Here's the Thing
Here's the Thing is a public radio show and podcast interview series hosted by actor Alec Baldwin. On October 24, 2011, New York City's WNYC released the first episode of Baldwin's podcast, a series of interviews with public figures including artists, policy makers and performers. Here's the Thing was developed for Baldwin by Lu Olkowski, Trey Kay, Kathy Russo and Emily Botein.
Interviews include talk show host Dick Cavett, writer Lewis Lapham, comedian Chris Rock, raconteur Elaine Stritch, musician Herb Alpert, actress Kathleen Turner, actor Stacy Keach, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels, economist Joseph Stiglitz, musician Billy Joel, singer/dancer/actress Debbie Reynolds, actor Michael Douglas, musician Peter Frampton, television personality Rosie O'Donnell, talk show host David Letterman, medical expert Robert Lustig, comedy director Judd Apatow, television news reader Brian Williams, baseball player Dwight Gooden and political consultant Ed Rollins, among many others. The interviews vary in length from twenty minutes to around an hour or more.