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• Tucker Carlson on his MAGA split and Trump’s ‘nihilism’

  September 24, 2026 · 58 min

  Tucker Carlson is talking about what happened behind closed doors in his very public break with President Trump over the war with Iran. He recounts an Oval Office meeting, before the conflict began, when Carlson says he warned Trump that…

• Robby Hoffman thinks comics can ‘say anything’ — and she does

  September 3, 2026 · 37 min

  There’s a gripe in the comedy scene these days that ‘you can’t say anything anymore.’ Robby Hoffman doesn’t buy it. “Bro, you just did,” she says, responding to an ‘old guard’ of comics who feel maligned for speaking their mind. “You…

• Democrat Ro Khanna’s 2028 pitch: tax the rich, regulate tech

  August 13, 2026 · 46 min

  Congressman Ro Khanna says America needs an “economic realignment.” Fresh off a tour through Pennsylvania, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said he is “thinking seriously” about running for president in 2028 — a race he called a “breaking point…

• Hunter Biden on addiction and being publicly shamed

  July 18, 2026 · 42 min

  Hunter Biden says he has nothing left to hide. He’s been all over the internet in recent months, including appearances with some of his harshest critics, such as ultra-conservative podcasters Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes. In May, he…

• Bill Maher on comedy, atheism and dining with Trump

  July 15, 2026 · 43 min

  Bill Maher says he’s “exactly the same person” he plays on TV. He’s been hosting comedy shows on TV for 33 years and just won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.  NPR’s Steve Inskeep sat down with Maher at his Los Angeles home and…

• MAGA-linked pastor Doug Wilson’s plan for a Christian theocracy

  July 7, 2026 · 42 min

  Pastor Doug Wilson believes women should not be allowed to vote and homosexuality should be a crime. He was also invited to speak at the Pentagon this year. That controversial invitation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth underscores…

• Chloe Malle’s vision for a new era at Vogue

  June 18, 2026 · 40 min

  Chloe Malle has a new job: steering American Vogue into a new era, and capturing a new generation of readers — ones accustomed to consuming fashion and culture via algorithm rather than the pages of a glossy magazine. Last fall Malle was…

• Jill Biden on Hunter’s pardon and her husband’s turbulent political end

  June 4, 2026 · 25 min

  Former first lady Jill Biden is shedding new light on one of the biggest decisions her husband made as president: to drop out of his own reelection campaign. In this episode of NPR’s Newsmakers, Biden sits down with host Scott Detrow to…