Best Egot Podcasts (2024)

Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live, Good Burger, Kenan & Kel, All That) is perhaps the most consistently funny TV performer of his generation. He’s the longest-running SNL cast member, and is beloved for early roles in Good Burger, D2: The Mighty Ducks, and the TV shows All That and Kenan & Kel. In this conversation from 2023, Kenan joins Guy to t…

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Bjork: The Icelandic Superstar on Being a Child Prodigy, the Power of Nature, and How to Stay Creative (2022) 58:58

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Bjork, a singular artist whose work extends beyond music to include acting and conceptual art, discusses her career and artistic vision in this wide-ranging interview from 2022. She talks with Guy about forming her unique vocal style; recording her first album at 11 years old; her album, Fossora, which features a bass clarinet ensemble; and why she…

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Jim Parsons: From Dreaming to Doing By Trusting Your Talent and Saying 'Yes' (2022) 1:00:58

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Jim Parsons is an actor who’s best known for starring as Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory. While many know him as the on-screen super-nerd, he is also a classically trained stage actor. And in this conversation from 2022, Jim reflects on his entire creative journey: from playing the same character for 12 years to embracing new challenges (Hollywood, …

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Weird Al Yankovic: Achieving Massive Success by Leaning Into His True (Nerdy) Self (2022) 56:02

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Alfred Matthew Yankovic, when he was six years old, was told by his parents to choose between accordion and guitar lessons. “And my parents being the visionaries that they were said, ‘Oh, young Alfred would love to play the accordion.’” Alfred, better known as the chart-topping musician, satirist, and beloved nerd Weird Al Yankovic, told Guy in 202…

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Rashida Jones Almost Gave Up on Acting Before Her Big Break on ‘The Office’ 44:34

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Rashida Jones is an actor, writer, and filmmaker best known for her work on ‘The Office’ and ‘Parks and Recreation’. She sits down with Guy to talk about growing up with dreams of being the President, how acting saved her during a bout of depression in college, and almost quitting acting right before the biggest break of her career. Plus, how becom…

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Will Artificial Intelligence Destroy Art As We Know It? 1:19:19

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Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt spends a lot of time thinking about creativity, technology, and how the two collide. In this episode, Joseph shares his thoughts on a not-too-distant future in which AI-generated content will be able to “make people laugh, make people cry, and win all the likes and awards”. He also talks about theater programs in school, …

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2024 Tony Awards: Ceremony Recap! 46:03

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Join Spencer, Kate, and Ashley as they break down the winners at the 2024 Tony Awards! Join the panel at BroadwayCon 2024 on Sunday, July 28 at 11:15 AM! https://sched.co/1ei6U Spencer Sher IG: @sherspencer X: @Spencer_Sher TikTok: @spencersher Kate Reinking IG: @lastmidnight X: katereinking TikTok: @theatreislife Ashley Hufford IG: @ashley_hufford…

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Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard Worked a Temp Job and “Ate Mustard Sandwiches” in the Band’s Early Days (2023) 1:13:59

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Ben Gibbard is the voice of the bands Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service. He talks about Death Cab’s scrappy start, recording their classic album Transatlanticism, how the band learned to defuse internal tensions, and how he approaches songwriting in middle age. This episode was recorded in 2023. Links from the Show: Ben's Tiny Desk Concert…

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Indie Icon Phil Elverum on Capturing His Life Story in Song 1:01:01

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Phil Elverum has recorded more than 40 albums and documented decades of his life in song – first as “The Microphones” and then as “Mount Eerie”. In this episode, Phil talks with Guy about his musical beginnings playing the tuba, the 40-minute song that tells his life story, and the album he wrote about his wife's death – a project that resonated st…

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2024 Tony Award: Best Musical, Best Play, Best Revival of a Musical, and Best Revival of a Play 32:57

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Join Spencer, Kate, and Ashley as they break down the nominees for the Tony Awards! Categories Discussed: Special Tony Award Best Revival of a Play Best Revival of a Musical Best Play Best Musical Tune into the Tony Awards at 6:30 PM on PlutoTV and at 8 pm on CBSBy The BLOOP Network

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2024 Tony Awards: Design and Direction of a Musical 37:19

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Join Spencer, Kate, and Ashley as they break down the nominees for the Tony Awards! Categories Discussed: Excellence in Theater Education Award Regional Theater Tony Award Best Lighting Design of a Musical Best Costume Design of a Musical Best Sound Design of a Musical Best Scenic Design of a Musical Best Direction of a Musical…

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Storytelling Secrets from Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Moneyball, The Blind Side) 1:14:30

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Michael Lewis is one of the most successful authors in recent memory. And in this episode, he dives deep into exactly how he tells unforgettable stories… from “Moneyball”, “The Big Short”, and “The Blind Side” – all adopted into feature films – to his newest bestseller, “Going Infinite” (about Sam Bankman-Fried). You’ll learn how to “surf the world…

