Kyle MacLachlan daydreams about the future

Wild Card with Rachel Martin

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 989 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Kyle MacLachlan is known for his iconic roles in David Lynch classics like "Blue Velvet" and "Twin Peaks," but he's reinvented himself again and again throughout the years. His recent work includes roles in the TV series "Fallout" and "Overcompensating." He's also cultivated a huge following on TikTok and Instagram where his harm is on full display for a new generation of fans.

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0:00.0	This message comes from We Disrupt This Broadcast.
0:03.0	Each episode explores how the minds behind critically acclaimed TV shows reimagined the world
0:08.5	and tackle the big issues that move people forward.
0:11.7	Subscribe to We Disrupt This Broadcast, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:16.6	How do you manage envy?
0:19.0	How do you manage envy?
0:22.6	Oh, this is a tough one for me.
0:25.4	I'm rarely envious.
0:27.0	Oh, I knew you were going to say that.
0:29.0	There was just something about you, I could tell.
0:34.3	But I remember I've been cast in Dune.
0:39.0	It's a lead role in a huge movie, and I meet Sting.
0:41.2	I wanted that guy's life.
0:46.5	I'm Rachel Martin, and this is Wildcard, the game where cards control the conversation.
0:52.1	Each week, my guest answers questions about their life.
0:54.4	Questions pulled from a deck of cards.
0:58.8	They're allowed to skip one question and to flip one question back on me.
1:01.1	My guest this week is Kyle McLaughlin. And I fortunately found something that I was good at and that was being on stage.
1:08.7	There are some performers who transcend the cultural era that made them famous.
1:12.9	It's like they exist out of time.
1:15.5	Always able to find a toehold into the current zeitgeist.
1:19.0	That is Kyle McLaughlin.
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