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Ira writes:

I've been a fan of Alec Baldwin's show Here's the Thing since it began. He's a surprisingly good interviewer, and a different sort of interviewer than Terry Gross. He's IN there, telling lots of stories of his own, comparing experiences. After all, he's just as famous as many of the guests. It makes for unusual and often very compelling listening. Some of my favorites: Herb Alpert, Letterman (who admits to Alec he doesn't work hard any more on his show, and who so loves the interview at the end he says something like "Wait, it's over? So soon?"), Billy Joel (a Long Island on Long Island gabfest at the piano). Archive here.

Glad he's making more of them. You can listen to the episode I'm on here.