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2024 Tony Awards: Acting in a Play 16:07

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Join Spencer, Kate, Ashley, and J.T. as they break down the nominations for this year's Tony Awards! Categories Discussed: Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Best Perform…

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2024 Tony Awards: Best Book of A Musical, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations, and Best Original Score 36:13

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Join Spencer, Kate, and Ashley as they break down the nominees for the Tony Awards! Categories Discussed: Lifetime Achievement Awards Best Choreography Best Orchestrations Best Book of a Musical Best Original ScoreBy The BLOOP Network

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Inside the Mind of Ben Platt, the “Dear Evan Hansen” Star 1 Oscar Short of an EGOT (at 30!) 54:44

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Ben Platt is an actor, singer, and songwriter who’s quickly become one of the most decorated performers of his generation. He sits down with Guy to talk about his first professional acting role at age 9, breaking out in “Pitch Perfect” and the runaway success of “Dear Evan Hansen,” finding his voice as an “authentically” queer artist, and the secre…

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Seth Meyers: Lessons in Comedy from 20 Years Inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza (2023) 1:05:32

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Seth Meyers was a key player in creating some of the best seasons of Saturday Night Live. Now he's hosting Late Night in the very same building. In this classic episode from 2023, you’ll hear how his two-person comedy show in Chicago randomly landed him in front of just the right person to get him an audition at SNL. Seth also opens up about the an…

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2024 Tony Awards: Acting in a Musical 26:41

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Join Spencer, Kate, and Ashley as they break down the nominations for this year's Tony Awards! Categories Discussed: Isabelle Stevenson Special Tony Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Best Perfor…

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Michael McDonald: I Went from “Couch Surfing” to Playing Arenas… in Just a Few Days! 1:08:38

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Michael McDonald brought his legendary singing voice and songwriting talent to not one but two legendary bands: Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, the latter of which earned him a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Michael sits down with Guy to talk about writing classic songs on envelopes and forgetting about them for years; feeling self-consc…

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2024 Tony Awards: Design and Direction of a Play 19:11

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Join Spencer, Kate, Ashley, and J.T. as they break down the nominees for the 2024 Tony Awards! Categories Discussed: Best Sound Design of a Play Best Lighting Design of a Play Best Costume Design of a Play Best Scenic Design of a Play Best Direction of a Play Article about dots- https://t.co/4k5qiUem97…

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“Bob Dylan Pushed Me Way Out of My Comfort Zone”: T Bone Burnett, the Mysterious 13X Grammy Winning Producer and Soundtrack Wizard 57:46

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T Bone Burnett is one of the most accomplished music producers of the past 50 years. He sits down with Guy to talk about buying a recording studio at age 17; being pushed out of his creative comfort zone by Bob Dylan on the Rolling Thunder Revue tour; building soundtracks for the Coen Brothers and True Detective; and why, at age 76, he’s the happie…

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David Duchovny: His Journey from PhD Student to The X-Files, Why He Writes Novels and Music, and Failure as a "Rich" Experience 1:03:32

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David Duchovny sits down with Guy to talk about his wide-ranging creative life. He describes the “gut instinct” that led him to drop out of a Yale literature program and pursue acting; his iconic roles as Agent Mulder in The X-Files and Hank Moody in Californication; why he writes novels and makes music; and embracing failure as a critical learning…

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2024 Tony Awards: Nomination Quick Reactions 26:15

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Join Spencer, Kate, and Ashley as they react to the nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards!By The BLOOP Network

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Lainey Wilson: The Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Who "Felt Like a Complete Outsider Moving to Nashville to Chase My Dreams" (2023) 49:30

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Lainey Wilson burst onto the country music scene in 2022 with her album Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’. But for seven years before that, she struggled to make it in the high-pressure Nashville music scene. And before that, she was a kid from a tiny town in rural Louisiana with a dream of being a country star. In this encore episode from 2023, Lainey join…

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2024 Tony Awards: Play Nomination Predictions 31:13

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Join Spencer, Kate, and Ashley as they break down their predictions for the nominees for this year's Play categories for the Tony Awards! Categories Discussed: Best Play Best Revival of a Play Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Best Performance by an Actor in a Feature…

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2024 Tony Awards: Musical Nomination Predictions 47:53

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Join Spencer, Kate, Ashley, and J.T. as they break down their predictions for the nominees for this year's Musical categories for the Tony Awards! Categories Discussed: Best Musical Best Book of a Musical Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Best Performance by…

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Billy Idol: “Underneath the Drugs and Acting Out is Someone Who Really Believes in What He’s Doing” 1:15:52

