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 Perry Interview: We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Yale School of Drama alum LeRoy McClain about being born in Engla…

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,…

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 ItalyBy Jen Bosworth Ramirez and Gina Pulice

Intro: Titan(ic), Botox, Wegovy Interview: We talk to star of Severance Sydney Cole Alexander about LaGuardia High School, SUNY Purchase, and Severance.By Jen Bosworth Ramirez and Gina Pulice

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, applyi…

Intro: smush-faced dogs, sleep procrastination, Meyers-Briggs, Eneagram, Amazon, Oujia board conspiracies, the mystery of parenting. Let Me Run This By You: Boz gets rained out of Disney and entered the Land of Forgotten Teslas. Interview: We talk to playwright and professor Kristoffer Diaz about NYU, Gallatin, Tisch, John Leguizamo, growing up Nuy…

Interview: We talk to star of stage and screen Desmin Borges about The Theatre School, Minneapolis Children's Theatre Company, Peter Brosius, improvising and workshopping new works at Teatro Vista, Dennis Začek Sandy Shinner, Victory Gardens, phonetic pillows, Arthur Lessac's work, speaking creatively through rhythm instead of words, Ann Wakefield,…

Intro: Let Me Run This By You: 12 Strange Questions (TM) version 2.0 Interview: We talk to television star Nick Reynolds about West Virginia, Marshall University, Penn State, MFAs, waiting for 10 years to star on , Search Party, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, being an only child, and almost offending every single cast member of Law and Order SVU, and b…

Intro: Boz didn't win Powerball Let Me Run This By You: 10 Strange Questions Interview: We talk to Kelley Curran about The Gilded Age, having career faith, Fordham at Lincoln Center, The Acting Company, 4.48 Psychosis, Heather Lind, Michaela McManus, Taylor Schilling, Betty Gilpin, Kate Burton, Lawrence Sacharow, Marian Seldes, Roger Reese, Cherry …

Intro: Sometimes the little guy just doesn't cut it. Let Me Run This By You: Time's a wastin' - giddyup, beggars and choosers. Interview: We talk to star of Parks and Recreation, Easter Sunday, and Barry - Rodney To about Chicago, Marquette University, Lane Tech, getting discovered while pursuing a Chemistry degree, The Blues Brothers, Dürrenmatt's…

Intro: swiping left on the poor man's John Travolta, wilderness therapy for the 1%, Ashton Kutcher. Let Me Run This By You: the thing that you're most afraid of is probably not what's gonna getcha. Interview: We talk to actor Damian Thompson about immigrating from Jamaica, the University of Evansville, the Florida Theatre Conference, stuttering, PA…

Intro: Emceeing a memorial service Let Me Run This By You: Fear and the paranormal Interview: We talk to Tina Parker aka Francesca Liddy about SMU, Blake Hackler, Andre DeShields, Maria Irene Fornes' Mud, Kitchen Dog Theatre, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Robert Altman's Dr. T & the Women, Birdbath play, Perpetual Grace. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited…

Intro: Nasty neighbors in the Great Unraveling, The Rest Movement Let Me Run This By You: Rejection Interview: We talk to Tina Huang about soap opera acting, LaGuardia High School, the Playwrights Horizon program at Tisch, breaking down barriers for Asian actors, Ammunition Theatre Company, Revenge Porn or the Story of a Body by Carla Ching, Bay Ar…

Intro: We are in the Great Unraveling - let's knit a new sweater Let Me Run This By You: Thin is In, ETHS Drama teacher Bruce Siewerth's abuse of students, iCarly's creator Dan Schneider's abuse of actors Interview: We talk to Hamilton's own George Washington - Paul Oakley Stovall about family, touring with Hamilton, being fearless, the magic of so…

Intro: Boz is buying a house! Let Me Run This By You: 47 year old Gina saw 19 year old Gina doing accent work and Mark Rannin owes me an apology. Interview: We talk to playwright, director, and USC alum Ryan Wagner about self-diagnosing as a bad actor, protecting your joy, Miguel Arteta, filmmaking, his short film Every Other Week, Growing Up Hip H…

