User:Ankirschner

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|EpisodeNumber=1

|Title=Julia Bacha

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2011|10|31}}

|Aux1=0:21

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=2

|Title=Rachel Dratch

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2011|12|1}}

|Aux1=0:14

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=3

|Title=Joey Mazzarino

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2011|12|1}}

|Aux1=0:22

|ShortSummary=Head writer of Sesame Street, breaks down writing for kiddos.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=4

|Title=Stephen Wright

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2011|12|6}}

|Aux1=0:33

|ShortSummary=The one and only Oscar award winning comedian.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=5

|Title=Jose Rivera

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2011|12|14}}

|Aux1=1:06

|ShortSummary=The playwright and director dishes about his family, Hollywood, and writing what matters.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=6

|Title=Kevin Clash & Elmo!

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2011|12|14}}

|Aux1=0:24

|ShortSummary=The puppeteer and puppet share their tricks of the trade on and off Sesame Street.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=7

|Title=Aurelia Thierree

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2011|12|14}}

|Aux1=0:11

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=8

|Title=Bob Mankoff

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|2|7}}

|Aux1=0:21

|ShortSummary=The Cartoon Editor for The New Yorker, on rejection, redemption, and the Cartoon Caption Contest.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=9

|Title=Ashrita Furman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|2|7}}

|Aux1=0:20

|ShortSummary=The Guinness Book of World Record Holder for Most Guinness Book of World Records.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=10

|Title=Brian Lehrer

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|2|21}}

|Aux1=0:30

|ShortSummary=Catie Lazarus sits down with the host of The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC and BrianLehrerTV.com on CUNY, none other than Mr. George Michael.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=11

|Title=The Yes Men

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|3|6}}

|Aux1=0:23

|ShortSummary=The group reveals the difference between performance art and activism.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=12

|Title=Paul Marcarelli

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|4|26}}

|Aux1=0:25

|ShortSummary=Marcarelli, best known as The Verizon Guy, finds a second calling as a director.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=13

|Title=Sloan Crosley

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|4|26}}

|Aux1=0:21

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=14

|Title=Aasif Mandvi

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|9}}

|Aux1=0:11

|ShortSummary=How Aasif Mandvi (The Senior Muslim Correspondent on The Daily Show) feels about being typecast as a Native-American Lesbian nosy neighbor type in Hollywood.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=15

|Title=Aasif Mandvi, Part II

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|9}}

|Aux1=1:06

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=16

|Title=Baratunde Thurston

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|6|6}}

|Aux1=0:25

|ShortSummary=Comedian, author and digital guru on his New York Times Best Seller How to Be Black, what it was like for him to grow up as a Native-American lesbian, and why he gets to fly around and hit nightclubs with foreign dignitaries.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=17

|Title=Stephen Dubner

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|6|6}}

|Aux1=0:25

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=18

|Title=Kambri Crews

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|6|6}}

|Aux1=0:24

|ShortSummary=Crews on shaking up the comedy scene, storytelling, and working with folks in the deaf community and those with loved ones who are incarcerated.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=19

|Title=Anya Kamenetz

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|6|6}}

|Aux1=0:26

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=20

|Title=Dave Hill

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|7|5}}

|Aux1=0:45

|ShortSummary=The brilliant comedian, author, and musician, about writing Tasteful Nudes.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=21

|Title=Jodi Kantor

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|8|9}}

|Aux1=0:50

|ShortSummary=Kantor speaks about her experience as author of The Obamas and being The New York Times Washington Correspondent.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=22

|Title=Alex Borstein

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|8|13}}

|Aux1=0:50

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=23

|Title=Dan Curry

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|9|26}}

|Aux1=1:08

|ShortSummary=Curry shares his insights about writing for print, appearing on This American Life, winning a game show with his wife, comedian Margot Leitman, and writing original characters, sketches and stories for such distinct mediums.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=24