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One of the first – and biggest – stars of the MTV era, Billy Idol is nothing short of a rock icon. He sits down with Guy Raz to share how the Sex Pistols inspired him to start a band instead of working for his dad; the stories behind the songs “Dancing with Myself” and “Rebel Yell”; his famously edgy image and lifestyle; and the workout routine tha…

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Oskar Eustis: Bringing “Hamilton” to the Stage and Making Theater Accessible to All 1:04:53

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Oskar Eustis is the Artistic Director at the Public Theater in New York City. He sits down with Guy to talk about “falling into the avant-garde rat hole” early in his career; convincing Lin-Manuel Miranda that Hamilton was more than a concept album; bringing theater to senior centers, women’s shelters, and prisons; and why he believes performing ar…

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2024 Tony Awards: First Look 46:25

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Join Spencer, Kate, Ashley, and J.T. as they start to talk about the craziness of the 2023-2024 Broadway season!By The BLOOP Network

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X Ambassadors: How a "Fake Manager" and an Accidental Jeep Jingle Ignited the Band’s Massive Success 1:19:44

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Sam Harris is the frontman for X Ambassadors, a multi-platinum pop rock trio from Ithaca, New York. Sam sits down with Guy to talk about his bond with his brother and bandmate Casey, who was born blind; how X Ambassadors felt “so not cool” and faced lots of rejection while trying to make it in the Brooklyn indie rock scene of the late 2000s; and ho…

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Natalie Merchant: Loneliness is My Signal to "Get Busy" and Create 48:27

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Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant shot to fame as the lead vocalist for the indie-folk band 10,000 Maniacs, then left the band at the height of their popularity to build a successful solo career. She sits down with Guy to talk about the political concerns that animate her work; what a dinner with Allen Ginsberg and Philip Glass taught her about cr…

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Episode 43 - Off the Grid and Under the Influence 1:20:43

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We're back after a couple weeks' hiatus! Angie and Priscilla catch up on current events, including the underwhelming *Nsync reunion, Diddy's allegations, Quiet on the Set, and more! Then of course, the girls recap a week of Bravo, including VPR, Summer House, RHOP and The Valley. Enjoy!

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Rainn Wilson on Becoming Dwight Schrute the “Nerd Bully”, Anxiety, and his Spiritual Reawakening (2023) 1:01:39

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Actor Rainn Wilson is best known for playing Dwight on "The Office," but in recent years he has become a mental health and spirituality advocate through his books and production company, SoulPancake. He joins Guy to talk about auditioning for the role of Michael Scott, the deep anxiety he faced as a young actor, his ensuing search for inner peace, …

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From $100k in Debt to #1 Independent Country Artist (NO Record Deal) | Cody Jinks 1:10:14

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Singer-songwriter Cody Jinks shares his journey from heavy metal frontman and part-time bouncer and forklift driver to country music’s top independent artist. He talks about enduring years of poverty in order to keep 100% ownership over his publishing (“it was worth it”); how he wrote the 2x-platinum track “Loud & Heavy”; finding sobriety; and evol…

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Louis Cato: Stephen Colbert’s Soulful Band Leader on Spiritual Music, Lessons from a Near-Death Experience, and Becoming Himself on Stage 1:17:59

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Every weeknight, Louis Cato performs live in front of a few million people as the band leader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He arranges the tunes, sets the tone, and plays multiple instruments himself; Colbert calls him a “musical genius”. Today, Louis talks about the multi-decade journey that led him here – from listening to “only Jesus …

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Episode 42 - Angie's Getting an EGOT 1:06:51

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This week the girls discuss all the Bravo current events, including Lala Kent's pregnancy announcement, the truth behind Cynthia Bailey's new relationship, Jax and Brittany's separation, and more! Then, dive into VPR, Summer House, RHOM and RHOBH!

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Viral Music Phenom Jacob Collier: This “Life-Changing” Moment Unlocked New Creative Powers 1:05:28

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Jacob Collier has been called the “Mozart of Gen Z” by the New York Times. As a teen, his one-man-band performances went viral and led to a cold email from (and friendship with) music legend Quincy Jones – something he discusses in this episode. He also talks about his childhood, where he gets his ideas, why doesn’t make pop hits, and his most rece…

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Episode 41- Tennis Ball Tits 1:05:58

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Welcome back, ya'll! This week in current events, Angie and Priscilla talk "Who TF did I marry?", the Kyle/Morgan video that confirmed all our suspicions, among a few other things. We then dive in on our top moments from RHOP, VPR, RHOM, RHOBH, and Summer House premier! Don't forget to follow us on all our platforms: Instagram - @HighHeelsLowMorals…

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Songwriting Secrets Behind 70 BILLION Streams: Ryan Tedder (2023) 57:34

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Ryan Tedder is the lead singer of OneRepublic and the producer and songwriter behind countless hits including Adele’s Rumor Has It and Beyonce’s Halo. Tedder even sold his own catalog for a reported $200 million. He joins Guy to talk about growing up in a religious family, tackling his stagefright (“I was shaking backstage”), using personal experie…

