Best Dwayne Smith Podcasts (2026)

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When Parenting Isn't About Fixing Your Child | Bryan Post 1:07:46

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🎥 Prefer to watch the conversation? Full episodes are available on YouTube. Subscribe to What Changed? with Dwayne Smith: https://www.youtube.com/@whatchangedpod Parenting can feel overwhelming in ways no one really prepares you for. The frustration. The guilt. The fear that you're doing it wrong, even when you're trying your best. In this episode,…

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The Growing Power & Influence Of White Supremacy In America 44:07

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Journalist Eric Lichtblau says President Trump's incendiary rhetoric has stoked a "new age of hate." His book, ‘American Reich,’ centers on a murder committed by a young neo-Nazi in Orange County, Calif. He spoke with Dave Davies. Also, film critic Justin Chang reviews ‘Marty Supreme.’ Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/ad…

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Offseason Plans, Wildcard Preview & Matt Damon on Brady, Affleck Bromance & Career Odyssey | EP 174 1:26:51

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92%ers, welcome to another episode of New Heights brought to you by Intuit Turbo Tax. Today, we are joined by Hollywood legend Matt Damon! But first, we wrap up the end of the NFL regular season, Travis shares his thoughts on what comes next for the Chiefs and where his mind is at going into the offseason, Jason explains why the Eagles were still r…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene's Puzzling Political Turn, Explained 44:10

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Once a fierce advocate for Trump and his MAGA base, Marjorie Taylor Greene has broken with the president and resigned from Congress. ‘New Yorker’ staff writer Charles Bethea discusses Greene's past — and what may lie ahead. He spoke with Fresh Air contributor Dave Davies. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Pr…

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Overcoming Water Anxiety Starts With One Present Breath With Cori Myka 41:51

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Send us a text What if fear isn’t a stop sign but a signal to build better safety? We sit down with adult swim educator Cori Myka to unpack how confidence in water starts in the mind. From the moment you step onto the pool deck—pulse quickening, breath tightening—Cori shows why presence, not pressure, creates real progress. Instead of chanting “jus…

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Investigating The Great Los Angeles Fires 44:38

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MS NOW journalist (and Palisades native) Jacob Soboroff says covering the 2025 wildfires was the most important assignment he's ever undertaken. His new book, ‘Firestorm,’ offers a minute-by-minute account of the catastrophe. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about the systems that failed during the disaster and the effort to rebuild. Also, Maureen Corrig…

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Ben Stiller / Pedro Pascal 48:15

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Ben Stiller talks about his new Apple TV+ documentary about his actor/comedian parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, they were famous as the comedy duo, Stiller and Meara. Ben talks about growing up in a showbiz family, where there was no separation between work and personal lives. Chilean-born actor Pedro Pascal has faced cou…

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson 45:47

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The WWE superstar considered pursuing a career in mixed martial arts before realizing, "I don't like getting punched in the face." Johnson plays MMA fighter Mark Kerr in Benny Safdie's ‘The Smashing Machine.’ He spoke with Terry Gross about his many injuries, his relationship with his late father, and his wrestling personas. Learn more about sponso…

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Rewriting A Life: Trauma, Schizoaffective Disorder, And Fierce Hope with Maddie Andrews 1:01:15

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Send us a text What if the diagnosis you feared became the doorway to your purpose? That’s the heartbeat of our conversation with mental health advocate and nonprofit founder, Maddie Andrews—whose story stretches from early childhood trauma to a life-altering medical crisis, and then into service, stability, and fierce hope. Maddie opens up about b…

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Jeff Hiller’s Big Break Came In His 40s 44:49

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Hiller spent years scraping by in Hollywood by taking on various small roles and commercials. Then he landed the role of Joel on HBO's ‘Somebody Somewhere’ and everything changed. His memoir is ‘Actress of a Certain Age.’ Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy…

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Richard Kind Is Glad He’s Not Super Famous 45:30

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Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show ‘Everybody's Live with John Mulaney.’ "I don't know what the hell I'm doing. You must understand — it's anarchy," he says of the show. He spoke with Terry Gross about having ego but no confidence, working with Sondheim, and working in his father's jewelry store as a teen. Jazz historian Ke…

