TBD with Tina Brown

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Comedian, beloved podcaster, and New York Times best-selling author Phoebe Robinson joins Tina to talk about her new tour, Sorry, Harriet Tubman; her latest book, Everything’s Trash but that’s Okay; and why Louis CK still has a lot of work to do before he should return to the stage.

Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News chief medical correspondent, talks candidly with Tina about why the death of Kate Spade galvanized her to write about her own experience with her ex-husband’s suicide in her new book Life After Suicide, and why feeling is the big step toward healing.

Former New Jersey governor, GOP presidential candidate and Trump ally Chris Christie talks with Tina Brown about how Trump always needs an enemy, why there is so much chaos in the White House and how being out of the governorship has changed him. https://www.npr.org/2019/01/29/686211467/even-in-his-own-memoir-let-me-finish-chris-christie-gets-upstaged-by-trump

The acclaimed New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks talks with Tina Brown about his new book on leading a moral life titled The Second Mountain, what the right and left both got wrong about freedom, and how he learned to appreciate the humanity in all of us one day in New York’s Penn Station.

Abby Wambach, the greatest women’s soccer player of all time, talks to Tina about her legendary career, why girls need to be less grateful and more aggressive, and what advice she has for Soccer Moms and Dads watching from the sidelines.