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Episode 40 - This is EsophagUS 1:22:23

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Welcome back, friends! This week the girls do a quick recap of the People's Choice Awards, discuss the latest of Tom Sandoval's disappointing acts, then dive into recaps of VPR, RHOP, RHOBH, and RHOM! Don't forget to follow us on all our platforms: Instagram - @HighHeelsLowMoralsPod Facebook - /HighHeelsLowMoralsPod Twitter/X - @HHLMPodcast TikTok …

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Hilary Swank: Moving to Hollywood with $75 and Whether She’d Do “Boys Don’t Cry” Today 45:39

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Hilary Swank is one of just 14 women to win not one but two Academy Awards for Best Actress (Boys Don’t Cry, Million Dollar Baby). And as you’ll learn today, her life story just as remarkable as her career: from growing up in a trailer park (“it was no big deal”) to moving to L.A. as a teenager and living with her mom in their car for a time while …

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Episode 39 - a Blouse is a feminine Top 1:35:02

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Happy Valentine's Day friends! In honor of cupid's holiday, Angie and Priscilla name their top favorite celebrity couples and love stories. Of course, that's followed by current events and Bravo recaps, including: Drake's leaked video, Larsa and Marcus' break-up, the Super Bowl, Traitors, VPR, RHOM, RHOBH and RHOP. Don't forget to follow us on all …

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Regina Spektor: From Temping as a Receptionist to Your Favorite Artist's Favorite Artist 1:01:14

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Regina Spektor is one of the most critically-acclaimed and respected singer-songwriters of the past 25 years. She’s also one of the most thoughtful and open guests we’ve had on this show. Today, you’ll learn how Regina went from medical receptionist writing lyrics on post-it notes to rising star in the NYC music scene; how she overcame her fear tha…

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#23 - How to Dance in Ohio: From Documentary to Broadway Musical 44:24

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This episode features some of the key creative team behind the Broadway musical How to Dance in Ohio, a heartwarming musical based on a true story that follows a group of young adults on the autism spectrum preparing for a spring formal dance. The show is praised for its uplifting message, its celebration of neurodiversity, and its talented cast, w…

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Episode 38 - The Grammys Are Grammying 1:12:24

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The votes are in! This week Angie and Priscilla start off with some new fun facts Angie picked up on TikTok, followed by a full Grammys breakdown! The girls also put in their votes on Watch What Crappens' Golden Crappies before recapping some VPR, RHOBH and RHOP. Don't forget to follow us on all our platforms: Instagram - @HighHeelsLowMoralsPod Fac…

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Chef David Chang (Momofuku): “I’m Addicted to Creative Excitement” 1:08:32

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David Chang is the founder of Momofuku, a culinary brand that grew from a single 600-square-foot location to include a Michelin-starred restaurant, a bakery and dessert chain, and a line of consumer packaged goods. David joins Guy to talk about opening his first restaurant after his epiphany about ramen on a trip to Japan; the panic and anxiety he …

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Episode 37 - You're Such a F'ing Liar, Denise 1:11:44

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Another week of happenings over at HHLM! This week, Angie and Priscilla discuss Angie's first experience watching Traitors, Priscilla breaks down the Nicki Minaj/Meg the Stallion beef, and finish off current events with The Herbal Chef's response to Denise Richards baseless claims on Jeff Lewis Live! Of course, they also cover all things Bravo, inc…

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How Dan Aykroyd Created "Ghostbusters" and His Thoughts on the Female-Led Reboot 1:01:20

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Dan Aykroyd was the youngest cast member on a brand new comedy show called Saturday Night Live when it premiered in 1975. In addition to iconic performances as Julia Child and a Conehead, Dan also created a real blues band called The Blues Brothers with fellow cast mate John Belushi. In this episode, Dan talks with Guy about playing drums behind Mu…

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Episode 26 - Hit & Runs and Haunted Housewives 1:33:41

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This one's a doozy, friends. Angie tells the tale of an insane accident and how Zach made sure to get all the inside scoop. The girls then dive into a little bit of award season updates (wtf "I Am Ken"?!) and some VERY important And Just Like That news. As always, the girls bring you all their thoughts on the last week of Bravo, including the Summe…

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Jake Johnson: His Creative Crisis on “New Girl”, Anna Kendrick Chemistry, and the “Dog” Mentality that Carried Him from Dropout to Director 1:23:20

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Jake Johnson is an actor, comedian, writer, and director who is best-known for playing Nick Miller on the sitcom New Girl. He’s also one of the voices of Spiderman in the animated movies and he wrote, directed, and stars in the new comedic thriller Self Reliance. In this episode, Jake shares a life story filled with hilarious and poignant moments –…

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