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This week on “BETA, Paul Hunter talks about his very funny Apple TV+ comedy drama series, “Government Cheese.” And Vijay Khurana on his powerful debut novel, “The Passenger’s Seat.”  Also, […]

This week on “BETA, “Yahlin Chang and Eric Tuchman join us to talk about the sixth and final season of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.” And Christine Wence on her book, […]

This week on "BETA," ...music journalist Mark Blake on his latest book, “Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac.” And Nora Lange joins us to discuss her incredible debut novel, “US Fools.” Author Charles Yu also discusses adapting his novel Interior Chinatown into a mind-bending Hulu streaming series.

Musician JD McPherson sits down with us to discuss his latest album – “Nite Owls.”

Also, Jean Hanff Korelitz joins us to talk about the sequel to her best-selling novel, “The Plot.” It’s called…”The Sequel.”

And one of our favorite film critics, Ian Nathan, returns to share his thoughts on Steven Spielberg’s movies.

This week on "BETA," ... Britain’s greatest living songwriter, Nick Lowe, joins us to talk about his newest album, “Indoor Safari.”

Also, Emily St. James and Noel Murray take us back to the island to revisit the significance of the TV series, “Lost.”

And Dan Kois revisits selling newspaper subscriptions on a cold winter’s night in Milwaukee.

Producer Joseph Patel joins us to discuss his documentary,

“Sly Lives!” It pays tribute to the groundbreaking musician Sly

Stone.

And Sara Sligar takes us inside her modern gothic novel, “Vantage Point,” which has it all – wealth, status, power…and a curse.

Also, musician and Wisconsin native Phil Cook talks with us about his latest album, “Appalachia Borealis.”

This week on "BETA," comedian Sarah Silverman joins us to discuss her stand-up tour, “Postmortem.” Also, Gabino Iglesias on his incredibly intense novel, “House of Bone and Rain.” And comedian Jenny Slate shares the complicated beauty of motherhood in her essay collection, “Lifeform.”

Susan Morrison joins us to discuss her definitive biography of SNL creator Lorne Michaels.

Author Leah Kardos tells us why Kate Bush’s album, “Hounds of Love,” is as fresh as ever 40 years after its release.

Also, Maggie Su on her very funny and very moving debut novel,

“Blob: A Love Story.”

This week on “BETA,” comedian Eugene Mirman joins us to talk about “Bob’s Burgers” and more. Also, Booker Prize nominee, Yael van der Wouden, on her debut novel, “The Safekeep.” […]

This week on "BETA," ...Master of horror, Clay McLeod Chapman joins us to discuss his latest novel, “Wake Up and Open Your Eyes.”

And musician Paul de Jong talks to us about his captivating found sound music.

Also, MacArthur Genius Karen Russell sits down with us to talk her about her incredible novel, “The Antidote,”