Episode 50

The Disdain of Cultural Elites.

Walter Kirn is an American novelist, literary critic, and essayist. Hailing from Smalltown, America, he graduated with an A.B. in English from Princeton University, and earned a second undergraduate degree in English Literature from Oxford University (where he was a Keasbey Memorial Foundation Scholar).

He's the author of eight books, including "Up in the Air", which was adapted into an acclaimed film starring George Clooney, and has written for various publications, such as The Atlantic, The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, Vogue, and GQ, and is a contributing editor to Time Magazine.


He also co-hosts the "America This Week" podcast with Matt Taibbi.


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With sharp wit, striking good looks, and a voice built for listening, veteran professional actor and singer Clifton Duncan is as powerful a presence among content creators as he is on stage and on-screen.

He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's elite Graduate Acting Program (a subsidiary of the Tisch School of the Arts).

In addition to multiple television guest-star appearances (including on the popular "NCIS: New Orleans") and having starred on Broadway (in "The Play that Goes Wrong", co-produced by J. J. Abrams), his impressive body of work--from Shakespearean Tragedy to Musical Comedy, and beyond--has been celebrated on many of America's most prestigious stages.