Why caring for my ailing mother is like prayer

Matthew McConaughey was teased by his older brother. He says it was an "honor"

Nick Offerman says falling in love with Megan Mullally was "terrifying"

Brené Brown on how her faith in God is like pickleball

Kumail Nanjiani’s movie got panned. It was a wake-up call for him.

Suleika Jaouad's cancer returned. Then Jon Batiste made her "the happiest I've ever been"

What Mel Robbins learned from being fired from her dream job.

Jamie Lee Curtis on rejecting Hollywood’s beauty standards and finally getting the roles she wants

Mel Robbins’ “horrible” daytime talk show got cancelled. She says it was a blessing.

Brandi Carlile's family kept her half-sister a secret. As an adult, Brandi went to find her.

Suleika Jaouad on the clarity that comes with illness, defiant love, and why grief is worth it

Malala Yousafzai on ignoring advice, breaking rules and a drug-induced PTSD experience in college

Padma Lakshmi on losing a loved one, learning to cook from her grandmother, and being a klutz

Brandi Carlile on her song for Joni Mitchell, dysfunctional families and the magic of heating pads

Shonda Rhimes on why a friend breakup was “one of the best things I ever did”

Nick Offerman shares his secret to a good life

Jeff Hiller on why his Emmy win for "Somebody Somewhere" felt so meaningful

Brené Brown on her “stubborn faith”, embracing mystery, and leadership vs control | Wild Card

Matthew McConaughey doesn't want to be a nice guy

Bobbi Brown on ignoring men in suits, subverting “fabulosity” and loving competition

Raphael Bob-Waksberg on ADHD superpower, grief, 'Long Story Short' and 'Bojack Horseman'

Elizabeth Gilbert talks self-destructive patterns, forgiveness and “All The Way To The River”

Ocean Vuong on wanting to stop writing, strength through trauma and "The Emperor of Gladness"

Harrison Ford gets a call from Jay Leno mid-interview ... about a 3D-printed toilet seat | Wild Card

Harrison Ford on his "very weird life", not fearing death and his "Shrinking" Emmy nom | Wild Card

Father James Martin on his rebellious streak and bringing comedy to The Vatican | Wild Card

Aparna Nancherla on anxiety, introversion, and “channelling ancestral outrage” | Wild Card

Marc Maron on ending WTF, his “nemesis” Jon Stewart and still craving validation | Wild Card

Celine Song on 'Materialists,' working as a matchmaker, and finding meaning in dead cockroaches

Jenny Han on giving 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' a hopeful ending and the importance of love stories

Michelle Obama’s college counselor said she wasn’t “Princeton material” | Wild Card

Michelle Obama’s best defense against despair | Wild Card

Why Michelle Obama has said "no" to funerals and inaugurations | Wild Card

Michelle Obama contextualizes "rumors of the end of our marriage" | Wild Card

What Michelle Obama’s mom told her at the end of life | Wild Card

Michelle Obama on embracing her own ambition and fighting despair | Wild Card

What Kyle MacLachlan learned from his friend David Lynch | Wild Card with Rachel Martin

Kyle MacLachlan daydreams about the future | Wild Card with Rachel Martin

Jason Reynolds on living restlessly, the value of crying, and the advice he got from LeVar Burton

Orville Peck on getting sober and taking off his mask in "Cabaret"

Ramy Youssef on leaning into chaos, 'Mountainhead' and his issue with Santa Claus

Mike Birbiglia on his mom’s ‘Forrest Gump’ energy and why every setup doesn’t need a punchline

For Zadie Smith, justice has never felt so far away | Wild Card with Rachel Martin

25 years later, Zadie Smith says she's not the "girl" who wrote 'White Teeth'

Zadie Smith thinks we should talk about regret more | Wild Card with Rachel Martin

Brett Goldstein on the moment he quit atheism | Wild Card with Rachel Martin

Does Brett Goldstein cry in real life?

Jonathan Groff on how falling in love made fame feel unimportant and his new Broadway show

Brett Goldstein wants to relive Sesame Street | Wild Card with Rachel Martin

Weird Al delivered mail to the label that eventually signed him | Wild Card with Rachel Martin

Weird Al still daydreams about his daughter’s childhood | Wild Card with Rachel Martin

John Green obsesses over humans’ “temporal range” | Wild Card with Rachel Martin

John Green on living with OCD | Wild Card with Rachel Martin

Wanda Sykes on why fear isn't a big deal, coming out when she was ready and her new stand-up special

"Weird Al" Yankovic on ditching architecture for music, fatherhood, and staying weird

Joy Harjo on writing to release regret and what dreams taught her about poetry | Wild Card

Brett Goldstein on reviving Ted Lasso, why he can love anyone and wanting to retire on Sesame Street

Julianne Nicholson on giving up alcohol, her show ‘Paradise,' and reconnecting with James Marsden

Elizabeth Olsen on Marvel, being good at ignoring advice and her constant fear of death | Wild Card

John Green on living with OCD, his teenage goth phase, and his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis'