- Mike Birbiglia on âThe Old Man and the Poolâ
(Sat, Aug 13, 2022)
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- Tim Miller on 'Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hellâ
(Sat, Jul 30, 2022)
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- B.J. Novak on 'Vengeance'
(Sun, Jul 24, 2022)
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- Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi on 'For All Mankind'
(Sat, Jul 16, 2022)
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- Baratunde Thurston On 'America Outdoors'
(Sat, Jul 02, 2022)
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- David Frankel on 'Jerry & Marge Go Large'
(Sun, Jun 19, 2022)
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- James Burrows on 'Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More'
(Sun, Jun 12, 2022)
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- Judd Apatow on 'George Carlin's American Dream'
(Sat, May 21, 2022)
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- Alexis McGill Johnson on Roe v. Wade
(Sat, May 14, 2022)
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- Barry Levinson on 'The Survivor'
(Sun, May 08, 2022)
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- John Heilemann on Politics and 'The Circus'
(Sun, May 01, 2022)
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- Chris Fabricant on 'Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System'
(Sun, Apr 17, 2022)
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- Bomani Jones on 'Game Theory'
(Sun, Apr 10, 2022)
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- Rodney Barnes on 'Winning Time'
(Sun, Mar 27, 2022)
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- Julia Ioffe on Ukraine
(Sun, Mar 20, 2022)
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- Stanley Nelson on 'Attica'
(Sun, Mar 13, 2022)
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- Roy Wood Jr. on 'The Daily Show' and 'Imperfect Messenger'
(Sun, Mar 06, 2022)
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- James Curtis on 'Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life'
(Sun, Feb 20, 2022)
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- Reinaldo Marcus Green on 'King Richard'
(Sun, Feb 06, 2022)
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- W. Kamau Bell on 'We Need To Talk About Cosby'
(Sun, Jan 23, 2022)
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- John McWhorter on 'Woke Racism'
(Sun, Jan 16, 2022)
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- Prentice Penny on 'Insecure'
(Sun, Jan 09, 2022)
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- Mariana van Zeller on 'Trafficked'
(Sun, Dec 19, 2021)
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- Lizz Winstead on Comedy and Activism
(Mon, Dec 13, 2021)
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- Bill Simmons on Pop Culture and Sports
(Sun, Dec 05, 2021)
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- Jabez Olssen on 'Get Back' and the Beatles
(Sun, Nov 21, 2021)
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- Bob Costas on Baseball and Broadcasting
(Sun, Nov 14, 2021)
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- David Copperfield on the Past, Present and Future of Magic
(Sun, Oct 31, 2021)
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- Adam Schiff on âMidnight In Washingtonâ
(Sat, Oct 23, 2021)
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- Jay Ellis and Walter Thompson-HernĂĄndez on Giving A Voice to Young Incarcerated Writers
(Sun, Oct 17, 2021)
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- Joshua Jay on âHow Magicians Thinkâ
(Sat, Oct 02, 2021)
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- Craig Whitlock on Americaâs Failure in Afghanistan
(Sat, Sep 25, 2021)
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- The Life and Legacy of Muhammad Ali With Ken Burns
(Sun, Sep 19, 2021)
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- Tarana Burke on âUnboundâ and Creating the Me Too Movement
(Sat, Sep 11, 2021)
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- LZ Granderson Being A Black, Gay Man, Progress in the Sports World, and Athlete Activism
(Sat, Jul 24, 2021)
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- Michael Pollan on Changing How We Think About Psychedelics
(Sat, Jul 17, 2021)
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- Dr. Ibram X. Kendi on âBe Antiracistâ
(Sat, Jul 10, 2021)
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- Wayne Federman on âThe History of Stand-Upâ
(Sun, Jul 04, 2021)
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- Sam Jay on âPAUSE with Sam Jayâ
(Sat, Jun 19, 2021)
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- Helen Hunt on âBlindspottingâ
(Sat, Jun 12, 2021)
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- Wanda Sykes on âThe Upshawsâ and Getting Her Start in Stand-Up Comedy
(Sat, Jun 05, 2021)
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- Barry Jenkins on âThe Underground Railroadâ
(Sat, May 22, 2021)
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- David Oyelowo on Why He Decided to Create the Movies That He Wants to See
(Sat, May 15, 2021)
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- Malcolm Gladwell on âThe Bomber Mafiaâ
(Sat, May 08, 2021)
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- Robin Thede on âA Black Lady Sketch Show,â and W. Kamau Bell on âUnited Shades of Americaâ
(Sun, Apr 25, 2021)
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- Willie Geist on Hosting âMorning Joeâ and âSunday Todayâ