|Title=Reggie Watts

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|9|30}}

|Aux1=1:10

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=25

|Title=Jon Robin Baitz

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|10|17}}

|Aux1=0:31

|ShortSummary=Baitz reads one his latest works aloud, a 10-minute play for a benefit for Playwright Horizons.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=26

|Title=Kurt Andersen

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|10|18}}

|Aux1=0:22

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=27

|Title=Myq Kaplan

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|11|1}}

|Aux1=0:51

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=28

|Title=Carmen Rubin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|11|29}}

|Aux1=1:02

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=29

|Title=A. J. Jacobs

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|12|7}}

|Aux1=0:52

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=30

|Title=Chris Henchy

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|6}}

|Aux1=0:35

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=31

|Title=Greg Garcia

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|6}}

|Aux1=0:58

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=32

|Title=Lauren Iungerich

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|7}}

|Aux1=1:05

|ShortSummary=Iungerich discusses how she managed to break into the biz and make accessible, acclaimed work without selling her soul.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=33

|Title=Gloria Steinem

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|15}}

|Aux1=0:36

|ShortSummary=Steinem speaks on issues including, sex and race caste systems, child abuse, non-violent conflict resolution, and community organization, and her work on Road to the Heart: America As if Everyone Mattered, a book about her more than thirty years on the road as a feminist organizer.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=33

|Title=Hari Kunzru

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|15}}

|Aux1=0:33

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=34

|Title=Rachel Maddow

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|16}}

|Aux1=0:40

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=35

|Title=David Wain

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|17}}

|Aux1=0:19

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=36

|Title=Paul Dinello

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|1|21}}

|Aux1=0:19

|ShortSummary=Dinello speaks about his career in comedy.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=37

|Title=Adam Rapp

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|2|11}}

|Aux1=0:28

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=38

|Title=David Carr

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|2|11}}

|Aux1=0:26

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=39

|Title=W. Kamau Bell

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|2|11}}

|Aux1=0:13

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=40

|Title=Samantha Hahn

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|3|10}}

|Aux1=1:01

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=41

|Title=Neal Medlyn

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|3|11}}

|Aux1=0:42

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=42

|Title=Gina Gershon

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|3|17}}

|Aux1=0:41

|ShortSummary=Gerhson speaks about her acting career, the pain of writing and expertise at procrastinating, as well as her delightful memoir In Search of Cleo: How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=43

|Title=Andrea Syrtash

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|3|21}}

|Aux1=0:56

|ShortSummary=Syrtash talks about the ethics of being an expert, therapist, brand ambassadors, and product placement.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=44

|Title=Mike White

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|4|1}}

|Aux1=0:51

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=45

|Title=Neal Medlyn

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|4|2}}

|Aux1=0:14

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=50

|Title=Michael Gottwald

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|4|2}}

|Aux1=0:23

|ShortSummary=Gottwald distills the myths of what it takes to raise money, stump for political campaigns, and discover the youngest Oscar nominated actress in Oscar history, Ms. Quevenzhane Wallis.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=51

|Title=Alex Karpovsky

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|4|2}}

|Aux1=0:19

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=52

|Title=Ophira Eisenberg

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|4|2}}

|Aux1=0:51

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=53

|Title=Common Rotation

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|4|2}}

|Aux1=0:04

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=54

|Title=Michael Gottwald

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|4|15}}

|Aux1=0:30

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=55

|Title=Dick Cavett

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|4|22}}

|Aux1=1:02

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=56

|Title=Bobby Canavale

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|4|22}}

|Aux1=1:05

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=57

|Title=Lesley Stahl

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|5|06}}

|Aux1=0:40

|ShortSummary=Stahl speaks candidly about finances, sexism, and her pithy interviews with, amongst others, Ariel Sharon, Nicholas Sarkozy, Jerry Falwell, and, Boy George.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=58

