Harrison Ford knows how weird his life is

Wild Card with Rachel Martin

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 989 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Despite being decades into a career that can only be described as iconic, Harrison Ford is still experiencing firsts – like his first Emmy nomination for his role in Apple TV+’s "Shrinking." He spoke with Rachel about staying busy at 83, why he doesn't fear death, and why Jay Leno called him mid-interview to talk about a toilet seat.

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0:00.0	Support for NPR and the following message come from the Walton Family Foundation, working to create access to opportunity for people and communities by tackling tough social and environmental problems.
0:12.0	More information is at waltonfamilyfoundation.org.
0:16.0	Hey, it's Rachel. Just a heads up. Harrison Ford is sort of a salty dude, and there's a little bit of salty language in this episode.
0:25.6	Has ambition ever led you astray?
0:28.0	I don't think so. I'm trying to think of what my ambition is.
0:31.9	Yeah.
0:32.4	It wasn't the fame and fortune. It was the work. It's still the thing that is most fun, the making of this stuff. It's an incredible freedom.
0:45.8	I'm Rachel Martin, and this is Wild Card. The game where cards control the conversation.
0:52.3	Each week, my guest answers questions about their life, questions pulled from a deck of cards.
0:58.5	They're allowed to skip one question and to flip one question back on me.
1:03.1	My guest this week is Harrison Ford.
1:05.8	I've lived like 10 lives.
1:07.9	I mean, I can't believe how lucky I'd been.
1:11.5	Harrison Ford was never in it for the fame. He was in it for the work, the act of telling
1:16.1	stories and movies that would connect with people, and connect they have. From Hans Solo to
1:20.7	Indiana Jones, he has brought to life some of the most important film characters in American
1:25.8	culture. At this point, he's more than a movie star.
1:29.3	He's an icon.
1:30.5	At 83, he could just live out the rest of his days on his ranch in Wyoming, and no one would
1:35.1	blame him, but he still finds purpose in the work.
1:38.0	And in doing so, he just earned himself his first Emmy nomination for his role in the hit show
1:42.9	shrinking on Apple TV.
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