All Episodes

#79 Reality Checking The Bulwark With Steward Beckham And Evan Stern - PART 1

#78 The Swalwell Fallout With Evan Barker

#77 How The Search For Self Became The Performance Of Self: A Discussion With Author Patricia Martin

#76 Why We Should Welcome Anyone Late To The 'Trump's A Fascist Loon' Party with Cliston Brown

#75 Baffled by the BAFTAs with Lynne Streeter Childress

#74 Why Trump’s Criminal Thuggery Is Different with John Stoehr

#73 'The World Looks Different Sitting Down,'A Discussion With Teal Sherer And Jessica Wallenfels

#72 Why There's Plenty Of Room In Democrats' 'Big Tent' For Zohran Mamdani with Maya Contreras

#71 Defying Gravity With Lynne Streeter Childress

#70 Theatre Artist Jane Jones And The Power Of Words

#69 Talking 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Turkey Day With Erik Barnes

#68 Discussing Ezra Klein, Charlie Kirk, And What It Means When Certain People Promote 'Unity' with Noah Berlatsky

#67 Halloween Special: Gothic Horror, Werewolves, And Spooky Showers with Author Laramie Dean

#66 Friday Book Club With Author NC Barton

#65 Navigating Covid’s Vastly Different Realities with Jessica Ellis

#64 The Reckoning, COVID, and Other Absurdities with Thomas Beckett Kane

#63 Why Voters Judge Political Parties Like Airlines with Cliston Brown

#62 The Democratic Party and the Class Anxiety that is Dooming Us All with Emily Taylor

#61 The Summer of Superman with Lee Heidel

#60 Reimagining Yoko Ono with Author Lisa Tolin

#59 Here And Their (But Not Yet Everywhere) With Theatre Maker Jasmine Joshua

#58 Our Second Annual Pre-Tony Award Special With Raven Snook

#57 Mirella Stoyanova On Reclaiming Her Name And Story

#56 Why Republicans and Democrats Respond to Political Loss so Differently with Noah Berlatsky

#55 Democrats Need Primaries, Maybe Even Gladiatorial Combat with Cliston Brown

#54 Keeping New York City Safe from Andrew Cuomo with Lindsey Boylan

#53 Superman’s Enduring Liberalism with Michael Mora

#52 Revisiting When Cheers Went Corporate with Ryan Daly

#51 Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Legacy with Joy Davenport

#50 Democrats, January 6, and a ‘Don’t Surrender To Fascists’ Policy with Kaitlin Byrd

#49 Comics Writer Matthew Manning on Dick Tracy, Batman, Superman, and More!

#48 Taking a Trip Through The Kennedys’ New York with Author Tim English

#47 ‘You’re About to Enter Another Dimension’: Celebrating Rod Serling with Writer Joe Dougherty (BONUS Episode)

#46 How Did Democrats Get In This Mess and How Do We Get Out with Cliston Brown

#45 Trump’s Latino Vote: Fluke or The Future with Michael Mora

#44 Mrs. Peel, You're Still Needed: Discussing 'The Avengers' With Author Michael Scott Phillips

#43 Taking a Much-Needed Wine Break with Mallory Smith

#42 Tess Rafferty Knows Whodunit! (BONUS Episode)

#41 AGATHA ALL ALONG Breakdown with Horror Writer Laramie Dean (Halloween Special)

#40 Senator Shevrin Jones Thinks Florida is in Play

#39 Why It’s So Easy to Lie About Rashida Tlaib with Noah Berlatsky

#38 How Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman Continues Making History

#37 Why Democrats Stopped Ridin’ with Biden with Cliston Brown

#36 School’s In Session With Sailor St Claire, The Showgirl Scholar!

#35 Will We Lose the Republic Because Democrats Couldn’t Bother Watching Fox News with Gabe Garbowit

#34 Why Dick Durbin Won’t Confront a Radical Supreme Court With Gabe Garbowit

#33 - Talking Tonys and Theatre with Raven Snook

#32 Breaking Down DOCTOR WHO’s ‘Dot and Bubble’ with Modupe H. Ayinde

#31 Reclaiming The Constitution From 'Originalism' With Author Madiba Dennie

#30 The Beautiful Life Of Julian Eltinge With Author Andrew Erdman

#29 “Preachy Females” Are The Future with Tina Duryea

#28 Why We Shouldn’t Abandon South Carolina To White Christian Nationalists with Emily Taylor

#27 The Fight for Democracy Begins in Wisconsin with Jamie Lynn Crofts

#25 From Ronald to Donald: How the Myth of Reagan Became the Cult of Trump with Ed Oswald

#26 Why Remakes Of Your Favorite Films, TV Shows Don’t Work with Danny Horn

#24: Sorting Through Trump’s Legal Chaos with Liz Dye

#23 Nikki Haley’s New Hampshire Flop with Kaivan Shroff

#22 Talking With Democratic House Candidate From Oregon, Nolan Bylenga

#21 Freedom of Speech and its impact on the American Voice with Eliza Jane Schneider!

#20 Becoming Broadway Barbara Dixon with Leah Sprecher!

#19 Traveling The World As A Biracial Family With Author Alana Best!

#18 Remembering Lara Parker with Special Guest Laramie Dean

#17: Erica C. Barnett On Seattle PD, Jaahnavi Kandula Death

#16 Life is a Cabaret with Opal Peachey!

#15 Donald Trump Georgia Indictment Deep Dive!

#14 Talking Barbie With Author Laura Bogart!

#13 The Power of Connection with Gin Hammond

#12 How Do We Unrig The Supreme Court with Meagan Hatcher-Mays

#11: Flipping the Script: A New Look at Theatre, Casting, and Queering the Canon with Jasmine Joshua

#10 Cocktail Hour Chat with David Avallone (Part 2)

#9 Cocktail Hour Chat with Writer/Director David Avallone (Part 1)

#8 Fighting For Abortion Rights, Gun Safety In Florida With State Rep. Rita Harris!

#7 What’s The Real Border Crisis with Lily S. Axelrod

#6 Going Outside with Author Ruby McConnell!

#5: How We Can Replace Kyrsten Sinema … With A Democrat! with Sacha Haworth

#4: Does Chris Rock Think Jada Pinkett Smith Slapped Him?... with Leslie Gray Streeter

#3: Lisa Timmons’s Ultimate Guide To Mocking Gwyneth Paltrow

#2: Why We Shouldn’t Surrender Florida to Ron DeSantis with Kaitlin Byrd

#1: Breaking Down North Carolina GOP’s Supreme Court Power Grab With Author Billy Corriher