Season 38

2015–2016

E1. September 27, 2015

Sep 27, 2015 · 65m

A profile of Julianna Margulies; an interview with former Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke; a report on the generation known as "Millennials'; a preview of new museum exhibits; a look at the new TV season.

Author Erica Jong; singer-songwriter Elvis Costello; "Dogist" photographer Elias Weiss Friedman. Also: a report on the growing drone craze; a visit to a rodeo where the participants are prisoners.

E8. November 15, 2015

Nov 15, 2015 · 65m

Sarah Palin; Sylvester Stallone; Jennifer Hudson; National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore. Also: a report on the 100th anniversary of the King Features Syndicate.

E9. November 22, 2015

Nov 22, 2015 · 65m

A food-themed episode includes: Clifton's Cafeteria in Los Angeles; chef Marcus Samuelsson; homes built around farms; the circuitous path bananas travel; the science behind why people like certain foods; salt and pepper shaker collectors; Cloris Leachman's kitchen; the popularity of juicing; boiled peanuts in Charleston, S.C.; Cuban sandwiches in Tampa and Miami; Boston cream pie in Boston.

E10. November 29, 2015

Nov 29, 2015 · 65m

People who go missing; Carey Mulligan; David Remnick; "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".

E11. December 6, 2015

Dec 6, 2015 · 65m

An interview with actress Brie Larson (Room (2015) and Trainwreck (2015)); a report on the 1990 theft of masterpieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston; a celebration of Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday; a look at an exhibit of violins, once owned by Holocaust victims.

E12. December 13, 2015

Dec 13, 2015 · 65m

Will Smith (Concussion (2015)); composer Andrew Lloyd Webber; author Michael Lewis ("The Big Short"). Also: a look at the significance of body language; a sampling of Kringle. a Danish pastry made in Wisconsin; a performance by the Oxford University Choir.

E13. December 20, 2015

Dec 20, 2015 · 65m

Andrea Bocelli; designer David Rockwell; chef Bobby Flay cooks a Christmas goose. Also: a look at the Broadway musical, "Shuffle Along"; tips on making small talk; a trip to London, to see what inspired Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" .

E14. December 27, 2015

Dec 27, 2015 · 65m

A weather pattern responsible for unusually warm temperatures; an interview with Maggie Smith; the history of the Bloody Mary cocktail; an interview with Gil Batle, an artist who's an ex-con. Also: people who passed away in 2015; positive news from 2015.

E15. January 3, 2016

Jan 3, 2016 · 65m

Interviews with Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs (2015)) and Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie (2015)); an exploration of meditation; the history of architecture in Chicago; a cat-centric island in Japan; Michael Ian Black's thoughts on the year ahead; a reflection on the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania.

E16. January 10, 2016

Jan 10, 2016 · 65m

A report on sperm donors and the children they father; a profile of singer Rhiannon Giddens; a look at the past and future of the Goodyear Blimp; an interview with producer Norman Lear; a visit to an exhibit on the life of author Ernest Hemingway.

E17. January 17, 2016

Jan 17, 2016 · 65m

A profile of Joy Mangano, the creator of the Miracle Mop and subject of the movie, Joy (2015); an interview with comic book legend Stan Lee; and interview with actress Leslie Caron; a visit with the Benedictine Monks of Norcia, who recorded a surprise hit album; genetically modified organisms.

E18. January 24, 2016

Jan 24, 2016 · 65m

E19. January 31, 2016

Jan 31, 2016 · 65m

E20. February 7, 2016

Feb 7, 2016 · 65m

E21. February 14, 2016

Feb 14, 2016 · 65m

E22. February 21, 2016

Feb 21, 2016 · 65m

E23. February 28, 2016

"The Money Issue". Included: Hugh Jackman's coffee business; young entrepreneurs; craft beer sales; Iceland's response to its 2008 financial crisis; recurring characters in TV ads; Australian miners searching for opals.

E30. April 17, 2016

Apr 17, 2016 · 65m