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  • Hasan Piker on his rise as a voice of the ‘insurgent left’

    October 15, 2026 · 42 min

    President Donald Trump recently called Hasan Piker a “terrible liability” and a “communist.” The California-based streamer — who describes himself as a socialist — has become the GOP’s political bogeyman ahead of the midterm elections…

  • 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…

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  • 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…

  • Can Maine Senate hopeful Platner survive another controversy?

    June 1, 2026 · 49 min

    Anti-establishment candidate Graham Platner seemingly came out of nowhere to become the presumptive Democratic nominee for the Senate seat in Maine. But his campaign has been dogged by controversies. There were the old, deleted Reddit…

  • Byron Allen on replacing Colbert, political comedy and Black ownership

    May 22, 2026 · 38 min

    Byron Allen, the media mogul and former stand-up comedian, is gearing up for his latest venture: bringing his show Comics Unleashed to the CBS time slot long held by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In this episode of NPR’s Newsmakers…

  • Dana White on Trump, masculinity and bringing UFC to the White House

    May 18, 2026 · 25 min

    When Donald Trump celebrated his imminent return to the White House on election night in November 2024, a parade of high-profile supporters joined him on stage. They included Dana White, the president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting…

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Go face to face with the person of the moment. NPR’s Newsmakers brings the biggest names in politics, business, sports, arts, and culture out of the headlines and into the interview chair to discuss the mark they’re making on the world.