Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin
Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin
Playlist by Here's The Thing with Alec BaldwinAward-winning actor Alec Baldwin takes listeners into the lives of artists, policy makers and performers. Alec sidesteps the predictable by going inside the dressing rooms, apartments, and offices of …Follow the podcast:
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Jay McInerney: The Consonant New York Writer
Jay McInerney is a New York Times best selling author known for his breakout novel Bright Lights Big City. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaption of Bright Lights Big City and co-wrote the screenplay for the 1998 film Gia, starring Angelina Jolie. In addition to his fiction work, M…
38:24Mar 25, 2025, 4:00 AM
From the Archives: Huma Abedin’s Sliding Doors
Huma Abedin has spent her entire career in public service, from her beginnings as an intern in First Lady Hillary Clinton’s office, to her time as senior advisor to then-Senator Clinton, as deputy chief of staff to the Secretary of State, vice chair of Clinton's presidential campaign, and now, as C…
37:33Mar 18, 2025, 4:00 AM
Governor Gavin Newsom on California’s wildfires, economy, and future
Politician and businessman Gavin Newsom has served as the 40th governor of California since 2019. Prior to his governorship, Newsom was the lieutenant Governor of California and the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco. Now in the final years of his term, Newsom reflects on the challenges and victories of t…
47:05Mar 11, 2025, 4:00 AM
Lucy Walker Surveys Another California Fire
2021 marked the premiere of Lucy Walker’s documentary film “Bring Your Own Brigade” which unpacked the catastrophic California wildfires of 2018, The Camp Fire and The Woolsey Fire. Now four years after the film was released, Southern California recently experienced even more devastating wildfires…
30:35Mar 4, 2025, 5:00 AM
Psychologist, writer, and curator Christopher Rothko on preserving his father’s legacy
Christopher Rothko never thought he would have a career in the art world but he has become the driving force behind preserving his father, painter Mark Rothko’s, legacy. Christopher along with his sister Kate are the copyright holders to their father’s work and oversee exhibitions of Mark Rothko pa…
43:02Feb 25, 2025, 5:00 AM
From the archives: Paula Pell
We’re revisiting some of Alec’s favorite episodes from the archives. In this episode, originally recorded in November 2012, Alec talks with writer and actress Paula Pell – who made people laugh at Saturday Night Live for 18 years. Pell landed her dream job as a writer at SNL after working at a Flor…
42:57Feb 18, 2025, 5:00 AM
On the 50th Anniversary of “SNL”: with Steve Higgins and Susan Morrison
This season marks the 50th Anniversary of “Saturday Night Live:” the groundbreaking and iconic show that revolutionized late-night television with its sharp celebrity impersonations, satirical news segments, musical performances and absurd sketches - performed by comedy’s brightest stars and broug…
52:30Feb 11, 2025, 5:00 AM
After 30 Years, Blue Man Group Says Goodbye
Chris Wink, Philip Stanton, and Matthew Goldman created Blue Man Group in 1989 as a performance art piece and it has since grown to become a worldwide phenomenon. What started as a small show at the Astor Place Theater in New York City went on to tour worldwide three times and take up residency in …
39:17Feb 4, 2025, 5:00 AM
Julian Lennon on “Life’s Fragile Moments”
Julian Lennon is a Grammy-nominated musician with chart topping records around the globe. He is also a world-class photographer, devoted philanthropist, and the son of one of the most famous musicians of all time. Lennon’s latest photography work is on display in his recently published book, “Life’…
43:14Jan 28, 2025, 3:22 PM
Here’s the Thing: Trailer
Join award-winning actor Alec Baldwin in conversation with some of the most dynamic artists, policymakers, and performers working today. This season, Alec speaks with musician, and photographer Julian Lennon on his work, and his philanthropic causes, the founding members of Blue Man Group on the re…
01:39Jan 21, 2025, 4:33 PM