|Title=Mike Sacks

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|5|15}}

|Aux1=1:15

|ShortSummary=Sacks discusses everything from career suicide, imaginary friends, submitting to The New Yorker, growing up in DC, figuring out when you're funny, and the secrets of success.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=59

|Title=Allison Silverman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|5|17}}

|Aux1=0:22

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=60

|Title=Emily Bazelon

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|5|20}}

|Aux1=0:49

|ShortSummary=Bazelon, Slate senior editor discusses her book, Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Empathy and Character.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=61

|Title=Buck Henry, Allison Silverman, & Common Rotation

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|5|27}}

|Aux1=0:50

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=62

|Title=James Braly

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|6|7}}

|Aux1=1:01

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=63

|Title=Damian Kulash, Bill Plympton, Bridget Everett, Julie Klausner, & Shockwave

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|6|12}}

|Aux1=1:08

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=64

|Title=Jimmy Dore

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|6|23}}

|Aux1=0:36

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=65

|Title=Bob Harris

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|6|26}}

|Aux1=0:56

|ShortSummary=Harris talks about pursuing his dreams and helping others pursue theirs.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=66

|Title=Cathy Ladman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|7|10}}

|Aux1=0:53

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=67

|Title=Sara Benincasa

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|7|23}}

|Aux1=0:35

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=68

|Title=Henry Rollins

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|7|23}}

|Aux1=0:57

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=69

|Title=Gail Collins

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|8|3}}

|Aux1=0:36

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=70

|Title=Joy Behar, Stacy London, Janeane Garofalo, & Emily Nussbaum

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|8|6}}

|Aux1=1:11

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=71

|Title=Emily Nussbaum

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|8|20}}

|Aux1=0:17

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=72

|Title=Janeane Garofalo

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|8|20}}

|Aux1=0:16

|ShortSummary=Garafolo admits why she'd like to work in a bead store and referee Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl one day.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=72

|Title=Stacy London

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|8|25}}

|Aux1=0:14

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=73

|Title=Adam Busch

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|8|25}}

|Aux1=0:25

|ShortSummary=Busch talks about therapy, angst, narcissism, fear of success and fear of failure, and the joy and self indulgence of show biz.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=74

|Title=Joy Behar

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|8|28}}

|Aux1=0:16

|ShortSummary=Behar, consistently candid, discusses developing her play about first husbands.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=75

|Title=Danny Strong

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|9|3}}

|Aux1=0:57

|ShortSummary=Strong talks about how he can now choose his acting jobs, because he earns his living writing screenplays. He chronicles his journey from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=76

|Title=Ryan Schreiber

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|9|8}}

|Aux1=0:50

|ShortSummary=Schreiber on the creation of Pitchfork, a webzine by and for indie music lovers.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=77

|Title=Ann Carr

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|9|11}}

|Aux1=0:54

|ShortSummary=Ann Carr, who has appeared on the Emmy Award winning show Louie, talks about what it's like to audition.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=78

|Title=Kathryn Minshew

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|9|30}}

|Aux1=0:32

|ShortSummary=Minshew answers what it's like to run a tech-start up, how to raise millions of dollars in venture capital funds, and what happens if it flops.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=79

|Title=Insult Comic Dog

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|2}}

|Aux1=0:11

|ShortSummary=Triumph poops on Brooklyn hipsters, podcasts, and reveals that Red Hook is named after his shvance.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=80

|Title=Robert Smigel

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|7}}

|Aux1=0:31

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=81

|Title=Lin-Manuel Miranda

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|10}}

|Aux1=0:21

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=82

|Title=Mo Rocca

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|11}}

|Aux1=0:21

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=83

|Title=Insult Comic Dog, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mo Rocca, & Lady Rizo

