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How Long Gone

376. - B.J. Novak

How Long Gone

Chris Black & Jason Stewart / Talkhouse

Society & Culture

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

B.J. Novak is an actor, writer, comedian, and director living in Los Angeles. We chat about his new film Vengeance, the new Beyonce album, bespoke-but-affordable local sushi, podcaster is an easy job to have, voice-over work should be left to the uglies, Marfa, TX during the “magic hour” is incredible, Ryan from The Office Funko Pop collectors are too gnarly, the paparazzi magically knows when you’re at the airport whenever the studio books your fight, stolen suburban swag, Country Mouse vs. City Mouse, why humans love vengeance, peaking in 2009, BJ looking forward to his “fat Godfather” era, learning how to take life’s body shots as you age, Las Vegas writers retreat, Southwest flights out of Burbank, if restaurants got ride of entrees the world would be a better place, and we take a brisk look at B.J.’s investment portfolio. instagram.com/bjnovak twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

The What's really good, Jason? A special, very special Friday taping of your thrice weekly podcast from your friends Chris Black and

0:26.4

Jason Stewart aka Chris Black and them jeans how are you? I'm good I'm I'm trying to get into the

0:32.2

zone you know it is tough to do four podcasts in one week but

0:37.5

when when this guest calls and we and we answer it well I guess when we call and then he pushes last minute and then we rescheduled, we answer that call.

0:48.3

I think when I've been in touch when there's a 40 email chain with his press department.

0:53.0

We, you know, we answer the call, but yeah, I mean,

0:55.9

this is a white whale for us as far as how long gone goes.

1:00.4

We, of course, kind of developed a friendship after a courtship and now we're edging into a professional relationship

1:09.1

Which means B.J better start sucking today We did sort of dog whistle this podcast into existence by mentioning

1:16.7

his stickman like abilities through the years and after we did link at the tower, he said,

1:23.2

I learned what a stickman was from listening

1:27.4

to your podcast.

1:28.5

And I said, well, brother, that sounds meta to me.

1:31.9

And it is true while you guys were watching reruns of the office.

1:36.3

He was studying the stick and how to use it.

1:39.2

That's right.

1:39.8

In a multitude of positions.

1:41.5

Beyond checking in with his banker at City National once a month to make sure those those residual checks were still clearing

1:49.6

Check out the office on on Delta anywhere you watch TV really but no B.J. is a is a

1:56.7

legendary actor comedian Harvard graduate he has a new movie out called Vengeance that is

2:06.4

interestingly about a journalist and podcaster that travels from the Big Apple to West Texas to investigate the death of a woman who he

2:16.4

once smashed.

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