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Ghostbuster! Beldar the Conehead! Blues Brother Elwood! The one and only Dan Aykroyd joins us. In the audio documentary Blues... more

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Megan Stalter is an actor and comedian. She plays Kayla Schaefer on the hit show Hacks, the wildly inappropriate, yet... more

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Serj Tankian is the lead singer and co-founder of the hard rock band System of a Down. He's also a... more

Molly Gordon joins us to talk about starring on FX's hit series The Bear. She get into what it's been... more

Ms. Pat's standup comedy is direct, clever and raw. She headlines shows all over the country and she's got her... more

Tanya Tucker is a country music legend! She's been singing since she was nine years old and has released about... more

Chances are you've probably seen Kaitlin Olson on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The show's been on the air for... more

Twyla Tharp is a legend in the world of dance. She's danced and choreographed professionally for nearly 60 years. Tharp... more

Michael Stipe is forever cemented in the minds of music fans as the lead singer of R.E.M., one of the... more

You may have heard Ray Suarez on Bullseye before. He was last a guest on the show in 2016 and... more

Walton Goggins is a master of comedy, action and drama – take his latest project Fallout – a performance that... more

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The record producer Steve Albini was a legend. He recorded with The Stooges, Pixies, Nirvana and so many others. He... more

Shonda Rhimes is one of the most accomplished TV writers and producers of our time. She's written shows like Scandal,... more

Richard Thompson began his music career as the guitarist for the English folk rock band Fairport Convention. Following his time... more

Billy Dee Williams might be best known as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise. He's an actor with eight... more

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Ed Ruscha has made art for almost 65 years. His work is in collections all over the world. His medium... more

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David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker – together they created some truly classic comedies: Airplane!, Top Secret, and... more

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Isabella Rossellini is probably best known as an actor, having acclaimed parts in movies like Blue Velvet, Death Becomes Her,... more

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Alison Brie is the star of beloved television shows Community, Mad Men and BoJack Horseman. She joins us on the... more

Paula Pell spent 18 years behind the scenes as a writer on Saturday Night Live. These days, you can see... more

Shabaka Hutchings makes brilliant, beautiful genre blending songs. His music is vivid, complex and hypnotic. He recently hung up his... more

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Jenny Slate has starred in films like Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Obvious Child and Everything Everywhere All at... more

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Peter Dinklage joins us on the latest episode to talk about his new film American Dreamer and working alongside Shirley... more

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Bill Bradley is a two-time NBA champion and hall of famer, Olympic gold medalist, and former U.S. Senator. He recounts... more

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Bob Edwards died last month. He was 76. Edwards was the original host of Morning Edition when the program launched... more

Corb Lund is a country and western musician from Alberta, Canada. He's been recording music since the nineties and just... more

Catherine Opie's photographs have been shown in museums all over the world. Her career spans nearly four decades. Breathtaking photographs... more

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Nile Rodgers has been in the game for over fifty years. He's a founding member of the band Chic, and... more

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