(Sat, Apr 17, 2021)
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- Travon Free on âTwo Distant Strangers,' and Andra Day on âThe United States vs. Billie Holiday'
(Sat, Apr 10, 2021)
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- Soledad OâBrien on âDisrupt and Dismantleâ
(Sat, Mar 27, 2021)
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- Don Lemon on âThis Is the Fireâ and James Baldwinâs Influence
(Sat, Mar 20, 2021)
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- Walter Isaacson on the Amazements and Ethics of Gene Editing
(Sat, Mar 13, 2021)
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- Lee Daniels on Furthering the Legacy of Billie Holiday With 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'
(Sat, Feb 27, 2021)
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- Charles Blow on His Black Manifesto of Great Migration Back to the South
(Sun, Feb 21, 2021)
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- Kenny and Keith Lucas on âJudas and the Black Messiahâ
(Sat, Feb 13, 2021)
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- Stephen A Smith on âStephen Aâs World,â Hank Aaron, and More
(Sat, Jan 30, 2021)
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- Fran Lebowitz on âPretend Itâs a Cityâ
(Sat, Jan 23, 2021)
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- Sam Pollard on 'MLK/FBI'
(Sat, Jan 16, 2021)
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- Fred Claire on âExtra Inningsâ
(Sun, Jan 03, 2021)
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- Ed Dwight on Becoming the First Black Astronaut That Almost Was
(Sat, Dec 26, 2020)
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- Director Steve McQueen on Creating âSmall Axeâ
(Sun, Dec 20, 2020)
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- Walter Mosley on âMasterClass,â Becoming a Writer, and the Importance of Language
(Sun, Dec 06, 2020)
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- Ken Kwapis on âBut What I Really Want to Do is Directâ
(Sat, Nov 28, 2020)
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- Fareed Zakaria on âTen Lessons for a Post-Pandemic Worldâ
(Sat, Nov 21, 2020)
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- Cornell Belcher on Joe Biden Winning the 2020 Presidential Election
(Sat, Nov 07, 2020)
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- Nate Silver on Election Polls and Forecasting the 2020 Presidential Election
(Sat, Oct 31, 2020)
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- Governor Andrew Cuomo on âAmerican Crisisâ and Governing in a Pandemic
(Sat, Oct 24, 2020)
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- Rick Wilson on the Lincoln Project and President Trump's Failing Campaign for Re-Election
(Sun, Oct 11, 2020)
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- Ari Berman on Mail-in Ballots and Voter Suppression
(Sun, Oct 04, 2020)
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- Bakari Sellers on the Breonna Taylor Case and America's Flawed Justice System
(Sun, Sep 27, 2020)
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- Ben Rhodes on âMissing Americaâ and Working Under the Obama Administration
(Sat, Sep 12, 2020)
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- Brian Stelter on âHoaxâ and Fox Newsâs Influence on President Trump
(Mon, Aug 31, 2020)
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- Erin Brockovich on âSupermanâs Not Comingâ and the Nationâs Water Crisis
(Sat, Aug 22, 2020)
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- Isabel Wilkerson on the Caste Systems That We Currently Live In
(Sat, Aug 08, 2020)
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- Bill Simmons on the Return of the NBA
(Fri, Jul 31, 2020)
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- Al Roker on Broadcasting From Home and What He Has Learned From Over 40 Years in the Industry
(Sat, Jul 25, 2020)
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- Don Cheadle on Over 30 Years of Acting, Producing, and Activism
(Fri, Jul 10, 2020)
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- Remembering Comedic Legend Carl Reiner, 1922â2020
(Wed, Jul 01, 2020)
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- James McBride on Covering Music Legends and the Power of Fiction Writing
(Fri, Jun 26, 2020)
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- Michael Lewis on the Many Risks of a Donald Trump Presidency
(Sat, Jun 20, 2020)
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- Nikole Hannah-Jones on George Floyd and the History of Systemic Racism in America
(Fri, Jun 12, 2020)
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- Thoughts on George Floyd and the Virus of Racism in America
(Tue, Jun 02, 2020)
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- The Tragedy of Ahmaud Arbery, and Uzo Aduba on Portraying Shirley Chisholm | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Fri, May 08, 2020)
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- David Chang on What Makes Restaurants Too Small to Fail | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Fri, May 01, 2020)
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- Politics in the Time of COVID-19 and Ed Gordon on Being Black While Broadcasting | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Fri, Apr 10, 2020)
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- Life During the Coronavirus, and a Conversation With Conor Dougherty About the Complexities of the Housing Crisis | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Mar 19, 2020)
