My Favorite TV Show: The Office
Chiquis and Chill
My Cultura and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Chiquis chats with Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin Malone on the Emmy-award winning series, “The Office.” Brian shares stories about how he got the role, his days on set and why he thinks the show is more popular now than ever. Brian also tells Chiquis about the time he fooled musician Alice Cooper, a group text chain with other cast members from The Office and his current gig as host of the podcast, “Off The Beat.”
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Penelope Spheras, on the host of a new podcast about the life and death of Peter Ivers. |
| 0:06.4 | Peter was the host of a TV show featuring prominent LA punk bands until he was murdered in 1983. |
| 0:13.9 | Forty years later, we dive into that music scene and the mystery of his passing. |
| 0:19.7 | Listen to Peter and the Acid King on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:30.0 | Sometimes the pop culture we love just teens hits differently in retrospect. |
| 0:33.9 | Maybe it's a tabloid story we couldn't get enough of or an illicit student-teacher relationship on our favorite show. |
| 0:40.0 | We're Suzy Bannockerim and Jessica Bennett, posts of the new podcast in retrospect. |
| 0:44.8 | Where each week we'll revisit a cultural moment from the past that shaped us, and probably you, |
| 0:49.4 | to try to understand what it taught us about the world and our place in it. |
| 0:52.7 | You're the first person that I've talked to about this for years and years. |
| 0:55.9 | Listen to In retrospect on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your favorite shows. |
| 1:01.4 | Everyone in our country has a voice. |
| 1:03.6 | It's something that says not just where you come from, but who you are. |
| 1:07.9 | Welcome to NPR's Black Stories, Black Truths. |
| 1:10.9 | A collection of podcasts and a celebration of the hosts in journalism who've always spoken truth to power. |
| 1:17.4 | Our voices are as varied, nuanced, and dynamic as the Black experience, |
| 1:21.8 | and stories should never be about us without us. |
| 1:25.2 | Find NPR Black Stories, Black Truths on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:35.0 | Do you think that the office jokes can kind of live in today's society? |
| 1:40.7 | I don't know. People are watching it, and that's what ultimately is the goal. |
| 1:44.8 | In real life, how are Kevin and Brian different? |
| 1:48.9 | Well, first of all, I don't spoil or alert. |
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