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Choose Your Family: Healing By Creating The Community You Needed with Catalina Popoveniuc 25:05

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Send us a text What if the “normal” you were taught to accept was actually the harm you had to heal? Maria sits down with Catalina, a psychotherapist and survivor of narcissistic abuse, for a candid conversation about recognizing toxic patterns, choosing safety, and building the kind of community that helps people move from surviving to truly livin…

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Caitlin Clark on New Nike Ad, Signature Shoe & Fantasy Punishments + Week 18 Preview | EP 173 1:29:52

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92%ers, welcome to another episode of New Heights brought to you by Nike! On today’s episode, we are welcoming back to the show WNBA Superstar, Caitlin Clark! Caitlin and the guys get her thoughts on what went into creating her new Nike commercial, what she’s planning for her first signature shoe, her reaction to Jason dunking, how she’s feeling ge…

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Malala Finds Her Way 46:10

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After surviving the Taliban's 2012 attempted assassination, activist Malala Yousafzai didn't back down. She continued to advocate for girls' education across the globe. In 2014, Yousafzai became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize, an honor that weighed on her when she went off to college. In ‘Finding My Way,’ she writes about her life at Oxfo…

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Your Life Is Being Stolen. Here's How to Take It Back | Steven Puri 1:21:44

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What if the reason you feel behind, distracted, or exhausted isn't a lack of discipline, but a system designed to take your time without you noticing? In this conversation, I sit down with Steven Puri, a former Hollywood studio executive turned founder of The Sukha Company, to unpack how our attention is quietly being pulled away from the lives we …

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Comic Cristela Alonzo 45:58

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For the first seven years of her life, Cristela Alonzo lived in an abandoned diner in a South Texas border town. She spoke with Terry Gross about ICE raids, being mentored by labor activist Dolores Huerta, and the culture shock of having money after growing up so poor. Her recent Netflix stand-up special is called ‘Upper Classy.’ Learn more about s…

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Bluegrass Star Billy Strings / Laufey 48:25

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Singer, songwriter and guitarist Billy Strings has one foot in traditional bluegrass and another in improvisational jam music. He has a new album, ‘Live at the Legion,’ and he brought his guitar to our studio. He spoke with Sam Briger about healing himself through songwriting. Also, Icelandic jazz-pop star Laufey spoke with Terry Gross about her cl…

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Healing Self-Worth And Attracting Healthy Love With Coach Navi Bliss 58:33

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Send us a text What if the love you want begins with the way you speak to yourself in the mirror, the glass of water you drink at sunrise, and the boundaries you keep when others won’t? Our guest, certified love and relationship coach Navi Bliss, takes us from a childhood marked by abuse and years of toxic relationships to a life rebuilt on self-wo…

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Jane Fonda 45:34

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Early this year, Fonda made headlines for delivering a fiery critique of the Trump administration during a SAG-AFTRA award acceptance speech. "This is not the time to go inward," Fonda says. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about her career onscreen and off, as an activist. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Priva…

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The Making Of ‘Born To Run’ 47:07

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Bruce Springsteen's groundbreaking album, ‘Born to Run,’ came out 50 years ago this year, marking a turning point for rock and roll — and for "The Boss." Before he made that record, Springsteen's label, Columbia, was on the verge of dropping him because his first two albums, though critically acclaimed, had sold poorly. Biographer Peter Ames Carlin…

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‘Morrie’ Writer Mitch Albom On Second Chances 43:37

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Albom's 2025 novel, ‘Twice,’ asks a question most of us have daydreamed about: what if you could go back and relive any moment of your life? In the book, a man is born with that exact power, but every second chance comes with a cost. Albom talks with Tonya Mosley about his new book, and the lasting influence of Morrie Schwartz, his old college prof…

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Kylie Kelce on Kid Meltdowns, Dude Gift Advice, Japanese Maples & New Heights Secret Santa | EP 172 1:30:21

