Special Encore Episode: Paget Brewster

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Music, Performing Arts, Arts

4.9 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

An encore presentation of one of the top episodes of 2021. Rhett welcomes actress Paget Brewster to talk about her career as an actor, and the immense gratitude she holds for the artistic journey she’s on. Paget and Rhett talk about why voice excites her, how pre-performance nerves are a blessing in disguise, why it’s fun to die in a movie as an actor, and much more. Paget is incredibly thoughtful in the way she analyzes her work, and her exuberance about her art is refreshing and inspiring. Paget Brewster is an actor, voice actor, and singer from Concord, Massachusetts. She gained initial recognition for her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of Friends, and broke through to widespread acclaim when she played Emily Prentiss on Criminal Minds. Paget currently voices Birdgirl on the Adult Swim comedy series Birdgirl, which she and Rhett discuss in the episode. Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Justin Thomas. Production Assistance by Matt Bavuso. Music by OLD 97’s. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	O'SIrhus
0:02.0	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:09.0	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:10.6	That's when it got wheels off.
0:13.8	Shot it up and we ain't gonna stop.
0:16.8	I like you, like it a night.
0:19.3	That's when they got wheels off. Yeah. Happy New Year and welcome to I'm going to Not.
0:24.8	Happy New Year and welcome to Wheels Off 2022.
0:29.3	We're going to start this calendar year by replaying some fan favorite episodes from last year.
0:37.9	These are episodes that were the most downloaded,
0:40.5	the most listened to, and generally the most beloved.
0:44.4	Appropriately, we will start off with the great Padgett Brewster.
0:48.3	I love Padgett. She makes me laugh. She makes me think.
0:51.6	She's a hard worker, but she's supremely talented. She thinks about what she does,
0:58.0	and she does it so well. I asked Patchett if she would share with us a little bit of wisdom, a thought for the new year, not exactly a New Year's resolution, but something in that vein.
1:10.0	Patchett shared with me two thoughts.
1:14.6	One wise and one witty.
1:19.0	You be the judge.
1:20.8	The first thought from Padgett Brewster for 2022 was this.
1:26.3	Acknowledge feelings of despair.
1:28.7	Give those feelings the finger, then choose optimism.
1:34.7	Alternately, Paget gave us the following thought for 2022.
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