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Today: #184 in Arts on our combined chart.

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Episode releases
#132#152#171#191#210Chart rankOct 15Oct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27#184Episode released Oct 18: Leila SlimaniEpisode released Oct 25: Kyle MacLachlan
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DateCombined RankApple PodcastsCastbox
Oct 27#184#154—
Oct 26#162#133—
Oct 21#200#170—
Oct 20#150#119—
Oct 19#152#122—
Oct 17#174#144—
Oct 16#168#138—
Oct 15#169#139—
Oct 14#142#117#99

Latest episodes

  • Kyle MacLachlan

    October 25, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

    Kyle MacLachlan has built a fascinating acting career, performing in everything from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks to the adaptation of the video game Fallout. In the process, he has become a beloved cultural icon. MacLachlan’s 1984 film debut…

  • Leila Slimani

    October 18, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min

    Leila Slimani

  • Kristin Hanna

    October 11, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    Kristin Hannah’s award-winning, best-selling novels, including the international hit The Nightingale, celebrate the all-too-often forgotten power of women across history. Her newest book, The Women, tells the story of one woman coming of…

  • Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

    October 4, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

    Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, two of today’s most significant intellectuals, examine extremism and other contemporary movements in their new book, End Times Fascism. It’s a scathing investigation of, and strategies for fighting against…

  • Emily St. John Mandel

    September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    Our guest this week is Emily St. John Mandel, a writer whose work experiments with literary noir, speculative fiction, and horror.  Her bestselling books include The Glass Hotel and Sea of Tranquility, and her post-apocalyptic novel…

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  • Bryan Stevenson

    September 20, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

    Civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson has dedicated his career to helping the poor, defending the incarcerated, and fighting for equality and justice. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative.  The nonprofit…

  • Wendell Berry - In Memoriam

    September 15, 2026 · 59 min

    This week, we remember the life of writer, poet, farmer, and environmentalist Wendell Berry, by listening back to a 2010 conversation with fellow writer and activist Michael Pollan.  Berry was of America’s most influential voices on…

  • Gloria Steinem - In Memoriam

    September 6, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

    This week, we remember the life of Gloria Steinem – legendary feminist, activist, and journalist, with a rebroadcast of a conversation recorded in San Francisco on November 9, 2015. For more than half a century, Gloria Steinem was one of…

  • Encore - Robert Reich

    August 30, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    Robert Reich, the former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, is one of today’s leading voices addressing issues of income inequality.  Reich served in three presidential administrations, and recently retired from teaching at UC…

  • Edwidge Danticat

    August 23, 2026 · 42 min

    Essayist and novelist Edwidge Danticat moved from Port-au-Prince to the United States at the age of twelve and began writing about Haitian culture and the immigrant experience when she was just 13. Danticat has gone on to write numerous…

  • Laverne Cox

    August 23, 2026 · 45 min

    Emmy-nominated actress and activist Laverne Cox rose to fame through her role on Orange is the New Black, quickly becoming an important voice for transgender rights. In her debut memoir Transcendent, Cox delves into her traumas, gender…

  • Encore - Arundhati Roy

    August 16, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

    This is an encore presentation of a program originally broadcast in October of 2025. Arundhati Roy’s internationally best-selling novels include The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.  Her nonfiction works engage…

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About the show

Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has presented onstage conversations with outstanding figures in literature, politics, criticism, science, and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values. City Arts & Lectures programs can be heard on more than 130 public radio stations across the country and wherever you get your podcasts. The broadcasts are co-produced with KQED 88.5 FM in San Francisco. Visit CITYARTS.NET for more info.