Justin Long And Marina Franklin: Franklin My Dear, I Don't Give A Long

Ask Me Another

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🗓️ 17 January 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Actor Justin Long returns to the Ask Me Another stage! Known for the "Get a Mac" ads, Long talks about hosting his new podcast Life Is Short, and interviewing his 103-year-old grandmother. Then, he plays a game of "Shorter or Longer?" Later, comedian Marina Franklin tells the story of how she bombed her first big break, and then tests her knowledge of themed restaurants.

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0:00.0	From NPR and WNYC, coming to you from the Bell House in beautiful Brooklyn, New York,
0:09.2	it's NPR's hour of puzzles, word games, and trivia, ask me another.
0:14.0	I'm Jonathan Colton, now here's your host, Ophira Eisenberg.
0:18.5	Hello people of 2020.
0:27.1	I feel like the first couple weeks of January is very hard to just get yourself out and
0:34.5	among people.
0:36.1	So well done, you guys are all functioning a lot better than me.
0:40.9	If you're like me too right now you are throwing out your holiday cards but feeling guilty
0:45.1	about it, feeling a little guilty about it.
0:47.8	And let's be honest, holiday cards, strong word, strong word.
0:51.8	They are really now just generic family flyers of someone's best Instagram photo that they
1:00.4	uploaded to Shutterfly.
1:02.6	Really the only personization is like, oh you use template 4, good for you.
1:08.6	And yeah it is still sad though when I see babies 80's face.
1:14.8	They are smiling in her sleep sack as I cinch up the trash bag and throw it out on the
1:21.2	sidewalk.
1:22.2	Like see you next Christmas kids.
1:27.6	Do you like them?
1:28.6	I mean some of those Christmas cards, the family flyers.
1:32.4	I'm happy to get because it's the only time I ever see what those people look like.
1:36.6	I'm like oh wow I guess those kids are growing up.
1:39.6	I should really call them one of these kids.
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