Hey, it's Alec Baldwin. This past season on my podcast, Here's the Thing.

I spoke with more actors, musicians, policy makers, and so many other fascinating people,

like jazz bassist Christian McBride.

Jazz is based on improvisation but there's very much a form to it.

Most pop songs have a very strict structure, verse, verse, chorus, whereas jazz you get a melody with a set of core changes.

You play that melody with those core changes. Now, once you do that, you have a conversation based on that melody and those core changes.

So it's kind of like giving someone a topic and say, okay, talk about this.

And comedian and actor Caroline Ray.

You're most comfortable when you're on stage.

Probably.

You really love it.

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'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.

Listen to the new season of Here's the Thing on the I Heart Radio app Apple

Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

Good morning. This is Laura.

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