Hi folks. How are you?

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

I hope it is wherever you are and you're not getting stressed out about any of the things that can sometimes stress you out about Christmas.

I'm very grateful that you have chosen to listen to an episode of my podcast, whether it be the first time you've joined us or whether

you are a regular listener.

Thank you.

It means the absolute world.

I love making this podcast.

I love having the conversations with the people that I get to meet for the first time or

welcome back.

So I hope that you can tell that it really comes from a place of love and enthusiasm and

interest in what they're doing.

And without wishing to sound unduly self-congratulatory, it's slightly mind-boggling

to me that one week I get to introduce Sam Eshmael and Julia Roberts to you on the podcast and the next, you know, just Bradley Cooper and Kerry Mulligan.

What?

Somebody pinch me.

Bradley and Kenny join me to discuss the phenomenal maestro, which Bradley co-wrote, directed and stars in,

and it focuses on the relationship between Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montalegre.

How lucky am I to get the chance to talk to these incredible artists about their craft, especially

when both Bradley and Kerry were on such brilliant form.

Basically, the last time that he was in town promoting one of his films, his first feature

film he directed, The Star is Born.

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