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Singer, songwriter, and guitarist St. Vincent is known for her powerful guitar riffs and dark, poetic songs. Her early influences were Nirvana and David Bowie. “I've always felt like gender and identity were a performance. I've been aware of that since I was a young child and learning how to code switch growing up in Texas,” she told Terry Gross in 2024. She's backed by an orchestra at London’s Royal Albert Hall on her new live album.
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Nancy Foley's debut novel ‘I am Agatha,' and TV critic David Bianculli reviews the brief return of the TV sitcom ‘Malcolm in the Middle.’
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Previous episodes
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3600 - St. Vincent Fri, 10 Apr 2026
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3599 - Inside a mobile OB/GYN clinic Thu, 09 Apr 2026
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3598 - Humorist Annabelle Gurwitch faces stage 4 cancer, finds ‘unexpected joys’ Wed, 08 Apr 2026
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3597 - Comic Jeff Ross on roasting, loss and his epic bar mitzvah Tue, 07 Apr 2026
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3596 - Arsenio Hall Mon, 06 Apr 2026
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3595 - Best Of: John Lithgow / Sondheim’s tumultuous life Sat, 04 Apr 2026
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3594 - Julio Torres spins immigrant stress into satire Fri, 03 Apr 2026
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3593 - John Lithgow Thu, 02 Apr 2026
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3592 - An exposé of the plastic industry Wed, 01 Apr 2026
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3591 - Inside the training camps for “alpha males” Tue, 31 Mar 2026
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3590 - Stacey Abrams On American Autocracy & Her New Chapter Tue, 15 Jul 2025
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3589 - Best Of: A 'Failed' Child Star / A Novel About Pregnancy Post-Roe Sat, 12 Jul 2025
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3588 - SCOTUS & The Reconception Of American Constitutional Order Thu, 10 Jul 2025
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3587 - Doula & Novelist Leila Mottley On The Nuance Of Young Parenthood Wed, 09 Jul 2025
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3586 - Raphael Saadiq's Secret To Creative Success: 'Dare To Suck' Tue, 08 Jul 2025
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3585 - Can't Sleep? You're Not Alone Mon, 07 Jul 2025
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3584 - Best Of: 'Hamilton' Producer Jeffrey Seller / Ebon Moss-Bachrach On 'The Bear' Sat, 05 Jul 2025
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3583 - How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star Fri, 04 Jul 2025
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3582 - Virgil Abloh's Unconventional Path To Luxury Fashion Thu, 26 Jun 2025
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3581 - Gen Z Is Having Less Sex. Why? Mon, 23 Jun 2025
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3580 - Best Of: Benicio del Toro / Molly Jong-Fast Sat, 21 Jun 2025
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3579 - Benicio del Toro On Living In Wes Anderson's World Fri, 13 Jun 2025
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3578 - Former Infowars employee on Alex Jones' conspiracy machine Mon, 30 Mar 2026
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3577 - Best Of: Jill Scott / Riz Ahmed Sat, 28 Mar 2026
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3576 - Remembering Action Hero Chuck Norris Fri, 27 Mar 2026
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3575 - America's first AI-fueled war is unfolding. How'd we get here? Thu, 26 Mar 2026
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3574 - Bryan Stevenson says facing our racist past is a path, not punishment Wed, 25 Mar 2026
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3573 - Will President Trump act on his threat to take Cuba? Tue, 24 Mar 2026
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3572 - Riz Ahmed is chasing acceptance in 'Bait' Mon, 23 Mar 2026
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3571 - Best Of: Harrison Ford / Novelist Francis Spufford Sat, 21 Mar 2026
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3570 - ‘Jury Duty’ star James Marden / Remembering Roy Book Binder Fri, 20 Mar 2026
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3569 - Jill Scott is in her ‘auntie’ era Thu, 19 Mar 2026
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3556 - The Blitz, romance, and time-traveling fascists Wed, 18 Mar 2026
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3555 - Could the Iran war lead to WWIII? Tue, 17 Mar 2026
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3554 - The tumultuous life of Stephen Sondheim Mon, 16 Mar 2026
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3553 - Best Of: Delroy Lindo / Tayari Jones on ‘Kin’ Sat, 14 Mar 2026
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3552 - Benicio del Toro Fri, 13 Mar 2026
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3551 - Inside the explosive growth of sports betting Thu, 12 Mar 2026
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3550 - Harrison Ford Wed, 11 Mar 2026
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3549 - Jamilah Lemieux on the complicated beauty of being a ‘Black. Single. Mother.’ Tue, 10 Mar 2026
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3548 - The hidden history of blackface in America Mon, 09 Mar 2026
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3547 - Best Of: ‘Hamnet’ star Jessie Buckley / Documentarian Morgan Neville Sat, 07 Mar 2026
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3546 - Remembering pop songwriter Neil Sedaka Fri, 06 Mar 2026
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3545 - Delroy Lindo is claiming victory Thu, 05 Mar 2026
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3544 - From Beatles break-up to John’s murder, a look at Paul’s transformation Wed, 04 Mar 2026
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3543 - A look at Trump's plans to restrict voting Tue, 03 Mar 2026
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3542 - Jessie Buckley loves the ‘shadowy bits’ of her characters Mon, 02 Mar 2026
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3541 - Best Of: Kate Hudson / Stellan Skarsgård Sat, 28 Feb 2026
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3540 - The voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny Fri, 27 Feb 2026
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3539 - Is the U.S. headed toward military conflict with Iran? Thu, 26 Feb 2026