There are two Wallace Shawns. There's the character actor, known for playing eccentrics in The Princess Bride and The Good Wife and voicing cartoon dinosaurs. ("I don't get cast as a lot of real people," he notes.) Then there's the acclaimed playwright, thinker, and ardent leftist. Shawn is out with a new collection of political musings, Night Thoughts, whic ... Show More
Oct 30
Caitlin Doughty: "Death Can Almost Seem Like It's a Hypothetical"
Guest host Scott Pierce introduces a special Halloween-themed episode from the archives. First, Oxford-educated mortician and Ask a Mortician host Caitlin Doughty joins Mike Pesca to discuss her memoir, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, demystifying funeral rituals, and transforming how w ... Show More
22m 29s
Jan 2021
Episode 365: Carvell Wallace, author and podcast host
Carvell Wallace is a podcast host and has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine. He is the co-author, with Andre Iguodala, of The Sixth Man.“So much of my life experience coalesces into things that are useful… All those years that I was obsessing over this th ... Show More
1h 12m
Apr 2018
Kanye Takes The Red Pill, The Waffle House Hero 4.23.18
In episode 132, Jack & Miles are joined by comedian Charla Lauriston to discuss the Waffle House shooting and the suspect who has been apprehended, election midterms coming up, how GOP candidates are starting to take on the Trump vibe, Democrats not saying anything captivating, S ... Show More
1h 9m
Sep 2020
Alec Baldwin: Out There, In Here
<p>In which Rob and actor/writer/producer Alec Baldwin discuss tension on the set of Glengarry Glen Ross, a voicemail from George C Scott, the projects that got away, and their political ambitions (or lack thereof). Plus: we learn what was always on page 73.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by ... Show More
1 h