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- How We Got to This Point in the Democratic Primary With Pod Save Americaâs Dan Pfeiffer | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Fri, Mar 06, 2020)
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- Entrepreneurship, Community, and Black Excellence with Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Fri, Feb 28, 2020)
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- Lester Holt on Being the Voice of 'Nightly News' | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Fri, Feb 21, 2020)
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- Stacey Abrams on the Fight for Fair Elections | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Mon, Feb 10, 2020)
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- Remembering Kobe Bryant, and Nina Turner on the Moment Before the Iowa Caucuses | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Fri, Jan 31, 2020)
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- What the Democrats Need to Do to Win in 2020 With Jon Favreau | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Jan 16, 2020)
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- A Mailbag With Bill Simmons and Pete Aronson on Breaking Into the Entertainment Industry and âThe Bernie Mac Showâ | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Dec 05, 2019)
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- Malcolm Nance on 'The Plot to Betray America' | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Nov 21, 2019)
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- Edward Norton on the 20-Year Journey to Making 'Motherless Brooklyn' | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Nov 14, 2019)
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- Susan Rice on the Obama Years | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Fri, Oct 18, 2019)
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- Jemele Hill on the Places Where Sports and Politics Collide | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Oct 10, 2019)
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- George F. Will on the Future of Conservatism After Donald Trump (Live) | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Oct 03, 2019)
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- Malcolm Gladwell on 'Talking to Strangers' (Live) | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Sep 19, 2019)
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- Reactions to the Third Democratic Debate and Ken Burns Takes Us Back in Time | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Fri, Sep 13, 2019)
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- Brian Grazer on Growing Up With Dyslexia, Making Movies, and the Importance of Human Connection | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Sep 05, 2019)
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- Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin on What it Takes to Break Into TV | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Aug 22, 2019)
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- Author Isha Sesay on the âBring Back Our Girlsâ Campaign, Five Years Later | Larry Wilmore Black on the Air
(Thu, Aug 15, 2019)
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- Robin Thede on Being the Only Black Woman in Late Night and the Creation of âA Black Lady Sketch Showâ | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Aug 08, 2019)
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- The Current State of Political Journalism With Former CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Jul 18, 2019)
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- Ira Madison III Tells Us How to âKeep Itâ | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Jul 11, 2019)
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- Cory Booker Makes His Case for the Presidency | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Jul 04, 2019)
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- Jim Acosta on Reporting on Donald Trump's White House (Live) | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Mon, Jun 24, 2019)
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- A Conversation About the Conservative Movement and Politics With Ben Shapiro | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Jun 13, 2019)
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- Jordan Klepper on Bringing Earnestness Back Into His Comedy | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, May 30, 2019)
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- Rebecca Traister on the Fight for Reproductive Rights | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, May 23, 2019)
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- Michael Lewis on the Referees You Encounter Outside of Sports | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, May 16, 2019)
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- Desus and Mero on Breaking the Late-Night Mold | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Apr 25, 2019)
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- Being a Generalist Versus a Specialist With David Epstein | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Apr 11, 2019)
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- The Writers Guild of America Fight With Travon Free | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Mon, Apr 01, 2019)
