All Episodes

Margaret Atwood Opens Her Book of Lives

Ron Chernow on the Humorous Life of Mark Twain

Ed Helms on the World's Biggest SNAFUs

Ocean Vuong Uses the Sentence as a Tool to Understand Deep Mystery

Leslie Odom, Jr. on Learning that Love is Being Kind to Yourself

Philosopher Agnes Callard Has Some Questions About Questions

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Wonder What You Will Build for the Future

How Classic Painted Signs Help Us Time Travel with Heavy Pages Press

Mini Tapes: The Journey is the Destination for the Jewish Museum of Chicago

Hebru Brantley on His Chicago Murals, Fine Art, and Everything in Between

Paul Reiser's Comedy Evolution

Joy Reid Shares and Makes History

Mini Tapes: Last Week Tonight's Ali Barthwell on Chicago, Comedy, and Playing to the Top of the Audience's Intelligence

The Forces Shaping Immigration with Geraldo Cadava

Adrianne Black: A Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism

A Funner Guide to Words with Anne Curzan

Before the Civil Rights Movement with Dylan C. Penningroth

Edward Burns Shares a Pint with Chicago

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Learns, Inspires, and Goes to Work

R.L. Stine is Still Giving Kids Goosebumps

From Rumi to The Simpsons, Kaveh Akbar Contains Multitudes

How to Bloom a Building with Jeanne Gang

The Sweetly Sly Art of Alberto Aguilar / El gentilmente travieso arte de Alberto Aguilar

Greta Johnsen's Love Letter to Podcasting, Public Radio, and Finding Your People

Frank Bruni Invites You to His Buffet of Grievances

Adam Gopnik Delights in Investigating a New Skill

Roxane Gay Totally Called It

From "Do the Right Thing" to "Black Panther," Costuming Black History with Ruth E. Carter

Bobby Berk on Queer Eye, Home Decorating, and Gay T-Rexes

Inside Cartoons: The New Yorker, DIY Black Punk Zines, and More

Mini Tapes: The Subversive Act of Math

Martin Luther King Jr. by Chicago's 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner Jonathan Eig

Mini Tapes: Guidance from the Afterlife

Mini Tapes: What We Can Learn About Social Media From Foxes

Getting Schooled in Hip Hop with the Notorious Ph.D.

Lin-Manuel Miranda Shares the Secrets to Making Great Art

Rachel Maddow on History, Now, and What's Next

Throwing Poems into Lake Michigan with Sandra Cisneros

Henry Winkler: Lessons from a Real Sweetheart

Dream Dinner Party: Andrés, Bayless, Bittman, Voloshyna

Life Advice from Your Film Dads: Harold Ramis (2009) and John Waters (2022)

Halloween Special: Morticians, Witches, and Ghost Stories

Ed Begley Jr. Steps into the Energy Efficient Spotlight

Patti Smith Reflects and Lives in the Moment

Stacey Abrams on Writing, Ruth E. Carter on Costume Design

Joan Baez on Music, Art, and Lifelong Activism

Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik on Transgender Expression

Selma Blair: MS, Writing, and Parmesan Cheese

Top Chef's Kwame Onwuachi on Authentic Cooking

Jessica Lange Captures Truth in Photos

Marvel's Simu Liu on Acting, Abercrombie, and Family

Is the Public Still Persuadable? with Anand Giridharadas

Bob Odenkirk with Tim Meadows on Finding Your Comedy Voice

Chicago Humanities Tapes Season 1 Trailer