This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Shortcuts series of programs and the events, music and sounds that we've captured in 2021 make for a dense celebration. A Shortcut Through 2021 features Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amanda Gorman, Alec Baldwin, Alan Kalter, Andrea Bang, Anne Rice, Anthony Fauci, Anthony Joseph, Abbie Hoffman, Bernadette Peters, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bob Malone, Brett Goldstein, Brian Williams, B.J. Thomas, Bob Dole, Bob Fass, Byron Berline, Charles Grodin, Charlie Watts, Cicely Tyson, Clarence Williams III, Colin Powell, Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Miller, Don Everly, Donald Trump, D'Sound, Pher & Cory Henry, Ed Asner, Gary Negbaur, Grace Jones, Hal Holbrook, Howard Johnson, Jason Sudeikis, Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman, Jay Black, Jean Paul Belmondo, Jessica Walter, Joe Biden, Joe Simon, John Lennon, Johnny Carson, John P. Roberts, Juno Temple, Keith Richards, Labelle, Larry Kert, Lawrence Ferlingetti, Lee Jung-jae, Leonard Bernstein, Lily Tomlin, Lonnie Liston Smith, Mandy Patinkin, Marjorie Taylor Green, Mary Wilson, Matt Gaetz, Melvin Van Peebles, Michael Apted, Michael K. Williams, Michael Nesmith, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, Mort Sahl, Norm MacDonald, Paddy Moloney, Pat Martino, Peggy Lipton, Rachel Maddow, Robert Downey, Rosamund Pike, Rostam, Rudy Giuliani, Sam Waterson, Sarah Dash, Sly & Robbie, Sonia Sotomayor, Stonewall Jackson, Sparks, The Chemical Brothers, The Chieftains, The Firesign Theater, The First National Band, The Jets, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Tim Meadows, Tony Hale, Tucker Carlson, Vampire Weekend, Will Hoge, Willard Scott, Yaphet Kotto and Stephen Sondheim.
