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Here's The Thing: Trailer

Jan 13, 20262 min
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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 journalist Chris Whipple, conductor and violinist Karina Canellakis, and civil rights lawyer Roberta Kaplan, just to name a few. If you like listening as much as Alec likes talking with interesting people, subscribe now and never miss an episode.

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Transcript

Speaker 1

Hey, it's Alec Baldwin. The new season of my podcast Here's the Thing is returning January twentieth on iHeartRadio. This past season, I spoke with more artists, policymakers, and performers like California Governor Gavin Newsom. Is there any chance of increased tax breaks for the movie business?

Speaker 2

We're going to double it, you are. I proposed that a few months ago, and that was right before the fires. What are the fires only reinforced the imperative. It's time to double down. I'm bringing production back to California, particularly this time of recovery and renewal. I said to my legislative friends, I said, there's no budget.

Speaker 1

I'll be till the budget.

Speaker 2

If we don't get it done, it's going to get done.

Speaker 1

Journalist and author Egene.

Speaker 3

Carroll, I'm a silent generation woman. Our whole thing was chin up and smile. We expected a man to be a little grabby, and to be a little pushy, and to be a honey, honey, honey, and to back you up against the wall. That's what it was like going to work, and if you didn't, you would not get the promotion. This is why women have always, always a little lower than men.

Speaker 1

And musician, photographer and philanthropist Julian Lennon.

Speaker 4

You know, as kids to teenagers, do you start listening to stuff that you love, whether it's the Beatles or led Zeppelin or ac DC or Peter Frampton or Keith Jarrett Steely. Dan I really fell in love with music in that regard, and again after learning how to play a couple of records and starting to sing a little bit, that's really where that kind of took off.

Speaker 1

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