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In his final episode, Larry looks back on the podcast’s journey, reminiscing about favorite episodes and key moments along the way. He reflects on how the show evolved sonically and personally and expresses his gratitude to the listeners and contributors who've shaped it over the ...  Show more

Larry sits down with acclaimed TV writer and restaurateur Phil Rosenthal to discuss his latest venture, Max & Helen’s. Phil reflects on his years creating ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ his unexpected pivot from television to the food world, and why diners remain the heart of food cu ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, it’s time for another “Hollywood Goes to War” story from Roger McGrath. Eddie Albert played a sadistic prison warden in 1974’s The Longest Yard starring Burt Reynolds. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for his 1954 performance i ...  Show more

Wesley Morris has served as critic at large at The New York Times since 2015, covering film, politics, and pop culture. He joins this week to discuss this year’s Academy Award nominations. At the top, we discuss the omission of Greta Gerwig from the Best Director category (6:07), ...  Show more

Britain’s foremost writer of political drama, James Graham, has written a new play ‘Best of Enemies’, about the television debates in the US in 1968 between the right wing thinker William Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal, the left wing writer. When they began yelling at each other rati ...  Show more

Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins return to discuss this week’s pop culture news, including J.Lo’s Vogue cover and interview about her new marriage with Ben Affleck (1:03). Then, they discuss Season 5 of ‘The Crown’ (11:42) with SPOILERS (12:48), an interesting New York Times arti ...  Show more