
Society & Culture
The Interview
The New York Times
Conversations with the world’s most fascinating people. Each week, hosts David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro talk to compelling, influential figures in culture, politics, business, sports and beyond — illuminating who they are, why they do what they do and how they impact the rest of us. New episodes every Saturday.
Episodes to Learn English22

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World is Now on the Table
Sep 12, 202638 min<p>In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.</p><ul><li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li><li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li><li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li></ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Ina Garten Says You Can Either Get on Her Train or Get Out of the Way
Aug 29, 202638 min<p>At 78, the cookbook author and Food Network host knows what she likes, knows what she wants and isn’t stopping anytime soon.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

An Expert on Conflict Says Your Relationships Are Doomed Without It
Aug 22, 202642 min<p>The author Priya Parker says the key to human connection is to lean into the fight.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

The Charming, Amusing, Surprisingly Low-Confidence Matthew Rhys
Aug 15, 202647 min<p>The “Widow’s Bay” star on his two Emmy nominations, his penchant for going dark and his wobbly self-esteem.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Billy Strings Escaped the Darkness. He’s Playing to Not Go Back.
Aug 8, 202652 min<p>The genre-straddling musician could have been lost to addiction and trauma. Instead he’s filling arenas.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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Kílian Jornet on What We Can Learn From Pushing Our Bodies to Extremes [Re-Run]
Aug 1, 202644 min<p>This week we're sharing one of our favorites from earlier this year. This episode originally published on January 17, 2026. The ultrarunner and mountaineer talks about finding peace through doing unimaginably hard things. </p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Karl-Anthony Towns Knows the Knicks' Win Was Bigger Than Basketball
Jul 25, 202639 min<p>New York’s star center on playing for his mom, Patrick Ewing. generations of emotional fans — and himself.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Zohran Mamdani Knows He Has Political Capital. And He Intends to Spend It.
Jul 18, 20261h 6m<p>Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits down for an interview with the mayor of New York City.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Mick Jagger Knows He May Have Played His Last Rolling Stones Show
Jul 11, 20261h 3m<p>The legendary rock star, now 82, on how fame, touring and aging have changed him.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

'Popcast': Gracie Abrams on ‘Daughter From Hell,’ Internet Cruelty, Writing With Paul Mescal, & Audrey Hobert
Jul 4, 20261h 17m<p>'The Interview' is taking the 4th of July weekend off, so we're sharing an episode of 'Popcast' that features Gracie Abrams. She discusses the inspiration behind her new album, "Daughter From Hell," out July 17, her new single "Look At My Life," collaborating with boyfriend Paul Mescal and longtime friend Audrey Hobert, opening for Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo, navigating the internet as a young star, and more.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Robby Hoffman Will Always Feel Poor, No Matter How Rich She Gets
Jun 27, 202650 min<p>The comedian and actor says class and the way she grew up inform everything about the way she lives now.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Danny McBride Thinks Men Learned All the Wrong Lessons From Movies
Jun 20, 202638 min<p>The writer and actor, known for his profane comedic antiheroes, likes to find universal truths in human flaws.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Seth Rogen Knows the Secret to Marriage — and Being Rich in Hollywood
Jun 13, 20261h 16m<p>The actor-writer-director-producer on successful relationships (platonic and romantic), Hollywood’s volatility and his role in normalizing weed.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Scott Pelley on His Firing and the ‘Massacre’ at ’60 Minutes’
Jun 7, 20261h 4m<p>An exclusive sit-down with the now-former CBS News correspondent.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Senator Raphael Warnock Says the Supreme Court Has Done ‘Violence’ to Democracy
Jun 6, 202650 min<p>The Democrat from Georgia on what he sees as the moral issues of our time.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Want to ‘Optimize’ Your Happiness? This Happiness Expert Says: Don’t.
May 30, 202648 min<p>Laurie Santos on what will really bring meaning and fulfillment to your life, and what won’t.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Nicolas Cage Made Himself a Legend. Then He Had to Live With It.
May 23, 20261h 2m<p>The iconic actor on his thrillingly risky choices, on screen and off, and becoming a meme.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Graham Platner Thinks a Political Revolution Is Coming
May 16, 20261h 17m<p>The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee from Maine on his controversies, contradictions and pitch for radical change.</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

A Personal Finance Star on What Millennials Need From Their Boomer Parents
May 9, 202633 min<p>Ramit Sethi wants everyone to have a healthier relationship to money, and thinks he knows how to get us there. </p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

What Does Tucker Carlson Really Believe? I Went to Maine to Find Out.
May 2, 20261h 52m<p>The conservative media commentator split with the administration over the war in Iran. Will the breakup last?</p> <ul> <li>Thoughts? Email us at <strong>theinterview@nytimes.com</strong></li> <li>Watch our show on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinterviewpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcast</strong></a></li> <li>For transcripts and more, visit: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/theinterview</strong></a></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

A Message from Lulu
Jun 4, 20251 min<p>"The Interview" is doing its <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/podcasts/join-the-interview-at-the-tribeca-festival.html">first ever live show</a>! If you're in the New York area, join us at the Tribeca Festival, where Lulu will interview actor Sandra Oh on June 12. </p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

Introducing 'The Interview'
Apr 19, 20242 min“The Interview” is a new podcast from The New York Times, featuring in-depth conversations with fascinating people. Each week, David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro will chat with notable figures in the worlds of culture, politics, business, sports, wellness and beyond — illuminating who they are, why they do what they do and how they impact the rest of us. The first episodes of “The Interview” premiere on April 27, and new editions will be released weekly on Saturdays. The conversations will also appear online and in print. Follow this feed to stay connected with the show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.





