Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello reveal what takes them out of their comfort zones; comedian Paul F. Tompkins discusses the perils of improvising on his podcast Spontaneanation and shares the secrets behind writing his theme to the film, Phantom Thread; writer Ijeoma Oluo unpacks the themes of racial oppression in her new book, So You Want to Talk About Race; and hip hop artist Open Mike Eagle performs a track from his concept album Brick Body Kids Still Daydream about the Chicago Housing Project where spent time as a kid.