March 31, 2017 Guest of Honor

Katie Couric on Annoying Nicknames and Getting Her Start in Radio

The award-winning journalist talks with guest co-host Lauren Ober about stepping away from the camera and into the podcast realm, how her Sarah Palin interview possibly scared off a few potential interview subjects, and more.

Photo Credit: Andrew Eccles

World-renowned journalist Katie Couric is best known from her years as a news anchor for every major TV network and as a former correspondent for “60 Minutes.”

These days she is Yahoo’s global news anchor and she hosts her own interview podcast. When our guest co-host, Lauren Ober, met with Katie, she started things off by asking Katie where she got the super bizarre title of her podcast: “Katie Couric.”

Hear the complete interview with Katie over at the website for Lauren’s show, “The Big Listen.”

Abbi Jacobson Finds Inspiration From Great Art and Self-Confident Artists

Abbi Jacobson and her co-writer and co-star Ilana Glaser created the Comedy Central hit "Broad City." She’s also an artist and merges that training with her comic sensibilities on her podcast, "A Piece of Work" -- produced in conjunction with New York's Museum of Modern Art. She talks to Brendan about doing an audio show about a visual medium, how her life has changed since “Broad City” (and how it hasn’t), and more.

Willem Dafoe: Not Just ‘The Bad Guy’

Willem Dafoe has lit up the big screen for three decades, from his Oscar-nominated performance in "Platoon," to playing Jesus in "The Last Temptation of Christ," to great character roles in "Wild At Heart" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel." His latest is "The Florida Project," directed by Sean Baker. Willem talks with Brendan about working alongside screen newbies in the film, the moment when an actor becomes creative artist and not just an interpreter, and maybe reveals a little too much answering one of our standard questions.

Abbi Jacobson Finds Inspiration From Great Art and Self-Confident Artists

Willem Dafoe: Not Just ‘The Bad Guy’

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