Four Interviews and a Revival

The actor and travel writer Andrew McCarthy used to be a member of one of pop culture’s most famous friend groups: The Brat Pack. He starred in movies like Pretty in Pink and St. Elmo’s Fire and palled around with actors like Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez.Four decades later, in mid ...  عرض المزيد

Tim Friede grew up in a strict, religious household with an obsession for science and a knack for breaking rules. He became fixated on a particular problem: roughly 120,000 people die from venomous snakebites every year worldwide.He developed a theory that if he could become immu ...  عرض المزيد

The Good Place star and true crime aficionado Kristen Bell joins me at Little Dom’s, an Italian restaurant that's dear to both of our hearts. Squeezed in a back booth, we chat about the theater, mental health and her obsession with Dateline’s Keith Morrison. Join us! Want next ...  عرض المزيد

Join us as we delve into the remarkable legacies of two iconic figures in their respective fields. In this episode, we pay tribute to the incomparable Tina Turner, reflecting on her enduring impact on the music industry and her trailblazing career. We also explore the influential ...  عرض المزيد

Continuing our series of cultural highlights from the Intelligence Squared archive, we revisit the event The Power of Poetry, which saw actors Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Isaacs bringing the words of the great poets alive onstage. The event also featured William Sieghart telli ...  عرض المزيد

TW: miscarriage This week, brace yourself for A TOTAL ECLIPSE… of all other podcast episodes, because this one’s a total banger. I could not have asked for a more open, hilarious, moving or riveting encounter than with the formidable Bonnie Tyler. She grew up in a working-class W ...  عرض المزيد