On today's show:

Some of our favorite conversations from 2018

Guests include:

• Lena Waithe, creator of the Showtime series "The Chi"
• Tanya Saracho, creator of the Starz series "Vida" 
• Hannah Gadsby, comedian (Netflix's "Nanette")
• Morgan Neville, director of "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
• Tessa Thompson, actor ("Annihilation," "Sorry to Bother You")
• Riz Ahmed, actor ("The Sisters Brothers," "Venom")
• David Henry Hwang (playwright) and Jeanine Tesori (composer), "Soft Power"
• Sarah Jones, playwright/performer of "Sell/Buy/Date"
• Ed Ruscha, visual artist
• Gabriel Kahane, singer/composer