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From Marjorie Taylor Greene to Epstein: The Fracturing of the MAGA Movement

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MTV Creator Tom Freston on His Iconic Career and the Future of Creativity

MTV was the first-ever 24-hour cable network dedicated solely to music videos. Launched in the 1980s, MTV brought hit songs to the living rooms of audiences across the globe. Tom Freston is a co-founder of the once-beloved video channel and former CEO of Viacom. Freston speaks with Walter Isaacson about his career, the birth of MTV, and his new memoir "Unplugged."
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Season 2026 Episode 8174
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Kimberlé Crenshaw; Sally Hayden; Jeffrey Winters
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Chris Murphy; Rebeca Grynspan; Jill Lepore
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Season 2026 Episode 8171
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Ben Rhodes; Oliver McTernan; Ethar El-Katatney
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Season 2026 Episode 8170
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Beth Sanner; Dr. Nahid Bhadelia; Heather Kerr; Maya MacGuineas
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Season 2026 Episode 8168
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Peter S. Goodman; Mamoud Ahmadinejad; Kelli María Korducki
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José Manuel Albares; Rafael Nadal; Mike Isaac
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David A. Graham; Mikhail Fishman; Helen Lewis
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Badr Abdelatty; Andrew Weissmann; Josh Tyrangiel
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Tymofiy Mylovanov; Juan Gonzalez; Rita Coburn
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Season 2026 Episode 8163
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Xiang Lanxin; Rahul Bhatia; Edith Eger; Marianne Engle
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