Ranked #1
Richard Feynman on What It Means
Richard Feynman on What It Means
Interview by Charles WeinerRichard Feynman sat down for several hours of interviews in Altadena, California in June 1966... Read more
30 Mar 2015
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9mins
Ranked #2
Garrison Keillor on Humor *
Garrison Keillor on Humor *
“My family was shocked when I came home with a volume of Hemingway … There was a price to be paid for being interested i... Read more
15 Dec 2015
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8mins
Ranked #3
Frank Lloyd Wright on Arrogance *
Frank Lloyd Wright on Arrogance *
“Any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows” – Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957, as told t... Read more
16 Feb 2016
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11mins
Ranked #4
Bill Murray on Being Obnoxious *
Bill Murray on Being Obnoxious *
“I‘m just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming, that’s what they pay me to do.” – Bill Murray in 1988 as tol... Read more
27 Oct 2015
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9mins
Ranked #5
Robin Williams on Masks
Robin Williams on Masks
Interview by Lawrence Grobel We put together this Blank on Blank using excerpts from two interviews Larry recorded on mi... Read more
2 Dec 2014
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7mins
Ranked #6
Kurt Cobain on Identity
Kurt Cobain on Identity
Interview by Jon SavageJon interviewed Kurt Cobain in a hotel room in New York City on July 22, 1993. He recorded the in... Read more
22 Oct 2013
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6mins
Ranked #7
John Coltrane on Giant Steps
John Coltrane on Giant Steps
Interview by Frank KofskyOne afternoon in November 1966, Frank Kofsky took the train out to Long Island. He was about to... Read more
8 May 2015
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6mins
Ranked #8
Gene Wilder on The Truth
Gene Wilder on The Truth
Interview by Letty Cottin PogrebinThis conversation was recored on March 25, 2007 at the 92Y in New York City. Watch the... Read more
6 May 2014
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6mins
Ranked #9
Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness
Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness
Interview by Simon CritchleyThis conversation was recorded on December 17, 2012 before a live audience at the Rubin Muse... Read more
3 Jun 2014
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7mins
Ranked #10
Jim Morrison on Why Fat is Beautiful
Jim Morrison on Why Fat is Beautiful
Interview by Howard SmithThe interview was recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder in November 1969. Howard Smith was w... Read more
2 Apr 2013
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5mins
Ranked #11
Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid
Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid
Interview by Andrew Romano and Ramin SetoodehAndrew and Ramin interviewed Sendak at his home in Connecticut in September... Read more
10 Jun 2013
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7mins
Ranked #12
Johnny Cash on The Gospel
Johnny Cash on The Gospel
Interview by Barney HoskynsBarney interviewed Johnny Cash in October 1996. You can hear the full interview at Rock’s Bac... Read more
8 Apr 2014
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7mins
Ranked #13
Janis Joplin on Rejection
Janis Joplin on Rejection
Interview by Howard Smith Howard interviewed Janis Joplin by phone on September 30, 1970. This turned out to be the last... Read more
23 Sep 2013
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5mins
Ranked #14
John Lennon on Love
John Lennon on Love
Interviews by Howard SmithFor this episode, we used two of the five interviews Smith did with John Lennon and Yoko Ono b... Read more
22 Apr 2014
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6mins
Ranked #15
Tupac Shakur on Life and Death
Tupac Shakur on Life and Death
Interview by Benjamin SvetkeyBenjamin interviewed Tupac in a restaurant in Hollywood in March 1994. He was writing a pro... Read more
3 Dec 2013
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6mins
Ranked #16
Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life
Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life
Interview by Studs TerkelWe discovered two interviews with Buckminster Fuller that Studs Terkel recorded in 1965 and 197... Read more
16 Mar 2015
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9mins
Ranked #17
Jimi Hendrix on The Experience
Jimi Hendrix on The Experience
Interview by Keith AlthamKeith Altham sat down with Jimi Hendrix in London on September 11, 1970. This would turn out to... Read more
4 Feb 2014
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7mins
Ranked #18
Beastie Boys on Being Stupid
Beastie Boys on Being Stupid
Interview by Rocci FischFisch interviewed the Beastie Boys — Mike “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, and Adam “M... Read more
30 Apr 2013
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8mins
Ranked #19
Nina Simone on Shock *
Nina Simone on Shock *
“It’s a good time for black people to be alive. It’s a lot of hell. A lot of violence, but I feel more alive now than I ... Read more
1 Dec 2015
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8mins
Ranked #20
David Bowie on Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie on Ziggy Stardust
Interview by Joe SmithThe conversation was recored on June 3, 1987 during the writing of Off the Record–Smith’s oral his... Read more
20 May 2014
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6mins