Jeffrey Masters appears in the following:
Robert Samuels on Life and Figure Skating
Friday, September 22, 2023
A writer on race and politics likes to kill a little time watching skating videos. But it’s not just procrastination; Samuels finds in these videos metaphors for life and for writing.
Kelly Clarkson on Writing About Divorce
Friday, September 22, 2023
The “American Idol” breakout star has long written songs of heartbreak. Writing about the end of a marriage for “Chemistry,” she tells Hanif Abdurraqib, was a very different thing.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading, watching and listening
Friday, August 11, 2023
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy: This week, Burn It Down, Seed&Spark, Brandy Clark, and the musical episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Emily Nussbaum on the Culture Wars in Country Music
Friday, August 04, 2023
The staff writer talks with David Remnick and the singer Adeem the Artist about the increasingly polarized politics of Nashville.
Colson Whitehead on “Crook Manifesto”
Friday, July 21, 2023
The novelist talks with David Remnick about bringing back the small-time criminal Ray Carney for a sequel to “Harlem Shuffle.”
Paul Tran Reads “The Three Graces”
Friday, June 09, 2023
The poet’s début collection was named one of the best books of last year by The New Yorker. Their new poem describes love as seen by ancient sedimentary rocks.
E. Jean Carroll and Roberta Kaplan on Defamatory Trump
Friday, May 26, 2023
The writer, sexually abused and defamed by Donald Trump, fights back against his continued statements, asking for more damages. But can anything stop Trump’s campaign to malign her?
Behind the Scenes with Tom Hanks
Friday, May 19, 2023
Hanks’s début novel, “The Making of a Major Motion Picture,” is out now. He kicks off his book tour live onstage with David Remnick.
W.G.A. Strike: Why Your Favorite Shows Could Go Dark
Friday, May 12, 2023
Michael Schulman talks with Laura Jacqmin, a veteran TV writer and a Writers Guild strike captain, about the stakes of the work stoppage.
The Country Singer Margo Price Talks with Emily Nussbaum
Friday, April 07, 2023
The singer-songwriter on her new album, “Strays,” and a memoir of struggling to make it in Nashville.
The Russian Activist Maria Pevchikh on the Fate of Alexey Navalny, and the Future of Russia
Friday, March 03, 2023
Navalny, the opposition leader, survived poisoning and now languishes in prison. His colleague Maria Pevchikh talks about the Oscar-nominated documentary “Navalny.”
A Year of the War in Ukraine
Friday, February 17, 2023
David Remnick talks with the historian Stephen Kotkin and the Kyiv-based journalist Sevgil Musaieva about a year of disaster, and what a Ukrainian victory would look like.
“The Last of Us,” and the Problem of Video-Game Adaptations
Friday, February 03, 2023
Alex Barasch picks some examples—successful and otherwise—from the long history of video-game adaptations for film and television.
Have the Oscars Always Got It Wrong?
Friday, January 20, 2023
The staff writer Michael Schulman talks about the history detailed in his new book, “Oscar Wars,” and why the awards remain relevant in an era of declining theatre attendance.
The Composer Charles Strouse on “Annie,” and Working with Jay-Z
Friday, January 20, 2023
At age ninety-four, Strouse is compiling his archives to donate to the Library of Congress. The producer Jeffrey Masters joins him at home to reflect on his life and career.
Deepti Kapoor Discusses “Age of Vice” with Parul Sehgal
Friday, January 13, 2023
Kapoor’s much anticipated new novel about crime and corruption in India’s capital is the first in a trilogy.
The Innate Violence of Football
Friday, January 06, 2023
In the wake of Damar Hamlin’s accident, staff writer Louisa Thomas talks with David Remnick about an uncomfortable truth: football’s danger to players is part of its singular popularity.
Bob Woodward on His Trump Tapes
Friday, January 06, 2023
The legendary journalist has chronicled the White House going back to Nixon. He knows how to interview Presidents. But, with Donald Trump, Woodward got more than he bargained for.
Ina Garten: Cooking Is Hard
Friday, December 16, 2022
The food guru explains why she hated dinnertime growing up, and how she learned to love it. Garten takes questions from our listeners on everything from bay leaves to her scarves.
Is Our Democracy Safe?
Friday, December 02, 2022
Extremism and election denial fared poorly in the midterm elections. Yet the authors of the book “How Democracies Die” say the threat of authoritarianism remains high.