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- Bill Simmons on LeBronâs Legacy, Mental Illness in the NBA, and âLeaving Neverlandâ | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air
(Thu, Mar 07, 2019)
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- Breaking Down the Jussie Smollett Case With Van Lathan | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air (Ep. 60)
(Thu, Feb 21, 2019)
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- Madeleine Albright on Fighting Fascism (Live) | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air (Ep. 59)
(Fri, Feb 08, 2019)
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- Jason Rezaian on Life After Imprisonment in Iran | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air (Ep. 58)
(Sat, Feb 02, 2019)
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- How Pete Holmes Turned His Life Into Comedy With âCrashingâ | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air (Ep. 57)
(Thu, Jan 24, 2019)
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- Wrapping up 2018 With Tommy Alter | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air (Ep. 56)
(Thu, Dec 20, 2018)
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- Tracee Ellis Ross Wants to Show Up for Something Bigger Than Herself | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air (Ep. 55)
(Fri, Nov 09, 2018)
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- Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Looks to the Presidents of the Past to Understand the Politics of Today | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 54)
(Fri, Oct 26, 2018)
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- Gender and Privilege With âTransparentâ Creator Jill Soloway | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 53)
(Thu, Oct 11, 2018)
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- Nancy Pelosi Says âTrump Is Trying to Break the #MeToo Movementâ | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 52)
(Tue, Oct 02, 2018)
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- Cosby, Kavanaugh and Black Republicans, Oh My | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 51)
(Thu, Sep 27, 2018)
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- Eric Holder on the Chaos Inside the White House and the Importance of November | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 50)
(Thu, Sep 13, 2018)
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- GOP Strategist Rick Wilson on How Republicans Got Here | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 49)
(Thu, Aug 23, 2018)
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- Authenticity in Politicians, and What Young Voters Want with Jason Kander | Black On The Air (Ep.48)
(Fri, Aug 17, 2018)
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- Bill Simmons Talks Politics, Conspiracies, and Legacies | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 47)
(Thu, Aug 09, 2018)
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- Ibtihaj Muhammadâs Unlikely American Dream | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 46)
(Thu, Jul 19, 2018)
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- Travon Free Tells His Story | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 45)
(Thu, Jul 12, 2018)
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- Roy Hibbert on LeBron James, Rajon Rondo, and the New Lakers | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 44)
(Tue, Jul 03, 2018)
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- Mike Pesca Debates the Greatest Sports What-Ifs | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 43)
(Thu, Jun 28, 2018)
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- Senator Tim Kaine on President Trumpâs Failures on Immigration | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 42)
(Thu, Jun 21, 2018)
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- Nell Scovell and Breaking Into the Hollywood Boys' Club | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 41)
(Thu, Jun 07, 2018)
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- Reliving the Greatest Moments of 'The Americans' With Executive Producer Joel Fields | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 40)
(Thu, May 31, 2018)
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- Gabrielle Union Doesnât Hold Back | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 39)
(Thu, May 17, 2018)
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- Jake Tapper on Idealizing Our Political Past and Improving Our Political Future | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air (Ep. 38)
(Thu, May 10, 2018)
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- Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Combatting Trump and Climate Change | Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air (Ep. 37)
(Thu, Apr 26, 2018)
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- Love and Relationships in the Digital Age with Joanna Coles of Hearst Magazines | Larry Wilmore (Ep.36)
(Thu, Apr 19, 2018)
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- NBA Stories and Listener Questions With Roy Hibbert | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 35)
(Thu, Apr 12, 2018)
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- Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. and Courtney B. Vance on Working With Legends | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 34)
(Wed, Apr 04, 2018)
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- Eating Well and Making Hit TV Shows With 'Everybody Loves Raymond' Creator Phil Rosenthal | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 33)
