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Chelsea Manning Talks with Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Listen to first-hand perspectives from these two well-known activists who have been jailed for their actions and views.

April 26, 2018

The Right to Live Differently, or Why Blame It on Fidel is My Comfort Movie

Actress turned writer Mara Wilson explains the special resonance that Julie Gavras' cinematic portrait of childhood has for her.

April 23, 2018

Scared, Angry White Men

Ted Geoghegan on his new film Mohawk, a thriller about America's ugly past and the proto-Trump supporters who shaped the country.

February 27, 2018

Baldwin and Marx – Same Struggle?

Or a few impolite thoughts on The Young Karl Marx, by the director of that film and I Am Not Your Negro.

February 22, 2018

Why BPM (Beats Per Minute) is the Film 2017 Needed

Adam Baran is energized by the French drama about AIDS activists, and offers up a list of ways those similarly inspired can get involved.

October 23, 2017

What I Learned Making a Film about a Clinic for Undocumented Immigrants

Maxim Pozdorovkin breaks down the lessons of his documentary, Clinica de Migrantes.

October 16, 2017

Why I Wrote a Song About My Arab Muslim Family

"I wanted to remind people that those involved in the Syrian refugee crisis are human."

October 13, 2017

Puerto Rico After Maria

Director Miguel Arteta on his memories of growing up in Puerto Rico, and the uncertain future the island now faces.

October 11, 2017

Second Screen: Why Madam Secretary is the Best Political TV Show Ever

Jim Hemphill enumerates the many ways in which he loves the series which has finally provided Téa Leoni with the role she deserves.

August 24, 2017

Seth Meyers Talks with Senator Al Franken for the Talkhouse Podcast

The two friends and former SNL stalwarts sit down for a conversation about politics that is as important as it is hilarious.

August 22, 2017

No Human Being Is Illegal

Trump's incompetence hasn't kept him from enacting hateful immigration enforcement policies.

August 11, 2017

How Trump’s Victory Gave My Latest Film New Meaning

Katherine Dieckmann explains how Strange Weather's simple truths feel radical in the current disturbing political climate.

July 28, 2017