Welcome back to working. I'm your host, June Thomas. You'll notice that I do not have a co-host

with me this week, and that's because we're taking a one-episode break from our

usual programming to bring you two very special interviews from previous episodes of working.

The first one is working co-host Karen Hahn's interview with our other working co-host,

Isso Butler. You'll hear them discuss Isaac's book, The Method,

how the 20th century learned to act,

and then, after that, their roles will reverse,

and you'll hear Isaac interview Karen

about her book, Bong Joon Ho, dissident cinema.

So it's been almost a year since Isaac released his book about method acting,

and we're happy to report that it's been praised over and over by critics and readers alike.

The method was named one of the best books of 2022 by The New Yorker, Time Magazine,

the San Francisco Chronicle, Vox,

and Salon. In it, Isaac traces the history of method acting from its birth in 19th century

Russia to its impact on American theater and film. It's a really fascinating book,

and I highly recommend checking it out if you

haven't already. So here it is Karen Hahn's interview with Isaac Butler about the method,

how the 20th century learned to act.

Hi, Isaac. How are you? It's surreal to be on the other side.

All right. So just so we don't disorient our listeners too much, you are on today to talk about your new book, which is also so exciting. Can you tell us what your book is called and what it's about?

So my new book is called The Method, How the 20th Century, Learned to Act. And it traces the

roughly 100 year-long birth, rise, and decline of the method, of method acting, this new idea of what acting should do

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