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Aug 2020
1h 4m

Nick Offerman: The Ted Experience

Stitcher & Team Coco, Rob Lowe
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In which Rob and actor/writer/woodworker Nick Offerman discuss their Midwestern roots, Nick’s time coming up on the Chicago stage, the specificity of character names on Parks & Recreation, and the importance of being present. Plus: we learn what it took to achieve Ron Swanson’s iconic hairdo. 
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