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

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.

Poet and novelist Kaveh Akbar explains how he balances a life full of obsessions.

This week, the hosts discuss One of Them Days, Asura, and the men of YouTube.

This week, the hosts discuss A Complete Unknown, On Call, and David Lynch’s legacy.

Yael van der Wouden’s new book The Safekeep explores paranoia, loneliness, and obsession in the post-World War II Dutch countryside.

Author Lucas Wilson reveals the pseudoscience, trauma, and lasting impact of conversion therapy

Jane Marie joins Emily to deep dive on MLMs.

David Greenberg’s new biography on the Civil Rights icon shows what makes Lewis a legend.

Ten years after sharing her ongoing conversations with movie critic Roger Ebert following his death, his widow, Chaz, updates us on grief, dating, and her sharp, intuitive sense.

Bryan speaks with writer Michael Andor Brodeur about his new book Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle