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Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin

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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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  1. The Hitmakers: Foreigner’s Lou Gramm and Yes’ Jon Anderson

    · 1 h 07 min

    Lou Gramm is a legendary singer and songwriter best known as co-founder and original frontman of Foreigner. Gramm is considered among the greatest and most successful rock vocalists of his generation. He co-wrote many…

  2. From the Archives: Michael Douglas

    · 23 min

    To celebrate 15 years of great conversations, we're revisiting Alec's first episode from 2011. Michael Douglas has lived in the same apartment overlooking Central Park for decades. Alec joins him there for a compelling…

  3. From the Archives: Patricia Bosworth

    · 39 min

    Mark Twain once likened biographies to “the clothes and buttons of the man” saying “the biography of the man himself cannot be written.” The quote is a favorite of Patricia Bosworth, a 1950s model-actor turned…

  4. From the Archives: Lang Lang

    · 48 min

    Dubbed “the hottest artist on the classical music planet” by The New York Times, pianist Lang Lang has reached a level of stardom rare for classical musicians. But his prominence is hard-won. Alec, who adores Lang…

  5. Illeana Douglas’ Love of Movies Knows No Bounds

    · 49 min

    Illeana Douglas is an Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer, director, and author whose career spans film, television, and classic-cinema preservation. The granddaughter of two-time Academy Award-winning actor…

  6. From the Archives: Edie Falco

    · 38 min

    Edie Falco says she is nothing like Carmela Soprano. Nor does she have much in common with Nurse Jackie. But Falco made these characters two of the most identifiable and human women in television history. She has an…

  7. Daniel Immerwahr on American Empire - Past, Present, and Future

    · 44 min

    Daniel Immerwahr is a historian, scholar, professor, and author whose work explores U.S. and global history, with a particular focus on the ways the past continues to shape the present. He currently teaches U.S. and…

  8. From the Archives: Mick Fleetwood Skates Back into the Charts

    · 42 min

    Mick Fleetwood is the drummer and a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, one of the most successful rock bands of all time. Fleetwood talks to Alec about how dyslexia led him to drumming, how supportive parents encouraged…

  9. Oscar Nominee Josh Fox Invites you to "The Welcome Table"

    · 52 min

    Josh Fox is an independent filmmaker, playwright, and environmental activist best known for his Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning 2010 documentary, GASLAND. He is also the founder and artistic director of International…

  10. Justine Bateman - Summer Staff Picks

    · 39 min

    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 conversation with Justine…

  11. Kurt Andersen Has a New Book Out (and it's amazing)

    · 36 min

    Kurt Andersen has spent four decades chronicling America’s culture and politics in both fiction and nonfiction. In 1986, Andersen co-founded Spy Magazine, which became a cultural zeitgeist and influenced a generation…

  12. Jon Anderson - Summer Staff Picks

    · 54 min

    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 conversation with Jon Anderson.…

  13. Stephen Root is the Quintessential “Stephen Root Type”

    · 37 min

    You would recognize Emmy Award-nominated actor Stephen Root from over 300 film and television credits including iconic roles in “Office Space”, “NewsRadio”, “King of the Hill”, “Dodgeball”, “Idiocracy”, and “Barry” -…

  14. Becca Heller - Summer Staff Picks

    · 46 min

    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 conversation with Becca Heller.…

  15. Richard Kind - Summer Staff Picks

    · 39 min

    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 conversation with Richard Kind.…

  16. Jon Tenney Creates His Next TV Hit

    · 47 min

    Jon Tenney is a Juilliard-trained actor and director whose work spans film, television, and theater. Best known for portraying FBI Agent Fritz Howard on the hit TNT drama “The Closer”, Tenney appeared on the series for…

  17. From the Archives: Peter Frampton

    · 39 min

    This week on Here’s the Thing, Alec talks with Grammy-winning guitarist Peter Frampton. “Sound is very inspirational to me,” explains Frampton – and it always has been: he started playing guitar before he was 8 years…

  18. Andres Veiel and Sandra Maischberger Document the Life of Leni Riefenstahl

    · 51 min

    Andres Veiel is an award-winning German filmmaker, writer, and director renowned for his incisive examinations of history, politics, memory, and moral responsibility. Trained in psychology before turning to filmmaking,…

