Popeye. The World According to Garp. Good Morning, Vietnam. Dead Poets Society. Awakenings. The Fisher King. Aladdin. Mrs. Doubtfire. Jumanji. The Birdcage. Good Will Hunting. What Dreams May Come. One Hour Photo. Death to Smoochy. Insomnia. Night at the Museum.

And that's just a super-abbreviated version of Robin Williams's filmography. And it completely ignores his career as one of the all-time great standup comedians. And it ignores Mork & Mindy. And Comic Relief. And so much more.

This hour: A look at Robin Williams, who would've turned 70 this year.

GUESTS:
Dave Itzkoff - A culture reporter for The New York Times and the author of Robin
Carolyn Paine - An actress, comedian, and dancer, and she is the founder, director, and choreographer of CONNetic Dance

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Colin McEnroe, Betsy Kaplan, Cat Pastor, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired in a different form June 21, 2018.

Popeye.&nbsp;The World According to Garp.&nbsp;Good Morning, Vietnam.&nbsp;Dead Poets Society.&nbsp;Awakenings.&nbsp;The Fisher King.&nbsp;Aladdin.&nbsp;Mrs. Doubtfire.&nbsp;Jumanji.&nbsp;The Birdcage.&nbsp;Good Will Hunting.&nbsp;What Dreams May Come.&nbsp;One Hour Photo.&nbsp;Death to Smoochy.&nbsp;Insomnia.&nbsp;Night at the Museum.
And that's just a super-abbreviated version of Robin Williams's filmography. And it completely ignores his career as one of the all-time great standup comedians. And it ignores&nbsp;Mork &amp; Mindy. And&nbsp;Comic Relief. And so much more.
This hour: A look at Robin Williams, who would've turned 70 this year.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Dave Itzkoff&nbsp;- A culture reporter for&nbsp;The New York Times&nbsp;and the author of&nbsp;Robin</li>
<li>Carolyn Paine&nbsp;- An actress, comedian, and dancer, and she is the founder, director, and choreographer of CONNetic Dance</li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/wnprcolin">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe, Betsy Kaplan, Cat Pastor, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired in a different form June 21, 2018.

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