Good Risings is a collection of mini-shows served up in less than 5 minutes, providing the...
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Thom Yorke and Michael Stipe - Summer Staff Picks
Two of the most popular shows from the Here’s The Thing archives are Alec’s conversations with...
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Patti Smith and Peter Frampton - Summer Staff Picks
As part of our summer archives series, we revisit Alec’s interview with two rock legends, Patti...
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Alex Gibney is one of the most respected and prolific documentary filmmakers in history. His...
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Penn Jillette and David Blaine - Summer Staff Picks
As part of our every-other-week summer archives series, we revisit two interviews from 2015 with...
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Jackson Browne Gives Us Reasons to Believe
When he was just out of high school, Jackson Browne moved to NYC and wrote songs for some of the...
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Julianne Moore and Maggie Gyllenhaal - Summer Staff Picks
It’s summer, and every other week, members of the Here’s The Thing staff are selecting favorite...
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Ken Page and Betty Buckley Sing Their Hearts Out
Musical theater legends Ken Page and Betty Buckley have a lot in common. Both grew up dreaming of...
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When Kurt Andersen started working on his new podcast, Nixon at War, he thought he knew a lot...
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Introducing: Next Question with Katie Couric
It’s summer! And here on Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie’s celebrating the shortest season...
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Eddie Marsan and David Arquette Transcend Typecasting
Alec talks with two very different actors. Eddie Marsan grew up in working-class London and left...
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Mark Harris on Mike Nichols’ Incomparable Life
Alec’s guest Mark Harris has written a compelling new biography about one of the most celebrated...
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Andra Day Rises Up as Billie Holiday
Andra Day tells Alec that she almost turned down the opportunity to play Billie Holiday in Lee...
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Indian Point Nuclear Plant is Permanently Closed
On Friday, April 30, 2021, the Indian Point nuclear power plant permanently closed. Located less...
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Ali Wentworth Makes Alec Laugh
Ali Wentworth is a fearlessly funny actor and comedian as well as a New York Times best-selling...
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Pandemic Stories of Work, Loss, and Reconnection
As the United States begins to emerge from the worst of the pandemic, Alec looks back with three...
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David Koepp on Screenwriting and Walter Murch on Editing
Screenwriter David Koepp and film editor Walter Murch have both carved out legendary careers in...
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Police Reform and Post-Pandemic NYC
Alec talks with Michael Sisitzky from the New York Civil Liberties Union’s police transparency...
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Hans Zimmer is one of the most celebrated and successful film composers of all time. He has...
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Marlo Thomas is Still That Girl
Marlo Thomas has been breaking barriers for women for more than five decades as an actress and...
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