on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  130. ^ "Mad Magazine's AL JAFFEE on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  131. ^ "Top Chef's TOM COLICCHIO on Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  132. ^ "SIMON RICH is best known for SNL and The New Yorker, but he also published his own newspaper". Spotify.
  133. ^ "ALEX BORSTEIN from HBO's Getting On and Lois on Family Guy relives her first big break..." Spotify.
  134. ^ "BROAD CITY's ILANA GLAZER & ABBI JACOBSON talk about Craigslist, interning, and home videos". Spotify.
  135. ^ "WESLEY MORRIS, Pulitzer winning film critic, on breaking in and who really runs media". Spotify.
  136. ^ "ANTHONY BREGMAN, Producer of Foxcatcher, on raising equity and investing in indie films". Spotify.
  137. ^ "AL JAFFEE, iconic cartoonist, discusses Stan Lee, Hugh Hefner, Mad Magazine, & PB & J sandwiches". Spotify.
  138. ^ "STEPHIN MERRITT, of the Magnetic Fields, on film school, touring, and Scrabble". Spotify.
  139. ^ "JOSHUA WOLF SHENK, Author of Powers of Two, explains what collaborating is and isn't". Spotify.
  140. ^ "TAYLOR SCHILLING & PIPER KERMAN, aka the Two Pied Pipers of Orange is the New Black". Spotify.
  141. ^ "FRANK BRUNI, New York Times columnist on SAT's, Bush vs. Obama, & Ikea's Meatballs". Spotify.
  142. ^ "KATIE INNAMORATO, rogue taxidermist, as if there were any other kind". Spotify.
  143. ^ "JUSTIN SAYRE on writing for 2 Broke Girls and putting Sodomites on the map". Spotify.
  144. ^ "ADAM GOLDBERG & JEFF GARLIN, creator of and star of ABC's The Goldbergs, take me behind the scenes". Spotify.
  145. ^ "MEL OTTENBERG, fashion stylist for Rihanna, explains how fashion shapes culture". Spotify.
  146. ^ "KRISTER JOHNSON talks about writing for The Onion and Wet Hot American Summer". Spotify.
  147. ^ "KEVIN AVERY, writer for HBO's Last Week Tonight, talks about balancing it all". Spotify.
  148. ^ "EMILY SPIVACK, author of Worn Stories, talks about digital storytelling". Spotify.
  149. ^ "JON STEWART's uncircumcised interview with Catie Lazarus". Spotify.
  150. ^ "MARTHA WAINWRIGHT sings live and describes the reality of working in a family biz". Spotify.
  151. ^ "Pick-pocketing as a day job, OT Sherman reveals the magic of slippery hands". Spotify.
  152. ^ "JELLY D. quit advertising to play music, act, and, of course, intern". Spotify.
  153. ^ "Syd Butler, bassist for Les Savy Fav & Late Night with Seth Meyers, talks about touring". Spotify.
  154. ^ "LIZ TUCCILLO discusses Sex in the City, Denny's & Modern Dance". Spotify.
  155. ^ "CYNTHIA NIXON on being a bankable actress & the age of consent in New York". Spotify.
  156. ^ "CYNTHIA NIXON talks about casting when you're non-white, hetero male and political activism". Spotify.
  157. ^ "ROSIE O'DONNELL on life after The View and her new HBO stand up special". Spotify.
  158. ^ "DANIEL FRIEDMAN, suit designer for LGBTQ, will sleep in his suit to get you yours". Spotify.
  159. ^ "ADRIAN MARTINEZ talks about being Ben Stiller and Will Smith's sidekick (and secret weapon)". Spotify.
  160. ^ "CINDY CHUPACK talks about writing for Modern Family vs. Sex-And-The City, Lean In, and directing". Spotify.
  161. ^ "OLYMPIA DUKAKIS talks about getting her Oscar stolen before fencing me in a duel". Spotify.
  162. ^ "BETTY HALBRIECH, Bergdorf's iconic personal shopper, gets the last laugh". Spotify.
  163. ^ "JUSTIN SAYRE, a writer for 2 Broke Girls & The Comeback, sings about girls who want to have fun". Spotify.
  164. ^ "NICHOLAS KRISTOF on tech brands like Apple and Google, and their lack of social responsibility". Spotify.
  165. ^ "LEE FIELDS, soul singer, performs and speaks about his 45 year career, James Brown, and Kanye West". Spotify.
  166. ^ "ANNA CHLUMSKY, an Emmy nominee, rates Zagat and getting a big break on Veep". Spotify.
