Wild Card with Rachel Martin

by NPR

Part-interview, part-existential game show – this is Wild Card from NPR. Host Rachel Martin rips up the typical interview script and invites guests to play a game about life's biggest questions. Rachel takes actors, artists and thinkers on a choose-your-own-adventure conversation that lets them 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

Issa Rae thinks a little delusion goes a long way

27m · Published 09 May 07:00

Last year, Issa Rae was in three Oscar-nominated movies (Barbie, American Fiction and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) and she also won a Peabody. Despite her success, the Insecure creator tells Rachel there have been forks in the road that still keep her up at night. Issa explains why she loves writing from a place of fear, and connects with Rachel over the way they keep lost loved ones close.
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Jenny Slate turns fear inside out

29m · Published 01 May 19:20

Welcome to Wild Card with Rachel Martin . In this first episode, Rachel talks to Jenny Slate, known for her roles in Obvious Child , Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Parks and Recreation . Jenny opens up about whether fate brought her to her husband, what she's sacrificed for motherhood and what's so special about margarine and white bread sandwiches.
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Welcome to Wild Card with Rachel Martin

2m · Published 24 Apr 07:00

Part-interview, part-existential game show – this is Wild Card with Rachel Martin from NPR. Host Rachel Martin rips up the typical interview script and invites guests to play a game about life's biggest questions. Rachel takes actors, artists and thinkers on a choose-your-own-adventure conversation that lets them 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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Wild Card with Rachel Martin has 3 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 59:31. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on May 5th 2024. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 13th, 2024 05:41.