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|18}}

|Aux1=1:40

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=84

|Title=Lady Rizo

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|20}}

|Aux1=0:40

|ShortSummary=Rizo speaks about how she is reinventing the wheel, how she pays homage to the late great starlets like Peggy Lee and Nina Simone and collaborates with pop culture icons.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=84

|Title=Ted Travelstead

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|21}}

|Aux1=0:43

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=85

|Title=Jess Wood

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|29}}

|Aux1=0:55

|ShortSummary=Wood talks about her writing a memoir about growing up in gang infested Hollywood, working as a tween prostitute, non-prescription drug distribution, starting over, and her mentors Richard Pryor and Mae West.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=86

|Title=Lynn Chen

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|31}}

|Aux1=0:23

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=87

|Title=Moe & Mary

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|31}}

|Aux1=0:37

|ShortSummary=Moe and Mary discuss what it takes to be successful commercial actors.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=88

|Title=Margot Leitman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|11|3}}

|Aux1=0:34

|ShortSummary=Leitman talks about why storytelling rocks, stand up blows, how to quit a temp job, and win money (and a Prius) instead.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=89

|Title=Anna Holmes

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|11|8}}

|Aux1=0:45

|ShortSummary=Homles speaks about how it became nearly impossible to make a living as freelancer; her dream internship at Entertainment Weekly; differences between being an editor and writer; job burnout; and how your voice changes depending on the outlet.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=89

|Title=Stephen Moyer

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|11|20}}

|Aux1=0:18

|ShortSummary=Moyer discusses why he was the only one chosen to direct an episode of True Blood.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=90

|Title=Chris Gethard

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|11|22}}

|Aux1=0:19

|ShortSummary=Gethard speaks about how the love of performing is the only reason to do it; inevitably of rejection in show biz; dreamy day job; and, of course, STD's.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=91

|Title=Amy Sherman-Palladino

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|11|26}}

|Aux1=0:19

|ShortSummary=Sherman-Palladino reveals her self-awareness and admits her aversion to coddling and mentoring.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=92

|Title=Diane Birch

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|12|3}}

|Aux1=0:26

|ShortSummary=Birch explains how the music industry has standard story lines for musicians, performing for Prince, growing up Goth, and playing a piano bar as a day job. She also performs live, including a song from her album Speak A Little Louder, with her band and drummer and partner-in-crime Homer Steinweiss.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=93

|Title=Anthony De Rosa

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|12|9}}

|Aux1=0:42

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=94

|Title=Memo to Fans

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|12|13}}

|Aux1=0:03

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|EpisodeNumber=95

|Title=Elliott Kalan

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|1|7}}

|Aux1=1:09

|ShortSummary=Kalan speaks about being the Head Writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and being the recipient of multiple Emmy Awards.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=96

|Title=Maria Popova

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|1|7}}

|Aux1=0:46

|ShortSummary=Popova discusses Brainpickings.org and her interest in creativity, psychology, literature, language, science, design, and philosophy.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=97

|Title=Kathleen Hanna, Piper Kerman, Jon Ronson, & Maria Dizzia

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|1|18}}

|Aux1=0:54

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=98

|Title=J. R. Havlan

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|1|22}}

|Aux1=0:48

|ShortSummary=Havlan reveals what it really takes to make a career as a comedy writer; what a warm-up comic stomachs; just how different it is to write for Bill Maher and Jon Stewart; how to survive pilot season; and the joy of taking your dog to work.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=99

|Title=Kathleen Hanna

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|1|29}}

|Aux1=0:14

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=100

|Title=Jon Ronson

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|1|29}}

|Aux1=0:11

|ShortSummary=Ronson talks about the corrosive effects of diagnosing strangers and how reality TV shows, filmmakers and journalists can often oversimplify their subjects and and almost fetishize extreme qualities. Ronson reveals how much he worships celebrities and hangs out on George Clooney's fan sites.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=101

|Title=Piper Kerman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|1|30}}

|Aux1=0:12

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=102

|Title=Homer Steinweiss

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|2|7}}

|Aux1=0:32

|ShortSummary=Steinweiss discusses what life on the road is really like; his uniquely artistic family; collaborating and negotiating various personalities; cover art; addiction; and what it actually means to be a music producer.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=103