  167. ^ "DAVEED DIGGS, talks about why he hates Pier 1 and how he snagged a starring role in Hamilton". Spotify.
  168. ^ "DAVEED DIGGS is back for Part 2 of our interview". Spotify.
  169. ^ "ELISA ZURITSKY & JULIE ROTTENBERG started on Sex-and-the-City and now tackling ODD MOM OUT". Spotify.
  170. ^ "ASTROLOGERS Starsky & Cox on readings the planets to the crap couples who don't procreate get". Spotify.
  171. ^ "CORN MO talks about why he didn't become a preacher and joined the circus". Spotify.
  172. ^ "HARI KONDABOLU on making white audiences uncomfortable and working for Hillary Clinton". Spotify.
  173. ^ "DAVID CRABB, on being a really bad kid and winning The Moth over and over". Spotify.
  174. ^ "JOSH KATZ talks about why he joined the military and the CIA, and terrorism apps". Spotify.
  175. ^ "LAILA ROBINS, star of Showtimes's Homeland & TNT's Murder in the First, on her theater habit". Spotify.
  176. ^ "LISA KRON on writing Fun Home, performing Well, and how winning a Tony Award pays off". Spotify.
  177. ^ "ALEX BLUMBERG talks about why he is excited to work with Adam McKay and his bro Adam Davidson". Spotify.
  178. ^ "New York Times Best Selling Author on sex with professors and writing about people you know". Spotify.
  179. ^ "TARA BRACH talks about making a living and being deified as a meditation teacher". Spotify.
  180. ^ "WNBA's CANDICE WIGGINS, basketball star and AIDS activist talks about the NBA VS. WNBA and planking". Spotify.
  181. ^ "BARACK OBAMA's music pick WILL SHEFF talks about being on the President's playlist and Lou Reed". Spotify.
  182. ^ "NOTORIOUS R.B.G. author IRIN CARMON on Ginsburg's legacy, Jezebe commenters, and The Daily Show". Spotify.
  183. ^ "KATINA CORRAO on stand up, writing, and being the nosiest neighbor in NYC". Spotify.
  184. ^ "NATE SILVER on his own confirmation bias, Trump vs. Rubio, VOX vs. 538, and New York Times vs. ESPN". Spotify.
  185. ^ "INYANG BASSEY, a back up singer for MOBY, strikes out on her own". Spotify.
  186. ^ "JOSH RADNOR discusses art, film, TV, happiness, and knocking heads with the Dalai Lama". Spotify.
  187. ^ "MakeLoveNotPorn.com's Founder Cindy Gallop on the business of sex". Spotify.
  188. ^ "DAVID CROSS on Tats, Hitler, Heroine, and the late Beastie Boy's Adam Yauch". Spotify.
  189. ^ "Billy Crudup address controversy over film Spotlight in The Boston Globe". Spotify.
  190. ^ "Meditation Teacher Tara Brach talks about how to be mindfully angry and more". Spotify.
  191. ^ "BOBBY CANNAVALE discusses flow, Al Pacino, and sings Neil Diamond live". Spotify.
  192. ^ "MoMA's Senior Design & Architecture Curator talks guns, rejection, punk rock, sexism, and smoking". Spotify.
  193. ^ "JASON BIGGS talks about Woody Allen, Eugene Levy & getting fired". Spotify.
  194. ^ "ADA CALHOUN is redefining journalism, one story at a time". Spotify.
  195. ^ "LARRY KRAMER, AIDS activist and Tony winning playwright on sodomy, sex, climaxing, and activism". Spotify.
  196. ^ "Hear Amy Winehouse & Sharon Jones best kept secret is Guitarist Binky Jones..." Spotify.
  197. ^ "SARAH SILVERMAN on Bernie Sanders to Seinfeld's Kramer". Spotify.
  198. ^ "SHARON VAN ETTEN sings live and talks about Kyp Malone, McDonald's, and Wine". Spotify.
  199. ^ "SAMANTHA POWER on the GOP, Hillary Clinton, and diplomatic immunity". Spotify.
  200. ^ "MICHAEL McKEAN sings live and talks Better Call Saul, Spinal Tap & Laverne & Shirley". Spotify.
  201. ^ "GRETA GERWIG on Lena Dunham, Yale (NSFW) and Scott Rudin". Spotify.
  202. ^ "EMEL MATHLOUTHI sings live and reveals if Paris or NYC is better for artists". Spotify.
  203. ^ "Actor TONY ROBERTS on being Woody Allen's sidekick to Brett Gelman's dad". Spotify.
