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actor Tessa Thompson. She's starring in the new limited series "His & Hers," a true crime thriller on Netflix. She's known for her roles in "Dear White People," "Creed," "Thor: Ragnarok" and other Marvel movies, "Sorry To Bother You" and "Passing." For the "Creed" films, she cowrote and performed all of her character Bianca's songs.

Justin Chang is a film critic for The New Yorker. He reviewed Marty Supreme

Journalist Eric Lichtblau says President Trump's incendiary rhetoric has stoked a "new age of hate." His book centers on a murder committed by a young neo-Nazi in Orange County, Calif.

Once a fierce advocate for Trump and his MAGA base, Greene has broken with the president and resigned from Congress. New Yorker writer Charles Bethea discusses Greene's past — and what may lie ahead.

Ben Markovits' novel, "The Rest Of Our Lives," was shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize and has just been published here in the U.S. Our book critic, Maureen Corrigan, says it's the perfect little literary novel to curl up with, especially if winter weather has you feeling cooped up.

journalist Jacob Soboroff about his new book, "Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires And America's New Age Of Disaster." It's a firsthand account of the deadly wildfires one year ago this month in Los Angeles. Soboroff's book explores what those fires tell us about climate risk, policy failures and the growing era of extreme disasters in the U.S.

Enter Me

Hiller spent years scraping by in Hollywood before landing the role of Jeff on Somebody Somewhere. His memoir is Actress of a Certain Age. Originally broadcast Aug. 12, 2025.

Kind is the announcer and host sidekick on the Netflix show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. "You must understand — it's anarchy," he says of the show. Originally broadcast April 4, 2025.

Mark Ruffalo shed the Hulk suit and had 'a blast' making 'Poor Things'

Critic Kevin Whitehead reflects on the jazz notables who died this year, including Sheila Jordan, Andy Bey, Ray Drummond, Bunky Green, Chuck Mangione, Eddie Palmieri and Jim McNeely.

Critic-at-large John Powers gives his due to the movies, TV and books he wasn't able to cover earlier in the year, including La Grazia, Andor, Mississippi Blue 42 and the documentary Mr. Scorsese.

In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize. In Finding My Way, she writes about her life at Oxford and beyond. Originally broadcast Oct. 21, 2025.

For the first seven years of her life, Alonzo lived in an abandoned diner in a south Texas border town. Her latest Netflix stand-up special is called Upper Classy. Originally broadcast Sept. 25, 2025.

Earlier this year, Fonda made headlines for delivering a fiery critique of the Trump administration during a SAG-AFTRA award acceptance speech. Originally broadcast Sept. 2, 2025.

Biographer Peter Ames Carlin describes the making of Born to Run as an "existential moment" for Springsteen. Carlin's book is Tonight in Jungleland. Originally broadcast Aug. 7, 2025.

Albom is the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, which chronicled Albom's relationship with Morrie Schwartz, his old college professor who died of ALS. Originally broadcast Oct. 13, 2025.

Arnett co-wrote his new film, in which he plays a man going through a divorce who finds himself onstage doing stand-up. He also has an extensive voiceover career, and co-hosts the SmartLess podcast.

David Bianculli, is taking a look back at the year in television. But he says he's not doing a Top 10 list because there's been way too much good TV to limit to just 10 titles. And he's not doing a best of the year list because he says it's impossible to have seen everything, but he's seen a lot.

The Hustle & Flow director is known for films about dreamers and misfits. His latest is based on the true story a Milwaukee couple who became local legends performing as a Neil Diamond tribute band.