|Title=Lewis Black

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|2|10}}

|Aux1=0:32

|ShortSummary=Black explains how stand up is what pays his bills.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=104

|Title=Jad Abumrad

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|2|19}}

|Aux1=0:18

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=105

|Title=Daryl Roth

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|2|22}}

|Aux1=0:14

|ShortSummary=Roth discusses her transition from interior decorator to theater producer.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=106

|Title=Nellie McKay

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|2|22}}

|Aux1=0:19

|ShortSummary=McKay talks about how she has used her fame to raise awareness about animal rights and why she delivers so much good, on stage and off.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=107

|Title=Seth Godin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|3|12}}

|Aux1=0:20

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=108

|Title=Esther Perel

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|3|12}}

|Aux1=0:16

|ShortSummary=Perel addresses our universal challenges, joys, frustrations, and hunger for love, sexual freedom, and connection.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=109

|Title=Cindy Chupack

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|3|12}}

|Aux1=0:42

|ShortSummary=Chupack speaks candidly about the joy and stress of writing for TV, fitting in on a show, creating your own show, and trying to stay connected to friends and family.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=110

|Title=Andrew Rannells

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|3|14}}

|Aux1=0:23

|ShortSummary=Rannells discusses his comedy chops in musical theater, and how his early turns in Hedwig, Avenue Q, Jersey Boys, and, of course, Pokemon Live! prepared Rannells for the rigors of performing six to eight shows a week.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=111

|Title=Danny Burstein

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|3|16}}

|Aux1=0:18

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=112

|Title=Seth Godin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|3|25}}

|Aux1=0:20

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=113

|Title=Scott Bateman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|3|26}}

|Aux1=0:28

|ShortSummary=Bateman reveals his tricks of the trade and encourages others to have fun and give game shows a whirl if you want to find money quickly.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=114

|Title=Rebecca Soffer

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|4|7}}

|Aux1=0:45

|ShortSummary=How Soffer balances (new) motherhood and a new website.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=115

|Title=Jill Abramson

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|4|14}}

|Aux1=0:30

|ShortSummary=Abramson's last interview before being fired as Executive Editor of the New York Times.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=116

|Title=Adira Amram

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|5|8}}

|Aux1=0:32

|ShortSummary=Amram reveals how growing up in a family of artists propelled her to want to stand out.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=117

|Title=Wallace Shawn

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|5|8}}

|Aux1=0:38

|ShortSummary=Shawn offers a small glimpse of how challenging it is to write for the stage and (hope) actors understand what you meant, and then deliver accordingly.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=118

|Title=Barney Frank

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|5|20}}

|Aux1=0:32

|ShortSummary=Frank speaks about his experience, work habits, C-Span's gluttony, and why he thinks Dick Cheney is a liar.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=119

|Title=Rosie Perez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|5|24}}

|Aux1=0:28

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=120

|Title=Dave Attell

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|6|6}}

|Aux1=0:39

|ShortSummary=Attell explains why working at The Daily Show wasn't the best fit, what he enjoyed about his critically acclaimed series Insomniac, and why he proudly supports Operation Purple.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=121

|Title=Taylor Mac

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|6|7}}

|Aux1=0:29

|ShortSummary=Taylor, who goes by Judy, talks about s****y day jobs, the joys of collaborating, and the weird nature auditioning.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=122

|Title=Paula Pell

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|6|18}}

|Aux1=0:29

|ShortSummary=Pell describes how challenging the process was of getting her film off the ground, even with the biggest box office stars in comedy. She also talks about her awkward first interview with Lorne Michaels, starting out at Disney's Fantasy Island, and her deep and abiding love for animals, be it pet pigs or rats.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=123

|Title=Josh Tupper of Russ & Daughters

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|7|4}}

|Aux1=0:23

|ShortSummary=Tupper shares his insights into what it's like to take on such a personally meaningful work and add his own mark to its legacy.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=124