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92%ers, welcome to another episode of New Heights brought to you by Nike. Today, we are joined by the only 4x guest in the history of New Heights, Kylie Kelce! For our holiday spectacular episode, the New Heights team exchanges their Secret Santa gifts, Kylie joins us to recap what she’s been up to since being dethroned as our most viewed episode, …

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Will Arnett 47:25

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Arnett stars in Bradley Cooper’s new film, ‘Is This Thing On?’ as a man who turns to the New York comedy scene as he grapples with his divorce. The ‘SmartLess’ podcast co-host talked with Terry Gross about voicework, how ‘Arrested Development’ changed his life, and being a troublemaker in school. Also, critic David Bianculli shares his picks for be…

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Alek Skarlatos tells us about the upcoming election! 59:10

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We've got a list of all the republicans registered to run in the upcoming elections and we're going to tell you all about it!

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How to Stop Drifting and Reclaim Your Purpose | Todd Allyn the Identity Architect 1:08:17

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There's a point when pushing through stops working. Not because you're weak. Because something is misaligned. I sat down with Todd Allyn, a high-performance identity strategist, for a conversation that challenged how I think about resilience, success, and self-leadership. We talked about drift. The quiet kind that happens when your identity gets ti…

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Dir. Craig Brewer Is Chasing ‘Purple Rain’ Magic 48:11

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Director Craig Brewer has made a career of telling stories about dreamers and misfits chasing something bigger than themselves, from ‘Hustle & Flow’ to ‘Dolemite Is My Name.’ Now he's back with ‘Song Sung Blue,’ a film based on the true story of a Milwaukee couple who became local legends performing as a Neil Diamond tribute band. He spoke with Ton…

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Guardian Angels On Two Wheels with Token Squid 1:23:17

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Send us a text A loud motorcycle, a quiet plaque, and a promise: we will remember. Maria sits down with Token Squid—executive director, veteran, storyteller—to unpack a mission that’s as simple as it is hard: show up for Gold Star families in person and keep their loved ones’ legacies alive. No scripts. No bureaucracy. Just miles, presence, and the…

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Paul Rudd on Why Jack Black is The Best, Worst Auditions, Chiefs Fandom & Naming Your Nuts | EP 171 48:39

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92%ers, welcome to another guest episode of New Heights! Today we are joined by actor, Chiefs Fan, and the first guest we ever had on the show, Paul Rudd! Paul and the guys discuss everything from why Jack Black is the absolute best, our new favorite phrase ‘Buffalo Sober,’ Kelce home movies, if Paul knows ball, why he still has joy for the Chiefs,…

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The Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Songs 43:51

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To celebrate the holidays, we’re looking back at four archive Fresh Air interviews discussing popular Christmas songs: First, jazz singer Mel Torme tells Terry Gross about co-writing “The Christmas Song” on a hot summer day, in an interview from 1977. Then we hear from songwriters Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane in 1989 about making “Have Yourself a Me…

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Best Of: Lucy Liu / Zadie Smith 48:42

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Lucy Liu joins Tonya Mosley to talk about her new film ‘Rosemead,’ where she stars as a terminally ill woman grappling with her teenage son’s escalating mental health crisis and the impossible choices she faces to protect him. It’s based on a true story. Also, writer Zadie Smith talks with Terry Gross about her new collection of essays, ‘Dead and A…

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John Le Carré’s Son Revives His Late Dad's Spy 46:27

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Writer Nick Harkaway grew up hearing his dad read drafts of his George Smiley novels. He picks up le Carré's beloved spymaster character in the novel ‘Karla's Choice,’ now out in paperback. He spoke with Sam Briger about choosing his own pen name, channeling his dad's writing style, and his stint writing copy for a lingerie catalogue. Learn more ab…

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Is Home Alone a Top 5 Christmas Movie? ft. Kylie Kelce | New Heights Film Club 37:47

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On this edition of New Heights Film Club, we are joined by Kylie Kelce to review the 1990 Christmas classing "Home Alone." The Kelces debate if this is a top 5 Christmas movie of all time, if Peter McCallister is the worst movie dad of all time, and who is the "Kevin" of the Kelce family. New Heights airs every Wednesday during the NFL Season so ma…