  204. ^ "DAVID SIMON on Edward Snowden, porn, & more". Spotify.
  205. ^ "JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND on Renee Fleming, Kiki & Herb, & church camp". Spotify.
  206. ^ "ARTHUR LEWIS on teaching Lin-Manuel Miranda & music collectives". Spotify.
  207. ^ "JOSH GONDELMAN on stand up & writing for John Oliver to The New Yorker". Spotify.
  208. ^ "ISAAC MIZRAHI on being hairless, Mark Morris, & Jonathan Ames". Spotify.
  209. ^ "JULIA CAMERON, talks Martin Scorsese, The Artists's Way and more". Spotify.
  210. ^ "SUZAN-LORI PARKS on academics, writing for Amazon, and James Baldwin". Spotify.
  211. ^ "JEN MARLOWE, social activist talks about activism from Palestine to Black Lives Matter". Spotify.
  212. ^ "TITUSS BURGESS talks Tina Fey, Patti LuPone & reveals new Pinot Noirs!". Spotify.
  213. ^ "JON HAMM on Mercedes-Benz, dick jokes, and dating games". Spotify.
  214. ^ "PATTI LUPONE sings with Tituss Burgess & talks sex, showbiz & crabs". Spotify.
  215. ^ "MAYA RUDOLPH talks Prince, Oprah, and performs". Spotify.
  216. ^ "LAURA BENANTI sings and talks vibrators, Melania Trump, and pregnancy". Spotify.
  217. ^ "ISAAC OLIVER on writing his debut book, porn, and Lilith Fair". Spotify.
  218. ^ "The New York Times journalist Jessica Bennett on Feminist Fight Club". Spotify.
  219. ^ a b "NATE SILVER on polling errors, media refusing to call sexual assault, and e-mail hacks". Spotify.
  220. ^ "NICK DENTON on Peter Thiel, Gawker, & bankruptcy". Spotify.
  221. ^ "MITSKI on her new album Puberty 2, Stephen Colbert, Twitter, and money". Spotify.
  222. ^ "THE AFFAIR's SARAH TREEM on firing and hiring, sex and seduction, egos and loneliness". Spotify.
  223. ^ "MARTHA WAINWRIGHT sings and talks Leonard Cohen, Glen Hansard, and her new album". Spotify.
  224. ^ "JON GLASER talks about Second City and whether SNL grabbed his joke". Spotify.
  225. ^ "JOHN TURTURRO on sex with Bobby Cannavale, Audrey Tautou and more". Spotify.
  226. ^ "The Met's Morris Robinson will make you laugh, cry, and even love Opera". Spotify.
  227. ^ "SARAH KAY performs, sings and talks being robbed & life on the road". Spotify.
  228. ^ "PHOEBE ROBINSON talks Broad City, Dicks & WNYC". Spotify.
  229. ^ "HAMILTON MIXTAPE'S to Lauryn Hill's secret weapon is J. Period". Spotify.
  230. ^ "J. Period on Jesse Williams, Norman Lear, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and America Divided - Employee of the Month". Spotify.
  231. ^ "SUAD AMIRY, Syrian-Palestinian, on diaspora, dyslexia, dogs, and mother-in-laws". Spotify.
  232. ^ "LESLIE GOSHKO on leaving and finding Jesus on and off Broadway". Spotify.
  233. ^ "ALAN ALDA on dogs, death, and doctor poses". Spotify.
  234. ^ "SARAH JONES on so-called actor Meryl Streep, quitting college, and our Revolution". Spotify.
  235. ^ "Emel Mathlouthi sings on hope in face of struggle". Spotify.
  236. ^ "The Yes Men on Trump, Barbie, and Bird Dogging". Spotify.
  237. ^ "Zadie Smith on pot, Prince, plotlessness, and plagiarism". Spotify.
  238. ^ "Judy Gold talks Holocaust jokes, Louie C.K., and sexism". Spotify.
  239. ^ "John Benjamin Hickey on winning a Tony and reuniting with Allison Janney". Spotify.
  240. ^ "Grammy winner Lady Rizo on embezzling money, sex, and her new album". Spotify.
  241. ^ "Oskar Eustis reveals The Public Theater's plans to hit Trump country". Spotify.
  242. ^ "Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards on economics of sexism". Spotify.
  243. ^ "RACHEL FEINSTEIN on living and working with Amy Schumer & myths about comedians". Spotify.
  244. ^ "John Roberts on Bob's Burgers, Blondie, and a Trump Tribute". Spotify.