|Title=Sheila Nevins

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|7|10}}

|Aux1=0:25

|ShortSummary=Nevins speaks about her acting stints; what sorts of films HBO green lights, and whether it’s better as a woman to Lean In or Lean Back.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=125

|Title=Martha Plimpton

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|7|28}}

|Aux1=0:23

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=126

|Title=Matt Zoller Seitz

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|7|29}}

|Aux1=0:16

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=127

|Title=Josh Charles

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|8|13}}

|Aux1=0:24

|ShortSummary=Charles meditates on how grueling acting can be and his experience getting snatched up by a manager at the sleepaway camp, Stagedoor Manor.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=128

|Title=David Berkeley

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|8|24}}

|Aux1=0:20

|ShortSummary=Berkeley speaks about the dangers of playing Cyrano, difficulty in turning down gigs, and the joys of living in New Mexico.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=129

|Title=James Monroe Iglehart

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|8|25}}

|Aux1=0:20

|ShortSummary=Iglehart freestyles and talks about winning his Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his role of the Genie in Disney's Aladdin.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=130

|Title=Al Jaffee

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|10|7}}

|Aux1=0:34

|ShortSummary=Jaffee talks about why he isn’t concerned about deserving credit for his work, how he comes up with ideas, and why life isn’t fair.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=131

|Title=Tom Colicchio

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|10|14}}

|Aux1=0:36

|ShortSummary=Colicchio offers genuine insight into everything from tipping to why kale is so hot.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=132

|Title=Simon Rich

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|10|22}}

|Aux1=0:15

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=133

|Title=Alex Borstein

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|11|5}}

|Aux1=0:24

|ShortSummary=Borstein reveals how success in one arena begets success in another and what enabled her to realize she enjoyed acting in meaty fare.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=134

|Title=Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|11|12}}

|Aux1=0:27

|ShortSummary=Glazer and Jacobson talk about meeting in their early twenties and how they began writing together.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=135

|Title=Wesley Morris

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|11|13}}

|Aux1=0:21

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=136

|Title=Anthony Bregman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|11|19}}

|Aux1=0:21

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=137

|Title=Al Jaffee

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|11|28}}

|Aux1=0:35

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=138

|Title=Al Jaffee

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|11|28}}

|Aux1=0:35

|ShortSummary=Jaffee shares his insight into how illustrators, writers, and cartoonists created a field that didn't exist and reveals why Jews changed their names when hustling for gigs pre-World War II to what it was like to work with Stan Lee pre-Marvel.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=139

|Title=Stephin Merritt

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|12|4}}

|Aux1=0:21

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=140

|Title=Joshua Wolf Shenk

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|12|12}}

|Aux1=0:34

|ShortSummary=Shenk explains why dyads are so potent in his book, Powers of Two: Seeking the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs and looks at his own creative partnerships.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=141

|Title=Taylor Schilling & Piper Kerman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|12|23}}

|Aux1=0:35

|ShortSummary=Schilling and Kerman’s discuss the experience of prison and casting a genuinely diverse ensemble of formidable actors.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=142

|Title=Frank Bruni

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2014|12|30}}

|Aux1=0:25

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=143

|Title=Kate Innamorato

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|1|7}}

|Aux1=0:18

|ShortSummary=Innamorato explains why she prefers to use roadkill, scrap skins from other taxidermists, previously frozen feeders, problem animals, and donated skins.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=144

|Title=Justin Sayre

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|1|15}}

|Aux1=0:32

|ShortSummary=Sayre sizes up the state of political, social, and culture affairs, namely for the LGBT.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=145

|Title=Adam Goldberg & Jeff Garlin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|1|23}}

|Aux1=0:55

|ShortSummary=Garlin discloses not only what it’s like to work for Goldberg, but what style underwear he wears at home—boxers or briefs.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=146