  19. From the Archives: Jon Robin Baitz

    · 36 min

    Jon Robin Baitz is a playwright who admits that writing plays is tricky. He’s a snob for Broadway, where the cachet and laughs are bigger. But deep down, this award-winning playwright considers it a privilege to be…

  20. Movie Exec Jason Fisher on the Next Phase of the Film & TV Industry

    · 53 min

    Jason Fisher is an award-winning producer, former studio executive, and founder of StageRunner. As former Head of Production at Disney+, Paramount, AMC Networks, and First Look Media, Fisher oversaw production on…

  21. From the Archives: Jacques Pépin

    · 39 min

    He’s worked as the personal chef for French President Charles de Gaulle, co-hosted a television series with Julia Child and has authored over 30 cookbooks. There’s simply no one in the world like French chef – and…

  22. Melissa Errico: From Sondheim to Legrand and the Great American Songbook

    · 51 min

    Melissa Errico is a Tony-nominated actress, singer, recording artist, and writer. She is known for her iconic Broadway musical roles such as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and the title role in One Touch of Venus. She…

  23. From the Archives: Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

    · 37 min

    Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey are the New York Times reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein story. For five months -- perpetually in danger of losing the scoop -- they cultivated and cajoled sources ranging from the…

  24. Amanda Litman on Next Gen Leadership

    · 43 min

    Amanda Litman is an author, digital strategist, and the co-founder and president of “Run For Something” - an organization which recruits and supports young, diverse progressive candidates. Since launching in 2017, Run…

  25. Academy Award Winner Morgan Neville Captures Lorne Michaels

    · 42 min

    Morgan Neville is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose work has captured some of the most iconic figures in American music, film, and television. Neville’s 2013 film “20 Feet from Stardom” won the Oscar for best…

  26. The Many Lives of Eric Roberts

    · 37 min

    Eric Roberts is a prolific actor whom you may recognize from one of his 800 plus film and TV credits. Roberts reflects on his storied career in his recent memoir titled Runaway Train: Or, the Story of My Life So Far,…

  27. From the Archives: Paavo Järvi

    · 45 min

    Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi is one of the most in-demand maestros in the world, and one of Alec’s favorite conductors. Järvi is currently the chief conductor of the NHK symphony orchestra in Tokyo and the Tonhalle…

  28. Neal Shapiro: A Career Shaping Public Broadcasting

    · 42 min

    Neal Shapiro is an award-winning producer and media executive whose 30-year career spans print, broadcast, cable, and online media. Currently the CEO and President of WNET, Shapiro oversees the operations of ten public…

  29. From the Archives: Susan Lucci

    · 41 min

    TV Guide called her “the most famous soap opera character in the history of daytime TV.” Actor Susan Lucci inhabited the role of bad girl Erica Kane on ABC’s “All My Children” for four decades, from the show’s…

  30. How Allia Mohamed Built Openigloo

    · 38 min

    Allia Mohamed is the co-founder and CEO of Openigloo, a platform that connects renters with highly-rated landlords and enables renters to review and research their landlords. With OpenIgloo, Allia’s mission is to bring…

  31. From the Archives: Maggie Gyllenhaal

    · 42 min

    Maggie Gyllenhaal's in a good place right now, at least as far as work and family go. Her latest starring role is as a troubled teacher named Lisa Spinelli in The Kindergarten Teacher. It's an unsettling portrayal of,…

  32. The Musical Mind of Hrishikesh Hirway

    · 46 min

    Hrishikesh Hirway is an acclaimed musician, composer, podcast creator, producer, and television host. Hirway is best known as the creator and host of “Song Exploder”, a podcast where musicians break down their songs…

  33. From the Archives: Micky Dolenz

    · 38 min

    Micky Dolenz was a successful child-actor, but he became a full-fledged star at 20 in 1966 as the exuberant singer and drummer of The Monkees -- or rather, as the actor playing that character. At first, the band was a…

  34. Karina Canellakis - from Violinist to Conductor

    · 48 min

    Karina Canellakis is an American conductor and former violinist internationally acclaimed for her expressive symphonic and operatic leadership. She is currently Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic…

