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Ye Gods With Scott Carter

Ye Gods With Scott Carter

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Host Scott Carter, an award-winning executive producer and writer, known for his work on Real Time with Bill Maher and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, explores codes of religious, cultural and secular conduct. Among Carter's diverse celebrity guests are Martin Short, Bob Costas, Ken Burns, Patricia Heaton, Killer Mike, Sam Harris, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Larry Wilmore, Moon Zappa, Rainn Wilson, Yvonne Orji, Rabbi Steve Leder and Tim Gunn.

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  • Anna Deavere Smith/ Riaz Patel

    Anna Deavere Smith/ Riaz Patel
    Oct 28 2026

    Can art create empathy? Scott talks to two guests: First, playwright and actor Anna Deavere Smith. You may know her for roles on THE WEST WING, INVENTING ANNA, BLACK-ISH, AND THE BURROUGHS. She tells Scott about how she developed her documentary theatre technique, plus what it was like adapting her landmark one-woman-play TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES,1992 for a full cast.

    Then Scott talks to Riaz Patel an Emmy nominated TV producer and founder of Connect Effect: A 53-minute experience that turns strangers into community. He tells Scott why how we introduce ourselves is key to healing polarization and what can be done to cure the loneliness epidemic.

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    51 mins
  • Michael Schur

    Michael Schur
    Oct 21 2026

    What is your brain’s thing? Michael Schur, best known as the creator of PARKS AND REC, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, THE GOOD PLACE, and MAN ON THE INSIDE, talks about his new book, co-written with sports writer Joe Posnanski, called BIG FAN: TWO FRIENDS, 82,490 MILES, AND THE WILD, WONDERFUL SPORTS WE LOVE. Plus, the origins of his book HOW TO BE PERFECT and why he thinks AI is a threat to us each finding that special thing that makes our brains happy.

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    51 mins
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