• Wild Card with Rachel Martin

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Wild Card with Rachel Martin

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  • NAMED A TOP 10 PODCAST OF 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES

    There are interview podcasts and then there's Wild Card. Rachel Martin rips up the typical interview script and invites guests to answer questions they've never been asked before about life's biggest questions. Actors, writers and musicians open up about their fears, their joys and how they've built meaning from experience – all with the help of a very special deck of cards.

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Episodes
  • Natalie Morales is trying to shake the "should"

    Natalie Morales is trying to shake the "should"
    Feb 20 2025
    When Natalie Morales was a kid growing up in Miami, she didn't just have a mango stand, she ran an entire mango monopoly. She's dreamed big ever since, finding success as an actor ("Parks and Recreation," "No Hard Feelings") and director ("Language Lessons," "Plan B"). She chats with Rachel about her new film, "My Dead Friend Zoe" and the important life lesson she learned from her dog, Taco.

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    34 mins
  • Ronny Chieng is still chasing the perfect joke

    Ronny Chieng is still chasing the perfect joke
    Feb 13 2025
    Comedian Ronny Chieng's original path wasn't to become a correspondent on "The Daily Show." Plan A was to be a lawyer in Australia. But when he couldn't get a job in law, he turned to comedy as a backup. He talks to Rachel about his path to success and how he's more like his parents than he realized. His new stand-up special is "Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It."

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    30 mins
  • Ke Huy Quan is still proving he's good enough

    Ke Huy Quan is still proving he's good enough
    Feb 6 2025
    Ke Huy Quan was born in Vietnam, but his family fled the country and eventually settled in the U.S. as refugees. Not long after arriving, Quan was cast in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "The Goonies." He then struggled for years until "Everything Everywhere All at Once" came along. Quan talks to Rachel about his new action film, "Love Hurts," self doubt and love at first sight.

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    32 mins

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