  35. From the Archives: Anjelica Huston on Modeling, Movie-Making, and a Life in the Spotlight

    · 48 min

    Anjelica Huston has lived many lives, all with grace and charisma. As the daughter of John Huston (director of The African Queen, The Maltese Falcon, and more) she was movie royalty from birth. But she grew up in rural…

  36. The Fearless Robbie Kaplan

    · 43 min

    Roberta “Robbie” Kaplan is a renowned civil litigator and trial lawyer with decades of experience in commercial, higher education, government regulation, civil rights, and employment litigation…but is perhaps best…

  37. From The Archives: Don Lemon Writes About God

    · 47 min

    One need not look very far to see that the television landscape has rapidly changed in the last few years, with an influx of new streaming platforms and shifting audience viewing patterns. Another notable upheaval: In…

  38. Chris Whipple is Still Covering the White House

    · 44 min

    Chris Whipple is an Emmy award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker, author, and political analyst. A former CBS 60 Minutes producer, Whipple is also the EP and writer of the Discovery Channel documentary series…

  39. From the Archives: John Dean

    · 58 min

    When John Dean found his conscience, America found its backbone and impeached a president. The Nixon Administration tried to undermine American democracy during the election of 1972 through now-legendary dirty tricks…

  40. The Phonographic Memory of Marc Shaiman

    · 51 min

    Marc Shaiman is a renowned composer, lyricist, arranger, and music producer known for his prolific work across film, television, and theater. In this episode, Alec and Marc discuss his career, as well as his new…

  41. Here's The Thing: Trailer

    · 1:42 · 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 composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman, Vanity Fair…

  42. E Jean Carroll on Writing and Resilience

    · 35 min

    E Jean Carroll was once described by one of her editors as being “institutionally incapable of being uninteresting” - and Carroll is exactly that. Elizabeth “E” Jean Carroll is a journalist, author, and advice…

  43. Kat Owens Raises Environmental Awareness Through Art

    · 40 min

    Kat Owens is a plastic pollution researcher, artist, and activist. She merges science, policy, and the arts to address plastic pollution in her ongoing art series “Entangled and Ingested” which showcases portraits of…

  44. Jonathan Mahler and Alec Agree, “New York or Nowhere”

    · 39 min

    Jonathan Mahler is a longtime staff writer for the New York Times Magazine and the author of the best-selling book Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning, New York Times notable book The Challenge: Hamdan V.…

  45. Inside the States Project with Daniel Squadron and Melissa Walker

    · 48 min

    Daniel Squadron and Melissa Walker are an unexpected duo. Formerly a New York State Senator, Daniel Squadron represented New York’s 25th and 26th districts for almost ten years. After leaving public office, Squadron…

  46. A Life of Music with Tommy James

    · 40 min

    Tommy James started making music when he was 4 years old and he hasn’t stopped. Tommy is a musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and the frontman of rock band Tommy James and the Shondells. Known for timeless…

  47. From the Archives: Paavo Järvi Conducts Beautiful Music

    · 45 min

    Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi is one of the most in-demand maestros in the world, and one of Alec’s favorite conductors. Järvi is currently the chief conductor of the NHK symphony orchestra in Tokyo and the Tonhalle…

  48. Mallory McMorrow Wants Your Vote

    · 37 min

    Mallory McMorrow is a state senator representing Michigan’s 8th district and also a candidate for the United States Senate in the 2026 election. Mallory McMorrow currently serves as the Michigan Senate Majority Whip…

  49. From the Archives: Steve Jones: From Sex Pistol to Lonely Boy

    · 38 min

    Coming from a challenging, working class upbringing in the United Kingdom, Steve Jones discovered his outlet in music - as founding guitarist of the groundbreaking punk rock band the Sex Pistols. Despite the release of…

  50. Journalist Zoë Schlanger Describes What Happens When a Plastic City Burns

    · 40 min

    Zoë Schlanger is an author, journalist, and current staff writer at the Atlantic, where she covers the newsletter “The Weekly Planet”. Schlanger has written for major outlets such as Newsweek, Quartz, Wired, The New…

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