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Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin - Podcast

Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin

Award-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 people we want to understand better: Ira Glass, Lena Dunham, David Letterman, Barbara Streisand, Tom Yorke, Chris Rock and others. Hear what happens when an inveterate guest becomes a host.

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Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
43 minutes
Episodes
449
Years Active
2011 - 2025
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Justine Bateman Talks About A.I. and the Threat to Writers and Actors

Justine Bateman Talks About A.I. and the Threat to Writers and Actors

As the writers’ and actors' strike in Hollywood stretches into the fall, many have called this moment “existential.” After negotiations with AMPTP, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Produ…

00:37:27  |   Tue 05 Sep 2023
Andrew Berman - Summer Staff Picks

Andrew Berman - Summer Staff Picks

It’s time for the final episode in our Summer Staff Picks series, highlighting favorite conversations from the Here’s The Thing archives. This week, we revisit Alec Baldwin’s conversation with Andrew…

00:36:18  |   Tue 22 Aug 2023
Mick Fleetwood - Summer Staff Picks

Mick Fleetwood - Summer Staff Picks

Our summer tradition at Here’s the Thing continues, as staff members choose their favorite conversations from the archives for our Summer Staff Pick series. This week, we revisit Alec’s 2021 intervie…

00:42:13  |   Tue 15 Aug 2023
“Unraveled” Podcast: The History of the Long Island Serial Killer

“Unraveled” Podcast: The History of the Long Island Serial Killer

Making recent headlines is the arrest in a cold case over a decade-old, the Long Island Serial Killer. From 2010 to 2012, the remains of 11 bodies were found on or near Gilgo Beach on the east end of…

00:54:50  |   Tue 08 Aug 2023
Christian McBride on Jazz and “Jawn”

Christian McBride on Jazz and “Jawn”

Acclaimed jazz musician Christian McBride has made hundreds of recordings, won eight Grammy Awards and led numerous ensembles, including the Christian McBride Band, the Christian McBride Big Band, In…

00:36:20  |   Tue 01 Aug 2023
Katie Porter - Summer Staff Picks

Katie Porter - Summer Staff Picks

Our Here’s the Thing Summer Staff Picks series continues, featuring our favorite episodes from the archives. This week, we revisit Alec’s 2021 interview with U.S. Representative Katie Porter. In 2018…

00:39:26  |   Tue 25 Jul 2023
Hans Zimmer - Summer Staff Picks

Hans Zimmer - Summer Staff Picks

Our staff picks continue at “Here’s The Thing,” where throughout the summer, members of our team select their favorite interviews from the archives. This week, we revisit Alec’s 2021 interview with H…

00:51:23  |   Tue 18 Jul 2023
Lena Dunham and Carol Burnett - Summer Staff Picks

Lena Dunham and Carol Burnett - Summer Staff Picks

We are continuing our summer tradition at “Here’s The Thing” where members of the staff select their favorite interviews from the archives. This week, we revisit Alec Baldwin’s conversations with two…

01:00:44  |   Tue 11 Jul 2023
Activist Gianna Reeve on Starbucks’ Unionization

Activist Gianna Reeve on Starbucks’ Unionization

Against the backdrop of soaring stock prices and multi-million dollar executive packages, the labor movement is undergoing a resurgence. A Starbucks location in Buffalo, NY became the first within th…

00:40:16  |   Tue 27 Jun 2023
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Actors Studio: Remembering Anne Jackson & Eli Wallach

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Actors Studio: Remembering Anne Jackson & Eli Wallach

This past year marked the 75th Anniversary of the Actors Studio, the nonprofit organization that has shared “truth in acting” with decades of film, television and theater professionals. This episode …

00:50:33  |   Tue 20 Jun 2023
The Athleticism and Elegance of Conductor Rafael Payare

The Athleticism and Elegance of Conductor Rafael Payare

Rafael Payare, or “Rafa,” as he’s known more informally, is the energetic, electrifying and unmistakable conductor that is taking the classical world by storm. Payare currently serves as Music Direct…

00:44:53  |   Tue 13 Jun 2023
Filmmaker Ryan White Wants You To Eat Your Broccoli

Filmmaker Ryan White Wants You To Eat Your Broccoli

Filmmaker Ryan White has made a dizzying array of unique documentaries, including “The Keepers,” about the unsolved murder of a Catholic nun, “The Case Against 8” about the fight for marriage equalit…

00:36:38  |   Tue 30 May 2023
Artificial Intelligence: The Future is Now

Artificial Intelligence: The Future is Now

There is an important conversation happening regarding the rapidly-changing world of artificial intelligence and how it will affect us.  Alec speaks with two leaders in the tech community that have w…

00:47:54  |   Tue 16 May 2023
We Remember Gordon Lightfoot

We Remember Gordon Lightfoot

Last week, we lost the great singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. In honor of his passing, Alec is sharing his 2016 conversation with the musician, one of his favorites in the history of the podcast: …

00:39:52  |   Tue 09 May 2023
Filmmaker Judith Vecchione on Vietnam, Civil Rights and Beyond

Filmmaker Judith Vecchione on Vietnam, Civil Rights and Beyond

Forty years ago, “Vietnam: A Television History,” the 13-part documentary series examining the Vietnam War, premiered on PBS. It served as a searing look into the background, cost and toll taken on t…

00:38:59  |   Tue 02 May 2023
The Battle for a Solar-Powered Future

The Battle for a Solar-Powered Future

An area near the entrance to Death Valley National Park has the capacity to produce enough energy to power the entire planet if covered in solar panels. Yet for Nye County, Nevada residents, the ques…

00:43:18  |   Tue 18 Apr 2023
Everybody Loves Caroline Rhea

Everybody Loves Caroline Rhea

Caroline Rhea is best-known as Aunt Hilda in the 90s sitcom, “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” but the actor and comedian has been entertaining us in many forms for decades: hosting “The Biggest Loser” an…

00:35:05  |   Tue 04 Apr 2023
Chris Jones & Michael Mooney on the Rise and Fall of Siegfried & Roy

Chris Jones & Michael Mooney on the Rise and Fall of Siegfried & Roy

On October 3, 2003, a horrified audience looked on as Roy Horn, one-half of the famous German magician duo Siegfried & Roy, was bit by a 400-pound white tiger named “Mantecore” and dragged offstage. …

00:39:21  |   Tue 21 Mar 2023
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Actors Studio with Ellen Burstyn & Estelle Parsons

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Actors Studio with Ellen Burstyn & Estelle Parsons

This past year marked the 75th Anniversary of the Actors Studio, the nonprofit organization that has shared “truth in acting” with decades of film, television and theater professionals, including som…

00:53:34  |   Tue 07 Mar 2023
Sammy The Bull: From Omertà to Podcast

Sammy The Bull: From Omertà to Podcast

From “The Godfather” to “Goodfellas” to “The Sopranos,” fictional portrayals of the mafia continue to enthrall the American public. On his podcast, “Our Thing,” Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, member of “L…

00:49:09  |   Tue 21 Feb 2023
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