Allen Frances doesn’t think Donald Trump is "crazy." This is not comforting news. Last winter, the former the chair of the DSM-IV Task Force and the department of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine wrote a widely circulated let
No matter how much comic, writer and director Tig Notaro insists that her Amazon series “One Mississippi” is semi-autobiographical — "75 percent real," she says — her fans still assume that it’s closer to real-life than fiction. The show came o
Feminist writers and writers of color experienced extreme online harassment during the years leading up to the 2016 election, when the so-called alt-right then turned its efforts to supporting Donald Trump's campaign for the presidency. Writer
It’s official — as of mid-July, hip-hop is the most popular music genre in the United States. This year, for the first time, rap music passed rock to take the number one spot on Nielsen’s industry report. On this episode, Salon's editor at larg
What’s so awesome about being awkward? Salon’s Mary Elizabeth Williams talks with Dr. Ty Tashiro about why we should actually embrace our quirks and the things we think are weird about ourselves. Tashiro is a psychologist and interpersonal rela
Throughout her career, singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco has never shied away from mixing her politics with her art. Since her breakout self-titled 1990 album, she’s become known as much for being outspoken on feminism, reproductive rights and LGB
The mainstream media has an ongoing obsession with trying to find remorseful Donald Trump voters. Salon's Amanda Marcotte talks to psychologist Carol Tavris, author of "Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me)," about why we're unlikely to experience
Can playing a video game teach someone what it's like to live in poverty, or as a transgender woman? Or is that outside of the scope of a game? Salon's Matt Smith and Austin Walker, editor in chief of Vice's Waypoint, debate the limits of art a
American University professor Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the outcomes of every U.S. presidential election since 1984 — including Donald Trump's. Now, he's predicting Trump will be impeached. Salon's Matthew Rozsa speaks with Lichtma
Although abortion has been legal in the United States since 1973, TV — both scripted and reality — all but ignored the issue for decades. Salon writer Mary Elizabeth Williams talks to sociologist Gretchen Sisson, one of the directors of the Abo
Acclaimed filmmaker John Waters delivered a commencement address in 2015 that went viral. Now, his advice for graduates has been published in a new book, "Make Trouble." In this episode of the Salon Mix podcast, John Waters sits down with Amand
Veteran humorist and political pundit P.J. O'Rourke — who's been known to refer to himself as "the only intentionally funny conservative" — talks to Salon's Andrew O'Hehir about Donald Trump, conspiracy theories and his new book about the 2016
Salon's Alli Joseph sits down with RuPaul to talk about life and how to live it, the power of drag, and the talent behind "RuPaul's Drag Race," now in its ninth season on Vh1.
Salon's Matthew Rozsa talks to Morénike Giwa Onaiwu of the Autism Women's Network about the intersectional roles gender and race play in autism diagnosis, visibility, and advocacy.
In 2006, BBC’s nature documentary series “Planet Earth” dazzled millions of viewers around the globe with indelible images of wildlife that only a few years prior to its debut seemed all but impossible to obtain. Its follow-up, “Planet Earth II
Salon politics writer Amanda Marcotte talks with veteran Nevada reporter Jon Ralston about the "Harry Reid effect" and why Nevada was so successful in getting Democrats elected in 2016 when other states were not.
Salon talks to "Marvel's Luke Cage" score composers Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge and "Westworld" score composer Ramin Djawadi, who before this show was known to HBO fans as the composer for "Game of Thrones," about how they made their
Amanda Marcotte talks with author Andi Zeisler about the year in feminist pop culture, and the backlash against it that helped Donald Trump win the presidential election. Go to Salon.com to read an article and watch a video on this topic.
Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams spoke to "Lady Dynamite"'s Bamford via Skype to discuss visibility, turning mental illness into creative inspiration, and why psych wards aren’t as nearly fun as they look in the movies.
Alex Jones, with his conspiracy theory media empire Infowars, used to be a fringe character, until Donald Trump's paranoia-driven campaign launched him into the national spotlight. Salon's Amanda Marcotte speaks with conspiracy theorist expert