|Title=Mel Ottenberg

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|2|2}}

|Aux1=0:19

|ShortSummary=Ottenberg explains what it's like to work in the fashion industry.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=147

|Title=Krister Johnson

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|2|4}}

|Aux1=0:37

|ShortSummary=Johnson speaks about what it really takes to be a TV writer.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=148

|Title=Kevin Avery

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|2|15}}

|Aux1=0:39

|ShortSummary=Avery covers what it's really like to "balance" it all as a LA writer who can't stop getting hired in New York.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=149

|Title=Emily Spivack

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|2|16}}

|Aux1=0:32

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=150

|Title=Jon Stewart

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|2|21}}

|Aux1=0:46

|ShortSummary=Stewart talks about directing Rosewater, leaving the show he made iconic, and being fired from Woolworth by his brother.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=151

|Title=Martha Wainwright

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|2|26}}

|Aux1=0:30

|ShortSummary=Wainwright explains how even the most personally intimate songs songs can be cathartic for audiences.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=152

|Title=Sherman "OT" Powell

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|3|3}}

|Aux1=0:24

|ShortSummary=Powell shares his stories from 40 years on the dark side as a pickpocket.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=153

|Title=Jelly D

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|3|11}}

|Aux1=0:16

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=154

|Title=Syd Butler

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|3|24}}

|Aux1=0:23

|ShortSummary=Butler talks about life on the road, his roots in the ska scene and work crush on Ian McKay, of Fugazi, in Washington, DC.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=155

|Title=Liz Tuccillo

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|3|27}}

|Aux1=0:21

|ShortSummary=Tuccillo's discusses joining the writing staff of Sex-in-the-City and turning one of the episodes into a best selling comedic self-help dating book, He's Just Not The Into You.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=156

|Title=Cynthia Nixon — Part One

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|4|2}}

|Aux1=0:40

|ShortSummary=Nixon speaks candidly about what it was like to have her mother direct her, growing up (and now raising children) in New York, recording audio books for V.C. Andrews, and getting roles post Sex-in-the-City.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=157

|Title=Cynthia Nixon — Part Two

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|4|9}}

|Aux1=0:43

|ShortSummary=Nixon weights in on how she chooses what she gets involved with, what it means to be an activist, the challenges of breaking into Hollywood, and the hard part of turning down roles.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=158

|Title=Rosie O'Donnell

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|4|27}}

|Aux1=0:37

|ShortSummary=O’Donnell talks about breaking into stand up, the reality of “having it all,” and what’s next after The View, given that she can choose her own adventure.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=159

|Title=Daniel Friedman

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|5|7}}

|Aux1=0:32

|ShortSummary=Friedman spoke about about breaking in to the LGBTQ fashion industry and coming up with fake e-mail addresses to seem more professional.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=160

|Title=Adrian Martinez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|5|11}}

|Aux1=0:31

|ShortSummary=Martinez discusses carving out a niche as a character actor, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman's influence, and the perks of playing a sidekick to box office stars.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=161

|Title=Cindy Chupack

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|5|31}}

|Aux1=0:21

|ShortSummary=Chupack speaks about the pressure from scions like Sheryl Sandberg and Arianna Huffington for women to overcompensate, firing versus being fired, and segueing into directing.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=162

|Title=Olympia Dukakis

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|6|4}}

|Aux1=0:27

|ShortSummary=Dukakis speaks about the robbery of her Academy Award, and which Look Who's Talking made the most money.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=163

|Title=Betty Halbriech

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|6|9}}

|Aux1=0:18

|ShortSummary=Halbreich dispels any myths that fame or success is ever handed to you.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=164

|Title=Justin Sayre

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|6|17}}

|Aux1=0:20

|ShortSummary=Sayre speaks about his bitingly funny and shrew monthly show, The Meeting: Order of Sodomites, as well as writing for Two Broke Girls. He also performs two songs.

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