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854 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Cord Jefferson

   The Oscar Nominee Cord Jefferson on Why Race Is so “Fertile” for Comedy · Jan 2024

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   David Grann

   A Master Class with David Grann · Sep 2023

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   Elizabeth Kolbert

   Talking to Conservatives about Climate Change · 2 episodes

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   Emily Nussbaum

   Emily Nussbaum on the Beginnings of Reality TV · 5 episodes

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   Emily Oster

   Emily Oster on Whether and How to Reopen Schools · Jul 2020

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   Evan Osnos

   The Astonishing Rise—and Uncertain Odds—of Kamala Harris’s Presidential Campaign · 7 episodes

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   Hanif Abdurraqib
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   Hannah Gadsby

   The Comedian Hannah Gadsby Renounces Comedy, and Patricia Marx Tries to Relax · 2 episodes

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   Hannah Goldfield
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    Helen Rosner

    Helen Rosner’s Summer Drinks, Plus an Anxious Future in Afghanistan · 3 episodes

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    Jelani Cobb

    How Did Our Democracy Get so Fragile? · 7 episodes

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    Jia Tolentino

    Celebrating 100 Years: Jia Tolentino and Roz Chast Pick Favorites from the Archive · 7 episodes

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    John Seabrook

    John Seabrook on the Destructive Family Battles of “The Spinach King” · 2 episodes

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    Joshua Yaffa

    Have State Legislatures Gone Rogue? And Joshua Yaffa on Evan Gershkovich · 3 episodes

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    Keith Gessen
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    Lawrence Wright

    Lawrence Wright on How the Pandemic Response Went So Wrong · Dec 2020

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    Liana Finck

    The Cartoonist Liana Finck Picks Three Favorite Children’s Books · Sep 2025

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    Lisa Brennan-Jobs

    Lisa Brennan-Jobs on the Shadow of Steve Jobs, and Jill Lepore on the Long Sweep of American History · Sep 2018

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    Louisa Thomas

    The World Cup, the Knicks, and LeBron James’s Fate: An All-Time Summer in Sports · 5 episodes

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    Maggie Haberman

    Maggie Haberman: Gang War in the White House · Jul 2017

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    Masha Gessen

    Masha Gessen on the Battle Over Trans Rights · 6 episodes

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    Michael Schulman

    Michael Schulman on the Writers’ Strike, and Samantha Irby with Doreen St. Félix · 2 episodes

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    Michelle Zauner

    Can Memes Swing the 2024 Election? Plus, Michelle Zauner on “Crying in H Mart” · Feb 2024

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    Nikole Hannah-Jones

    The Attack on Black History, with Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jelani Cobb · Apr 2024

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    Pablo Torre

    The Sports Journalist Pablo Torre Has a Pulitzer, but Still Feels Like the “Turd” in the Pool · Jun 2026

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    Parul Sehgal
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    Patricia Lockwood
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    Rachel Aviv

    Rachel Aviv on Alice Munro’s Family Secrets · Jan 2025

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    Rachel Syme
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    Rebecca Traister

    Rebecca Traister Is Happy to Be Mad · Oct 2018

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    Sam Knight
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    Sheila Heti

    Sheila Heti Talks with Parul Sehgal About “Alphabetical Diaries” · Feb 2024

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    Susan B. Glasser

    The Political Scene: Big Money and Trump’s New Cabinet · 5 episodes

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    Susan Orlean

    Unpacking the Latino Vote, and Susan Orlean on the Queen of Tigers · 2 episodes

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    Tina Brown

    Tina Brown on Vanity Fair, the Eighties, and Harvey Weinstein · 2 episodes

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    Vinson Cunningham

    From Critics at Large: Steve Spielberg's Blockbusters · 5 episodes

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    Werner Herzog

    Werner Herzog Defends His “Ecstatic” Approach to the Truth · Oct 2023

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    William Finnegan

    William Finnegan Surfing, and Kristen Roupenian Among the Pilgrims · Aug 2018

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    Derren Brown

    Derren Brown’s Big Secret · Aug 2019

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    Rahm Emanuel

    Rahm Emanuel Says Israel’s Path Is “Not Sustainable Politically” · Jul 2026

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