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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

I Wish I'd Made That: Nick Offerman

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Artists, musicians, and filmmakers are often inspired by what they see or hear. Sometimes that thing is so great, they tell us they wish they made it themselves. It happens so often we made a segment about it called I Wish I'd Made That. The one and only Nick Offerman joins us this time around. Nick is probably best known as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation. When we asked him if there was any TV show, movie or album he wishes he made, Nick said he leaves that to the professionals. Usually, our guests pick a movie or a TV show they love. But, Nick decided to channel his love of woodworking and tell us about the greatest guitar he ever held in his hands: The Gibson J-200.

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Artists, musicians, filmmakers, people who make stuff in the world are often inspired by what they see

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or hear and sometimes that thing is so great they tell us they wish they'd made it themselves

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it happens so often that we made a segment about it it's called i wish Made That. Today, you're going to hear from the one and only

1:12.6

Nick Offerman. Hello, this is Nick Offerman, and I am an actor and writer and woodworker.

1:21.0

Maybe you remember Nick as the lovable Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation. He's one of the hosts of the

1:27.0

reality competition show making it alongside Amy Polar. He's one of the hosts of the reality competition show

1:28.3

making it alongside Amy Polar. It's a bit like the Great British Bake Off, but with pipe

1:33.1

cleaners and table sauce instead of fondant and laminated pastries. Making it just wrapped up its

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third season on NBC. You can stream it on Peacock or Hulu. When we asked Nick Offerman if there was a TV show or a

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movie or an album he wished he'd made, Nick said he leaves that to the professionals. He decided to

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channel his woodworking roots and tell us about the greatest guitar he ever held in his hands,

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the Gibson J200. Here's Nick Offerman. I'm not clever enough to

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