• 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.

    Want more Wild Card? Support NPR by subscribing to Wild Card+. You'll get access to bonus episodes and you'll get to listen sponsor-free. Learn more at plus.npr.org/wildcard.
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  • John Green still has hope

    John Green still has hope
    Mar 27 2025
    John Green keeps busy – from authoring blockbuster young adult novels like "The Fault in Our Stars," to running a YouTube empire with his brother Hank, to publishing his latest nonfiction book, "Everything Is Tuberculosis." His projects share one key goal: to make the world "suck less." John talks to Rachel about how he battles despair and why he's unconcerned with the question of God's existence.

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    45 mins
  • Uzo Aduba can do anything... except for the butterfly stroke

    Uzo Aduba can do anything... except for the butterfly stroke
    Mar 20 2025
    From a young age, Uzo Aduba's parents taught her that she could do anything. That confidence has led to some iconic performances – from Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in "Orange Is the New Black," to Shirley Chisholm in "Mrs. America," to her lead role in the newest Shonda Rhimes production, "The Residence." Uzo talks to Rachel about how motherhood shaped her and why she's made peace with mortality.

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    34 mins
  • For Natasha Rothwell improv is like prayer

    For Natasha Rothwell improv is like prayer
    Mar 13 2025
    Natasha Rothwell can't help but collaborate. She honed her improv skills at the Tokyo Comedy Store which led her to roles in memorable ensemble casts on "Insecure" and "How to Die Alone." Now, her character Belinda is back in the new season of "The White Lotus." Natasha talks with Rachel about bringing her own ideas to the show, the spiritual power of improv and what she's learned about love.

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    37 mins

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Unique

Fascinating conversations and a clever way to learn about people that are pivotal to our culture.

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Not My Cup of Tea

Listening to celebrities taking themselves way too seriously. New agey, wishy washy host Rachel Martin should have stuck to news. It's like the worst of NPR fake speech on steroids. And I generally like NPR. Yuck!

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