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

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   Sarah Longwell

   Sarah Longwell, a Former Republican, on “How to Eat an Elephant” · 2 episodes

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   Timothy Snyder

   Timothy Snyder on Why Ukraine Can Still Win the War · 2 episodes

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   Alan Cumming

   Alan Cumming on “The Traitors” and His Brush with Reality Television · Mar 2025

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   Billy Porter

   Billy Porter Wears Many Hats · Nov 2019

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   Brian Eno

   Brian Eno Knows “What Art Does” · Jun 2025

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   Carly Rae Jepsen

   Carly Rae Jepsen Talks with Amanda Petrusich · Jul 2019

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   Dolly Parton

   Dolly Parton “Busted a Gut” Reaching for the High Notes on “Rockstar” · Dec 2023

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   Emerald Fennell

   Emerald Fennell’s Anatomy of Desire · Nov 2023

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   Frank Oz

   Frank Oz on Miss Piggy’s Secret Backstory and Jim Henson’s Legacy · Apr 2018

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    Glenda Jackson

    Glenda Jackson Onstage, and Marco Rubio on “Modernizing” Conservatism · Jun 2018

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    Ian McEwan

    Ian McEwan on Imagining the World After Disaster · Nov 2025

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    Ina Garten

    The Art of Cooking with Ina Garten · 2 episodes

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    Jeanette Winterson

    Episode 61: Jeanette Winterson’s Christmas and Obama’s Legacy · Dec 2016

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    Jeremy Irons
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    Jon Lovett

    Jon Lovett Answers Your Questions · 3 episodes

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    Judi Dench

    Judi Dench on Bond and Shakespeare · Apr 2024

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    Lee Child

    David Remnick Talks with Lee Child, the Creator of Jack Reacher · 2 episodes

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    Margaret Atwood

    Margaret Atwood, Evangelizing Against Climate Change, and Greek Tragedy · Apr 2017

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    Marlon James

    Marlon James Builds His Own Damn Universe · Feb 2019

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    Maya Hawke

    Maya Hawke on the Fear of “Missing Out,” and Jen Silverman on “There’s Going to Be Trouble” · Apr 2024

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    Nancy Pelosi

    Nancy Pelosi, the Power Broker · 2 episodes

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    Pam Grier

    Rolling the Dice with Russia, and a Conversation with Pam Grier · Feb 2020

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    Philip Pullman
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    Riz Ahmed

    Riz Ahmed on “Mogul Mowgli” · 2 episodes

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    Robin Wright

    The Global Fallout of Donald Trump’s War on Iran · 2 episodes

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    Rose McGowan

    Rose McGowan on Harvey Weinstein’s Guilty Verdict, and Neuroscience on the Campaign Trail · Feb 2020

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    Salman Rushdie

    Salman Rushdie on Surviving the Fatwa · 3 episodes

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    Sam Smith

    Sam Smith on Their New Album, “Hazel Eyes” · Aug 2026

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    Samantha Irby
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    Steve McQueen

    Steve McQueen Comes Home · Dec 2020

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    Tom Stoppard

    Tom Stoppard on “Leopoldstadt,” and Geena Davis talks with Michael Schulman · Oct 2022

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    Viola Davis

    Viola Davis on Playing Michelle Obama, and Finding Her Voice as an Actor · Apr 2022

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    William Gibson

    William Gibson on the End of the Future, and a Visit with Thundercat · Mar 2020

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    Zadie Smith

    Zadie Smith on Politics, Turning Fifty, and Mind Control · 2 episodes

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    Adam Gopnik

    Trump’s Authoritarian Pronouncements Recall a Dark History · 5 episodes

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    Adam Schiff

    Senator Adam Schiff on How the Trump Administration Targets Its Opponents · Dec 2025

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    Anna Deavere Smith

    Anna Deavere Smith Retells Rodney King’s Story in Theatre · Nov 2021

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    Anthony Fauci

    Anthony Fauci Then and Now, and the Writer-Director Radha Blank · Oct 2020

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    Audra McDonald

    Audra McDonald on Stephen Sondheim, “Gypsy,” and Being Black on Broadway · Dec 2024

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    Ava DuVernay

    Ava DuVernay Wants Her Film “Origin” to Influence the 2024 Election · 3 episodes

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