Maria Bamford, Brandi Brown, and The Reasonable Doubts (REBROADCAST)
Comedian Maria Bamford riffs on money troubles... and why Instacart might be to blame; comic and crop artist Brandi Brown unpacks her childh...
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Live Wire with Luke Burbank
Like late-night for radio, hosted by Luke Burbank (Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me), the show artfully blends an eclectic mix of artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, comedians and cultural obser...
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Edgar Gomez, River Selby, and Hunter Noack (REBROADCAST)
Writer Edgar Gomez discusses his collection of essays Alligator Tears, which follows his various hustles as a youth in Florida—from being a...
Mary Roach, Janesh Rahlan, and Amy Millan (REBROADCAST)
Popular science writer Mary Roach dives into lab-grown organs, historical nose jobs, and unlikely hair transplants, as covered in her latest...
Paul F. Tompkins and Meklit (REBROADCAST)
Comedian and podcaster Paul F. Tompkins chats about taking his variety show Varietopia back on the road after his (surprise!) coronation as...
W. Kamau Bell, Rick Steves, and Edna Vázquez
Podcaster W. Kamau Bell ( Who's With Me? ) explains why he's a comedian first... despite his reputation for having difficult conversations w...
Sam Sanders, Sandi DuBowski, and The Lowest Pair (REBROADCAST)
Radio host and podcaster Sam Sanders makes the case for the three TV shows that he believes changed culture; filmmaker Sandi DuBowski discus...
Jeff Chang and Okaidja Afroso
Writer and cultural critic Jeff Chang breaks down this latest book Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America , which expl...
Aubrey Gordon, Jean Grae, and Rogê (REBROADCAST)
Podcaster Aubrey Gordon dives deep into topics tackled on her hit show Maintenance Phase, including the monopolization of weight-loss medica...
Jamie Loftus, Daisy Hernández, and Olive Klug
In this "Independence Day Special" podcaster and writer Jamie Loftus takes us on a roadtrip across America to understand the cultural and hi...
Atsuko Okatsuka, Jack Balderrama Morley, and Tyler Ballgame
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka tells us about Craigslist comedy, her trend-setting haircut, and how she never left America after visiting Disneyla...
Melissa Febos, Evan Ratliff, and Tropa Magica (REBROADCAST)
Writer Melissa Febos discusses her latest book The Dry Season, wherein she explores the transformative—and at turns erotic—year she spent ce...
Sarah Marshall, Camille Dungy, and Kassa Overall
Podcaster Sarah Marshall ( You're Wrong About ) unpacks her latest series The Devil You Know, which dissects the tangled web of Satanic Pani...
J. Kenji López-Alt, Ann Powers, and Khatumu (REBROADCAST)
Celebrated chef J. Kenji López-Alt schools us on the food history of teriyaki, nachos, and broccoli cheddar soup; music critic Ann Powers un...
Earlonne Woods & Nigel Poor, Dylan Adler, and Margo Cilker
Earlonne Woods & Nigel Poor discuss how they launched their award-winning podcast Ear Hustle while Earlonne was still incarcerated — and why...
Gabe Henry, William Nuʻutupu Giles, and Sir Woman (REBROADCAST)
Writer Gabe Henry unpacks his book Enough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell , which humorously explores the centu...
Avery Trufelman, Kyle Kinane, and Johnny Franco and His Real Brother Dom
Avery Trufelman, creator and host of the fashion podcast Articles of Interest , unpacks how the US military of World War II came to shape me...
Rick Steves and The Lullaby Project (REBROADCAST)
Legendary travel writer Rick Steves reflects on his days adventuring down "the hippie trail" from Istanbul to Kathmandu... and we discover w...
Cheryl Strayed, Skyler Higley, and Patterson Hood
Acclaimed author Cheryl Strayed ( Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things ) breaks down the intersection of fear and courage, as explored in her new pod...
"Poetry Month Special" with Paisley Rekdal, Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, Kaveh Akbar, and Kasey Anderson
This special edition of Live Wire celebrates National Poetry Month, with performances by renowned poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, and...
Chuck Klosterman, Sasha Debevec-McKenney, and Laura Gibson
Author and essayist Chuck Klosterman tackles the game of football in his economically titled new book Football , which examines the sport's...