The founder of New Masculinities Group on how dismantling dangerous masculine stereotypes can give us better art, deeper relationships, and a more just society.
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The playwright and host of American Theatre's podcast The Subtext discusses his show, post-pandemic productions, and navigating life's daily moral dilemmas.
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Journalist Alex Mohajer discusses the future of film and TV about the Trump administration—and what stories he wants to see get told next.
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We reflect on The Prey—the first Cambodian film to come to Netflix—while examining how new American streaming habits are helping global film and TV industries.
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Playwright Christopher Shinn on building a Patreon community and his fears about social media.
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Medievalist Kelly Williams on some of the world's greatest epics, romances, and poetry—and how to tell a good Spider-Man story.
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The playwright of The Niceties on history, incremental vs. perfect progress, and staying humble in the face of great moral uncertainty.
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Authors like James Baldwin or Haruki Murakami are major literary voices. Why aren’t they taught more in schools?
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In part one of this series, we look at the most-assigned books on college syllabi to ask: what is the literary canon? Who shapes it, and what could a more inclusive canon look like?
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Kelley discusses her stage adaptation of Morrison's Jazz and reflects on her new job writing for Showtime.
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How one of the country's most produced playwrights wrote a play about Squirrel Girl for Marvel.
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The novelist, cook, and Food Network Star winner discusses food fiction and her book Food Whore: A Novel of Dining and Deceit.
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Winter Miller describes her new play No One Is Forgotten and considers the actions we can all take to protect journalists in an increasingly hostile world.
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In part one, I interview playwright and filmmaker Mia McCullough and actress Elizabeth Laidlaw (The Red Line, Chicago P.D.) on their new web series The Haven. Then, in part two, my cohost Lauren McCrimmon hops on to join me for a conversation on science fiction where we’ll unpack Ted Chiang’s new short story collection Exhalation.
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