The 10 Best Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin Podcast Episodes
1) Billy Joel
Billy Joel has sold more records than The Stones, Bruce Springsteen, and Madonna—though the “rock star thing” is something he can “take off.” Joel started playing piano when he was about four or five ...Show More
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great interview with the piano man
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Kristen Bell Chooses Her Lane
Actor Kristen Bell (The Good Place, Frozen, Veronica Mars) has a happy marriage that requires a lot of work, and she’s good with that. She considered a life in the theater as a student at NYU, even ma...Show More
3) Steven Lee Myers' Putin Primer
Russia has glittering towers and a jet-set elite, but grinding rural poverty. It has one of the world’s great literary traditions, but throws dissenters in jail for a blog post. Who is Vladimir Putin...Show More
4) Climate Science, Explained
How can Earth Scientists and programmers really make predictions about the climate? What are the ethics of having kids in a warming world? How to combat the disastrous politicization of the issue? D...Show More
5) John Turturro’s Mind at Work
It’s hard to imagine John Turturro—an award-winning actor, director, and writer—feeling inadequate. But even today, the big-hearted 59-year-old says he’s “still learning” his craft. Raised by Italian ...Show More
6) Audra McDonald is the "Luckiest Survivor in the World"
Much like the staggering beauty of her voice, Audra McDonald is impossible to ignore. The only artist to sweep all four acting categories at the Tony’s, she’s the most decorated Broadway star of all t...Show More
7) How Charles Munn is Saving the Amazon
Charles Munn's quest to save the Amazon revolves around one theory: if people see the beauty in nature, they’ll fight to protect it. So far, he’s right. Over four decades, the American conservation bi...Show More
8) Cary Fukunaga Wanted to Be a Snowboarder
Director Cary Fukunaga was born half-Japanese, half-Swedish. His works travel wide cultural distances, as well. He's told an immigrant story (Sin Nombre), created authentic British period drama (Jane ...Show More
9) These Three People Say They Can Fix the Subway
Corey Johnson wants to be the next mayor of New York, and the press seems to think he will be. His plan to fix transit is the centerpiece of his platform. Tom Wright is the CEO of the powerful Regio...Show More
10) American Alexandria: Susan Orlean on the Great LA Library Fire
As a staff-writer at the New Yorker, Susan Orlean has embedded with fertility shamans in Bhutan and profiled a dog (a boxer named Biff). Her book The Orchid Thief inspired one of the most successful ...Show More