Topeka Sam was in the Oval Office when the new criminal justice reform law was signed by President Trump and was one of the voices that made it happen.

Topeka Sam Unshackled

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Turkish firebrand Ece Temelkuran, author of the new book How to Lose a Country, talks with Tina about what the rest of the world can learn from the fall of democracy in her homeland, why she refuses to be a victim, and why the future is female.

Ece Temelkuran on How to Save Democracy

Bruna Papandrea, the powerhouse producer behind Big Little Lies, talks with Tina about the can’t-stream-it-soon-enough premiere of season two, including how the new episodes depict the corrosiveness of lies, the spiral of bad parenting inside those drool-worthy Monterrey beach houses, and the cool creepiness of a new character played by the almighty  Meryl Streep.

Bruna Papandrea with More Big Little Lies

The co-founder of the iconic Studio 54 talks with Tina about the magic he conjured at that legendary nightclub, how he built a global hotel empire—and why he always returns to Times Square.

Ian Schrager: From the King of Clubs to the Ace of Hotels

The acclaimed New Yorker writer talks with Tina about his new book A Thousand
 Small Sanities, what both the right and the left get wrong about liberalism and why people who spit on the plate of civility might not deserve a seat at the table.

Adam Gopnik Wants to Make Liberalism Great Again!

Andrew Gillum, who missed making history as Florida’s first black governor in 2018 by less than half a percentage point, spoke with Tina about why, instead of running for office in 2020, he is focused on registering a million voters to help turn Florida blue and put a Democrat in the White House.

Topeka Sam Unshackled

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