Best Miranda Wright Podcasts (2025)

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Journalist Zoë Schlanger Describes What Happens When a Plastic City Burns 39:38

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Zoë Schlanger is an author, journalist, and current staff writer at the Atlantic, where she covers the newsletter “The Weekly Planet”. Schlanger has written for major outlets such as Newsweek, Quartz, Wired, The New York Times, The Nation, Time Magazine, and NPR. Schlanger is also the author of the 2024 book The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World o…

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From the Archives: Patti LuPone 46:13

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Patti LuPone was only four years old when she realized she belonged on stage, and she started by entertaining family members in her Long Island living room. LuPone won her second Tony Award for Evita, which she initially described as merely “noise from Britain.” Although she has enjoyed tremendous, long-term success, she talks candidly to Alec abou…

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Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves on Connecticut’s Future 42:36

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Andrea Barton Reeves is a former ad litem lawyer, CEO of Harc. Inc - a nonprofit organization supporting people with intellectual disabilities and their families, and the founding CEO of the Connecticut Paid Leave Program - the state’s first new agency in 12 years thanks to which over 200,000 individuals and families have received paid family leave…

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From the Archives: Lawrence Wright 46:08

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Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright, and a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his 2006 book The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. Most recently, filmmaker Alex Gibney directed an HBO documentary based on Wright's reporting in Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of U…

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Why Is Anyone Still Smoking? 36:50

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From the Archives: Steven Van Zandt 48:18

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Singer, songwriter, producer, and actor Steven Van Zandt aka Little Steven is perhaps best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. But the talented musician also co-founded the band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, as well as his solo act, Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul. He later found success in an entirely different c…

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Paul Paz y Miño and Steven Donziger from Rainforests to Courtrooms 45:20

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Two leading voices in the fight for environmental and human rights justice are Steven Donziger and Paul Paz y Miño. Steven Donziger is an attorney and activist known for his decades-long legal battle against Chevron on behalf of Indigenous peoples and rural communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon. His work has drawn international attention to issues o…

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From the Archives: Thom Yorke 51:48

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Thom Yorke, Radiohead and Atoms for Peace frontman, admits that, even after over 25 years in the business, performing is “either wicked fun or really awful.” He talks with Alec about his pre-show ritual—"I stand on my head for a bit"—and how he and his bandmates have been able to stick together since they were teenagers. Originally aired April 1st,…

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Breaking the Fourth Wall with Isaac Butler 50:32

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Isaac Butler is an author, critic, theater director, and professor known for his books The Method: How The Twentieth Century Learned to Act and The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America, co-written with Dan Kois. Butler’s writing has appeared in numerous publications such as New York magazine, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Revie…

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Moby - Summer Staff Picks 52:00

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Our summer tradition at Here’s the Thing continues, as staff members choose their favorite conversations from the archives for our Summer Staff Pick series. This week, we revisit Alec’s interview with Moby, who reflects on the unexpected success of his 1999 album Play—a record that transformed him from playing gigs in record stores to international…

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David Letterman - Summer Staff Picks 44:35

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Our summer tradition at Here’s the Thing continues, as staff members choose their favorite conversations from the archives for our Summer Staff Pick series. This week, we revisit Alec’s conversation with David Letterman, who began his Late Night gig as a self-described “gap-toothed, unknown smart ass.” Three decades later, Letterman reflects on how…

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Barry Gibb - Summer Staff Picks 45:44

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Our summer tradition at Here’s the Thing continues, as staff members choose their favorite conversations from the archives for our Summer Staff Pick series. This week, we revisit Alec’s conversation with Barry Gibb, the last surviving member of the legendary Bee Gees. Barry reflects on the group’s rise from childhood dreams of stardom to becoming o…

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Thelma Schoonmaker - Summer Staff Picks 44:27

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Our summer tradition at Here’s the Thing continues, as staff members choose their favorite conversations from the archives for our Summer Staff Pick series. This week, we revisit Alec’s conversation with Thelma Schoonmaker, the legendary editor behind every Martin Scorsese film since Raging Bull. Known for her warm, unassuming presence, Schoonmaker…

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Judith Vecchione - Summer Staff Picks 39:14

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Our summer tradition at Here’s the Thing continues, as staff members choose their favorite conversations from the archives for our Summer Staff Pick series.This week in our Summer Staff Pick series, we revisit Alec’s interview with Judith Vecchione, Emmy- and Peabody-winning producer of the landmark PBS series Vietnam: A Television History, which p…

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Griffin Dunne on Being “Kind of Brave” 37:28

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Griffin Dunne is an actor, producer, director, and author of his recent memoir The Friday Afternoon Club. Dunne is known for his memorable roles in cult films such as An American Werewolf in London and Martin Scorsese's After Hours, which Dunne also produced. Dunne is also known for his roles in popular TV series such as This Is Us and Succession. …

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From the Archives: Audra McDonald is the "Luckiest Survivor in the World" 40:40

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Much like the staggering beauty of her voice, Audra McDonald is impossible to ignore. The only artist to sweep all four acting categories at the Tony’s, she’s the most decorated Broadway star of all time. Reviews of her award-winning performances overflow with accolades, describing her stage presence as “spellbinding,” “haunting,” and “genius.” But…

