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We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Yale School of Drama alum LeRoy McClain!Intro: Aaron survived a heart attack! Marriage is hard.Let Me Run This By You: Love Has Won and the tale of Mother God, Matthew PerryInterview: We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Yale School of Drama alum LeRoy McClain about being born in England, being a biracial boy with a British accent in Hawaii, studying at Loyola, seeing community in and discovering a passion for theatre, and the sometimes difficult path of getting an advanced degree at Yale.

Intro: Boz loves LinkedIn. Will she emcee the next Beastie Boys event?Interview: We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Cynthia Darlow about North Carolina School of the Arts,  performing for Tennessee Williams, the historic theatrical residence for young women called the Rehearsal Club, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, the Webster Apartments, getting the word out about their story through New York Times article, spending the entire day in line to audition at the cattle call for the touring company of Grease, Pat Birch, Vinnie Liff, having the same agent for 55 years, Tony Shaloub, American Repertory Theatre, Cherry Jones, getting furniture for her home made by Patrick Swayze, working with Michael Zegen, the play that got away, and whether or not people should go to theatre school.

Intro: headshots, turning off my self-view, Emotional Brain Training, Let Me Run This By You: Is Flakiness always hostile?Interview: We talk to Season 2 of Severance's Stefano Carannante about going to theatre school in Italy

Intro: Titan(ic), Botox, WegovyInterview: We talk to star of Severance Sydney Cole Alexander about LaGuardia High School, SUNY Purchase, and Severance.

Intro: NASA needs a producer, Copernicus, Don Knotts, Barney Fife, Monsters, Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained, Shaft,  Interview: We talk to Lennon Parham about growing up in Georgia, playing quirky characters, getting a taste for theater, soaking up all the non-performance aspects of theatre, improv, Upright Citizens Brigade, Pete Holmes, applying to Juilliard, doing Teach for America in Greenville Mississippi, auditioning for Veep with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Armando Iannucci, callbacks, Playing House, Jack McBrayer, Jason Mantzoukas,  Betsy Capes, the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Jessica St. Clair, Best Friends Forever, the undeniable draw of having fun.

We talk to playwright of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity playwright Kristoffer Diaz!

We talk to star of You're the Worst - Desmin Borges!

We talk to television star Nick Reynolds!

We talk to a lovely villain (The Gilded Age) - actor Kelley Curran!

We talk to star of stage and screen, Rodney To!

We talk to the world's most trained actor, Damian Thompson!

We talk to Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul's own Tina Parker!