How the company convinced everyone that AGI is inevitable—and that they need to be the ones who control it.

A conversation with NYT's critic Amanda Hess about her new book.

Queer writers, global stories: Alden Jones on challenging the legacy of travel literature

Anna visits with the legendary author who has lived a page-turning life of her own.

Melissa Febos on the power of the personal narrative.

You can’t run the country like a company. Musk is learning that the hard way.

The self-help book series’s strange journey from best-seller to meme stock.

This week, the hosts discuss The Studio, Eephus, and Sunrise On The Reaping.

Whether it’s cod, kudzu, or nutmeg, authors love to claim their subjects shaped history. Did they really?

How Renaissance theology and literature reveal a long history of transition—socially, spiritually, and surgically

Patrick George of InsideEVs on finding your new ride.

Adam Higginbotham’s new book delves deep into the tragedy of the Challenger explosion and the impact the disaster has had on American culture.

The inside story of how Netflix encouraged employees to talk about the hard stuff.

Bryan Lowder sits down with Dean Spade to talk about his new book Love in A F*cked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together

This week, the hosts discuss Zero Day, remembering Gene Hackman, and how to engage with optimism during times of crisis.

What we can learn about nonverbal cues from The Big Bang Theory.

This week, the hosts discuss I’m Still Here, Trump’s disruptions at the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kennedy Center, and an exclusive interview with Oscars CEO Bill Kramer.

Comedian Chelsea Devantez talks about a core experience with an abusive ex-partner, and how she managed to tell her story while having to redact some of the details.

The art and practice of asking the right questions.

This week, the hosts discuss the return of Severance, the Oscar-nominated Palestinian film No Other Land, and Buzzfeed’s new social media platform BF Island.

Rich Benjamin’s new book Talk to Me explores the coup that overthrew his grandfather, and the ripple affects the political upheaval had on his family.