Intro: Even our lungs need a sense of purpose. Let Me Run This By You: Boz is buying a house! Interview: We talk to actor and documentary filmmaker Cullen Douglas about AMDA, Florida School of the Arts, Southeastern Theatre Conference, Tyne Daly, character actors, Jason Priestly, Patricia Crotty, Our Town, Lenny Bruce, Dick Van Dyke, investigative …

We talk to Wicked's own Elphaba, Jackie Burns! FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 0 (2s): Hello? Hello. Hello survivors. How I've missed you. I've missed talking to you boss. And I took quite a number of weeks off. Well, I did. She, she actually continued to record for at least one week while I was gone. And she's got a great interview. We've got a great …

Toxic showrunners, giving feedback, halitosis, The Taking of Pelham 123, Victory Gardens Theatre, Autism Spectrum Disorder. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina Kalichi. 3 (11s): We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 4 (15s): 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about…

Intro: Image management, Glenn Davis, King James, Odd Mom Out, Hamilton, Abbott Elementary, The Method Let Me Run This By You: Dads and pornography, Secrets of Playboy, The Girls Next Door, Stranger Things. FULL TRANSCRIPT (UNEDITED): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina . 1 (11s): We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite…

Intro: Nightmare, revisited. Let Me Run This By You: Gina's petty bullshit. Interview: We talk to the co-Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre, Glenn Davis, about the Stratford Festival, King James, You Got Older, The Christians, being a producer with Tarell Alvin McCraney, Anna D. Shapiro, Audrey Francis, Rajiv Joseph, Alana Arenas, coming from…

Intro: modern hearing aids are wild, it's always helpful to rate, review, and subscribe. Let Me Run This By You: Family Court Interview: We talk to Gary Mills about: Pinnacle Performance Company, Fargo, Trollwood Performing Arts School, drama teachers, Death of a Salesman, Don Ilko, The Mouse That Roared, The King And I, Come Blow Your Horn, Lee Ki…

Intro: Dinosaurs, collaboration, chickens:roost Let Me Run This By You: Teal Swan Interview: We talk to W. Earl Brown about Deadwood, A View From the Bridge, Kentucky, family trauma, Dr. Bella Itkin, Don DePallo, Chris Farley, Wes Craven, David Milch, Gretchen Rennell, Leo Burmester, There's Something About Mary, It's Cold in Them Thar Hills, Hamle…

Intro: Boz is done taking care of people and also she booked a national commercial. Did Gina use the word fatuous correctly? Let Me Run This By You: Tread documentary, tales of revenge. Interview: We talk to Severance's Tramell Tillman about the University of Tennessee, ongoing racial disparities in conservatories, wanting to be an orthopedic surge…

Intro: Gina is unwell. The Staircase series and The Staircase dramatization, the impact of having to hide one's sexuality, Let Me Run This By You: Boz booked a national commercial! Jodi Sonenberg, Mickie Paskal, Tread documentary. Interview: We talk to Sumie Takashima about the salvation that some people find in drama, The Hangar Theatre, Tisch, mo…

Intro: Final Draft is conspiring against us, Beastie Boys' Adam Horowitz, Doris the dog loves the vet, Jim Croce, The Cure. Let Me Run This By You: storytelling, Risk Podcast, The Moth Interview: We talk to the creator and producer of You're Being Ridiculous, Jeremy Owens, about offending people, porn, Samantha Irby, Roosevelt University, Universit…

Intro: David Schwimmer, Zazie Beetz, Grace Gummer, and Joe Sikora teach us about sexual harassment, Let Me Run This By You: I think a ghost is peeing in my basement. Fulling mills, alcoholics, Johnny Depp, Britney Spears. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina Pulice. 1 (11s): We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we di…

Intro: Leak It All, the gumbo of bad decisions. Let Me Run This By You: Overcoming insecurities, chasing hope, staying curious, and Marilyn Monroe. Interview: A Maze by Rob Handel, Just Theatre, New College of Florida, Asolo Repertory Theatre, SF State, playwriting MFAs, Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp, Soho Rep, North Oakland, The Civilians, …

