Chris Sullivan on Broadway, Red String Theory, and This Is Us
Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen
Headgum
4.7 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Chris Sullivan [The Knick, This Is Us] talks to Rachel and Olivia about his Broadway calling, Chicago (the city and the musical), and slow dancing at Kinko’s. They also discuss the red string theory, alcoholism, and the immense impact of This Is Us.
To hear more from Chris Sullivan, check out his new podcast That Was Us, hosted by Chris and This Is Us-co-stars Mandy Moore and Sterling K. Brown. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Headgum podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | Sometimes when the world feels insane, you can take a little peek inside of Rachel's little brain. |
| 0:18.0 | All these thoughts are swirling, round and round inside to join us on this journey as we take |
| 0:28.6 | a little ride. |
| 0:29.6 | We'll talk about dogs and kids and things. |
| 0:32.6 | We'll talk about chicks and tampon strings. |
| 0:35.6 | We'll talk about boys that'll make you cry. We'll talk about chicks and tampon strings. We'll talk about boys that make you cry. |
| 0:39.5 | We'll talk about death because people die. |
| 0:44.7 | Hello, everybody. |
| 0:45.6 | Welcome to broad ideas. |
| 0:48.0 | Yay. |
| 0:48.7 | We're flipping the rolls today. |
| 0:50.2 | See. |
| 0:53.3 | Chris, we're so happy you're here. |
| 0:55.4 | Thanks for having me. |
| 0:56.4 | Thanks for coming out. |
| 0:57.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:58.3 | And that super cool car, I just have to give a shout out. |
| 1:00.6 | Yeah, it's my daily driver. |
| 1:02.8 | It really is. |
| 1:04.1 | It's just what you roll around in. |
| 1:05.4 | I love it. |
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