You know, for months now, I have been interviewing all of my guests for this show remotely.

And y'all, I really, really miss talking to my guests in person,

being in the same room with them, because it's always more fun that way, always.

And that is why I'm happy to share, for this episode, a chat from the before times,

when my guests talk with me, very much in person.

Oh my god, don't apologize.

I'm so sorry. I just want to be hugged.

This guest was late to our interview in LA last year because of Australian actor Ben Mendelssohn.

There's a guy with a giant truck outside of Kankin and I was like,

it's Ben Mendelssohn.

And he literally, I'm in a loner car, so I didn't want to mess it up.

And he literally helped me park my car.

Thanks a village.

But this guest did not come empty handed.

Get it all up. Oh, I brought you a present.

Wait, what?

It's like jolly rancher crack, but not sugar and your teeth won't fall out.

All sorts of that guest actress Pamela Adlon.

She came ready to play.

So we're not cursing.

We don't you can curse and we'll bleep it.

I said the word tits with Terry gross and she was like, we're on the radio.

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