Episode 987 - Aaron Sorkin

Episode 987 - Aaron Sorkin

It's very possible the only reason Aaron Sorkin became a writer is because he spent a lonely night in a friend's apartment where the only thing working was an electric typewriter. Aaron tells Marc how that fateful night put him on the path to writing his first play, A Few Good Men, and kicked off a writing career on Broadway, in film and on TV that has few rivals. Aaron also talks about his hero and mentor William Goldman, why his first try at adapting To Kill A Mockingbird was no good, and how his habit of writing high landed him in rehab. Plus, stories about the making of The West Wing, The Social Network and more. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and SimpliSafe.

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Episode 1221 - Richard Kind

Episode 1221 - Richard Kind

Richard Kind knows his face is memorable, but he still thinks he uses it too much. He knows his characters often exude warmth and joy, even though he is personally powered by dread and anxiety. He wan...

26 Apr 20211h 14min

Episode 1220 - John Waters

Episode 1220 - John Waters

On the day this episode is released, John Waters is celebrating his 75th birthday. But he's still doing the same things that brought him cultural notoriety when he started making movies in the ‘60s: C...

22 Apr 20211h 9min

Episode 1219 - Tom Jones

Episode 1219 - Tom Jones

Tom Jones doesn't feel like resting on his laurels. He tells Marc there's one main reason he's going strong, recording new music and performing live at the age of 80: Because he still has a point to p...

19 Apr 20211h 11min

Episode 1218 - Yo-Yo Ma

Episode 1218 - Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma remembers a moment in his childhood where it all began to make sense. As a seven-year-old prodigy, he was playing cello in front of an audience that included two U.S. Presidents. But it was a...

15 Apr 20211h 24min

Episode 1217 - Sally Struthers

Episode 1217 - Sally Struthers

Sally Struthers is thinking a lot about the passage of time these days. For one, this year is the 50th anniversary of All In The Family premiering on CBS. She's also thinking that so many people she w...

12 Apr 20211h 13min

Episode 1216 - Katey Sagal

Episode 1216 - Katey Sagal

Katey Sagal is known by the public in ways she doesn't see herself. She's known as an actor, but always thought of herself primarily as a singer. She's known as a seminal comedic TV character, even th...

8 Apr 20211h 18min

Episode 1215 - Hunter Biden

Episode 1215 - Hunter Biden

Marc only knew Hunter Biden from what he saw in the news. He never heard him speak, he had no sense of who he really was, and he wasn't sure he cared much about the troubled son of a President. Then h...

5 Apr 20211h 41min

Episode 1214 - Daniel Kaluuya

Episode 1214 - Daniel Kaluuya

Daniel Kaluuya doesn't want to stop the journey. Getting nominated for Oscars, winning a Golden Globe, hosting Saturday Night Live. These are moments within the journey, but he doesn't want any of the...

1 Apr 20211h 20min

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