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Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin
iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 8.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2024
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
Join award-winning actor Alec Baldwin in conversation with some of the most dynamic artists, policymakers, and performers working today. This season, Alec speaks with actor Susan Lucci about portraying her iconic character Erica Kane for four decades, chef Jaques Pépin on his passion for sharing the joy of cooking, and public health advocate Dr. Dean Schillinger on the diabetes epidemic and what can be done about it, just to name a few. If you like listening as much as Alec likes talking with interesting people, subscribe now and never miss an episode. The new season begins January 23rd.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:05.9 | Hey, it's Alec Baldwin. |
| 0:08.0 | This past season on my podcast, Here's the Thing. |
| 0:11.7 | I spoke with more actors, musicians, policymakers, and so many other fascinating people. |
| 0:18.2 | Like jazz bassist Christian McBride. Jazz is based on improvisation, but there's very much a form to it. |
| 0:24.6 | You have a conversation based on that melody and those chord changes. |
| 0:28.6 | So it's kind of like giving someone a topic and say, okay, talk about this. |
| 0:32.6 | I don't really know what I'm going to say, but you know enough about this subject |
| 0:35.6 | that you can just have an open conversation about it. So that's what jazz is. And comedian and actor Caroline Ray. You're most comfortable when you're on stage. Yeah, I feel like I always think my stand-up is a dinner party. I know what I'm going to make. You're my guess. I don't know what's going to happen. But the thing about stand-up that amazes me is it's only going to happen in that moment in time. Even if we film it, it's never going to be what it feels like live. And secretary to the governor and the most powerful, unelected person in New York State government, Melissa de Rosa. Do you think Trump's going to win? I do. Yes. I mean, and you've got Jill Stein just announced, Joe Manson's retiring, what's he up to? These battleground state polls this far out, I know everyone wants to be dismissive of them. I think we should be sounding the alarm. I think unless we make some changes fast and we start to engage with real people and get more in tune with what matters to them, mainly pocketbook issues. |
| 1:27.7 | I think we're looking at an upset, and I'm not sure this country can survive another four years |
| 1:31.2 | of Donald Trump. |
| 1:32.4 | Listen to the new season of Here's the Thing on the IHeart Radio app Apple Podcasts, or wherever |
| 1:39.3 | you get your podcasts. |
| 1:41.5 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
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