Intro: It's a bad idea not to pay your student loans, The Odd Couple, Severance, chicken nugget bowls, Let Me Run This By You: Google is bullying Gina. What's your email archive strategy? We are all mostly old because the window of youth is shockingly short. Some of your dreams are NOT out of reach. Interview: We talk to T.J. Harris about coming to…

Gina made a terrible lasagne. Boz debunks the myth of chicken. Carl Buddig beef bags, Doritos, smoked soup, Colombian food, HOKAs, FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina Pulice. 1 (11s): We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand. 2 (15s): And at 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our gu…

Intro: Crypto bros, missing the great economic bubbles of the early 2000s. We may as well have cotton candy furniture, Severance on Apple TV, Bad Vegan. Let Me Run This By You: Stage Moms, kindergarten theatre. Interview: We talk to Joe Basile about Long Island accents, NYU Tisch, Bradley Walker, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Liz Lerman's Critical Respo…

Intro: Boz did MDMA Let Me Run This By You: Will Smith and Chris Rock Interview: We talk to Katharine Scarborough about The New School, Ron Leibman, Robert LuPone, Casey Biggs, the Actor's Studio, Neil Labute's Fat Pig, Harvard's A.R.T., Shakespeare & Company, Moscow Art Theatre, Biomechanics, Michael Chekhov technique, Michael Chekhov Theatre Fest…

Intro: teenage hackers Let Me Run This By You: setting limits with Kanye Interview: We talk to Josh Sobel about Cal Arts, Travis Preston, Yale School of Drama, Robert Brustein, Fig and the Wasp, Oberlin College, The O'Neill Theater Center, Michael Cadman, Royal Shakespeare Company, Chicago ensemble theatre, Strawdog Theatre Company, Ianesco's Rhino…

Intro: when you don't feel your best, do the thing anyway, Fake Famous, H&M is 40 shades of putty, Stitch Fix, Let Me Run This By You: Selfie vacations, Paul Stuart, rent a fake jet, Tevas, we are old enough to accidentally wear cool clothes. Interview: We talk to Mickey O'Sullivan about body image, sibling relationships, getting bullied, Illinois …

Intro: Boz did not invent timezones, JetBlue, Gina makes an embarrassing mistake, Boz has to run her own job interview. Let Me Run This By You: The world is coming to an end so do we still have to do yoga and stuff? Feminist Body Horror, Bros in Hollywood, Vincent Kartheiser, there's a FIGHT AT CO-WORKING!! Interview: We talk to Dave Deveau about b…

Intro: Should we take offense that it's Women's History month? (history has not exactly honored women.) Gina had a rough re-entry from vacation, the Disney enchantment, the expense of having kids, the pleasures of one on one time, Junipero Serra was also a monster, Whitey Bulger, networking. Let Me Run This By You: Is Drag Race sexist?, Sasha Velou…

Interview: We talk to Dave Dastmalchian and John Hoogenakker about a special moment with F. Murray Abraham, finding friendship in a cutthroat environment, having substance abuse and authority issues, mind-f***ery, the cloistered nature of conservatories, using skills gained at TTS on set, taking an eclectic approach to acting, the tricky dance of t…

Intro: Lost Boys, Chapelle's Show, Dianne Wiest, Brian Cox, Hillary and Bill. Let Me Run This By You: I need to KNOW what your major malfunction is. Compulsive liars, mushrooms. Interview: We talk to Scott Torrence about raves, feelng famous as a club kid, and surviving Tulsa. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 1 (8s): And Jen Bosworth and I'm Gina . We w…

Intro: Boz's brain hurts, Ozark, the ordinariness of crime, drug running in Tijuana, Molly, Jerry Harris and Season 2 of Cheer, unpleasant surprises Let Me Run This By You: I didn't do anything wrong. Interview: We talk to Carolyn Hoerdemann about Steppenwolf's From The Page to The Stage, John C. Reilly, tenacity, hyper-empaths, Oscar Wilde's fairy…

