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Lover and muse to multiple artists, Gala notoriously spit on people she didn’t like—or worse. Her marriage to the renowned... more

Sandra Newman was given one assignment by the Orwell Estate: Re-write 1984 from the point of view of the character... more

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Creator and host of the podcast Philosophize This!, Stephen West, on how long-dead philosophers can still offer guidance in a... more

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Significant Others is back for season 2! Starting February 14th, join Liza Powel O’Brien as she explores more stories of... more

In our final bonus episode before the new season, Liza is joined by psychoanalyst and couples therapist Dr. Susan Flinn... more

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In this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined by Marc Grossman who was speechwriter, press secretary, and personal aide to... more

In this month’s bonus episode, we celebrate Mother’s Day! Liza is joined by bestselling author Anna Malaika Tubbs to discuss... more

In this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined by Elizabeth Winkler, author of the new book Shakespeare Was a Woman... more

Significant Others is bringing you another bonus episode! This time Liza is joined by Mo Rocca, the host of the... more

Significant Others is back with another bonus episode! Liza is joined by historian Heather Cox Richardson, host of the podcast... more

CNN anchor Jake Tapper joins Liza in another special bonus episode to discuss how a 2-party system can look a... more

Significant Others is back with another bonus episode! Liza is joined by Dana Schwartz, host of the popular podcast Noble... more

Significant Others is back with a bonus episode! Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff returns to discuss her new book The... more

Best-selling author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell joins Liza to discuss the concept of “celebrity doctors” and the destructive dynamic between... more

The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care altered parenting forever and made Dr. Benjamin Spock a household name.... more

Parenting expert Julie Lythcott-Haims sits down with Liza to explore what parents should and shouldn’t want for their children; and... more

Virginia Woolf’s father, Sir Leslie Stephen, wanted nothing more than to be a genius—but he created one instead. Starring: Jameela Jamil... more

Journalist and biographer Mark Harris joins Liza to discuss the legacy of Elia Kazan and whether or not there is... more

Legendary filmmaker Elia Kazan gave us such cinematic classics as On the Waterfront and A Streetcar Named Desire, but he... more

Author and comedian W. Kamau Bell joins Liza to discuss the legacies of Maya Angelou and James Baldwin, and the... more

Without the profound connection between these two artists, would the world ever have gotten I Know Why The Caged Bird... more

Biographer Stacy Schiff joins Liza to discuss the lengths she went to in researching her Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Véra.

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Liza is joined by her significant other, self-proclaimed Lincoln super-fan Conan O’Brien, to discuss how crucial Mary Lincoln was to... more

Mary Lincoln is the First Lady everyone loves to hate. But without her, would Abe Lincoln even have been president... more

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Mohandas Gandhi helped India win independence from Britain through nonviolent resistance but little know that he credits the inspiration for... more

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Leo Tolstoy is widely regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. Yet, without his wife, Sophia Tolstoy,... more

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