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#85 'Angels In America,' Lindsey Graham, And 'Clout' with Evan Stern Part 2
This is the final act of my Angels in America discussion with Evan Stern from the Certain Thoughts Substack. Tony Kushner’s Roy Cohn has a lot in com...
#84 Why Angels in America Remains Shockingly Relevant with Evan Stern Part 1
Evan Stern from the Certain Thoughts Substack joins me to discuss my favorite p...
#83 Finding Southern Comfort In A Good Book with Meg Reid
Joining me on the podcast today is Meg Reid, the executive director of the Hub City Writers Project in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and the publisher of Hub City Press, where she finds and champions new and overlooked voices from the American S...
#82 Third Annual Tony Awards Special with Raven Snook - Part 2
My friend Raven Snook is a writer, editor, performer, mom and all-around diva (in the positive sense of the word) who’s currently the editor in chief for TDF Stages and a contributing theater critic for Time Out New York. She joins me ...
#81 Third Annual Tony Awards Special with Raven Snook - Part 1
My friend Raven Snook is a writer, editor, performer, mom and all-around diva (in the positive sense of the word) who’s currently the editor in chief for TDF Stages and a contributing theater critic for Time Out New York<...
#80 Reality Checking The Bulwark With Steward Beckham And Evan Stern - PART 2
Reality Checking the Bulwark is the ongoing project by Steward Beckham and
#79 Reality Checking The Bulwark With Steward Beckham And Evan Stern - PART 1
I’ve enjoyed Reality Checking the Bulwark, an ongoing project by Steward Beckham and
#78 The Swalwell Fallout With Evan Barker
Evan Barker is a former Democratic campaign operative and political strategist. Her upcoming book Nothing Left explores her departure from the party. Eric Swalwell, the disgraced former congressman and gubernatorial candidate, perhaps represent...
#77 How The Search For Self Became The Performance Of Self: A Discussion With Author Patricia Martin
Author Patricia Martin joins me to discuss her new book, Will the Future Like You? Reflections on the Age of Hyper-reinvention. Martin has written four books, and her work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Huffingt...
#76 Why We Should Welcome Anyone Late To The 'Trump's A Fascist Loon' Party with Cliston Brown
The Wall Street Journal article reported recently that some young voters are starting to regret their vote for Donald Trump, who set the world on fire and didn’t even lower the price of eggs. A new poll finds 58 percent of voters under...
#75 Baffled by the BAFTAs with Lynne Streeter Childress
My friend Lynne Streeter Childress answered the Bat signal for an emergency session about what the hell just happened at the BAFTA awards.John Davidson, the Scottish Tourette’s syndrome activist and the inspiration for the film I Swe...
#74 Why Trump’s Criminal Thuggery Is Different with John Stoehr
Donald Trump’s ongoing assault on non-MAGA America continues with no end in sight. My friend John Stoehr from The Editorial Board joins me on the podcast to discuss the federal occupation of Minneapolis, as well as the encouraging sign...
#73 'The World Looks Different Sitting Down,'A Discussion With Teal Sherer And Jessica Wallenfels
I’m delighted to welcome on the podcast Teal Sherer and Jessica Wallenfels. Teal is an actor, writer, mom, and disability advocate who has teamed up with Jessica, a fabulous director and choreographer, for the upcoming production ...
#72 Why There's Plenty Of Room In Democrats' 'Big Tent' For Zohran Mamdani with Maya Contreras
Author and activist Maya Contreras joins me to discuss the aftermath of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory, and what that means for a Democratic Party that might have a restrictive definition of “big tent.”Maya lives and ...
#71 Defying Gravity With Lynne Streeter Childress
Joining me on the podcast is my friend Lynne Streeter Childress — playwright, actor, teaching artist, singer, director, and (whew!) the founder and artistic director of Building Better People Productions, an organization based i...
#70 Theatre Artist Jane Jones And The Power Of Words
My friend Jane Jones is founder of Seattle’s Book-It Repertory Theatre, and along with co-founding Artistic Director Myra Platt, she built a company that brought world premiere adaptations of great literature ...
#69 Talking 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Turkey Day With Erik Barnes
There’s so much I love about Thanksgiving — the food, the official kick-off of Mariah Carey Music Season, and of course, the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day marathons, which I’ve enjoyed since 1993. This magical combination of ...
#68 Discussing Ezra Klein, Charlie Kirk, And What It Means When Certain People Promote 'Unity' with Noah Berlatsky
Writer Noah Berlatsky from Public Notice and Everything Is Horrible joins me as we defy the authoritarian state and frankly discuss...
#67 Halloween Special: Gothic Horror, Werewolves, And Spooky Showers with Author Laramie Dean
Author and playwright Laramie Dean (Black Forest) joins me for The Play Typer Guy‘s Third Annual Halloween Special! Last year, we celebrated witchy women in media, including the wei...
#66 Friday Book Club With Author NC Barton
Joining me today is my friend NC Barton, author of The Now In Forever, a romance set alo...
#65 Navigating Covid’s Vastly Different Realities with Jessica Ellis
This week’s episode is the unofficial “sequel” to my interview with Thomas Beckett Kane, author of The Reckoning. Filmmaker Jessica Ellis has lived with long Covid for several years now and offers a very different perspective from Kane...
#64 The Reckoning, COVID, and Other Absurdities with Thomas Beckett Kane
This week I am joined by Thomas Beckett Kane, author of the book The Reckoning: A Definitive History of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Absurdities, releasing October 2, 2025. It’s been five years since the start of the covid pandemic,...
#63 Why Voters Judge Political Parties Like Airlines with Cliston Brown
Democrats are consistently winning low-turnout special elections (just as they did prior to the devastating 2024 election), but they are also falling behind Republicans in new voter registration. I recently spoke with friend of the ...