Intro: The 90s are back and so is Gina on the Adam McKay train, Joe Vs. the Volcano, Dan Hedaya, absurdism, hating the planet, Don't Look Up, #whatdosingleasianwomendoafterwork Let Me Run This By You: putting yourself in a new and unfamiliar context, Michael Shannon's Red Orchid theatre, Wallace Shawn's Evening at the Talk House, asshole casting di…

Intro: speaking up for yourself, sharing your wins, jealousy Let Me Run This By You: Boz explains how she maintains having many close friendships, when Boz called an ex 89 times in 4 hours, What About Bob? Interview: We talk to Brian James Polak (host of the Subtext Podcast!) about taking a circuitous route to playwriting, Marymount University, Kea…

Intro: writing comedy, Joss Whedon, unproblematic men, putting public figures on a pedestal, the hierarchy vs. collaboration dialectic. Let Me Run This By You: White coat hypertension, writing seminars, Boz's success story!, navigating systems for your own benefit. Interview: We talk to Reduced Shakespeare Company's Austin Tichenor about UC Berkele…

Intro: Jen has achieved nirvana: she looks like a serial killer! Farsightedness, migraines, deep work in therapy, all families need case management, Gina navigates an interpersonal conflict in a way that she wouldn't mind if anyone on Twitter read about it. Let Me Run This By You: Is Adam McKay turning into Michael Moore? Don't Look Up, The Big Sho…

Intro: Boz celebrates an important milestone, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, when your therapist doesn't talk, when your therapist falls asleep, approach avoidance. Main Course: We don't believe in resolutions, Danish serial killers, The Chestnut Man, skiing, Elizabeth Holmes, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Sante Fe New Me…

Interview: TikToks about terrible haircuts, Chris Noth, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Jose Canseco, Ringling Bros Clown College, Notre Dame High School, Steve Smith, Oakton Community College, being the youngest clown in the circus, clowning in Japan, Piven Theatre workshop, Auguste clownery, Reduced Shakespeare Company, losing his wife to cancer, S…

FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 1 (8s): And Jen Bosworth and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? Sad for you th…

Intro: Amtrak, you can't afford to live anywhere, where am I trying to go?, being of service, Legacy, Fresh and Fancy Let Me Run This By You: We get feedback from Dave, talk about Jeff Garlin, NO ONE IS HIDING ANYTHING COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 1 (10s): And I'm Gina Pulice. We went to theater school 2 (12s): Together. We survived it. 1 (14s):…

Intro: We're not doing well. What's the hustle for? W Let Me Run This By You: Is there any such thing as an advocate? Interview: We talk to Kristin Goodman about horses, One Flea Spare, I Got the Blues, David Dastmalchian, John Hoogenakker, New Mexico, Yellow Boat, performance anxiety, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Michael Maggio, gender diff…

Interview: Boz talks to Heather Gilbert about training and working as a lighting designer, the privilege of training in the same place you want to work, Carnegie Mellon, John Bridges, John Culbert, Theatre Communications Group, the NEA, Topdog/Underdog, Stacy Caballero, Keith Parham, analytical geometry, the alchemy of passions that compose lightin…

Intro: Boz deserves a seat at the table, life coaches, let's be direct Let Me Run This By You: Gina versus plots - is it just ADD? Interview: We talk to Kate Dugan about living in Morocco, her playwriting program, Sandy Shinner, Victory Gardens, shooting yourself in the foot, being ready or not to take advantage of opportunities, Outliers, regret, …

Intro: buzzsaws and clean slates, rage, Where the Wild Things Are Let Me Run This By You: Money Interview: We talk to Carole Schweid about Juilliard, Phoebe Brand, John Lehne, Michael Brand, Midnight Cowboy, musical comedy performance, open dance calls, starring in the original cast of A Chorus Line, Bob Fosse, Pat Birch, Martha Graham, Minnie's Bo…