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Jake Tapper: From Breaking News to Bestsellers 39:44

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Jake Tapper is a journalist, news anchor, author, and the current lead Washington anchor for CNN. Tapper hosts the weekday news show, The Lead with Jake Tapper, and co-hosts the Sunday morning public affairs program, State of the Union. At CNN, Tapper has won numerous journalism awards, including Emmy Awards in 2023 and 2024. He also played a key r…

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From the Archives: Nicolas Niarchos Exposes the Cobalt Gold Rush 39:47

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(Recorded October 4, 2021) Journalist Nicolas Niarchos may be the grandson of a famous Greek shipping magnate, but he can be found covering challenging and dangerous subjects like conflicts, minerals, and migration in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is a reporter at large at The New Yorker and a contributor to TIME, The Guardian, The New Yor…

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Victor Garber on Stage and Screen 34:58

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Victor Garber is a prolific actor and singer who seamlessly traverses theater, film, and television. He originated roles in iconic musicals such as “Sweeney Todd”, “Godspell”, “Noises Off”, and “Assassins”. Garber also appeared in Oscar award-winning films such as “Titanic”, “Argo”, and “Milk”. You may also recognize him as Jack Bristow from the lo…

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From the Archives: Billy Joel 1:04:31

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Recorded July 29th, 2012. Billy Joel has sold more records than The Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and Madonna—though the “rock star thing” is something he can “take off.” Joel started playing piano when he was about four or five years old. He admits that he doesn’t remember how to read sheet music anymore saying it’d be like reading Chinese. That does…

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From Concert Hall to Cinema with Anthony Parnther 37:39

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Anthony Parnther is a conductor, bassoonist, and music educator prominently known for his work conducting and playing for critically acclaimed film scores. In 2019 he was appointed music director and conductor of the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra and concurrently serves as the music director of the Southeast Symphony in Los Angeles, California,…

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From the Archives: Activist Gianna Reeve on Starbucks’ Unionization 40:16

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Against the backdrop of soaring stock prices and multi-million dollar executive packages, the labor movement is undergoing a resurgence. A Starbucks location in Buffalo, NY became the first within the coffee chain to unionize in 2021, and since then, more than 330 stores in 39 states have followed suit – with more elections underway. All the while,…

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Oskar Eustis Makes Theater for the People 44:43

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Oskar Eustis is a theater director, dramaturg, and the current Artistic Director of the renowned Public Theater in New York City. Throughout his career, Oskar Eustis has been dedicated to making the theater more accessible, uplifting new voices in playwriting, and the development of new plays in addition to directing and producing the classics. Amo…

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From the Archives: Mick Fleetwood Skates Back into the Charts 41:50

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Mick Fleetwood is the drummer and a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, one of the most successful rock bands of all time. Fleetwood talks to Alec about how dyslexia led him to the drumming, how supportive parents encouraged his talent and his move to London as a teenager, how his friendship with the band’s founder, guitarist Peter Green, evolved to …

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Patrick Radden Keefe: From the New Yorker to the bookstore to the screen 44:34

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Patrick Radden Keefe is a writer and investigative journalist known for books such as Chatter, Say Nothing, and The Snakehead. His work has been recognized with the National Magazine Award, the National Book Critics' Circle Award, and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing. The New York Times named Say Nothing one of the 20 best books of the 21st C…

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Journalist Zoë Schlanger Describes What Happens When a Plastic City Burns 39:38

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From the Archives: Patti LuPone 46:13

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Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves on Connecticut’s Future 42:36

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From the Archives: Lawrence Wright 46:08

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Why Is Anyone Still Smoking? 36:50

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From the Archives: Steven Van Zandt 48:18

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Paul Paz y Miño and Steven Donziger from Rainforests to Courtrooms 45:20

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From the Archives: Thom Yorke 51:48

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Breaking the Fourth Wall with Isaac Butler 50:32

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Moby - Summer Staff Picks 52:00

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David Letterman - Summer Staff Picks 44:35

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Barry Gibb - Summer Staff Picks 45:44

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Thelma Schoonmaker - Summer Staff Picks 44:27

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Judith Vecchione - Summer Staff Picks 39:14

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Griffin Dunne on Being “Kind of Brave” 37:28

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From the Archives: Audra McDonald is the "Luckiest Survivor in the World" 40:40

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Jake Tapper: From Breaking News to Bestsellers 39:44

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From the Archives: Nicolas Niarchos Exposes the Cobalt Gold Rush 39:47

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Victor Garber on Stage and Screen 34:58

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From the Archives: Billy Joel 1:04:31

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From Concert Hall to Cinema with Anthony Parnther 37:39

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From the Archives: Activist Gianna Reeve on Starbucks’ Unionization 40:16

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Oskar Eustis Makes Theater for the People 44:43

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From the Archives: Mick Fleetwood Skates Back into the Charts 41:50

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Patrick Radden Keefe: From the New Yorker to the bookstore to the screen 44:34