  245. ^ "Astrophysicist Priya Natarajan on black holes to Carl Sagan". Spotify.
  246. ^ "Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker sings and talks songwriting". Spotify.
  247. ^ "Keegan-Michael Key schools President Barack Obama, sings, and preps for Hamlet". Spotify.
  248. ^ "Edie Falco on acting classes, Law & Order, and a surprise Nurse Jackie reunion". Spotify.
  249. ^ "Bradley Whitford on why he hates David Mamet & loves Bill Clinton & Barack Obama". Spotify.
  250. ^ "Shonali Bhowmik on growing up Indian in Nashville, leaving Sony and touring with David Cross". Spotify.
  251. ^ "SETH HERZOG on Jimmy Fallon, Vh1's Best Week Ever, Wonder Woman, and Mark Rothko". Spotify.
  252. ^ "Michael Patrick King on being king to princess Sarah Jessica Parker, Bridget Everett, and Lisa Kudrow". Spotify.
  253. ^ "KIDS in the HALL's Kevin McDonald on Jerry Seinfeld, Beatles, and love, loneliness, and finances now that he's adult(ish)". Spotify.
  254. ^ "Comedian Wayne Federman on Gary [sic] Shandling Judd Apatow, Jimmy Fallon and composing music". Spotify.
  255. ^ "LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA on writing Robo calls, g-chatting with Stephen Sondheim & his own bodyguard". Spotify.
  256. ^ "DAVEED DIGGS, talks about why he hates Pier 1 and how he snagged a starring role in Hamilton". Spotify.
  257. ^ "Mad Magazine's AL JAFFEE". Spotify.
  258. ^ "Nicole Holofcener on celebrity, money, & being a "female" director in Hollywood". Spotify.
  259. ^ "Playwright ANNA ZIEGLER on Nicole Kidman, Roger Federer & Broadway". Spotify.
  260. ^ "REBECCA TRAISTER on Sexism, Class & Jared Kushner Destroying The Observer". Spotify.
  261. ^ "Martha Plimpton and Masha Gessen on Putin, Abortion, and Modeling". Spotify.
  262. ^ "Fred Armisen Says Dreams Are a Waste of Time and Anthony Atamanuik on Empathy for Trump". Spotify.
  263. ^ "Chris Jackson's Daytime Emmy is Still an Emmy, Dammit". Spotify.
  264. ^ "Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells on Wanking Off, Merkins, and Therapy". Spotify.
  265. ^ "Hannibal Buress & Marina Franklin Talk Consensual Sex, Chicago, and Stand Up". Spotify.
  266. ^ "Jeffrey Wright and Brian Lehrer on Brett Kavanaugh, Jack Daniel's and Manspreading". Spotify.
  267. ^ "Wyatt Cenac on Casual Acting and Negin Farsad on Blackout Boning". Spotify.
  268. ^ "Patton Oswalt and Tig Notaro on being fired to finding love". Spotify.
  269. ^ "Peter Sagal on His Journey From Theater to Public Radio". Spotify.
  270. ^ "Ezra Klein on Tribalism, Fan Fiction, and the Data on Dry Humping, and Sasheer Zamata Talks About Writing Animation and Tokyo Disney". Spotify.
  271. ^ "The Moth's Catherine Burns on Grief and Burning Man, and Jo Firestone on Writing Jokes on Stage". Spotify.
  272. ^ "RISK!'s Kevin Allison and Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan Reveal the Fun (and Not So Fun) of Comedy Troupes". Spotify.
  273. ^ "Utkarsh Ambudkar and Nisha Ganatra Reveal What Has (and Hasn't) Changed in Hollywood". Spotify.
  274. ^ "Reggie Watts on Creating Virtual Reality and How it Increases Empathy, and on Keeping His Night Job". Spotify.
  275. ^ "Lisa Kron and Desiree Akhavan on Finding Your Voice When Directing Sex Scenes and Protesting". Spotify.
  276. ^ "Nick Hornby on His New TV Project and Knowing Whether His Writing is Any Good". Spotify.
  277. ^ "Adrienne Truscott and Alysia Reiner". Spotify.
  278. ^ "Aparna Nancherla On Learning to Saying No and Avoiding Brain Trolls". Spotify.
  279. ^ "Adam Gopnik on Sibling Rivalry, Stand Up, and Liberalism". Spotify.
  280. ^ "Tim Blake Nelson and Jill Sobule". Spotify.
  281. ^ "Alyssa Mastromonaco and Peter Grosz on what makes President Obama, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers great bosses". Spotify.
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