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Harry Reid - 'The New West and the Politics of the Environment' Oct 07, 2020

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Nevada's longest-serving and most influential U.S. Senator reflects on his odds-defying journey to D.C., key fights during his decades there and Trump, Biden, McConnell and more.

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Julia Garner - 'The Assistant' & 'Ozark' Sep 28, 2020

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The 26-year-old two-time Emmy winner reflects on how learning disabilities led her to acting, how casting directors see her and what it was like playing two polar-opposite characters over the past year.

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The 'Brady Bunch' Kids — 'A Very Brady Renovation' Sep 21, 2020

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The six actors at the center of one of the most beloved sitcoms in TV history — Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, Susan Olsen, Eve Plumb and Barry Williams — reconvene for a rare group interview to discuss how they wound up on that show, what really went on behind the scenes and why an HGTV special reunited them 50 years later.

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Charlie Kaufman - 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things' Sep 15, 2020

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The eccentric described by Roger Ebert as "the most creative screenwriter of his generation" reflects on abandoning acting for filmmaking, his creative process and why 12 years elapsed between his first and second live-action directing gigs.

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Newton Minow Sep 11, 2020

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A Zelig of American politics and culture, best known for the 'vast wasteland' speech he gave as JFK's FCC chair, reflects on helping to pave the way for public TV, presidential debates and the Obamas' marriage.

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Buzz Aldrin - 'Apollo 11' Sep 07, 2020

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The second man to walk on the Moon, now an Emmy nominee for footage he shot more than 50 years ago, reflects on his path to NASA, his struggles after he left it, conspiracy theorists and why he is a believer in SpaceX.

But first: Todd Douglas Miller, the Emmy-nominatd director and film editor of 'Apollo 11,' recounts the Herculean task of making the documentary.

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Ramy Youssef - 'Ramy' Aug 27, 2020

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The Golden Globe winner for a semi-autobiographical show about a Muslim American millennial's identity crisis reflects on his own relationship with faith, how standup comedy changed his life and good, bad and ugly responses to his show.

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Cate Blanchett - 'Mrs. America' Aug 24, 2020

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The Australian two-time Oscar winner reflects on abandoning plans to be a museum curator to pursue acting, jumping between stage and screen and, most recently, heading to TV to play one of the world's most famous anti-feminists.

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Kevin Hart - 'Kevin Hart: Don't Fuck This Up' Aug 17, 2020

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The world’s top standup comedian and star of 10 movies that opened atop the box-office over the past decade reflects on the very different ways his mom and dad shaped him, his strategic approach to his career and how he wishes he had responded to the Oscars hosting controversy of nearly two years ago.

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Tony Shalhoub - 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Aug 10, 2020

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The beloved character actor of stage and screen reflects on being one of 10 kids born to Lebanese immigrants, the restless streak that led to his greatest successes and why, in his sixties, he's relishing new challenges.

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