I Think You're Interesting Podcast
1) Introducing Switched on Pop
I’m hard at work on a new podcast about the intersection of television and culture! You’ll hear much more about that soon. In the meantime, I’m excited to introduce you to Switched on Pop. It's a podc...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Mahershala Ali, from Moonlight to True Detective
Few actors have had as surprising a past few years as Mahershala Ali. Known for his parts on TV shows like The 4400 and House of Cards and in movies like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and the Hu...Show More
3) What do The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Parks and Rec have in common? Michael Schur.
Michael Schur is one of the most adept minds in TV comedy. From his early days producing the Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon-era Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, to his work as one of the key writers ...Show More
What do The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Parks and Rec have in common? Michael Schur.
1:09:12 | Dec 13th, 2018
4) Christmas music you won't get sick of, with R&B star PJ Morton
If you've talked to Todd at all, you know how much he enjoys Christmas music. And, sure, he enjoys the stuff that gets overplayed year after year, but he gets why you're sick of it. Finding good music...Show More
5) Losing is hard. But comedian Chris Gethard says it’s necessary.
The Chris Gethard Show might have been Todd’s favorite talk show of the decade, a weird, tossed-off calamity that emerged every week like an odd magic trick. It made the trip from New York public acce...Show More
6) How to not screw up Thanksgiving dinner, with Salt Fat Acid Heat's Samin Nosrat
This episode originally ran in November of 2017. It’s almost Thanksgiving, which means home chefs all around the United States (Todd among them) are trying to find a way to hew to tradition without tu...Show More
How to not screw up Thanksgiving dinner, with Salt Fat Acid Heat's Samin Nosrat
1:04:49 | Nov 22nd, 2018
7) Hollywood’s past can help us understand its present. Karina Longworth shows us how.
Karina Longworth’s Hollywood history podcast, You Must Remember This, is one of the most essential shows out there for movie fans. Each week, Longworth dives into a story from the film industry’s past...Show More
Hollywood’s past can help us understand its present. Karina Longworth shows us how.
49:44 | Nov 15th, 2018
8) Writer Diablo Cody, on Jennifer's Body, Juno, and Jagged Little Pill (the musical)
Diablo Cody's career took off into the stratosphere when her very first produced script — 2007's quirky comedy Juno — led to a massive box office hit that also won her the Academy Award for Best Origi...Show More
9) How to build a civilization from scratch
Imagine you're a time traveler whose time machine has functioned somewhere in Earth's past — after humans have evolved but before they've, say, invented language or agriculture or any of the other pil...Show More
10) What great horror looks and sounds like, with the makers of The Terror and A Quiet Place
With Halloween right around the corner, we felt it's as timely as ever to revisit this episode from earlier this year. Sometimes, the scariest thing is what you don’t see onscreen. It’s a lesson tak...Show More