Jesse Eisenberg's Directorial Debut, Bonnie Milligan and Alli Mauzey on Playing Kimberly Akimbo's Aunts, Our Future with AI, Will Swenson as Neil Diamond
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Jesse Eisenberg joins us to discuss his feature film directorial debut, "When You Finish Saving the World," which stars Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard as a mother and son with a complex and contentious relationship. The film premieres in theaters on Friday.
As we continue our celebration of Broadway Week, we talk to Bonnie Milligan and Alli Mauzey, who play sisters in the heartwarming musical "Kimberly Akimbo," which tells the story of a young woman with a rare condition which makes her appear much older than she is. Milligan and Mauzey play Kimberly's aunts.
Late last year, ChatGPT, a new platform from the San Francisco-based company Open AI, received a lot of attention for its powerful algorithm. Users can input any question or task, and the algorithm could respond in seconds with results that stunned many. There are lots questions to ask about this technology and how it will shape our world in the years to come. Kevin Roose, technology columnist for the New York Times and host of the podcast, Hard Fork, tells us more about ChatGPT and what it means for our future.
The Broadway musical "A Beautiful Noise" finds a present-day, post-retirement Neil Diamond in therapy, tackling the dark clouds that have followed him throughout his career. Broadway star Will Swenson plays then-Neil Diamond, in flashbacks and memories, performing the singer's greatest hits and always chasing the high of being onstage. Swenson joins us to discuss the show.