(Thu, Mar 15, 2018)
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- Forest Whitaker Displays His Range as an Actor and Philanthropist | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 32)
(Thu, Mar 08, 2018)
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- Katie Couric and the Difficulties of Dialogue in These Times | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 31)
(Thu, Feb 22, 2018)
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- Tessa Thompson Is What the Future of Sci-Fi Looks Like | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 30)
(Thu, Feb 15, 2018)
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- âMoneyballâ author Michael Lewis on How to Get Invited to Steve Bannonâs House and More | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 29)
(Thu, Feb 08, 2018)
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- David Frumâs Theory of âTrumpocracyâ | Larry Wilmore (Ep. 28)
(Sat, Feb 03, 2018)
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- Stories From âGet Out,â âThe West Wing,â and âThe Postâ With Bradley Whitford (Ep. 27)
(Thu, Jan 18, 2018)
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- Jeffrey Toobin and the Breakneck Speed of Breaking News (Ep. 26)
(Thu, Jan 11, 2018)
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- The Best of Larry Wilmore, With Neil deGrasse Tyson, Issa Rae, and Malcolm Gladwell (Ep. 25)
(Thu, Dec 28, 2017)
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- Ezra Klein and the Need for Explanatory Journalism (Ep. 24)
(Thu, Dec 21, 2017)
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- Dan Rather Keeps It 100 (Ep. 23)
(Thu, Dec 07, 2017)
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- Judd Apatow's Unwavering Love of Comedy (Ep. 22)
(Thu, Nov 30, 2017)
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- Daveed Diggs on How to Get by Till You Win a Tony Award (Ep. 21)
(Wed, Nov 22, 2017)
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- Old Showbiz Stories with Carl Reiner (Ep. 20)
(Thu, Nov 09, 2017)
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- Taking a Stand Against Sexual Harassment With Gretchen Carlson (Ep. 19)
(Thu, Oct 26, 2017)
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- Ta-Nehisi Coates and Understanding Racial Disparity (Ep. 18)
(Thu, Oct 19, 2017)
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- The Mailbag Episode (Ep. 17)
(Fri, Oct 13, 2017)
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- Michael Bennett on the Importance of Activism and Being a Historian (Ep. 16)
(Sun, Oct 08, 2017)
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- The Fight for Reproductive Rights With Planned Parenthoodâs Cecile Richards (Ep. 15)
(Mon, Sep 25, 2017)
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- Live From the Now Hear This Festival With Robin Thede of âThe Rundownâ (Ep. 14)
(Tue, Sep 12, 2017)
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- Pod Save Americaâs Jon Lovett and Jon Favreau Reflect on Crafting Political Messages With President Obama (Ep. 13)
(Thu, Sep 07, 2017)
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- The Fight for Equality With Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of âThe Young Turksâ (Ep. 12)
(Thu, Aug 31, 2017)
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- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Charlottesville, Racism, and Athlete Activism (Ep. 11)
(Wed, Aug 16, 2017)
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- Bill Maher on Political Correctness, the Power of an Apology, and What the Democratic Party Should Do Next (Ep. 10)
(Thu, Aug 10, 2017)
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- Issa Rae on the âHoe Phaseâ and Finding Her Voice (Ep. 10)
(Thu, Aug 03, 2017)
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- Malcolm Gladwell on Pioneers, Tokens, and âThe Satire Paradoxâ (Ep. 9)
(Thu, Jul 20, 2017)
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- Senator Al Franken and Comedy's Relationship to Politics (Ep. 8)
(Thu, Jul 13, 2017)
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- The Complexities of Celebrating the Fourth of July, and Bassem Youssef on the Power of Satire for Social Change (Ep. 7)
(Thu, Jul 06, 2017)
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- The Situation in North Korea, Patriotism vs. Criticism, and Kumail Nanjiani on Arranged Marriages and âThe Big Sickâ (Ep. 6)
(Thu, Jun 22, 2017)
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- Letâs Stop Giving Propaganda a Platform, and ESPNâs Cari Champion on Women and Politics in Sports and Broadcasting (Ep. 5)
(Thu, Jun 15, 2017)
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- The N-Word, a Formula for Detecting Bullshit, and Charlamagne Tha God on âBlack Privilegeâ (Ep. 4)
(Thu, Jun 08, 2017)
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- Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Absence of Curiosity, Sounding Black, and Why Astrophysics Is His Calling (Ep. 3)
(Thu, May 25, 2017)
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- Cosby Resurfaces, Trumpâs Three Degrees of Lying, and Bernie Sanders on the Polarization of America (Ep. 2)
(Thu, May 18, 2017)
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- Trumpâs Casual Lying and Norman Lear on Creating Socially Impactful Television (Ep. 1)
(Thu, May 11, 2017)
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- 'Black on the Air' Teaser
(Tue, May 09, 2017)
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