Here's the Thing

{{Short description|Podcast by Alec Baldwin}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}

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| title = Here's the Thing

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| host = Alec Baldwin

| language = English

| provider = iHeartMedia

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Here's the Thing is a public radio show and podcast hosted by actor Alec Baldwin.{{cite encyclopedia|last=Tikkanen|first=Amy|title=Alec Baldwin|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alec-Baldwin#ref1186326|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212084810/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alec-Baldwin#ref1186326|url-status=live}} 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. Baldwin stated that the show's title derived from a phrase that Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels speaks "30 times a day."{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/heresthething/episodes/182698-lorne-michaels|title=Lorne Michaels {{!}} Here's the Thing|website=WNYC Studios|language=en|access-date=September 23, 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923192316/https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/heresthething/episodes/182698-lorne-michaels|url-status=live}}

In 2013, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the show was to end after two seasons.{{cite web|last1=Guthrie|first1=Marisa|title=Alec Baldwin to End WNYC Podcast 'Here's the Thing' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/alec-baldwin-end-wnyc-podcast-628394|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=February 12, 2018|date=September 12, 2013|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083516/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/alec-baldwin-end-wnyc-podcast-628394|url-status=live}} However, it has continued. Between 2011 and 2020, Baldwin completed more than 150 interviews.{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heres-the-thing-with-alec-baldwin/id472939437|title=Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-us|access-date=January 26, 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401122326/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heres-the-thing-with-alec-baldwin/id472939437|url-status=live}} A TV version is in development for ABC;{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=Alec Baldwin Prepping Talk Show for ABC|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/alec-baldwin-prepping-talk-show-abc-1064274|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=February 12, 2018|date=December 4, 2017|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212090359/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/alec-baldwin-prepping-talk-show-abc-1064274|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Gilbert|first1=Matthew|title=ABC's giving Alec Baldwin something to talk about|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2017/12/05/abc-giving-alec-baldwin-something-talk-about/f4H8Shq72M6mtF4td6MN6H/story.html|accessdate=February 12, 2018|work=The Boston Globe|date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212084725/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2017/12/05/abc-giving-alec-baldwin-something-talk-about/f4H8Shq72M6mtF4td6MN6H/story.html|url-status=live}} a preview episode of Sundays with Alec Baldwin premiered in March 2018.{{cite news|last1=Lawler|first1=Kelly|title=Review: Alec Baldwin previews lackluster 'Sundays' talk show|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/03/05/review-alec-baldwin-previews-lackluster-sunday-nights-talk-show/394201002/|accessdate=May 8, 2018|work=USA Today|date=March 5, 2018|language=en|archive-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330095401/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/03/05/review-alec-baldwin-previews-lackluster-sunday-nights-talk-show/394201002/|url-status=live}}{{needs update|date=November 2023}}File:Alec Baldwin by Gage Skidmore.jpg]]

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